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Jacqui

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I'm so upset.
I really want a bike and I found a really nice bmx. There's just 1 problem: it's £206.

I have no money as I am a teen and I spent all my birthday and Christmas and pocket money mostly on spud. I currently have £0.

My parents refused to pay and said I'll have to work for money.
They said they would pay £10 a week for me to walk the dog every day.
I get £10 every three weeks pocket money. That all adds up to 4 months work!!!!

If it takes me 4 months then I would have missed summer and I wouldn't be able to go out all the time on it :( :( :(

Any ideas how else I can make money?

Baby sitting? Yard work?
 

Jacqui

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You always have to pay your debts!! No if ands or buts!!

How about pet sitting for your parents friends? Send out an email to all of them that live close.

Babysitting? Do you like kids? The sitters around here make $10-15 an hour.

Wow babysitting pays better then most of the jobs in this area.
 

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Teen sitters around here make $5 an hr. Adult sitters with references can make $10+ an hr depending on how many kids. Young nannies make a lot more than that even.
 

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Can't help laughing. We have a possible high of around 32C forecast for Wednesday. The newspapers are treating it like it's a major problem...

It is warm for the UK, but not that uncommon!
Wow! 32 degrees C, I think, is EXTREMELY HOT for a place like the UK, that hardly ever sees the SUN.
 

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Teen sitters around here make $5 an hr. Adult sitters with references can make $10+ an hr depending on how many kids. Young nannies make a lot more than that even.

Amazing, that is more then I have ever made an hour.
 

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Amazing, that is more then I have ever made an hour.
I know right? Young ladies can really make good money if they like kids. Day nannies make ridiculous amounts of $, but they are also expected to tidy up after the kids and fix them decent meals usually as well.
Expectations vary but they can make some really good money.
 

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Wow! 32 degrees C, I think, is EXTREMELY HOT for a place like the UK, that hardly ever sees the SUN.
We do see the sun regularly, especially where I live in the South East. It is a myth that it rains all the time in Britain.

The problem we have is that we can never rely on what our weather will do. So if someone asks "what will the weather be like next week?" then we just shrug... it's anybody's guess. Given that it's July next week, it shouldn't snow but that's as far as we'll go :D

On the plus side we don't get the extremes of temperature either. Winter lows below -5C (23F) and summer highs above 30C (86F) are not usually prolonged and relatively uncommon.
 

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I know right? Young ladies can really make good money if they like kids. Day nannies make ridiculous amounts of $, but they are also expected to tidy up after the kids and fix them decent meals usually as well.
Expectations vary but they can make some really good money.
Do they have to be young ladies? I've been teaching youngins about critters for close to 40 years in some capacity or other. And would the meals need be “healthy"? Or would my type menu be adequate? Would teaching proper channel surfing be a desirable trait ? Heck, I've got skills to teach kids. How to roll a proper cigarette, stand up for your favorite beer, the right way to celebrate the High Holy Day of Bacon Sunday!
 

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I was a nanny for 8yrs, trust me I barely had enough money for rent and drinks:) Of course that was 20 yrs ago!
 

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Do they have to be young ladies? I've been teaching youngins about critters for close to 40 years in some capacity or other. And would the meals need be “healthy"? Or would my type menu be adequate? Would teaching proper channel surfing be a desirable trait ? Heck, I've got skills to teach kids. How to roll a proper cigarette, stand up for your favorite beer, the right way to celebrate the High Holy Day of Bacon Sunday!


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