I'm 15 and have a weekend job that gets me £20! i give half of this to my parents to pay for my contract mobile phone So I dont really have enough money to go out and spend time with friends! please help! what can I do? x
2007-03-24 05:18:11 · 19 answers · asked by chelsiexkiss 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
can you do babysitting sometimes?
what other services can you offer (car-cleaning, ironing, dog-walking etc) for neighbours?
tell them you need to earn some money - tell them what your goal is (even if you are spending some, have a goal for your savings)... they will help find ways to put money your way.
can you renegotiate the amount you give your parents? can you offer services to them in return?
can you sell stuff on ebay? do bootfairs? sell your baby/toy stuff if you don't need it any more?
2007-03-24 05:22:58 · answer #1 · answered by Gardener 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Knock over a 7-11. There are other dirty & equally illegal things you could do depending on how worried you are about STDs. ^_^
Doing peoples yardwork could get you some cash, or changing jobs. You could also take up gambling at school, but that does not normally last long. Other options include, depending on how enterprising you are, starting a website. That can be profitable, even at your age.
2007-03-24 05:23:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i Had the same sort of problems when i was younger. parents never gave me a dime. i made a good amount of money doing odd jobs for Relatives and Friends. Sell Lemonade? Sell some of your things u dont want anymore on Ebay? Get a boyfriend and make him pay for you haha....jk dont do that...
Hope this helps =D
2007-03-24 05:23:42 · answer #3 · answered by Supreme ruler 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well maybe at the mall or any shops they have post signs that says help wanted and ask how much they work for but if they have jobs for the night don't take it because u r gonna get tired and that's a hopeless job just take a job on the weekends or just one day on the weekend like Saturday or Sunday.
2007-03-24 05:33:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sound like you are willing to make and effort. but if you already have a weekend job and you are still in education then how can you manage another,
best thing i can suggest is a weekly mid week paper round like the advertiser .
good luck
2007-03-24 05:21:59 · answer #5 · answered by minty 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ditch the contract phone, and switch to something like VODAFONE pay-as-you-go as soon as possible
http://online.vodafone.co.uk/dispatch/Portal/appmanager/vodafone/wrp?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=template12&pageID=PPP_0008
Stick some of the freed up money in a Savings Account (NOT a current account... ideally you should have one of each.... a savings account for spare money, a current account for money you immediately need to spend)...... when you have money in a savings account you earn INTEREST on it, which is essentially earning Free money for having money in your account.... and the more money you save, the more interest you earn on it.
http://www.halifax.co.uk/savings/calculator/home.asp?ver=hfx
http://www.fool.co.uk/savings/compare-savings-accounts.aspx
If you've got some old books & toys you don't like anymore, sell them on Ebay (but choose which you get rid of, as you may regret it later when you get older).
http://sell.ebay.co.uk/sell
If you've got any old books, Music CD's or Computer games you no longer use, stick them on AMAZON UK Marketplace
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/tg/stores/static/-/used/sell-your-stuff/ref=amb_link_39147165_1/203-9338484-3266364?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=left-nav-4&pf_rd_r=197RPG4PMAJRMBQKECC6&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=132492391&pf_rd_i=468294
Join CIAO UK, who pay people for writing product reviews + doing consumer surveys
http://www.ciao.co.uk/reg.php?AffiliateId=5613249
Do a few extra jobs for relatives or neighbours, and put that extra cash aside in the savings account I mentioned earlier..... or if possible try to get a few extra hours at the job during school holidays, so you've got a bit of a stockpile of cash for the rest of the time.
2007-03-24 12:25:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A. change to a cheaper contract.
B. do cheaper things with friends.
C. get a paper route.
You really shouldn't have to work more than on weekends. You are young and will have to work most of your life probably anyway, so enjoy it now.
2007-03-24 05:25:11 · answer #7 · answered by bernel1403 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a cheap mobile phone Pay-as-you-go and don't use it very much! Email is free
2007-03-24 05:28:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Local paper round,Errands for the elderly,Washing cars,Leaflet distribution When you are 16 I think?Cleaning ?
2007-03-24 05:34:08 · answer #9 · answered by edison 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, try to find some babysitting , occasionally on weekends, or couple of nights, most kids sleep at that time and it will give you extra money
2007-03-24 05:26:29 · answer #10 · answered by Marina S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋