Kill_Thomas9 Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Well I'm going to be 15 soon, and I am planning on buying an Xbox 360 this December or Janurary once they start production of the new 360's with the 65nm chips[source]. Depending on wether or not they have price cuts, the 360 premium system will cost from $300-$350. I will spend another $75-$100 on extra wireless controllers and battery packs. And that doesn't even include the $100-$150 I will spend on a decent television, and the $100 I will spend on games. So altogether I'm looking at $600-$700. Now I need to know of jobs that will accept minors for workers, and pay decently ($9+ an hour). So, what would you guys reccomend for a decent job? Edited to update price estimate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmyk Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Paper round really :P Proud Retired Council of The GladiatiorzClick here for our website - 110+ F2P Combat Requirements Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kill_Thomas9 Posted September 23, 2007 Author Share Posted September 23, 2007 Paper round really :P Dont really think thats possible see as I already have to get up at 6:00AM for school. But its a good idea though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbyx2hardy Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 i mow my neighbor's yard=$20.00 bale straw=$15.00 Damn!, -Bobbyx2hardy look for my myspace profile it is cc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meol Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Are you especially good at maths/physics, etc.? You might try tutoring other students, and you get paid well for not much work. This signature is intentionally left blank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kill_Thomas9 Posted September 23, 2007 Author Share Posted September 23, 2007 I'm wasn't really looking for manual labor jobs, but I'll probably end up mowing my neighbor's lawn anyway. Although the lawn doesn't really grow during the winter. Tutoring might be good, because I can do my homework while they're doing their homework. All I would do is help them when they get stuck/dont know how to do something. Still looking for more sugestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy500fan Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 I'm 20 working a full time manual labour job and I only make $8.25 an hour, and I am looking for a new job right now, but none are paying much more. So yeah, $9 an hour might be having your expectations too high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupportMage Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 I get 30$ a day working at a haunted corn ma(i)ze, dressing up and scaring people crapless. Still alive, still alive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lateralus Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 I'm 20 working a full time manual labour job and I only make $8.25 an hour, and I am looking for a new job right now, but none are paying much more. So yeah, $9 an hour might be having your expectations too high. Do you still dig graves? Or am I thinking of someone else? For some reason I quite fancy doing it - Would the hours be suitable for a student? (My lectures are like 11am-5pm max) Would you recommend it? La lune ne garde aucune rancune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kill_Thomas9 Posted September 23, 2007 Author Share Posted September 23, 2007 I'm 20 working a full time manual labour job and I only make $8.25 an hour, and I am looking for a new job right now, but none are paying much more. So yeah, $9 an hour might be having your expectations too high. Well I work in Santa Barbara, and everything costs more here. Even the jobs. Even the houses here are insanely priced. It's almost impossible to find a decent house for under $1,000,000. The rent for college apartments is about $4,000 a month. Oh, and one of my friend gets $9.00 an hour starting pay working at a skate shop. He also gets 40% off everything there. And he's 14 too btw. Edit: I just checked, and Our city is the fourth most expensive in California as of 2005. The only cities that are more expensive are La Jolla, Santa Monica, and Beverly Hills[source]. So, yah. Jobs here pay reletively well. My friend works as Cold Stones, and gets $7.50 an hour, plus 3$-4$ an hour in tips. So really, he makes $10.50-$11.50 an hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darksavior69 Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 The only real job you'll likely be able to get is something like bagging at a grocery store. You can't really expect to make much over minimum wage with a job like that; though it appears California minimum wage is current $7.50 and will be $8.00 in 2008. At 15 your job options are really, really limited so you have to take what you can get. There also may be various labor laws restricting when, how long, etc.. you can work. "The only way to avoid packaging the water would be to deliver it to people's homes and places of business through some sort of amazingly intricate and complex series of reservoirs, pumping stations, pipes . . . hey, wait a second.." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nom Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 If you llive in a neighborhood where you can do this, go up and down the street asking people if they would liek their yardwork done, and what they need done. You can make some good money off that. Yeah, it's manual labor, but don't be lazy :P . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
211cole Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 I get 30$ a day working at a haunted corn ma(i)ze, dressing up and scaring people crapless. LOL!!! quoted ! mowing lawns is awesome money. My dad made 3000 dollars one summer when he was a kid. I get 30$ a day working at a haunted corn ma(i)ze, dressing up and scaring people crapless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbfgraphx14 Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Work as an assitant equipmant manager for a sports team. That's what I do, I don't get payed but it is a hell lot of fun, and besides I'm with the OHL :mrgreen: Tbfgraphx14Happy to find I'm not the only one who eats glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy500fan Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 I'm 20 working a full time manual labour job and I only make $8.25 an hour, and I am looking for a new job right now, but none are paying much more. So yeah, $9 an hour might be having your expectations too high. Do you still dig graves? Or am I thinking of someone else? For some reason I quite fancy doing it - Would the hours be suitable for a student? (My lectures are like 11am-5pm max) Would you recommend it? Yep, that's me. I don't think your hours would work very well though. The actual funerals take place usually between 11:00 and 2:00. You can do the digging anytime you want though. Some cemeteries require you to have a heavy equipment license to operate the machinery, I work at a smaller one so I don't need one. The people who did the graves are usually the people who handle the setup, and bury the vault after the ceremony. So you would have to be there between 11 and 2. I would recommend it if you could do it during the summer. I don't know where you live, but in the winter here in SE Indiana the job is horrible. In the summer it's great :D . You do get odd looks from people when you tell them what you do though, it was a little disgruntling at first but now it's kind of cool :P . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robo Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 tbh depending on where u live u wont b able to get a job, i kno in the stats it is illegal to work for a buisness that is big (blockbuster, macys mcdonalds) unless u r 16, which is the legal working age, however if ur in a small town or somthin it will b ok because they r a bit more slack and u will most likely b hired, and i would say starting u'll b good to get $7 as a starter pay Sig by thru,yaff, ty both :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy500fan Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Well I work in Santa Barbara, and everything costs more here. Even the jobs. Even the houses here are insanely priced. It's almost impossible to find a decent house for under $1,000,000. The rent for college apartments is about $4,000 a month. Oh, and one of my friend gets $9.00 an hour starting pay working at a skate shop. He also gets 40% off everything there. And he's 14 too btw. Edit: I just checked, and Our city is the fourth most expensive in California as of 2005. The only cities that are more expensive are La Jolla, Santa Monica, and Beverly Hills[source]. So, yah. Jobs here pay reletively well. My friend works as Cold Stones, and gets $7.50 an hour, plus 3$-4$ an hour in tips. So really, he makes $10.50-$11.50 an hour. Ah yes, I forgot about location. Around here it is a bit cheaper to live, but of course you get paid less also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSBDavid Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 as people said in my thread: Prostitution, lemonade stand, mow lawns [software Engineer] - [Ability Bar Suggestion] - [Gaming Enthusiast] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kill_Thomas9 Posted September 23, 2007 Author Share Posted September 23, 2007 tbh depending on where u live u wont b able to get a job, i kno in the stats it is illegal to work for a buisness that is big (blockbuster, macys mcdonalds) unless u r 16, which is the legal working age, however if ur in a small town or somthin it will b ok because they r a bit more slack and u will most likely b hired, and i would say starting u'll b good to get $7 as a starter pay Are you 10, or is inglish just not your native language? Anyway, if you had read the thread, or even the title, you would know that I'm 14. And as stated before, I have a friend that works at a skate shop at 14, and a friend who works at coldstone, which is a very lage ice cream shop chain. And I live in a town called Santa Barbara where the average housing cost is 1.6million USD. So you decide wether or not it's a big city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Errdoth Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 *cougt*Web design on craigslist*cough* I've made like a grand off of that in the past two months, and I don't even have to really make sites, I've mainly just helped people with little problems, done PS splicing, and stuff. Doing "odd jobs" is ftw : Last.fm Signature Overlays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggy08755 Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Get your friend fired and take his place at the skate shop ;) well today at 11:30 am 14 years ago i was born.. wo0t!!!At 11:30 you should start holding your head underwater wo0t!!!Stop acting such a moron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craiglowery Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Well to work your gonna need a workers permit and you still only will get a limited number of hours a week, but it would still take awhile to reach your goal. Why dont you get a job where your friends work? Have them put in a good word in for you to their boss and you might get hired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kill_Thomas9 Posted September 23, 2007 Author Share Posted September 23, 2007 *cougt*Web design on craigslist*cough* I've made like a grand off of that in the past two months, and I don't even have to really make sites, I've mainly just helped people with little problems, done PS splicing, and stuff. Doing "odd jobs" is ftw : Really? Whats PS splicing? Well I would do that if it weren't for an appearent lack of technological knowledge :P . Get your friend fired and take his place at the skate shop ;) You mean my former friend? I dont think he would like me much anymore if I got him fired. Well to work your gonna need a workers permit and you still only will get a limited number of hours a week, but it would still take awhile to reach your goal. Why dont you get a job where your friends work? Have them put in a good word in for you to their boss and you might get hired. I would, but I dont know much about skate parts. Although it really cant be too hard. Maybe get a cashier job? :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinisback Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 I dont know bout america's mininum age for fastfood, but in Canada its 14. If you can id rather work that then paper round, lol but if thats what u can then do that:p or lifeguard or something --Quit--(As of December 22th, 2007) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kill_Thomas9 Posted September 24, 2007 Author Share Posted September 24, 2007 I dont know bout america's mininum age for fastfood, but in Canada its 14. If you can id rather work that then paper round, lol but if thats what u can then do that:p or lifeguard or something I would, but I cant swim in cold water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now