This article is aimed at preteens (boys aged between ten and twelve) who want to earn money in the easiest way possible. If you want to make money, follow these simple steps.
Steps
Step 1. Look after pets
Often, when people leave, they don't bring their pets with them, and they need someone to look after them. Depending on the pet and other factors, you can earn around € 4 per pet. Make sure you know both the pet and the owner well. Follow this step only if you know how to prevent any domestic accidents and what to do in an emergency. Never forget that pets are counting on you. Be sure to inform your parents about all the details of your job before accepting it
Step 2. Sell some of your old clothes that no longer fit on you
Set up a small shop. Don't forget to wash and iron them first, to make them more appealing to potential buyers. If you manage to sell them, you should be earning a tidy sum.
Step 3. Go shopping and ask managers to hire you to help customers carry shopping bags
Don't be too greedy; you could start by working for free and let the manager give you a small reward if you prove that you are good at your job.
Step 4. Look at the ground as you walk, you may find a lot of grain
There are people who found € 50 in the middle of the street (but they were REALLY lucky! Don't expect to find € 50 on the sidewalk).
Step 5. Buy a large piggy bank and fill it with all sorts of coins you can find around
After you have filled it up, check if there are any rare or old coins that you could sell later. Go to the nearest bank and sell those coins for some money you could put into your account.
Step 6. If you have friends who go on vacation, ask them if they want me to go water their plants for one euro a day
Step 7. When you start a new chapter of some subject at school, take some very detailed notes
When you're done taking your notes, transpose them to your computer and print copies. Sell copies for € 1–5 depending on the complexity of the subject. Before exams, ask your classmates to return your notes so they can't use them to cheat and then blame you.
Step 8. Walk the dogs
If you have many neighbors in your neighborhood who don't have time to walk their dogs, you can offer to take them for a ride. Make sure you get to know the people in question first. Ask for a fee of € 2-5 depending on the duration of the walk.
Step 9. Mow your neighbors' lawn
If you have a neighbor who has a large lawn and needs help to take care of it, offer to help him in exchange for a small cash reward.
Step 10. Tutor kids who need help with some subjects and get paid a small amount of money
Example - a math session for € 15.
Step 11. Shovel the snow
When the season permits, make some money by offering to shovel your neighbors' driveways. They will be very grateful to you!
Step 12. Do the housework
Do chores like vacuuming - € 4, washing dishes € 1– $ 3 per day, and cleaning the house € 10-25. Always if your parents agree.
Step 13. If you are good at something or at providing a service, consider setting up a small stall outside your home to sell your goods or services
Advice
- Don't ask for too much money. If you do, people will go to other sellers to find the same items at a more competitive price.
- Don't overdo it, but you don't have to sell out either.
- Make sure you are actually making a profit when you sell things! For example, suppose supplies cost you $ 5, and that investment will yield twenty-five items. To cover the cost of supplies, your product must cost at least twenty cents. With such a figure you will go to cover the expenses, but without making any profit. You need to raise the price to make your business productive.
- There are many articles on WikiHow that show you how to make handicrafts and sell them.
- For the second step, you could set up a small flea market. Put the unnecessary stuff in a box and take it to the garden to sell. For step five, ask a friend to accompany you when you go to sell your items, lemonade, or whatever.
- Ask your parents if they let you do the laundry in exchange for pocket money, help them fold the clothes, separate the whites from the colors, and load the washing machine and dryer, iron the clothes and bleach the laundry. Not only will you have the allowance that yours give you to do laundry, but people often leave money in their pants and jackets.
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Take stock of your money, in other words, set goals for which you want to save and use a percentage of your earnings for that purpose. You can create a chart like this:
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Warnings
- If the animals or children you are caring for get hurt, your parents would be responsible for any expenses. You could offer to work for a more experienced person to get started, or take a babysitting course to feel more comfortable in an emergency.
- Make sure any food you are selling hasn't expired!
- Don't waste money buying useless things you don't need.
- Don't lend money to people you don't trust. You would never see them again.
- If you are using a pie chart, make sure that when you add up the figures they give 100%.
