Elysian Shadows

So, I'm in desperate need of money this summer. I'm getting my grandma's car in the near future (sweet jesus) and I'll need cash stocked up if I want to be able to go places sometimes.

I was planning on mowing yards, but my wonderful acquaintance from up the street has convinced the rich neighbors that I'm the antichrist. So I'm out of a job there.

Since I'm not yet 16, I can't think of any business that would hire me over the summer.

Faced with this dilemma, I've been trying to think of any way to earn money. My imagination seems to be lacking lately.

Any ideas?
I think other could benefit from this, maybe.

Bag some groceries.

Trick kids out of their money at school.

Litterally. Here's some things that I have done or seen others do and worked great:

Go to Sams or Casco or some other warehouse where you can buy boxes of candy. Then carry those candies around in a bag at school and sell for 1 dollar a bar. Eventually, your name will get around, and you'll be making tons.

^ Do this with many other things. School is a great source of income if you're smart. Sell porn (you wouldn't believe how that goes if you do it right), dollar store items, condoms, warzed programs/movies, music, etc.

Print brochures and tack them onto local mailboxes that simply state that you're someone willing to work for money. Include a phone number and available times. This way, you aren't limited to mowing. People will call you up with all sorts of things, from help moving, to mowing, to painting, to gardening. Older people especially find this helpful and are willing to pay for simple tasks such as taking out the garbage, getting the mail and newspaper, etc. Babysitting is also a common one. Also, be sure to include the fact that your payment is negotiable depending on the work.

And if you want a steady source of income, ask a teacher about a youth employment form or whatever you call it. Fill it out, get it signed by parents, etc. Then apply for a job at most grocery stores. They usually hire 15 year olds for bagging, mopping, carts, etc, and are pretty easy to work with about times (around your school schedule, that is). Don't expect more than minimum wage, though.

Do ebay. Sell old things...Or buy and resell old things for more. This is sometimes tedious, though, and usually required that you have a decent sum to invest in a lot of goods to be worth it.

Garage sale. Again, get rid of old junk. Tell your parents that you'll help and set most of it up if you get large chunk of profit.

Finally...Rob a bank. It's a pretty decent get-rich-quick scheme. Don't listen to the morons that say those are fake.

Those all sound like good ideas..
I'd like to apply at a few grocery stores, and there's a small pet store near my house that might be a possibility.

I live in a small neighborhood, and all of the people are stingy with their money, or have kids to do the work. I've already asked around most of the neighborhood for work, but I might try the whole flier/pamphlet thing.

Kids at my school are pretty dumb, and I've made money off of them before, but it's hard work. I don't have a DVD/CD burner, so I can't sell bootleg movies, but I might try to sell my old video camera or my PSP if I can find it.

Isn't there some kind of restriction on the number of hours you're allowed to work, if you're under a certain age? I thought I heard something about that.

Nah. I think the restriction was that you can't be asked to stay after 10PM working.

Well..
I'm going to try to find work. And I hope I do, because I have zero dollars. Or pennies, is it?

I was thinking about writing a religious-themed picture book and selling it outside of churches. It's okay to exploit religion for money, isn't it?

Uhm, wouldn't that make you an average clergyman?

You need to look into the time constraint thing, as I'm almost positive there was one under the age of 16.

Also, have you ever considered being a high school co-op? Personally, not something I'd do, but it's an option.

I'm applying at a few different places, but I doubt I'll get hired.
The pet store near my house said they hire at my age, but I've heard from friends it's really hard to get a job there. Of course, most of my friends are idiots. So we'll see.

Good news, I'm most likely getting my grandma's old car. So I can be styling on my 16" rims

This is a little off topic, then again it might not be I'm not sure. Anyways not to long ago there was this kid at my school, he had a little buisness selling, now right this down kids, he sold little crocheted knick knacks. the idea was so retarded. I looked at half the school, if not more, that bought little hackysacks and necklaces and shit, and I remember thinking how retarded he was. BUt then one faithfull day he told us that he was making about 20 bucks a week!!! Offa those peices of crap. now when this spread round someone else decided to start. This caused many heated discussions and debates, and the occasional fist fight, taht led to the school actually making them quite their buisnesses.

and that my friends is why this is off topic... thank you

My friend got in trouble for taking like a cooler of sodas to school and selling them. But he's Indian, so I guess it's alright. I don't know

Let's see. Back in the day, when I was 15, I babysat the neighbors kids and also did some petsitting (which I enjoyed oh-so-much more.) You can make pretty decent money doing that, and it's not taxed!