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How can i, a 14 year old, make £300?
i need to make some money for a ps3 im going to sell my xbox for £160 + games any other ideas?
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OK, so that's £160 in the bag. You need another £140 then...
When I was 14 I used to babysit, and get a tenner a time. Things are a bit different these days though: there's a lot of moral panic about kids and stuff, so you may not have much luck getting babysitting jobs.
You might get away with charging a tenner for a car wash. Practise on a family car to make sure you know what you're doing, get some chamois leather, car shampoo, a bucket etc. and do a door-to-door. Explain that you're trying to earn some money for a PS3, and you've only got fourteen cars left to go - most folks like to see an enterprising youngster working for something rather than just demanding it!
Paper rounds can be a complete rip. Some places will pay absolute peanuts, others will pay something reasonable. Check your local newsagents out.
You might be able to blag a few quid for doing other odd jobs too.
Sadly in this day and age, nobody really trsusts anyone else. You'll get whinges about how you can't do X, Y and Z 'because of Health and Safety', or because 'that Law says you can't do it until your 16'. Ignore the whingers, and be persistent.
Edit: I found this page which has some helpful info about what you can and can't do at 14...
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/YoungPeople/…
This should help!
Pester family members, neighbours etc. for bits of work.
Make a little chart and put it on your bedroom wall. Colour in each £10 you make until you get to the magical £300 figure, and adorn it with pictures of your PS3 as a reminder of what you're working for.
Hide the money away somewhere, and above all DON'T SPEND IT ON ANYTHING ELSE.
And remember: you only fail when you give up...
Good luck mate!
When I was 14 I used to babysit, and get a tenner a time. Things are a bit different these days though: there's a lot of moral panic about kids and stuff, so you may not have much luck getting babysitting jobs.
You might get away with charging a tenner for a car wash. Practise on a family car to make sure you know what you're doing, get some chamois leather, car shampoo, a bucket etc. and do a door-to-door. Explain that you're trying to earn some money for a PS3, and you've only got fourteen cars left to go - most folks like to see an enterprising youngster working for something rather than just demanding it!
Paper rounds can be a complete rip. Some places will pay absolute peanuts, others will pay something reasonable. Check your local newsagents out.
You might be able to blag a few quid for doing other odd jobs too.
Sadly in this day and age, nobody really trsusts anyone else. You'll get whinges about how you can't do X, Y and Z 'because of Health and Safety', or because 'that Law says you can't do it until your 16'. Ignore the whingers, and be persistent.
Edit: I found this page which has some helpful info about what you can and can't do at 14...
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/YoungPeople/…
This should help!
Pester family members, neighbours etc. for bits of work.
Make a little chart and put it on your bedroom wall. Colour in each £10 you make until you get to the magical £300 figure, and adorn it with pictures of your PS3 as a reminder of what you're working for.
Hide the money away somewhere, and above all DON'T SPEND IT ON ANYTHING ELSE.
And remember: you only fail when you give up...
Good luck mate!
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Other Answers (3)
- Get a loan from your Mum and pay her back from your pocket money.
Paper round, milk round, sell organic crisps, snacks and fruit at school (ask head teacher first), set up a car wash round in your street with clean water and sponges.
If you're in Britain now, offer to clear the snow from people's driveways for £1 a time or their cars for 50p - you could earn £50 in one street in a day easy!
Do a good job and tell people what you want the money for and you might get some tips. - Sell some stuff on eBay, get a job are just a couple of ideas ;)
- babysitting?
if you like kids thats an idea
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