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  • Oct 25, 2009, 09:07 AM
    Dougan123
    Teenage Jobs
    Hello again,
    I am 12. I am a boy. I am a bit hort of money at the moment. I think that I need a bit more as there are some Birthdays and Christmas coming up. If there are any jobs for a boy over 10 avalible in the Uk (preferebly Hampshire) then please tell me.
    Thanks!:)
  • Oct 25, 2009, 09:21 AM
    phlanx

    Hello Dougan

    This is mostly an american/canadian site

    I am English myself, so probably best if I offer advice for you

    As you are young, you are restricted at the moment to how many hours you can work

    Newspaper rounds are always popular - have you tried to your local newspaper agents? helping with milk rounds is always a popular job, or used to be

    When I was your age, I would negotitate with my parents on what jobs I had to do and what jobs I could be paid for doing

    As a result I would always mowed the lawns for my parents on saturdays, of course when they told me how much of a good job I had done, I upped the price - wow did that cause some friction :)

    Also, do your parents know anybody who can offer part time jobs to you on saturdays, cleaning up this, or sorting out that

    Speak to your praents and family - you never know how many little jobs you can get for a few quid at a time until you ask

    Good luck to you
  • Oct 26, 2009, 11:08 AM
    Dougan123

    Thank you phlanx, you are very nice and helpful. :)
  • Oct 26, 2009, 11:18 AM
    justcurious55

    Sounds like you've got the same restrictions as 12 years olds in america.

    What about dog walking? Maybe some neighbors have dogs but not enough time to walk them everyday. Or even pet sitting when your neighbors go out of town. Or watering their plants for them while they are away. My hope is always that one of the kids in my neighborhood will come looking to wash cars for money. I would so pay a kid a few bucks to hose it down and make it shiny again :)
    Maybe a little closer to christmas you can offer to wrap presents for a fee. You may not have as much time to do your own shopping, but you might be able to make a decent amount of spending money.

    And of course, always talk to your parents and get their permission to do any of this. Make sure they know who you are working for and that they are OK with it.

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