As the author of Prepare to Be a Teen Millionaire...I get this question all the time... what are some good ideas for jobs for teens? Besides the traditional lemonade stand...
I had a conversation with a reporter and told her ... just talk to me.... listen... good things will come out of this conversation, trust me.
I think I was right! I gave her the secrets to why teens are primed for business (you will have to email me for that info.)... and then we spun out on some great ideas for teen jobs.
1 - if someone is a high school athlete, they should target middle school parents and offer to play for one hour with their kid per week. parents will pay for this(10-20$ per hour).
2-mechanic-doesnt' sound glamorous, but if you absorb the skills you could learn in a garage in one summer, you could save yourself sooo much money in the future.
3-selling used books (esp. text books) on Amazon.com. i have a friend that has been very successful with this method. check out resale shops and garage sales.
4-this will sound morbid-be prepared- talk to people with family members that have passed away and offer to sell the remaining objects, that no one in the family wanted, on ebay. you take 30% and they dont have to deal with the mediocre stuff left behind.
5-This is going to be the best option - find someone that is doing what you hope to do one day. Ask if you can follow them around and serve them in any way... If you are a teen, you will have access to people the 30-somethings will never have access too. (oops, told you one of the secrets) Oh well... It's huge. Find a mentor doing what you want to do!
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