Ways for Teens to Make Money
May 15th, 2008 by Court
Teenagers can go through literally boatloads of money, especially if they have a car. With gas prices at about $4 per gallon (5/15/2008), life can be difficult for a teenager that’s short on funds. The price of dating, playing sports, and doing other activities can really put a damper on a teen’s lifestyle.
Fortunately, there are plenty of ways for teens to make money. They can get jobs, start businesses, and do chores for family members. This lesson will start with some of the more conventional ways that teens make money and will then go on to some very unconventional ones.
Teens Can Make Awesome Money by Starting Businesses
The ‘wealthiest’ teens out there are all running their own businesses. Businesses that are perfect for teens include lawn mowing, yard cleanup, pet waste removal, pet care, house cleaning, baby sitting, elderly care, and snow shoveling. Yes, some of these are hard work but what do people expect, a teens make money miracle? Money usually requires work!
One kid I know bought a used lawn mower at a thrift store for $10 one summer and turned that $10 into more than $10,000 worth of profits in just one summer. What’s cool about that story is that he turned his lawn mowing business into a very successful landscaping business later in life and now makes much more than a six figure income. Most parents would gladly give a teen a $10 loan to buy a lawnmower (or a $100 loan for that matter). Make money teens!!
Most of the other businesses that teens can run cost basically nothing to start up, other than the cost of some paper to make fliers.
Jobs That Teens Can Get to Make Money
There are certain teens make money jobs that are perfect, including working at fast food restaurants, department stores, clothing stores, and pretty much any other type of store that you would find in most malls.
Some teens won’t want to get a job at first, but will figure out how cool it is to have their own funds. They don’t have to beg mom and dad every time they would like to go do something with their friends. Many times, teens are able to make enough money to buy a car, and that is a dream for most teens. It allows them to grab some off-campus lunch with friends or hit the mall after school.
Untraditional Ways for Teens to Make Money
In this day and age, ‘teens make money’ entrepreneurs are killing it by using the internet, especially if they have the skill set. Blogging has provided great incomes for many teens, in fact there are teen bloggers who are now making more than $100,000 per year from their blogs.
We are now living in an age of global business, and the internet gives us the biggest opportunities for creating income from people everywhere in the world. Teenagers are usually more tech savvy than adults, giving them unique opportunities to create online income. Encouraging your teenager to learn online business can really help them to create a bright future for themselves.
Hopefully this article has given you some ideas. While there are many other ways for teens to make money, we hope that we have been of some help to you.
Make Money Online Teens
There are a select few of ‘make money online teens’ on the internet that are creating income with the internet. A few that I know and respect personally are Casey Flexhaug and Tay from Super Blogging Tips. Those two girls are amazing and teens that are ambitious should definitely look at these two make money online teens that are literally superstars for their age.
For some additional ideas about how to make money for kids, you can check out our posts on ways for kids to make money and ways for teens to make money.
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May 28th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
Any chance you could point out some of these six-figure teen bloggers? I know that there are lots of teen bloggers, but I haven’t seen a $100k+ yet. Thanks!
May 28th, 2008 at 10:52 pm
When I was a teenager I worked on dairy and produce farms. In rural areas this still may be the most common job for teens but I doubt it is anywhere near as common as it was back in the 80s.
Rhonda
May 29th, 2008 at 1:52 am
Yeah I’m a teen as well, and I find that learning a web language like XHTML or PHP is the best way to go… You don’t have the hit and miss problems making money blogging and people are always in need of designs or code.
But I would like to know who you mean by those six figure teen bloggers, because I’ve never heard of any?
May 30th, 2008 at 4:34 am
To Jylan Wynne : I totally agree with you. Learning a few web languages such as PHP, XHTML and CSS is very much useful. Add that with a little bit of Photoshop skills and you have the potential to become a web designer. There are many people out there looking for design or code for their blogs or sites. You can make cool bucks doing these jobs. There are many teenbloggers out there who are earning a lot like Carl Ocab, etc.
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June 25th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
I can give one example of teens making $100k online - Harrison Gevirtz of CPAshare.com who just turned 16.
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June 30th, 2008 at 8:15 am
Well thats my goal and am 16 now. Don’t worry when I get there I will let you know. ( im starting small right now so my current blog is just for testing the limits…I have more plans)
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July 29th, 2008 at 9:48 pm
I am a lucky one to be making my money online, and with a business. I am not having to deal with hard and painful other crap, what I do it fun.
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August 13th, 2008 at 6:24 am
Nice article. I loved the story about the law mowing business, very entrepreneurial
August 13th, 2008 at 4:42 pm
I mowed lawns for money when I was a teenager. If they had the internet when I was in high school, wow! All the possibilities for kids to learn and earn. So many social applications and ways to connect globally, makes me wish I was a kid again. I really enjoy your blog and congrats on your success.
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