TEENAGER SERIES: HOW TO MAKE MONEY FOR TEENAGERS

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   Work for yourself. Treat it like a program or business. You can work by yourself, or you can start a mini-company by joining together with your friends. Yes, group work means splitting up the funds, but it also means you can get a lot of jobs done quickly and, more importantly, safely, which means you will also be able to go more places.
   • When working with your friends, divide the tasks fairly and equally (rotating if it keeps everyone happy), take your group around the neighborhood after school or on weekends, and offer to get various tasks done quickly for a set price.
   • A lot of people will turn away a lone teenager knocking at their door for fear that it will look suspicious. If they see that you’re working as a team, however, they’ll know you can get in and out quickly without concerning the neighbors.
   • If you are raising money toward a specific goal (ex. buying an instrument, being able to go on a school trip), let people know; they’ll be much more likely to buy stuff from someone with a purpose and may even give you extra.
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   Consider the basics. Babysit, walk dogs, or even record videos and put them online, with the right partnership company, there is a lot of money in it. Or mow lawns for your neighbors. You can make a lot of money, but it's hard work and could take up much of the weekend. If you get distracted or depressed, remind yourself that your hard work will lead to very real results.
   • Team up to do odd jobs like landscaping: One person mows, one cleans the gutters, one clips the hedges, one rakes up all the debris. Ask your parents and your friends' parents for all the necessary tools, or rent them from a supply store.
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   Shovel snow. Go to every house in a good sized neighborhood charging 10-20 dollars per driveway, or 30 dollars a week for shoveling the snow. (Charge extra when shoveling snow that has been driven on, which is packed down and very hard to remove.) Do this every time it snows. Someone may pay you in advance for a month if they know you, or if they like your work!
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   Do work around the house. Negotiate fees with your parents for extra choresaround the house. Try to pick things they might hire a professional to do, like cleaning the toilets, and charge them half price. Ask your parents if you can clean the house each week. Do your laundry and the dishes.
   • Be sure to do the chores properly or your parents might not think it's worth their money.
   • If there isn’t much work to be done, you might even be able to work out some other kind of arrangement (ex. "If I work really hard to save water and electricity, will you pay me the amount of money we saved on the bill since last month?").
   • Parents are sometimes more willing to help out if they know what your plan is, so share all the details with them.
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   Run errands for an elderly person. Get groceries, do heavy lifting, troubleshoot the computer, or do any other tasks they might have trouble with. Try to have a good relationship with the person; remember that they might be lonely and probably enjoy spending time around younger people such as friends. (It makes them feel younger.) The better they feel around you, the more they'll be likely to give you for your services.
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   Take trash to the curb. On the day before trash pickup, hit up all the houses on your street and ask for a dollar from each house to take all the bins out to the curb. (Don’t ask for any more than this; it’s a super simple job, so you have to maintain a reasonable cost-to-laziness ratio to get anyone interested.) If it works on even twenty houses, that’s twenty bucks for almost no work.
   • You might have even better luck in a retirement community or an area where you know a lot of elderly people happen to live.
   • Don’t do this in sketchy areas or go into anyone’s house for any reason. You might be better off working with a partner in some situations.
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   Start a car wash. Car washing and detailing is another great money-making idea. This is done most easily with several people: one person rinses and scrubs, one does windows, two detail the inside. Remember to thoroughly vacuum the inside, hit the wheels with wheel wax, rub the inside with vinyl scrub (if the surface is vinyl), and do a thorough job. Remember, if people don't like your work, they can probably go to a professional and get the job done cheaper. Keep in mind who you're competing against.
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   Sell items at a yard sale. Even if you don’t think you have anything lying around that anyone will want, you’d be surprised by how quickly a lot of little sales can add up. Empty out your closet, attic, or basement and gather together everything you don’t want. Put all the small-ticket items into a group to be sold at a yard sale, which you can advertise with street signs and Craigslist. (Often, clothes in nice condition will sell at a yard sale. Worthless clothes, especially simple tees, can be cleaned and sold in bundles as shop rags.)
   • Make a little extra at a yard sale by offering simple, cheap beverages or snacks. If it’s nice weather, offer lemonade, individual baggies of popcorn (stove-popped, not microwave-popped, which is way more expensive), or other sunny day refreshments; if it’s cold or blustery, offer hot tea or cider. You can either sell these at a very low rate (it’s a yard sale, after all), give them away (making people more likely to buy out of niceness and good will), or offer them for free but accept donations (some people will blow you out of the water with their generosity).
   • If you have the time, you can also make or build things to sell. Just make sure that there’s room for profit! You have to keep in mind things like materials cost.
   • If you're serious about selling things, learn how to haggle.
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   Advertise your services. Place a cheap ad in the newspaper or online for something like babysitting, house-sitting, pet-sitting, etc. You can also pass out flyers and business cards for people who need help advertising. Craigslist is a great place to offer your services, but plan on having a parent or guardian accompany you when you scope for work; it's probably not ideal, but there are people out there who could try to take advantage of you, and you want to be prepared. It's nothing to worry about, but it's something to be aware of.

WHATEVER SERIE: WHAT TO DO WHEN U R BORED

1. THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH ABSOLUTELY NOTHING

Blink wildly and then close your eyes really tight for an interesting light show
(Amusement Potential: 1-5 minutes)
See a variety of blobs, stars and flashes. Try to make out shapes and see if your subconscious is trying to send you a message (perhaps that funny shape is saying, 'send all your money to urban75.com'?)

See how long you can hold a note
(Amusement Potential: 4-20 minutes)
Not that much fun, but it sure passes the time. Play with a friend, or try to beat your own personal best. Inhale deeply and then try and make a noise for as long as you can. Earn extra points for making your partner laugh or ending on an amusing note.

Try to not think about penguins
(Amusement Potential: 1-5 minutes)
This is especially hard, because by trying too much, you remember what you were trying to avoid thinking of. If you try too little, you end up thinking about penguins anyway.

Use your secret mind power
(Amusement Potential: 5-10 minutes)
Pick a passing by and try to use your mind power to command them do something, like drop their bag or knock into someone. The law of averages dictates that sooner or later one of your mind commands will come true, so you can convince yourself that you really have super human powers and waste even more time trying them out.

Pretend you're a robot
(Amusement Potential: 1-3 minutes)
Walk down the street with mechanical movements, adding 'zzzzzt' sounds with each motion. Pretending to have a motor broken in, say, your left hand can add at least 30 seconds more entertainment. 

Scratch yourself
(Amusement Potential: 1-3 minutes)
Go ahead, scratch yourself now. Even if nothing itches, go ahead. Doesn't that feel pretty good?

Rate passers by
(Amusement Potential: 10-15 minutes)
Secretly award passers by marks out of ten as you go along, offering (unsaid) expert criticism over their clothing, hairstyle and footwear choices. 

Repeat the same word over and over until it loses its meaning
(Amusement Potential: 1-3 minutes)
Pick a random word out of a magazine and say it aloud to yourself until it becomes a meaningless set of noises.

Pinch yourself
(Amusement Potential: 1-3 minutes)
What is pain? Why is it unpleasant? There's nothing physical about it - it's all in your mind. Plus, after pinching yourself for awhile, boredom will seem nice next to being in pain.

Try to swallow your tongue
(Amusement Potential: 1-2 minutes)
There's not much to say about this one. It is possible, but really stupid.

Pretend to be a car
(Amusement Potential: 5-10 minutes)
Make appropriate revving noises in your head as you walk along and add a racing commentary as you pass strangers in the street. Use blinking eyes as indicators for extra authenticity. 

Make Star Trek door noises
(Amusement Potential: 1-2 minutes)
Stand by an electric door to a bank or something and make that silly "Scccccccchwop" sound heard whenever people popped on to the bridge to hang with Captain Kirk.

Look at something for awhile, shut eyes, study after image
(Amusement Potential: 2-5 minutes)
Another great time waster. It takes about 30 seconds of staring to create an after image, and the image is then viewable for about the same length of time. Fun to combine this one with pushing on your eyes.

Get yourself as nauseated as possible
(Amusement Potential: 5-10 minutes)
Best achieved by looking straight up and spinning around. Try to be so dizzy you can't even stand up. This is also entertaining due to the "makes boredom seem a lot better" effect (see "Hurt Yourself"). 

Invent a weird twitch
(Amusement Potential: 5-10 minutes)
Adopt a bizarre twitch (e.g. flicking your head irregularly, twitching with eye or busting out sporadic cough noises) and try it out when you go shopping. 

Make a low buzzing noise
(Amusement Potential: 15-30 minutes)
Hours of fun in libraries! Keeping a totally straight face and looking nonchalant, make a low pitch humming/buzzing noise and see who reacts. 

CHIRSTMAS SERIES: TO DO CHRISTMAS CHECKLIST

#1 Visit The Real Santa Claus In Lapland

This may seem like a very out-there idea but if you haven’t already arranged anything else this Christmas and you feel like a having very different albeit traditional Christmas holiday then why not head over to Lapland. Although fairly expensive for a short stay over in Lapland, it is absolutely picturesque and well worth the money if you can afford the trip, and you are not scared of flying. Lapland if you didn’t already know, is in Finland and it really is a beautiful place to travel to and around. There is always snow at this festive time of year so you are sure to have a beautiful white Christmas, you will also find reindeer’s in their natural habitat which is great to see. On top of all this there is of course the big, fat, jolly man whose white beard and red (or more traditionally green) clothing is set to make any child’s Christmas day a special one, I am of course talking about Santa Claus himself; you will be greeted in true Christmas spirit by jolly Saint Nick who is sure to make the rest of your short stay very memorable, just dont forget to pack your camera, this is one trip you will definitely want to keep fond memories of.

#2 Go Out And Buy A Real Christmas Tree

Everyone has different family traditions, maybe you have a fake Christmas tree instead of a real one, maybe you go out every year and buy one together as a family, or maybe you just go out alone and grab one from your local supermarket (if they sell them). The point is that it is about time you had a Christmas tree up in your house, maybe you have a small home and need a tiny tree, or maybe you have an ongoing competition with a fellow neighbour to have the most ridiculously sized tree you can in your home. The Christmas tree is a traditional decoration for any family that celebrates Christmas and without one the house just doesn’t feel like Christmas at all. If this is your first Christmas without your parents then this is a chance to start a new tradition altogether, why not take your partner (and your children if you have any) out to find the perfect tree and pick it together, you can really make it a fun outing which will become an annual event? Whatever you do this Christmas make sure you don’t go too overboard, you want to actually see the rest of the room and not just a space full of tree!

#3 Set A Christmas Budget And Stick To It

This piece of advice is worth its weight in gold, regardless of how obvious it appears to be. The amount of people who go over their budget at Christmas is astonishing, it appears we are a society full of impulse buyers, which can lead to disaster if you are not careful. Think about your routine that you stick to the rest of the year, you pay your rent, your bills, your taxes (hopefully) but then you have what is left over for luxuries, this is your budget for the rest of the month (or week) and in order to keep having these luxuries you must keep to your budget or else you will have to go without for a period of time. It’s exactly the same at Christmas only you have more things to buy for other people (obviously). If you haven’t saved up in advance for Christmas spending don’t panic, just sort out a reasonable budget. Make a list of all the people you NEED to buy presents for and a list of those you would LIKE to buy presents for. then buy accordingly you don’t need to spend hundreds per person, most people will be happy with something very small. Just remember the famous old phrase “It’s the thought that counts”.

#4 Go Christmas Carolling

If you are feeling very festive this year you could take your friends and family around your local area and do some carol singing; just make sure you know the words and can keep in tune at least a little. The days of Christmas Carolling are dying out year after year, but there is no reason why you can’t still go out and do your own thing. Maybe you could do it in aid of a local or national charity, or maybe you just want to spread the Christmas cheer? Whatever your reasons are and no matter where you do it, this is still a time honored tradition and really gets everyone in a festive mood. If you would like to do some Christmas singing then make sure everyone knows the words you can more than likely find every single Christmas carol known to man here on the internet but there is nothing saying you can’t do a modern variation and sing some more recent number one Christmas hits instead. Just have fun!

#5 Give Unwanted Toys To A Children’s Hospital

Christmas is a time for giving, and if you find yourself overrun with old Christmas toys from years ago then maybe you are thinking of throwing some of them out; but wait, before you do that, consider the children who are unable to celebrate Christmas because they are in the hospital! Instead of throwing out all of those toys that probably cost a lot of money some time ago, you could make a childs day by taking them all to the local children’s hospital or ward and let them have toys instead. You’d be surprised at how little can mean so much to a child especially one who has to spend their Christmas day in hospital. So if you are feeling genuinely generous and you want to give to others in this festive holiday then why not pack all those toys up and donate them today. The staff will thank you for it and the children will be thrilled. If you were to do just one item on this list before Christmas I think this should be it.

#6 Put Christmas Lights On The Outside Of Your House

Every year it seems there are more and more people in the local neighbourhood who are competing for the “most lights on a house ever competition” of course this is a completely fictional competition although for some reason the Christmas lights do get bigger although not better in some cases. If you want to put some lights on your house then please do so, it really does help carry the festive mood, just make sure you don’t over do it too much. Nowadays there are hundreds of places that you can buy lighting from, your local DIY store, supermarkets, even the thrush and pound stores are selling them now and they can be very cheap. Just make sure that you use a ladder and get someone to help you when you are attaching them to your roofs; it’s very cold and slippery this time of year so make sure you wrap up warm and stay safe.

#7 Get In The Christmas Spirit By Watching ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’

In fact any old or indeed new Christmas film is fine really but this is one that really stands out to me, I remember watching this film every year with my family, I’m sure many of you have other movies that you watch every Christmas with your family but instead of waiting for the TV companies to start showing them on Christmas Day itself, why not go out and buy that favourite festive movie of yours so you can watch it any time you like! There a lots of choices too, some a lot more dated and some with gerat CGI for the kids, this is great because it means everyone can enjoy watching a Christmas movie. Think about the family time it will create too, its an excuse to get everyone to sit down together and enjoy something as a whole family. Whatever your traditional movie of this season is, and whenever you watch it, I hope you have a great time.

#8 Take Your Kids To See Santa

Remember when you were a child and you were taken to see Father Christmas? Remember how it felt? The excitement, then panic of thinking about which toy to ask for and the fear of wondering whether or not you had been ‘good’ enough throughout the year? Well if you’re now all grown up with your own children it means you can become a little nostalgic by taking your own kids to see Santa Claus. It’s brilliant watching the faces of your little ones whilst there waiting in line to see Santa, and it’s one of the only queues you can stand in where the children will actually behave (sometimes). Not only is this a great thing to do for your children it also helps to reinforce the whole ‘Santa Claus is real’ debacle which keeps their imagination running wild. Its important for children to be able to have a childhood and by taking them to see Santa you are actually feeding their imagination.Christmas really is a time for the children so why not take them down to the local ‘Santa’s Grotto’ and meet the man himself.

#9 Cook An Entire Christmas Dinner From Scratch (By Yourselves)

Okay so every Sunday for around 16 years or more your dear old Mother slaved over hot stoves and cooking utensils in a bid to make the perfect roast dinner right? Well now it’s time to return the favour and the least you can do is cook her (and the rest of the family of course) a lovely Christmas dinner. The only problem with this is that if it is your first time you have no idea of what to do, get it wrong and your roast potatoes could be ready before the turkey is even thawed out, so you need to take a little time to get acquainted with the rules of cooking a Christmas dinner. Okay so it isn’t rocket science but the chances are that you will want to get it right first time so you can be thanked instead of receiving phonecalls the next day about why your turkey gave your entire family food poisoning – not a good idea. Help is at hand though, because if you think back a little, back to the day’s of school, you should remember these little rectangle objects called books! Amazingly some of them actually have writing within them, some even on the topic of cooking and recipes! Joking aside, if you are nervous, worried, or sheer terrified that you have picked the short straw this Christmas, then head over to your local bookstore and  pick up a cook book. It may actually save your life (and those who are going to eat it with you).

#10 Go And See The Nutcracker Theatre Show In The West End

If you enjoy live theatre productions and you haven’t been to any recently (or even if you have) then why not travel to London or Broadway if you are over in the US and see one of the biggest and best productions of this festive season; The Nutcracker. This would really make a great family day out and if you are lucky the traditional German market may be around as a sort of after show wound down. The great thing about The Nutcracker is that it’s aimed at children and adults alike, it also offers something other than a night sat in front of the TV watching a televised version which, lets face it, is not the same thing as the real deal. Try to get tickets well in advanced though because they are usually sell out shows with obvious reasons, also make sure if you are taking your kids that you do so when they have finished school for the semester, that way you won’t have to make them skip classes. Add a bit of culture to your lives, go and see The Nutcracker, you might even enjoy it!

CHRISTMAS DAY SET: theme for CHRISTMAS PARTY

1 – Winter Wonderland Christmas Party Theme

Fancy a winter wonderland themed Christmas party?

You can have fun in the snow while remaining nice and warm, with snowflakes, ice sculptures or even an ice bar. Enjoy all the festive magic of winter without the cold. You could even snuggle up with cocoa and marshmallow frozen martinis to celebrate the end of the night. We can’t provide you with the open fire but we can give you the perfect winter wonderland themed Christmas party.

2 – Masquerade Ball Event Theme

Why not try something different, all the way from Venetian origins, how about a masquerade themed Christmas party? Dig out your best suit or dress and enjoy an evening of red and gold decor which will add a touch of glamour to the event. Find the best mask to show off to all your colleagues and add an element of mystery. Champagne and canapés while the best masked musicians perform for your enjoyment means that your party will be the most sophisticated in town.

3 – Hawaiian Christmas Party Theme

Fed up of the rain and cold and can’t get time off to go on holiday? Why not have a beach/Hawaiian themed Christmas party? Bring the sun to your Christmas party with cocktails, Hawaiian skirts, palms trees and dig out your summer dress or shorts from the back of the wardrobe. We could offer a BBQ as an alternative to the traditional Christmas dinner or even a mix of the two with turkey and cranberry burgers. The sun may not actually be shining but a photo in front of a tropical sunset may cheer up them winter blues

4 – Ice and Fire Christmas Party Theme

Enter a frosty room, from stalactites hanging from the ceiling to a room of ice sculptures, cool blue lighting and even an ice bar with a slush machine! Sound like it might be a bit chilly? Not to worry, the evening will also contain flame lights and fire entertainment, ending the night toasting marshmallows by the fire in the ice cave!

5 – Hollywood Christmas Party Theme

Celebrate your Christmas in style and enjoy your Christmas like a celebrity with a glitzy Hollywood/black tie themed party! Feel like a star from the moment you walk in by walking down the red carpet in style, enjoy champagne on arrival and indulge in the traditional Christmas dinner. Sing along to all your favourite movie songs. And for the finale, place your vote in the company awards, giving Oscars to those you think deserve it.

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Bath & Body Works by priority order: 

1.Dancing Waters 
2.Sweet Pea 
3.Japanese Cherry Blossom (Mature smelling, but awesome) 
4.Midnight Pomegranate 

From Victoria's Secret (in priority order): 

1. Pure Seduction 
2. Love Spell 
3. Dream Angels Heavenly (This one's a bit more mature smelling) 
4. Vanilla Lace 


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Back to School:How to Choose a Pencil Case

  

how to Choose a Pencil Case

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Think about what you need in a pencil case. How big do you need it to be? Gather together the pencils, erasers and pens that you will need to put in there to get an idea of how big you need your pencil case.

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Go to the store and look at the pencil cases that they have. Look for one that fits your size and needs

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Choose the color or design that you want. Consider getting one that matches your backpack or your binder!

4

Consider making your own. Find a cloth that you like and sew it into the size and shape that you want.