Ways to Earn Money?
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I was recently granted permission by my parents to purchase (or adopt) a dog on the condition that I earn enough money for its first year of life.
I've gone through everything, visited various pet stores and their websites, visited my local vet, etc. and I've come to the conclusion that I'll need somewhere in the upper $3,500 range. That's rounding all of the prices I have wrote down up along with including a fair amount of money for any unexpected vet emergencies.
Anyways, I've derailed quite a bit.
Do you, Alacrity members, have any ideas on how to earn money? I'm already going to put a lot of my stuff in my mom's yard sale and save up any and all holiday money that comes my way. I've consider mowing lawns but I do not have a lawn mower that I can bring along to mow the lawns with.
I'm not expecting it to be easy work but please don't suggest anything a fourteen year old boy isn't capable/able to do. Also understand that I know the responsibility of owning a dog, I lived with my grandmother for three years and was in charge of all the animals, including the dogs, cats, fish, and even her one horse.
tl;dr Any suggestions on how to earn money?
I've gone through everything, visited various pet stores and their websites, visited my local vet, etc. and I've come to the conclusion that I'll need somewhere in the upper $3,500 range. That's rounding all of the prices I have wrote down up along with including a fair amount of money for any unexpected vet emergencies.
Anyways, I've derailed quite a bit.
Do you, Alacrity members, have any ideas on how to earn money? I'm already going to put a lot of my stuff in my mom's yard sale and save up any and all holiday money that comes my way. I've consider mowing lawns but I do not have a lawn mower that I can bring along to mow the lawns with.
I'm not expecting it to be easy work but please don't suggest anything a fourteen year old boy isn't capable/able to do. Also understand that I know the responsibility of owning a dog, I lived with my grandmother for three years and was in charge of all the animals, including the dogs, cats, fish, and even her one horse.
tl;dr Any suggestions on how to earn money?
Steaks (#5484)
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08-16-2012 at 1:29 PM
I doubt Matthew would do that :P He seems really knowledgeable about dogs/breeds/behaviour based on posts I've seen him make in other threads :)
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2012-08-16 13:30:10 by #5484
Rainwolfeh| r.i.p. Lennox + Schoep (#16354)
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08-16-2012 at 12:45 PM
Mowing lawns, yard work, dog walking etc. :) <br /> <br /> Just remember, please don't buy from a petstore. Those puppies are all puppymill dogs. :c
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08-16-2012 at 5:33 AM
Petsitting! Make up some fliers and go around early in the morning and stick them in mailbox flags. I started petsitting neighborhood pets when I was younger and had at least 5 or 6 regular customers. Most vets charge upwards of $20 a day, so if you charge something like $10 for the first visit per day and $5 for any additional visits per day (so $10 for one visit, $15 for two visits, etc), they'll be more willing to hire you in place of sending their pet to the vet for boarding. Once you have one or two "customers", ask them if they can be used as references (contact info to be provided upon request). If you can get a couple repeat customers, you'll be in good shape. Most visits will be in the morning (around 7) and evening (usually around 5), so it works well during the school year, too. <br /> <br /> And the glory of petsitting is that you can do it in addition to dog walking/bathing (like Wiz suggested) and other, more "professional" jobs, like Clay suggested. <br /> <br /> You could also mow lawns and house-sit (bring mail in their house, water plants, turn lights on and off so it looks like someone's home while they're on vacation - put this on your petsitting flier and you can reach a wider audience than if you just offered petsitting). Will your parents pay you to do work around the house?
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2012-08-16 05:34:34 by #8507
Steaks (#5484)
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08-15-2012 at 10:14 PM
Newspaper carrier pays well and is also suitable for younger kids. I remember I did it around your age.
Luna Moon, Brick c: (#8327)
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08-15-2012 at 9:31 PM
A very good way to earn money is by walking the dogs in the neighborhood or bathing them. It also introduces you on how to train your puppy and get used to taking care of the dog(s).
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08-15-2012 at 6:09 PM
<i>"I'm not expecting it to be easy work but please don't suggest anything a fourteen year old boy isn't capable/able to do"</i><br /> <br /> ======<br /> <br /> You can make a good amount of money cleaning parking lots. My brother makes something like $600 doing that.