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Old 02-19-2016, 04:47 PM
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My 12 yr old has a school camp and a sports camp later in the year. Both around $350+ each. I told her she needs to start earning money to put towards it now, or she'll only be able to go to one of them.

What jobs would you recommend as a good way to earn money as a 12 year old outside of the home? E.g. where it's not me paying her to do something.
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Old 02-19-2016, 05:31 PM
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Babysitting, yard work (mowing, weeding gardens, raking), dog walking, garage cleaning, "mother's helper" where she helps out with child watching/picking up/laundry... I have no idea if any of these are options but they are some things Cheyanne started doing around 11/12 years old.
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Old 02-20-2016, 05:03 AM
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I like Marie's 'mother's helper' idea. I once hired a girl to entertain my kids for a couple of hours while I made a bunch of phone calls. It was so nice to be able to talk without interruption!
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Old 02-20-2016, 09:51 AM
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Baby-sitting is the first one that comes to mind.
House-sitting (like water people's yard/plants, gather their mail, etc.)
House-cleaning or car cleaning
Reading buddy or tutor for little kids
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Old 02-20-2016, 11:03 AM
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Is she crafty? Around here, some kids sell their items at the farmers market - of course, it's the parent's booth because of minor working laws... or marketed to friends and families.

Maybe have a bake sale? Does her other friends need money for camp? Maybe they can go in together and host a bake sale at church?

Pet sitting - I did that when I was her age... neighbors would go on vacation and I would go feed their cat.
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Old 02-20-2016, 10:40 PM
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Wash cars.
Mow lawns.
Walk dogs.
My son buys things at garage sales and resells them on eBay. He's made some good money doing this.
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Old 02-20-2016, 11:08 PM
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Some really good ideas here. I'll add them to her list and see what happens
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