Making money without a job

[Gale]

To be completely blunt, a 13 year old doesn't need a $1,500 PC. 

 

Mid-twenties me doesn't need a $1,300 PC yet I have one. X:

[Dossium]

What depressing thread. Aside from all the laughing the replies cause, depressing...

[ShadowCaptain]

Mid-twenties me doesn't need a $1,300 PC yet I have one. X:

 

Nah you totally do

[comicsansms]

To be completely blunt, a 13 year old doesn't need a $1,500 PC. 

I agree, but also remember Australia taxes on everything and because of that, computer components cost lots (Cheapest 8GB kit of ram is about $80)

[JoshPC]

I agree, but also remember Australia taxes on everything and because of that, computer components cost lots (Cheapest 8GB kit of ram is about $80)

And to think 3 years ago the Australia dollar was stronger then the US. I wonder what the hell happened....

[sissj]

I'm 13 years old right now and I have around $150. I'm saving for around $1500 for my gaming PC. Please leave suggestions on what you did to earn money besides working at home as I already do that.

If you have Minecraft, and have building skill you could build for people for cash, I did it and it earned me a fair amount of cash.

[Mooshi]

I live in Australia so it's a bit expensive to buy things, $1,500 covers the monitor OS, keyboard, mouse and headset as well as the PC and desk. Plus by the time I have that money I'll probably be 15

I realized this after hitting post! It seems less bad when you consider the currency. That said, I'm a year younger than Linus and remember my family didn't even get a PC till I was a freshman in highschool (14-15) and it was a very basic HP with a slow Celeron.

I agree, but also remember Australia taxes on everything and because of that, computer components cost lots (Cheapest 8GB kit of ram is about $80)

I always feel bad whenever I see a member from Australia or New Zealand post here because their prices are so awful! :C

Mid-twenties me doesn't need a $1,300 PC yet I have one. X:

Kind of a decent age gap, wouldn't you say? As mentioned to the OP. Around this age, my family didn't even have a PC till a little while after and when we did, it was far from a nice custom gaming rig.

 

I mean no disrespect to OP, I'm looking at this from a 28 year olds perspective who remembers the PC scene from what feels like forever ago now. Doing a direct conversion, 1.5k AUD is 1088.63 USD. I think the piece of crap Celeron my folks bought when I was 14-15 was probably around 600ish dollars including monitor ect. The first and only HP I ever had to deal with.

[Ariito]

Its alright kiddo, once you're 18 and studying at a university apply for youth allowance and let the dosh come in for no hard work what so ever

[Fluffinator]

Pretty sure there's no way to get free money or a way to get money to fall from the sky and hit you in the face, just work outside, ask neighbors for odd jobs like mowing lawns or walking dogs. Etc.

[as96]

I'm 13 years old right now and I have around $150. I'm saving for around $1500 for my gaming PC. Please leave suggestions on what you did to earn money besides working at home as I already do that.

You don't, if it was possible to earn that much money without a job do you think anyone would actually work?

[FaZe Booce]

csgo cases and lots of weed

[HexNether]

I'm 13 years old right now and I have around $150. I'm saving for around $1500 for my gaming PC. Please leave suggestions on what you did to earn money besides working at home as I already do that.

Have you considered multiplying???? Its great, you would probably need X10, you would have the money in no time!!!

[KemoKa]

find stuff at thrift stores that you can sell off at a profit.

[Fluffinator]

find stuff at thrift stores that you can sell off at a profit.

Gross thrift stores are already expensive for there goods for the fact that you're helping other people. I remember going into a thrift store and there furniture was always the price of the same thing brand new or even more, if a thrift store has a hard time selling it don't think you could make mad profit on that or everyone would do it.

[KemoKa]

Gross thrift stores are already expensive for there goods for the fact that you're helping other people. I remember going into a thrift store and there furniture was always the price of the same thing brand new or even more, if a thrift store has a hard time selling it don't think you could make mad profit on that or everyone would do it.

There are thrift stores that have good deals on stuff. Goodwill doesn't count.

[SirMonti]

If you looked I'm 13 and in my country you have to be 14 and 10 months old

That is an oddly specific age to start working.

[SirMonti]

I live in Australia so it's a bit expensive to buy things, $1,500 covers the monitor OS, keyboard, mouse and headset as well as the PC and desk. Plus by the time I have that money I'll probably be 15

Assuming that is 1500 AUS, that is still 100 USD which is probably much more than you need to spend.  I built a 1200 rig not long ago and realized how unnecessary it was. Much of that went into aesthetics which I did not need to do and I sacrificed a good cooler to have fancy looking parts.  I love looking at it everyday, but I could have got the performance I needed for a few hundred less than I spent.

 

If money is an issue (and when you are 13 it always is) then go budget and get by without ultimate graphics until you get a job.

[ManWithBeard1990]

As a 13-year-old chances are you don't have the skill, experience or strength to do something that someone wants to pay someone for, so helping with chores and staying in school is your best bet imo.

Also, you don't need a 1500 dollar rig. It's not the responsible thing to do or recommend. Hell, a 1000 dollar rig is already pretty sweet tbh.

Mine cost about 850 euros at the time, peripherals included. Granted, it's not a top-of-the-line gaming rig but it doesn't need to be. Besides, you'll need some money leftover to buy the games themselves.

[AstroBenny]

I do a daily paper round and deliver about 40 papers each day - takes me about 1/2 hour on bike/scooter and I get paid £30 (about $45) every week. It doesn't seem like much but when you counter in the 'tips' you get at Christmas by putting Merry Christmas cards through people's doors it really adds up. I got around £220 (about $340) of Christmas tips alone last year and that was only with 30ish papers!

[Yoinkerman]

Officiating sports should earn decent coin and you can do it at 13

[vXhanz]

Collect scrap metal/cans to recycle.

Buy at yard sales, then flip items at a flea market, CL, or another local site.

Buy used lawn equipment, fix them (most require a carb cleaning only) and sell them.