How can a teenager make money?

[Rainbow Traveller]

So you want to make money without having a job? The true American dream You must be from the suburbs. Well, you can make your own job. Have a garage sale, or go sell your old clothes and jewelry. Or mow lawns for 15$ a pop. Or hold a sign and beg. Or look into opinion giving. (look online) or give plasma and blood. I think you need permission though if you're under 16. Or get some girlfriends together and have a car wash, or deliver newspapers, or if you are young, ask if you're parents need any chores done and if they would pay you? Be creative! Think outside the box. And definately DON'T become a SALESPERSON.. NOBODY would want to buy PLANTS if you were trying to sell PLANTS. SELLING PLANTS and GREENERY never made anybody MONEY. Just saying. Good luck!

[choreminion]

There are so many things that you can do to make money. When I was 15, I was a laborer on a construction site. Now that I have kids, they take the lawnmower or snow shovels and go around to our neighbours. There are all sorts of websites out there now that act as a middleman for people to do each others chores.

[Satrap]

I have actually just published a new post on my blog covering the same topic called 25 ways for teens to make money. I don't want to post a link here because I don't want to breaking any rules and since I am new here, I don't want to come across as a spammer.

If you guys want, let me know and I will post a link here.


Here are a few methods I covered in that post:

Get paid to watch TV
I am sure this one got your attention. Yes, there is a way to get paid for watching your favorite shows. There is an app called Viggle. Simply download it to your smartphone, then watch TV as you normally would. The app will automatically tracks what you are watching by listening to the sounds coming from your TV. You earn pints for watching different shows. Once you have enough points, you can redeem them for cash and cool prizes.


Make money with Swagbucks
SB is basically an online rewards program that offers you a bunch of different ways to earn money, gift cards and other prizes. For example, you can earn by taking surveys, answering questions, playing games, searching the web, etc. You won’t get rich doing this stuff, but you can earn some easy cash.


Run errands for elderly
If you have elderly neighbors, you can offer to do things for them for a small fee. These can include anything from troubleshooting their computer, taking their garbage can down to the sidewalk on the day garbage man picks them up, moving heavy objects for them and so on

Pet sit
Babies are not the only ones who need baby sitters, pets like that too! Lots of pet owners will be more than happy to pay someone to watch over their pets while their away.

Sell photos
Photography is a great money making hobby. Take as many photos as you can whenever you can, then upload them to sites like ShutterStock.com, and get paid every time someone downloads any of them. I actually know a 15 years old teen who is making quit good money with this method.

Freelance write
There are lots of freelancing websites that will pay you to write content for them. There are also sites like Squidoo that will allow you to publish content on their site and then monetize it with your own ads. A quick search on Google will reveal lots of online freelance writing opportunities.

[Michael S Brown]

I definitely think blogging is the way to go. Mainly because the income can be passive and less hands on than other businesses.

Building simple niche blogs can be fun too. I wish I had found blogging in my teen rather than my late 20's personally..

[lorraineb]

I definitely think blogging is the way to go. Mainly because the income can be passive and less hands on than other businesses.

Building simple niche blogs can be fun too. I wish I had found blogging in my teen rather than my late 20's personally..

Blogging is far from passive income...

[Michael S Brown]

It's passive if you're doing it correctly. You have to, of course, build it to that level. I wasn't insinuating that you get a domain and slap on two pages of content an sit back smoke cigars...lol

But, if you do the work involved you can make a lot of the income in generates passive.

[lorraineb]

If you are near a neighborhood with older people, pet walking can be lucrative. Pet sitting too. You might want to check with local beauty salons to do night cleaning for them.

[DGMarioB]

Yard work go around your neighborhood and see if anyone needs some small things done, elders are always looking for a little help

[j33n22]

Good for you for wanting to save money as a young person. I do recommend those offline practices such as babysitting, but you might want to try something like online surveys. But talk to your parents first about these because not all of them are good to work with!

[Jerry91]

Writing articles or creative ads, tutoring small kids and baby sitting are the ideas I like. There is never a shortage of babysitting jobs. Lookout in your neighbourhood and you will get plenty of options.

[henrysmom]

Lurker here, but if you are a good student you might make some money helping younger kids with homework. I currently pay a girl your age (14) to work with my 11 year old son on math homework, organization, and some social studies. He seems to listen to her better than he would to an adult. He doesn't need major tutoring, but just someone to reinforce what he learns in class. You might ask teachers in younger grades if this is an option. Also, I pay a young person to put up/take down my Christmas lights/decorations each year. He makes flyers and passes them around our neighborhood just before Thanksgiving and puts them up after school or on weekends. He is probably 16 now, but has been doing it for a few years. He also walks dogs in the neighborhood. Good luck!

[downline]

Looks for small businesses that need extra help. Maybe a local hair salon needs someone to clean each evening, maybe a local store could use help in the storeroom for a few hours each day. If you are willing to do odd jobs here and there, there should be quite a few opportunities.

[willuc8]

You were 7 when you joined the forum?

[ideasonfinancing]

Great question, and good for you for thinking about it at your age.

There are lots of non-traditional jobs that you can do. Here are a few ideas.

Babysitting
Dog walking
Cat/Plant sitting (tending to neighbors' homes while they are away)
Mowing lawns
Shoveling snow
Tutoring younger children

These were also the jobs that I have worked during my teenage years to earn money. It is very simple to do these things. Plus, you get to earn experience, not just money. It is nice to hear something from a teenager who wants to achieve a pretty good amount at the end of the day.

[bzbee]

You can try to earn some money online. If you have to be over 18 for any of them, you can ask a parent if they can create an account in their name for you. You can make some mone with inboxdollars ( see my signature) or earn giftcards with bing (they come handy if you need to give a gift for birthdays and christmas etc.)

Me and my kids also earned some money by buing candy and drinks on sale and/or with coupons, and then selling it door-to-door at a profit.