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[LAD33-T]

hiya my names lauren im 14 and im sick to the back teeth of having to ask my mum and dad for money especially as i can see they have enough to deal with as it is, although i am only 14 i would like to think im quite mature for my age and i would love some advice on where to start looking for a job, im not chasing some unrealistic fantasy to earn megabucks just enough to stop scrounging off my parents lol the only job i cannot do is a paper round i have had one before and it didnt work out .... please help me xxxx

[Buenchico]

I posted a few suggestions in answer to a similar question here:
http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Jobs-and-Educat ion/Question305522.html

(The link on that page is out of date. To check on the hours you can legally work, see here:
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Parents/ParentsRig hts/DG_4002945 )

As I indicated in that post, it's extremely unlikely that you'll see any jobs advertised. You're going to have to spend a lot of time phoning or visiting potential employers. Good luck!

Chris

[Buenchico]

PS: Don't forget your parents, relatives and neighbours as a potential source of earned income. For example, if you could just find a few people who each need their car cleaned once per week, it would give you a small, but useful, regular source of income. (Try to think of similar jobs which you might be able to do).

Chris

[aims1202]

Could you do jobs for your parents and earn money from them for doing it? Household chores, mowing the lawn etc then it wouldn't feel like you're scrounging off them.
You could also do things like babysitting, dog walking etc for people nearby, maybe put a notice up in a local shop window.
I worked in Sainsbury's after school when i was 15 so you could wait and do that.

[toecrusher]

my daughter worked on a market card stall from being aged 13 after school, but that would depend on there being a local market within easy travelling distance, after that she went on to a delicatessan stall, as a saturday job,but that again depends on how accessable that would be to you. Obviously dont know where you are situated, but are there any local shops that could give you a satutrday job?

[spudqueen]

Our local shops (Newsagents/general store) employs a young person on a Sunday to stock up the shelves - just an idea.

[foodluva]

When I was 15 I used to work in a hair salon sweeping floors and making tea. Might be worth asking around?