I need a job.

[bassboy1]

For those of yall who don't know, I am 14, and live in Ga.  I love buying fishing stuff and broken boats, and OMC outboards.  But, I have no financial backing.  My parents cant help, as we are in the aftereffects of having owned 2 400,000 dollar houses for 3 years.  Add on other medical crap and such, and we stuck in a bind.  I take every job I can get, but they are few and far between.  In this modern world, someone in my position needs to think outside the box, and I am not thinking far enough.  I don't mind work, and used to have a great job, (I refereed soccer at the church for 15 bucks an hour.  Could work 4 hours in a saturday, and about 10 saturdays in a year.  But now, they don't offer this job to kids anymore)  Every spring and fall, my boy scout troop sells pinestraw, and sometimes I can get paid to spread it.  But, my trolling motor killed that paycheck.  I take every odd job I can get, no matter how hard it is, and how underpayed I am.  I can afford to do this, as I have time, as no one has time to take me fishing (I consider myself REAL lucky to get out once a month)  I can use that time to at least make SOME money.  

I need to find other jobs, no matter what they are (so long as they don't involve children.  I draw the line there)   and no matter how much they make.  I need help thinking outside the box.  What do yall think I should look into?  And, of the younger guys on here, what do yall do?

[Fish Man]

as of last weekend i make french fries.basicaly its like baord walk french fries in a deep frier and is the places specialty but we also have sandwitches and such

[bassboy1]

I would love to make french fries.  And believe me, I have looked into stuff like that.  It is just we have to many older people.  I am being outsourced by 17 year old punks, who wear their pants at their knees, and have no work ethic.  Age shouldn't be used the way people use it.  Just ain't right.

I know there are jobs for me, I just need to think outside the box in order to find them.  Right now, that box seems to be duct taped shut - with my thoughts inside.

[Hookemdown.]

Well, you can always do a little lawn service.  Me and a buddy have done that the past three years. We take care of mowing, trim hedges, water plants of older people...that kind of thing.  Pays pretty good, but it does get hot.  JMHO

[Gatorbassman]

Several years ago there was a kid in Atlanta that asked his dad to buy him a push mower and a gas trimmer. All summer long he walked around his neighborhood asking if he could mow their lawn for far less than the pros. He took the money he earned and put it all back into his new found buisness. Buy the end of the summer he had enough money to buy a riding mower and a few other tools. The next summer he picked up so many houses in the area that he was able to hire a few friends and they made short work of a yard. They did such a good job on their costomers lawns he had people nocking on his door to schedule a time that they could get their lawn mowed. By the end of the second summer break he was bringing in 50,000 buck a year and now 18 years later he owns one of the larges landscaping buisness in the city and makes hundreds of thousands of dollars a year. It's all about money management.

[Hookemdown.]

That sounds like a plan to me

[bassboy1]

Several years ago there was a kid in Atlanta that asked his dad to buy him a push mower and a gas trimmer. All summer long he walked around his neighborhood asking if he could mow their lawn for far less than the pros. He took the money he earned and put it all back into his new found buisness. Buy the end of the summer he had enough money to buy a riding mower and a few other tools. The next summer he picked up so many houses in the area that he was able to hire a few friends and they made short work of a yard. They did such a good job on their costomers lawns he had people nocking on his door to schedule a time that they could get their lawn mowed. By the end of the second summer break he was bringing in 50,000 buck a year and now 18 years later he owns one of the larges landscaping buisness in the city and makes hundreds of thousands of dollars a year. It's all about money management.

This is kinda what I have started with the pinestraw.  I do a few other jobs with other peoples yards as well.  There are a few more people who are gonna hire me to do a portion of their yard, as the landscaper of one, "forgets" to do the yard on one side of the driveway.  Another is just gonna hire me to do most of her yard work as she is just divorced with 4 kids, and cannot afford the prices of landscapers.   This is a good start, and I already have a couple of people who pay me to do a good amount of their work.  Hopefully, more people will see me, and be interested.  

This fall, after we deliver the straw, I am gonna go door to door to see who will pay me to spread it.  I was gonna do it this spring, and figured I would give it a week and a half to see who wanted to spread it, and who didn't.  It was all spread in that time, even the people who bought 200 bales.    Next time, they aren't getting a chance to get it down themselves.  I will hope to heck for a rainy day to go on, so people will not look forward to spreading it.  To sell, you want a pretty day, where people will want to get out and work on the yard.  When wanting to spread it, you hope for a rainy day so that people wont be keen to spreading it themselves.

[tipptruck1]

Welcome to the working world. I also need a job. I got one but there not giving me enough hours. So right now iam looking for a new job. I would go serve food to poeple but did that for a year. I can't stand to serve food to people any more. But I just can't wait intill next year I will be done with college and have a steady job.

[eastkybass]

Give your local newspaper a call.  See if they need delivery people for routes.  I did this for 5 years and between it and the yards I cut I bought my first boat.  17 ft tracker pro 17.  It is steady work everyday and pays pretty good.  Also alot of the people who get the paper will give you tips and you can find lawn work on the route.

[Low_Budget_Hooker]

got a sailboat marina nearby?  when I was younger, I scrubbed the bottom of sailboats.  Seagrass grows on hulls.  at first, it is just a slimy dirt coating.  This slows sailboats down.  For $100, you hop in with a snorkel and sponge and give her a quick scrub.  Takes from 1/2 hr to an hour per boat, depending on size.  Do the math, that's $100-200/ hr.

It is cheaper than having the marina lift theirr boat on the sling crane so they can pressure wash it.

[Live.2.Fish]

Check you local grocery stores.  Here, they hire 14 year olds to bag grocerys and carry them out to people's cars and stuff.

[Guest avid]

Job?.....................................fishing?

Job?.....................................Fishing?

Fishing  ;D

[Hookemdown.]

Job?.....................................fishing?

Job?.....................................Fishing?

Fishing  ;D

Is this coming from a man who's been "retired" all of his life?

[bassdocktor]

Bassboy1 you mentioned people seeing you working for others and being interested. I have found that is one of the best things you can do, let other people see you working. I've got a small landscaping business and that is how I get most of my people is they see me working for someone else. In fact that's how I picked up an extra job today.

See if you can make some kind of flyer and then look to see if you church or churches near you have a seniors group. Any type of community center is another great source for finding a seniors group. Thats how I got started. From my contacts I can basically work all year long. Remember, senior citizens talk to each other alot and can help you business grow.

Good luck.

bassdocktor

[Guest Bountiful_Waters]

Here is a low cost venture. Vehicle detailing. You can do all of this at your home. Wash/Wax/Clean. Around here, folks charge around $60 per vehicle. You can do a couple a day. Just have to buy cleaning  supplies. Go around the neighborhood and promote yourself and make sure you do a good job.