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[Devin_]

Whats a good way to make money for paintball, at age 15?

Please dont say "McDonalds" lol... :eyes:

Honestly, I know a mojority of these are gonna be "Get a job", but come on, i need some other suggestions to. Im kind of not able to get a job for a bit, due to school.

[inuyasharox4776]

do some sort of manual labor.

[soccerjacks12]

School ends at 3. Work until 8. Do your hmwk from 8-10 pm. 10-6 sleep.
I just set out your schedule for you, solid.

[CapnCrunch]

Either beg on the street or get a job. Its really not that hard to pull off 20 or so hours a week during school.

[Devin_]

Remind you of the " Honestly, I know a mojority of these are gonna be "Get a job", but come on, i need some other suggestions to. Im kind of not able to get a job for a bit, due to school. " part.

It is no so much that I cant because of school but more because of my mom wanting me to do good in school, and I cant get a job until I got like honors, and report cards dont come for a bit.

[Tweeters]

make your parents pay for everythings. its great.

[iridespyder]

Burger King...:dodgy:

[Psycho_warden]

Try mowing peoples lawns every once in a while or something. Or perhaps try babysitting. I don't have a job and I'm 17, but I fix peoples paintball markers. Take note that I live in a very small town, where the only 3 serious paintball players are the 3 people on my team, and everyone else has a tippman or a spyder.

[Devin_]

Tweeters: No thanks...
iridespyder: Can you say, "Spam" ?
Psycho_Warden: Winter here... Babysitting maybe, thanks for the suggestion.

[aperson]

2 words: Fat Chicks :dodgy:

[Team Chokepoint]

Lol at devoting only two hours a night to homework. Those were the days.

I understand your situation. My parents have always urged me to work only during summer vacation so that I may focus on school, and I agree with their advice. Fortunately, they often helped out with the cost of playing if I do well academically. Most of the money, however, I earned by doing yard work for neighbors and odd jobs for aunts/uncles/grandparents (who happen to live within 20 miles of me, so that worked out well). This is the first year I've had a job during the school year, and it sucks. I get up at 6, go to school and endure my 5 AP classes, do 90 minutes or so of homework, go to work til 10, do my homework/study until often as late as 1:30, then go to bed and do it all over again (usually finishing my work on the bus and before the first class). Enjoy being 15.

[jrya07]

well if you really need money.....

[Psycho_warden]

Psycho_Warden: Winter here...

Even better! This is how I paid for my first Phantom. Shovel snow. Every business is required under strict liability to shovel their pathways and sidewalks. Go to different business buildings and ask them if you can shovel the snow for them for a small fee. Or if your parents work at a type of building where there is areas to shovel, ask them about it.

[Mackinturk]

Beat up smaller kids and take their lunch money.

[gage713]

get a job. i started when i was 15. davids catfish house busing tables ftw. and i still have time for homework working 4-10 :D

[lotus_esprit5]

when I got my first job (a few months after turning 15) I talked to my dad about possibly getting a job, and of course he was worried about school, so we made a deal where if my grades dropped below a certain point I would have to quit my job to focus more on school. My grades were already good so maybe that made him trust me to keep my grades up. So get really good grades, show your parents your next report card, and try to work out a deal with them where you can keep a job if you can maintain those grades at the same time, and if they slip too much you have to quit. you'll be busy but if you budget your time well you can do it.

here's another idea for making money in the meantime. The holiday season is coming up, ppl will be going out of town. try taking care of your neighbors' pets. I made a ton of money doing this in middle school and high school and its easy.

[Lopez17]

At 15 you have exactly two options. Get money from the rents...or get a job. Be it working at a fast food establishment, grocery store, mall, etc. or starting a business on eBay or something selling products wholesale...you don't really have too many options at 15.

[malcontent]

theres also takeing surveys online... afew of them are targeted towards the mid-teens ages. theres also the whole selling MMO charicters online... which can become quite lucritive...

[killa_n00b]

OR! you could make money like every other kid your age. Reffing at your local field isn't a bad idea either. Usually you get paid in paint of free field fee and stuff, so then you'd save money on playing costs, giving you more money to spend on other paintball related items.

[coolrazer]

Lol at devoting only two hours a night to homework. Those were the days.

lol at having homework, I remember those days.

[lotus_esprit5]

^haha enjoying your senior year a bit?

I remember my senior year i finished most of my work during class, lunch, and study hall and only brought my backpack home because my CD player (yeah, before ipods totally took over...a whole year and a half ago) was in it.

sorry, back on topic. grocery stores and fast food and such are easier places for a fifteen year old to get a job. another good idea is getting a job as either a host or busser at a restaraunt. this is great because you can make a KILLING as a waiter, and when you turn 18 MANY more restaurants, especially more expensive ones, are much more likely to hire you as a waiter if you already have experience working in a restaurant as a host or busser. plus, I much prefer the workplace environment in restaurants compared to grocery stores, and its a great way to meet cute hostesses ;) also, with tip-outs, you can make a decent amount of money this way, much more than other jobs where you probably wouldnt make over $6.50. however, expect to have a somewhat less flexible schedule, and work quite a few friday and saturday nights (maybe wait until football season is over before getting a restaurant job, or else you wont go to very many games). but if you're serious about making money for balling its a great idea.

[Devin_]

Thank you all for the great suggestions. I forgot to add that I also do Martial Arts every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday. :o On friday from 3:30pm to 8:10pm...

[gnr rocker]

Thank you all for the great suggestions. I forgot to add that I also do Martial Arts every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday. :o On friday from 3:30pm to 8:10pm...

Quit it. Buy a gun if you want self defense.

[CapnCrunch]

Thank you all for the great suggestions. I forgot to add that I also do Martial Arts every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday. :o On friday from 3:30pm to 8:10pm...
Yeah your going to have to make some sacrifices if you want money. Noones going to give you money for doing nothing.

[malcontent]

are YOU paying for the MA classes? or are your parents?

[Devin_]

My mother signed me up a couple years ago for a 3 year contract after a 1 year.

[Samrog777]

Steal it/sell drugs

[CapnCrunch]

My mother signed me up a couple years ago for a 3 year contract after a 1 year.
omg, a contract? now you can't quit

[drumjester]

Buddy, the only way to make enough money for balling is an actual job. I started balling hard core at 15 and had my first job when i was 14. Its all about making sacrifices and placing things in order of importances to your life. If i hadnt sacrificed a few things i loved for balling i wouldnt be in the sponsored position im in now.