Last updated Dec. 24, 2022 by Chim Gracia

Nowadays, it is common for teenagers to look for ways to make their own money either to save for the future, support the family finances at home or for some other stuff like personal phones, gifts and snacks. So as a teenager, do you need extra cash now? What can you do to start making some cash right away?

Can Teenagers make Money?

Yes, teenagers can make their own money. It is not illegal. In fact, a lot of teenagers are already making cash beyond their parents’ expectation. You too can be one of them.

Your parents may cover most of your expenses, but it may be helpful to make extra cash to be saved towards large purchases like a car.

So, let’s dig into the bests selected ways a teenager can make money this year.

Sell Things You No Longer Want or Need

There are a lot of things in your house that you no longer need nor use, sell them. There are many people looking for the same type of things. Instead of allowing them to waste away, just sell them out. Many sites where you can see used things include Depop, Offerup and Decluttr to name a few.

Babysitting

There are many people in your neighborhood who need help with babysitting. It’s just that they don’t know if you offer such services. Start by building trust with your neighbors and after some time share cards around about your babysitting services.

Apart from sharing cards, you can also go verbally from door to door to introduce yourself and your services. You can even sign up on Care.com or Sittercity to advertise your babysitting services!

Freelance writing

People are constantly looking for writers. And anyone can write. All you need do is start by practicing and building your writing resume in short time.

Then sign up your writing services in places like Fiverr, Flexjobs, Upwork and several others. There are people making over $10,000 a month from just writing. They started small like you.

Pet Sitting

Do you love pets? If yes, why not get paid for loving them by starting a pet sitting services. Are there no dogs in your community? Sure, there are. You never can know how much people want help with their pets while they are away to work or travel.

Do Odd Jobs During the Weekends and Holidays

Why not consider doing some odd jobs at weekends and during the holiday? There are many locations looking for helpers and people with no experience like you. Reach out to them and let them know you are available. You may even get same day employment. Just know that there are also many jobs’ people pay others to do for them instead of them doing it. Examples of such jobs are:

• cleaning houses,
• doing yard work,
• Mowing lawns,
• helping with grocery shopping,
• painting fences

Become a Tutor

Why not become a tutor? There are somethings you may know that many others are struggling to learn. Become a tutor coaching people

• Music instruments like Piano
• Teaching Tennis
• Scramble
• Math
• English

You can teach just anything, look inwards. You may find it uncomfortable at first, but once you start, it will start getting easier. All you need do to promote your tutoring service is to share it on Facebook, local forums, and on your blog.

Be a Call Center Representative

Many companies are constantly looking for call center representatives to work from home. You can offer your services on weekends, night shift or even during the day on the hours you are usually free.

Job search on local job markets and on the internet. Companies like U-Haul hire teenagers most of the time as customer service representatives.

Learn Graphic designs.

With modern tools, graphic design no longer takes years to become an expert. You could become a pro in as little as 3-6 months and make money from it for years to come. Very advanced but simple to use tools you can use for your design services include subscribing to the Canva and Adobe Creative Cloud. This is like learning a profession or trade outside of your school world. Places like Fiverr and Upwork have buyers searching for graphic designers. Why not you?

Sell Your Designs

Apart from getting clients from Fiverr and other marketplaces, you could as well design some stuff and put it up for sale in Etsy and many other places. People would just pay on your shop just to download the design. Do the work once and sell for years.

You can also upload your design to sites like as Redbubble or Cafepress. The companies print items such as t-shirts, bags, cups and caps using your uploaded design. You get commission when someone orders something with your design on it. Will you not be happy seeing people wearing shirts with your design on it?

These sites even take care of shipping and returns. When someone orders an item with your design or saying on it, you get paid commission from the sale.

Cafepress requires you to be 18 to use their site, so you’ll have to use it in conjunction with a parent. Redbubble requires you be at least 16.

Sell Your Products

It is possible that your talent may not reside in writing or in teaching people, but in making hand-made items like artwork, woodwork, jewelry, pottery and the rest. You can make your own product and start selling at sites like Etsy.

Many people are making money selling similar things already. Why not you? Just be creative and start your journey of making money even as a teenager. Your parents and friends will surely be proud of you for your hard-work and initiative.

Thank you for reading through. If you have learnt a thing or two you can do to make money, you can explore more money-making opportunities we have curated.