Money Making Schemes

Nagesh answers:

Dog walking
Yard cleanup
Snow shoveling
Babysitting/Mother’s helper
Errand runner
Cutting Lawns
Lemonade stand
Yard sale of your old items

Nagesh answers:

Here’s a good list:

-wash neighbor’s car (don’t scratch it!)
-extra chores in the house?
-babysit (If you’re good with kids)
-sell your Wii
-sell old stuff in the house w/ your parents permission on a site like ebay or craigslist

I wouldn’t go for those online surveys and such. Most are fake and require many hoops to jump. They might just take your info and such – make sure to check the bbb.org site to see if it’s legitimate. Protect yourself.

Nagesh answers:

Can’t you just explain to your family your finances? Our family is very open about what we can afford and what we can’t. I guess it’s because one year all my sister and I got was a package of fun chapstick because mom just moved into a new place.

Your wife will certainly understand and if you don’t have $$ for christmas, will you have the $$ to pay back the loan?

Not trying to bash you, we’re in the same situation, we’re selling stuff thats no longer needed to come up with the $$ for some presents because we’re not putting ourselves that farther in debt for material things, not worth it. 🙂

Nagesh answers:

This is a hard question to answer because since you are 15 you really didn’t give us enough information to provide a good answer. First I would ask you where you will be staying when you go South? Will you be staying with family or with friends that are your own age or with your friends family? Being a mother myself it’s sometimes difficult letting your kids be on their own, especially with all the things you see on the news that might happen to you while you’re away. I would say that even though it may not be a vacation for her your mom should consider coming with you so that you can go and she can feel more comfortable about the whole situation. There is really nothing you can say to your mom that is going to help, but acting maturely like you have by not nagging her about it is a definite plus in your corner. About the money. Do you know how much money you are going to need for your vacation? I would say make a budget so that you can come up with a total of what it’s going to take for expenses. To earn money you can possibly babysit for friends and family, or if you are a boy you can possibly cut and weed yards, paint fences, or clean up people’s garages. I would say to make a flyer on your computer offering your services to your neighbors and friends with your phone number on it if you can and post it or put it in your neighbors mailboxes. If not, have your mom let her friends know what you can do for them to make some money. Dog sitting or walking your neighbors dogs is also a great way to make money. You might ask your mom if you can have a garage sale and gather items that your mother, aunts, grandparents might not want but that you can sell. Hope this helps you 🙂

Nagesh answers:

First let me say it sounds like you have very loving parents, have you tried making things or selling candy out your house to the hood kids in your hood? Maybe start a video game contest or something and charge a cover fee or something. Think what are you good at? Can you offer to do homework or take notes for other kids or sell your notes or something hope this helps?