i want to earn some money. i'm twelve years old... so? I love to go to thrift stores and buy clothes and stuff like that, but even all that adds up! There is a farmers market in town on saturdays, i could sell cookies or cakes or something there, but no nerve to ask mom. I sometime's work for dad. But, geez! What can I do? My brothers work for friends, machinery, yardwork, collecting scrap iron and metal. What can I do???!! I'm bored. I don't live in a city, i live out in the middle of basicly nowhere. Help?

Hi Rachel,

Well..You will have to ask Mom first before you can bake anything and take it to the farmers market...Not sure what else to suggest to a 12 yr old....Glad to see you are concious about money though and are willing to work hard to earn it!! Keep bakin!!

I don't understand why you don't want to ask your mom. Most parents would be very proud to have a child that wants to earn their own money and have a creative idea how to do it.

Have your plan ready, how you're going to pay for your first ingredients, or make a deal with mom you'll pay her back when you sell your first cookies, etc. Keep a notebook with expenses and what you take in so you can track how you're doing. Treat it like a business, you'll learn a lot.

* Babysitting
* Walking dogs or pet sitting
* Lawn care, e.g. mowing lawns or raking leaves (a lot of people despise even having to water their lawns.
* Cleaning jobs for friends, family, and neighbors, such as tidying garages or washing windows.
* Car washing, i.e. cleaning cars, vans, lorries, etc
* Paper routes
* Sell Lemonade
* If you're really good at Math, Science, English, or any other school subject, then tutor kids of a lower grade level.
* Find a craft you really enjoy making, and then sell them.
* Caddy at a golf course

When I was thirteen there was a local retirement home that paid me to read to the residents. It was an awesome experience and I got to learn so much from the people there.

Thank you so much for the ideas guys! I DO go visit the elderly a lot, the town we live next to is like a retirment town, so there is tons of old people.