Q&A for How to Make Money

One great way to make money as a kid is to do odd jobs around your home or neighborhood. For example, you might be able to mow the lawn in exchange for allowance money, or offer to babysit a neighbor’s younger children. If you’re crafty, try selling stuff you’ve made online or at a local arts and crafts fair. You may also be able to make a little money by making helpful or entertaining videos and posting them on YouTube!

To make money on YouTube, you’ll need to enable monetization in the “Creator Studio” section of account page. To do this, you’ll have to allow YouTube to show ads on your videos. You need to rack up a certain number of views to make money, so try to create useful and interesting content and advertise your channel to your family and friends!

Yes! You can animal sit, give them baths working at your local animal shelter, or even just walking them for neighbors and friends!

You could try advertising more, for example, by putting up signs around the neighborhood, posting about it on social media, or having people you know spread the word. You could also try doing it in a different neighborhood that might have friendlier people, or do it in a time and place where there's likely to be a lot of people walking around the area (e.g., near a church before the end of a mass).

Around $6 a hour, but at 11:00 PM, you could start to charge $8-$9 an hour for it being later on in the night.

You can try a freelancing type job. All you have to do is learn some basic skill via Youtube and then sell it via freelancing platform like Fiverr.

Give your parents some reasons as to why you want to make money (ie: you want to buy yourself a video game). Also, tell your parents that learning how to make money will teach you responsibility and independence. Lastly, share your money making ideas with your parents (ie: taking on a job, making and selling crafts, mowing people's lawns, etc).

Sell things you do not need anymore for extra cash. You can also collect scrap metal and exchange it for cash.

That's up to the children's parents, and in some cases, state law.

It depends on your age, your interests, and the amount of time you have to devote to it. There are a ton of options.

Make sure you're never out of stock and always be on time with your deliveries to avoid disappointing customers.

You can get simple jobs that include doing good deeds for your neighbors. There are more helpful tips in this article that has ways kids can make money .

Selling products, babysitting, lawn-mowing, dog-walking, house-cleaning, snow shoveling/driveway salting, garden weeding, basically anything you can do yourself.

It all depends on your local and state laws, but typically 16 years old at most places, and 18 at places where you will serve alcohol.

If you are a minor, you will need your parents' support for most business ventures. For example, you won't be able to open a bank account or sell products online on your own. If you think they might not be supportive, maybe start by writing down your plan - search for a business plan template online. Doing this before you talk to your parents should help to show them that you are serious and prepared to do the work.

Yes. You can get simple jobs that include doing good deeds for your neighbors. There are more helpful tips in this article.

Ask for a small fee, or say you accept tips. If you do a good job, they may tip you more. Also, make sure that you are cheaper than the professionals, or they will just go for the pros.

Almost all jobs have minimum age requirements, usually 16 or 18. You might be able to find a store or local business with a lower requirement - you may have to ask, or look at their application online and see what they specify. Otherwise, you may have to stick to things like babysitting, lawn mowing, etc.

It depends on what you have. Electronics are continually upgrading and changing, leaving older tech obsolete. Maybe you could go to a local pawn shop and try to bargain for a good price, or you could try selling them online.

Yes. It's called consultancy. Promote your services, make sure your clients are satisfied with your advice, and charge them for your time.

Ask your parents if you can do chores around the house, like taking out the trash or doing the dishes for a few bucks.

It all depends on the person and the area. If you live somewhere where there is a lot of people, a lemonade stand and/or a car wash would probably be the better option. However, if you know a lot of people who have dogs, then dog walking may be the better option. Take into consideration which one these things you think you'd be best at and which you think you might enjoy the most.

In the US, the FLSA limits the age to at least 14, and it limits the amount of hours you're allowed to work until you're sixteen. So if the store manager agrees to hire you, yes, you can work at a pet shop. Feel free to ask your potential employer about the salary. Calculate a number for yourself, what you would like to earn, and compare it to what they offer. If you can agree to the offer, congratulations, you have a job.

Try starting a GoFundMe page, or try contacting the Red Cross. They usually have funds available for these types of things.

Yes. The concept is that of scale. If you sell your product at $100 and have 1 client per week buying it at that price, you will make $400 per month. If you offer a 50% discount but you now have three clients per week buying it at the new price of $50, you'll make $150/week, or $600/month. There's a huge amount of statistical, geographical and psychological analysis behind this. Some people think they are too rich to buy stuff at half the price, for example. Or there may simply not be enough potential buyers to get 3/week, no matter how low your price. There are legal restrictions, too.

You can walk dogs, mow lawns, and do chores.

You can either bring them to GameStop to sell them, or sell them yourself using eBay, craigslist, or even just word of mouth.

You could do things like collecting some rubbish and bringing it to a dump for some cash. Remember not all rubbish will pay you; you could get pine cones and other plants that you can turn into crafts and sell.

Yes, many banks offer loans to individuals who are attempting to start their own business. I would make an appointment with a representative at your bank and discuss your business plans with them to see if you qualify for a loan.

There are tons of jobs you can do as a kid! For example, you could babysit, walk dogs, mow lawns or do other outdoor chores for your neighbors, have a yard sale, etc. Get creative!