Ideas for money making?

[Mac]

I'm 15, which in the UK is hard to get a job.

I need ways to make some money other than the usual jobs around the house stuff, Got any ideas? Got little money to put into something, >£50

[Dave :)]

Go round to neighbour's houses asking if they need their car washed / gardening / window cleaning. Or sell some stuff you have laying around.

[JordanMac]

Write a CV and a general letter saying you are interested in any job (no specific details), print them out like 100 times, put them in nice/clean white envelopes and just hand them in everywhere. Especially the supermarkets (tesco/asda etc). I did this at your age got a reply back about a month later from argos about 2 weeks before christmas saying they were hiring temporary positions. worked the temp job, asked for a part time job at the end and they gave me one :)

[Puppet]

Write a CV and a general letter saying you are interested in any job (no specific details), print them out like 100 times, put them in nice/clean white envelopes and just hand them in everywhere. Especially the supermarkets (tesco/asda etc). I did this at your age got a reply back about a month later from argos about 2 weeks before christmas saying they were hiring temporary positions. worked the temp job, asked for a part time job at the end and they gave me one :)

So what you are saying is, Argos employ underage workers?

[Puppet]

I think Dave's ideas sound good. If you are interested in tech related stuff, you may want to look into doing some console/mobile repair on the side or PC repair. A lot of people offering that kind of stuff on Gumtree, you could try friend and family though.

Do you have any specific skills?

[Season]

When I was 16, I started reselling on online marketplaces to supplement the income from my job at the car wash. This would require money from your parents to start up.

Car detailing is something that can net you huge amounts of money with a little investment. I loved detailing when I did it and found it to be very rewarding, granted you can put in the hard work.

[Conelton]

I'm 16 and in the UK too and I agree it's not easy to find work beyond mowing lawns or washing neighbours' cars. Of the few friends of mine who have jobs, most of them just got lucky. They knew a guy who knew a guy who worked somewhere that was willing to take on a 15/16yo. So that would be my first suggestion: check if your mum or your uncle or you distant cousin can get you in anywhere. Other than that, have a CV ready and keep an eye out.

[Night]

Write a CV and a general letter saying you are interested in any job (no specific details), print them out like 100 times, put them in nice/clean white envelopes and just hand them in everywhere. Especially the supermarkets (tesco/asda etc). I did this at your age got a reply back about a month later from argos about 2 weeks before christmas saying they were hiring temporary positions. worked the temp job, asked for a part time job at the end and they gave me one :)

? You have to be a certain age to get a job in the UK?

[Puppet]

Write a CV and a general letter saying you are interested in any job (no specific details), print them out like 100 times, put them in nice/clean white envelopes and just hand them in everywhere. Especially the supermarkets (tesco/asda etc). I did this at your age got a reply back about a month later from argos about 2 weeks before christmas saying they were hiring temporary positions. worked the temp job, asked for a part time job at the end and they gave me one :)

Yes, Jordan said the same thing, he replied through the message centre though, and it didn't post here thanks to the VB5 beta lol. I'll repost:

"Children can only start full-time work after the last Friday in June of the academic year when they turn 16. This is the minimum school leaving age...From the summer of 2013, a young person must do some part-time education or training until they’re 17." (https://www.gov.uk/child-employment/minimum-ages-children-can-work). Meaning the minimum working age could be 17.

Children over the age of 13 may work part-time but, require "employment permit issued by the education department of the local council" (https://www.gov.uk/child-employment/restrictions-on-child-employment). There are also plenty of other restrictions on the types of work that can be offered.

There most definitely are minimum working ages in the UK, I just cannot see any large businesses wanting to go to the effort of obtaining a permit, perhaps they did in your case though.

No offense to the OP, I wouldn't consider you a child, just legislation

[Puppet]

When I was 16, I started reselling on online marketplaces to supplement the income from my job at the car wash. This would require money from your parents to start up.

Car detailing is something that can net you huge amounts of money with a little investment. I loved detailing when I did it and found it to be very rewarding, granted you can put in the hard work.

Good money in detailing, some skill required if machine polishing etc. Still get a good bit of money for claying and waxing though

[Glaith]

If you have enough patience to deal with noobs, You can start a class to show old timers how to use email facebook and windows. Charge 5 dollers a head per class bam there some money, Dont fix computers for free for 8 years like I did, Charge for your skills. If none of this interests you then best thing to do is just to keep on trying never give up and eventually somthing will come along that you really enjoy, it's very tedious but bvery rarely will you get your foot in the back door for somthing you want to do, you must earn it and when you do you feel even better for it. Good luck man.

[daveyjones]

If you are any good at building/fixing pc's, make some flyers, ask around, etc. to get some jobs for that. There is a lot of money to be made in it, we live in a technological age, take advantage of it.

[Nit3Rid3R]

You could like, work part time at a macdonals or H&M, stores like those are a good way to earn if you're around that age.

[Zack]

/r/beermoney. Check it out.

[Mac]

I think Dave's ideas sound good. If you are interested in tech related stuff, you may want to look into doing some console/mobile repair on the side or PC repair. A lot of people offering that kind of stuff on Gumtree, you could try friend and family though.

Do you have any specific skills?

I can build, fix computers. I can fix consoles, I can fix phones. I just can't find anyone and I don't have the money to buy broken and fix up

[Mac]

I'm 16 and in the UK too and I agree it's not easy to find work beyond mowing lawns or washing neighbours' cars. Of the few friends of mine who have jobs, most of them just got lucky. They knew a guy who knew a guy who worked somewhere that was willing to take on a 15/16yo. So that would be my first suggestion: check if your mum or your uncle or you distant cousin can get you in anywhere. Other than that, have a CV ready and keep an eye out.

Nearly done my CV, I just have the personal statement to go. I'll start handing them out in the coming weeks

[neision]

Wow it was just 4 months ago when I was your age and I got into pc building :) I wanted to make the $$$ but I was still in school. My dad gets clients for me now and then for my pc building buisness my price is around $500 TTD per build. I'm making it public because it's basically private atm :) it's recently been my dead to make a pc building company and I want that dream to come true :) working really hard but gotta focus on school if things don't turn out that well!

~Nick

[Glaith]

Write a CV and a general letter saying you are interested in any job (no specific details), print them out like 100 times, put them in nice/clean white envelopes and just hand them in everywhere. Especially the supermarkets (tesco/asda etc). I did this at your age got a reply back about a month later from argos about 2 weeks before christmas saying they were hiring temporary positions. worked the temp job, asked for a part time job at the end and they gave me one :)

Its 14 and 9 months here in australia so i dont think 15 is underage

[ixi_your_face]

I too, am in the same position as you. Can you maybe apply for some place like PC world, or a local PC store? I was going to apply for PC world a few days back, but i held off because i don't really have much to put on a CV, other than i've been building PC's for 8 years

[Mac]

I too, am in the same position as you. Can you maybe apply for some place like PC world, or a local PC store? I was going to apply for PC world a few days back, but i held off because i don't really have much to put on a CV, other than i've been building PC's for 8 years

I've not finished exams yet, but I have all predicted on there but I've not yet done personal statement ect, the worst bits. I'm going to be putting in a CV to a small PC shop as soon as I'm done