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How can a 14 Year old Make Money

I'm saving up for a game coming out next year, that I'm assuming will cost around $50 USD. Since I'm saving most of my birthday money for a car and college (and definitely not keys in TF2), I need a way to come up with this money. My parents don't give me allowance anymore for doing chores, and the only place that would offer a job to a 14 year old in my area is closing down. Ideas?

August 28, 2011

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TheOrange

[quote=DexNpqless]Chocolate in ur backpack shouldnt melt. Chocolate in ur pocket would.
Buy lots of chocolate, Drops(fruity candy) Skittles, Chips, etc.
They sell for about 70 cents. You will resell for $1.

(have after sold) (purchased) (actual profit)
1.00 - .70 = .30
10.00 - 7.00 = 3.00
100.00 - 70.00 = 30.00
160.00 - 112.00 = 48.00
(and theres also tax on the game)
so you would have to sell [i]MORE[/i] than [b]$160[/b] worth of candy[/quote]
I'm not sure if I'd be able to sell that much though. Considering how not that many people will know and that there might be other people selling I doubt it could get to that scale.

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TheOrange

[quote=doid]Baby turtles wasn't even created in '06.[/quote]

And that's how terrible the market is.

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DexNpqless

[quote=doid]Baby turtles wasn't even created in '06.[/quote]

...that was his quote o.o

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TheOrange

[quote=yoster12]I ref soccer (im 12) and make 25$ a game. Its great money. Well, at least in Canada it is.[/quote]

I know nothing about any sport.

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yoster12

I ref soccer (im 12) and make 25$ a game. Its great money. Well, at least in Canada it is.

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DexNpqless

[quote=TheOrange]Well, can't do gum, cause it's school, and they wouldn't wanna buy that at school...
@doid The baby turtle industry has been declining since '06.[/quote]

Chocolate in ur backpack shouldnt melt. Chocolate in ur pocket would.
Buy lots of chocolate, Drops(fruity candy) Skittles, Chips, etc.
They sell for about 70 cents. You will resell for $1.

(have after sold) (purchased) (actual profit)
1.00 - .70 = .30
10.00 - 7.00 = 3.00
100.00 - 70.00 = 30.00
160.00 - 112.00 = 48.00
(and theres also tax on the game)
so you would have to sell [i]MORE[/i] than [b]$160[/b] worth of candy

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StarOfDOOM

Sell your body for sex.

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TheOrange

[quote=sl3athOwl]You just broke the first rule.[/quote]

Don't talk about fight club?

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shikachibi

Lemonade stand.

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sl3athOwl

[quote=TheOrange]Well, can't do gum, cause it's school, and they wouldn't wanna buy that at school...[/quote]

You just broke the first rule.

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lykstoeat

I would just gather some items that you don't use anymore (like old books?) and sell them to your friends or family at a cheap price, like a book for $3 or something... at least you're getting a few dollars from things that you don't need anymore that are collecting dust around your house
Best of luck with your search ~~

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TheOrange

[quote=sl3athOwl]Anything that comes in large packages that can be sold for a reasonable amount each (gum)[/quote]

Well, can't do gum, cause it's school, and they wouldn't wanna buy that at school...
@doid The baby turtle industry has been declining since '06.

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Aranmurder

Merch, IN REAL LIFE ZOMG BBQ SAWCE

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sl3athOwl

[quote=TheOrange]Well, there's a lotta undercover narcs around... little sunsabitc- *ahem* Um... Also, any ideas for what kind of candy would sell the best? (Besides chocolate)[/quote]

Anything that comes in large packages that can be sold for a reasonable amount each (gum)

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TheOrange

[quote=sl3athOwl]don't be retarded[/quote]

Well, there's a lotta undercover narcs around... little sunsabitc- *ahem* Um... Also, any ideas for what kind of candy would sell the best? (Besides chocolate)

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sl3athOwl

[quote=TheOrange]Any ideas on how to not get caught selling the candy while still being able to get the word out?[/quote]

don't be retarded

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TheOrange

Any ideas on how to not get caught selling the candy while still being able to get the word out?

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dopeazn

you got a mouth right? all you need to do is dress up in girl's clothes and you're in business. this is 10x easier if you're asian and you look like a girl.

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TheOrange

Eh, I'm just going with the candy thing.
Chocolate will melt, though, I'll sell other kinds of candy.

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jessyricky

Sell some blood

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sl3athOwl

sell your body.

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TheOrange

[quote=Billionz]Buy something that a lot of people needs or wants, and then sell it with a higher price than the amount you used to buy it.[/quote]

Where could I sell/buy it?

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Billionz

Buy something that a lot of people needs or wants, and then sell it with a higher price than the amount you used to buy it.

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TheOrange

[quote=yumtoast154]When I was 15 there was a tutoring program at my high school, so I was paid $12 an hour (2 hours a day, 3-4 times a week) to teach middle-schoolers Algebra 1 and/or English.[/quote]

I'd say I'm a mediocre student, and either way I would not be good at teaching.
Jeez, this thread is making me feel bad about myself.

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yumtoast154

When I was 15 there was a tutoring program at my high school, so I was paid $12 an hour (2 hours a day, 3-4 times a week) to teach middle-schoolers Algebra 1 and/or English.

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TheOrange

[quote=0xnlbanditx0]Buy stuff at ebay and sell for more.[/quote]

Too risky. The most I know about stuff like that is a hatconomy in TF2. Pretty good with that, though.

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Mclena

@TheOrange: You don't necessarily have to work at the front, you could be in the back washing dishes/cleaning. Who cares what the others think of you, you're making money, and probably doing a damn fine job at it too.

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0xnlbanditx0

Buy stuff at ebay and sell for more.

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TheOrange

[quote=Mclena]Coffee shop/McDonalds?
I'm 14 too, and I can get a job at my local Tim Hortons, or McDonalds after pulling a resume outta my butt, but I don't need the money, therefor I don't see the point in getting the job.
Although, I'm in Canada, so I don't know how easy it is for you guys, if you can at all.[/quote]
I'm a 5"1' little Asian kid, no one will take me seriously there.
@nathan604 How can I do that without being caught?

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Effinjoog

Your only choice is hustlin with candy bars at school like the other dude said.

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Mclena

Coffee shop/McDonalds?
I'm 14 too, and I can get a job at my local Tim Hortons, or McDonalds after pulling a resume outta my butt, but I don't need the money, therefor I don't see the point in getting the job.
Although, I'm in Canada, so I don't know how easy it is for you guys, if you can at all.

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TheOrange

[quote=NewbCactus]Come over to my house and I'll give you a "Job"....[/quote]

Expected/10

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TheOrange

[quote=LEGENDairy]Newspaper run? Assuming your neighbourhood still has people who read it.[/quote]

Where I live, kids don't do that. :[

@darkfairy18 I live in Southern California. No snow, and everyone has a gardener. :[

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LEGENDairy

Newspaper run? Assuming your neighbourhood still has people who read it.

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