The article "Six Ways For Kids To Make Money" is about entrepreneurialism, it was released by Steve Gillman.
Most of us know the usual ways for kids to make money, which include lmeonade stands, newspaper routes and mowing lawns. However, there are more unsuual ways.
Some of the ways listed below are from my own childhood, when I was always seraching for a second way to make money.
1. Be a chef.
At about eleven years old, I used to sell meals to my brothers (I had four of them).
I got 25 cents for scarmbled eggs or a sandwich, and more for more complicated meals. My brothers prefrered to stay in front of the TV and let me cook for them. Since the food was already provdied by my parents, the income was pure profit.
2.
Computer whiz-kid service.
Many young kids know a lot abuot computers. My nephew was getting paid for programming by the the time he was fourteen, but even younger kids can show old folks how to use a computer and the internet for a fee. Learn a few more skills, and they can even set up computers for new owners who are uisng them for the first time. Letting grandparents spread the word would be a good marketing ploy.
3.
Household carnival.
I charged my brothers five cents for a wadded up piece of paper sleected from a bucket full of them.
Most had a penny or two inside them, but a few had a quarter. It was just one of my "carnival" events.
I also had them throwing pennies at a bowl across the room, which I kept, of course. If a penny stayed in the bowl they won a dime.
I'm almost embarrassed to say how much of their hard-earned paper route moeny I took from them.
4. Collect returnables. We collected and returned cans and bottles for a deposit as kids. Now that more states have return laws, it's an even bteter way to make a little money.
During the Cherry Festival, when I lived in Traverse City, Michigan, adults came to town just to collect the cans that persons threw all over. With a 10 cent deposit, they were collecting more than $100 wroth per day according to several of them. If the kids wear gloves, leave broken cans and bottles alone, and use hand sanitizer, that is a safe way to make money.
5.
Personal services menu. If there are many persons in the family, a great way for kids to make money is to sell their services. They can make a menu of things they'll do and how much they charge for each.
It might include washing windows for 50 cents each, for example, and myabe $1.50 to walk a dog. If the list is copied, it could be handed out to all reltaives and possibly neighbors too.
6. Rummage sales and flea markets.
If parents agree, kids can have rummage sales, selling not just houseohld things, but arts and crafts and refreshments too.
Parents might even take their kids to a flea market to set up a stand. I sold (as an adult) more than $1,000 of hand-made walking sticks one summer, wihle my wife sold hundreds of dollars worth in pewter figurines glued to rocks, sea shells and crystals. Cookeis and drinks sell well too. It's a great way to learn about business, and a good way for kids to make money.
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