Archive for the ‘In The News’ Category

28 Nov 2009

Teens Spending 175 Billion a Year Complain They Have No Money To Start A Small Business


BFly1 Teens Spending 175 Billion a Year Complain They Have No Money To Start A Small Business

Many teens visit this site looking for ways to make money or to start a small business that will make money for them. Often I suggest to teens that one way that they can make money is to start a business for themselves or buy a product that they can resell and make money off of. A lot of times this falls on deaf ears other times teens whine and complain about how ridiculous it is that I would make such a suggestion – that their parents would simply never give them the money they need to do what I’m suggesting.

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26 Nov 2009

At Age 11, Making Money Is Child’s Play


BFly1 At Age 11, Making Money Is Childs Play

Zach McGuire is selling his toys to raise money for his family, which like others across the country, has bills piling up and a home in jeopardy.

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5 Sep 2009

How NOT To Make Money As a Teen


BFly1 How NOT To Make Money As a Teen

Teens are always trying to come up with ways for how to make money. But some of the ways they come up with are just plain ridiculous, stupid or dangerous. Below are a few articles showing how NOT to make money as a teen:

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12 Jan 2009

Six Year Old Boy Makes Money As One Of The World’s Youngest Authors


BFly1 Six Year Old Boy Makes Money As One Of The Worlds Youngest Authors

While most six year-olds are playing with toy trucks or watching TV, Christopher Beale is making money as the youngest author at the age of 6 as reported in an article by The Independent:

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17 Jun 2008

Hunting for that summer job


BFly1 Hunting for that summer job

As warm weather approaches, no doubt our children are looking forward to the end of the school year, which equates to the start of two-and-a-half months’ worth of rest and relaxation, possibly coupled with some enriching activities.

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17 Jun 2008

Teen Summer Jobs: Rethinking Fast Food Option?


BFly1 Teen Summer Jobs: Rethinking Fast Food Option?

A study quoted in one recent article “shows that about two-thirds of the 14- to 18-year-old age group employment in [Washington] state is in the fast-food establishment, an industry many students say they want nothing to do with.”

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17 Jun 2008

Teen Job Seekers Hurt By Slow Market


BFly1 Teen Job Seekers Hurt By Slow Market

For some teens, summer is a time to kick back, relax, and soak in the sun. But for many others, it is a time to make money by landing a summer job.

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17 Jun 2008

Teens May Need to Look Harder for Summer Jobs


BFly1 Teens May Need to Look Harder for Summer Jobs

The Problem

According to the Center’s study, “The overall teen employment rate (36.6%) in the past three years (2004-2006) was the lowest in the past 60 years.”

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