How old were you when you started earning?

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midnightmoon05 · Accepted Answer

Before 10 - picked up scrap metals and cardboards- sold for some snack changes

11 - worked at my uncles restaurant, he paid me. I don’t remember how much he paid me.
13 - 15 or 16. Baby sat (cash) worked in some factory folding table clothes. Don’t recall how I was paid.
16 - supermarket - $3.65 and hour. Kinda like first “real” job

18 - office clerk

19 - language teacher - $9 an hour. Was consider a lot

20-22 retail

22 - my career (part time while finishing college) - starting salary was $24k

23 - full time - $38k

same job since then. My salary is much higher now.

Brainsbeforebeauty · Accepted Answer

A "real" actual job? 15

But before then used to make pretty good money when I was 13-14 babysitting, especially the couple next door that were going through a divorce, she'd pay me twenty to stay with the kids till he got off work at 11 so she could "go out". He'd come home, pissed that she was out, and pay me another $20 to stay until she got home so he could go out... I was making $40 a night till my mom put a stop to it cuz most times it was a school night for me.. But that was good money back then lol

20yearsolder · Accepted Answer

12 or 13, I started off by walking beans. Some people won't be familiar with that. Farmers grow soybeans. You're just basically walking down a bean field, the rose are a quarter to a half mile long and You're cutting the weeds out. Usually you have four rows to the right and four rows to the left. Hot muddy work. I've also detassled the corn. Which entails walking down cornfields, pulling the tassels out of the top of the corn. At 14 I went and worked at a salvage yard. Pulling parts off of cars. Driving a wrecker, even though I wasn't even legal to drive

mstbooblover · Accepted Answer

Around 16 years I worked for a few weeks in a supermarket. I started really earning a living at 19 years of age at the Belgian Railway. Many things happened afterwards and I ended up the last 30 years to earn a living as an independant craftsman.

DizzyDesii · Answer

Officially? in college. Unofficially? In HS when i sold my house snacks to classmates for triple the price

Anonymous · Answer

I was 6 and my dads friend always wanted me to give him massages and squeeze out his bad white energy from his body with my mouth. He payed well and told me it was a secret job that should never be spoken about if I wanted to make a lot of money.

Justyna98 · Answer

from the age of 13. it all started with washing windows for the neighbors. later in the summer, I worked a few weeks harvesting fruit. light jobs but earned something. when there was an opportunity, I was happy to help

Goforit1010 · Answer

I was 14. Had part time summer jobs until I was 17. Then got jobs after school until I graduated from HS. Joined the military. Been working ever since.

SaoirseS · Answer

Ten years old helping out as slave labor in the family businesses to keep me busy and "earn my keep." Didn't get paid much, or have an official wage rate or salary until I was 16.

melanieeeB · Answer

Uhm first I made the mistake to work without payment, stupid me, but I was 17/18 when I officially got money for my work

Emiliamazing · Answer

My first job was an undergrad, so 18 years old? My first full-time job was after graduate studies, I was 26

exitseven · Answer

I was 17 before I had my first full time job. Before that I made money mowing lawns and shoveling snow. I also sold newspapers.

Middleman · Answer

I was 7 when I earned my first £1,000 cheque. I'd worked as a part-time kids model back then.

ShadezMcgee · Answer

I was 16 when I started making my own money

NathanDavis · Answer

an actual job... 22 "entrepreneurships" I was around 9 years old, lol

dustybiker · Answer

I was looking after peoples houses, pet sitting at 7-8 years + old.

AviatorTom · Answer

I got my first part time job when I was 18, but my first regular earnings started when I was 20.

Ezra_lila · Answer

At the age of 14 I earned my first salary, though its not that much before.

Anonymous · Answer

I was 21 years old when i got my first official contract job.

Before that i was picking potatoes on farmlands for like 20 dollars per working day from 8:00 in the morning to 19:00 in the evening and i was 16 years old.

ArtemisSilver · Answer

7-8 Ran a schoolyard gambling ring with the odd adjusted to my favor and two tough kids to prevent trouble.

TonightYouu · Answer

10 years old first job was chopping wood a dollar for every log I split and raking lawns made 10 for every yard there is not very many grade schoolers with calloused palms 😂

bean2k21 · Answer

Same year I lost my virginity, and it's no coincidence.

dreamstar72 · Answer

First real paycheck for working sixteen hours was when I was twelve.

goaded · Answer

19, if you don't count getting money from my parents for helping out on the farm.

Sour-rose · Answer

17? Now only if the future me could tell me to not burn it all on bills and shi like my parents and save a little every- Oh shi *puts away some money in my savings*

jamesgoldman · Answer

Eight when I started hauling scrap metal out of rubbish heaps and slightly later, commercial skips

bolverk · Answer

Paper round at 13, full time work at 16 including Technical college

Anonymous · Answer

My first REAL job was immediately after college. So I was 22. It was a lot of work, but I was able to support myself which was great.

whoisvolkan · Answer

First time, when i was 14 or 15, i earned money to buy computer. I worked cafe.

AFretiredTXn · Answer

About 10, when I started a Paper Route in my small hometown.

petitedollbabee · Answer

Got my first job when I was 12

Supermomof3 · Answer

I was 15… I started working in a variety store!

Flower7 · Answer

Fifteen. It was a cashier job.

mandyfire98 · Answer

I was 16 when I first got a job after school.

AsaKyo · Answer

Probably when I was 12

duttyjamagyal · Answer

17when I got my first job

joeldalton · Answer

My first job was at 16.

Anonymous · Answer

Oh gosh, super late 23

Anonymous · Answer

First proper job at 24.

K_KK_K · Answer

13 But not much

Corina_J · Answer

Age 5.

BlueScorpio · Answer

When I was 19

Bluemax · Answer

Sixteen.

genericname85 · Answer

14 devliering newspapers xD

Agape93 · Answer

18. Gotta eat

Valso · Answer

18. That's the legal age to work in Bulgaria.

Sugar100 · Answer

Age 17

Carina0 · Answer

I was 15

skyee_727 · Answer

not yet

Likes2drive · Answer

16 years old

maximumpower · Answer

15 -

Hispanic-Cool-Guy · Answer

Age 22.

OddBeMe · Answer

13 years

EaterPeter · Answer

16 17

jimmy2 · Answer

I was 15

Anonymous · Answer

21 which i am rn

Anonymous · Answer

I was 15.

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