| Most of us know the usual ways for kids
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| | 4. Collect returnables. We collected and
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| to make money, which include lemonade
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| | returned cans and bottles for a deposit
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| stands, newspaper routes and mowing
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| | as kids. Now that more states have return
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| lawns. However, there are more unusual
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| | laws, it's an even better way to make a
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| ways. Some of the ways listed below are
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| | little cash. During the Cherry Festival,
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| from my own childhood, when I was always
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| | when I lived in Traverse City, Michigan,
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| looking for another way to make money.
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| | adults came to town just to collect the
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| 1. Be a chef. At about eleven years old,
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| | cans that people threw all over. With a
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| I used to sell meals to my brothers (I
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| | 10 cent deposit, they were collecting
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| had four of them). I got 25 cents for
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| | more than $100 worth per day according to
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| scrambled eggs or a sandwich, and more
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| | several of them. If the kids wear gloves,
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| for more complicated meals. My brothers
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| | leave broken cans and bottles alone, and
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| preferred to stay in front of the TV and
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| | use hand sanitizer, this is a safe way to
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| let me cook for them. Since the food was
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| | make money.
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| already provided by my parents, the
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| | 5. Personal services menu. If there are
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| income was pure profit.
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| | many people in the family, a great way
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| 2. Computer whiz-kid service. Many young
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| | for kids to make money is to sell their
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| kids know a lot about computers. My
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| | services. They can make a menu of things
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| nephew was getting paid for programming
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| | they'll do and how much they charge for
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| by the the time he was fourteen, but even
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| | each. It might include washing windows
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| younger kids can show old folks how to
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| | for 50 cents each, for example, and maybe
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| use a computer and the internet for a
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| | $1.50 to walk a dog. If the list is
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| fee. Learn a few more skills, and they
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| | copied, it could be handed out to all
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| can even set up computers for new owners
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| | relatives and possibly neighbors too.
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| who are using them for the first time.
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| | 6. Rummage sales and flea markets. If
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| Letting grandparents spread the word
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| | parents agree, kids can have rummage
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| would be a good marketing ploy.
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| | sales, selling not just household things,
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| 3. Household carnival. I charged my
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| | but arts and crafts and refreshments too.
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| brothers five cents for a wadded up piece
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| | Parents might even take their kids to a
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| of paper selected from a bucket full of
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| | flea market to set up a stand. I sold (as
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| them. Most had a penny or two inside
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| | an adult) more than $1,000 of hand-made
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| them, but a few had a quarter. It was
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| | walking sticks one summer, while my wife
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| just one of my "carnival" events. I also
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| | sold hundreds of dollars worth in pewter
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| had them throwing pennies at a bowl
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| | figurines glued to rocks, sea shells and
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| across the room, which I kept, of course.
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| | crystals. Cookies and drinks sell well
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| If a penny stayed in the bowl they won a
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| | too. It's a great way to learn about
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| dime. I'm almost embarrassed to say how
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| | business, and a good way for kids to make
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| much of their hard-earned paper route
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| | money.
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| money I took from them.
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