When you're 14 years old, your demands and interests may grow. For that reason your allowance may no longer be enough. If you want to change that, you can find a small job. Legally speaking, in Germany and Austria a child of 14 is generally not allowed to work. For that reason, looking for a job can be rather difficult. But if you're one of the kids who wants to top up their allowance, you can do it with a small job. In the following paragraphs we explain how you can earn at 14 without breaking the law.

Earning with plenty of drive and good manners
If you're one of the kids who has good manners and is also communicative and hard-working, you can achieve a lot. Thanks to such qualities, any kid can learn and earn a lot.
Selling lemonade and homemade goods

Among the most common ways for a 14-year-old to earn, there's the option of making money with lemonade. We know the scenario from movies. A kid sits in front of their parents' garage with a table in front and offers lemonade. It's the classic for kids around the age of 14. If you add homemade greeting cards, drawings or even cookies to the lemonade, nothing stands in the way of earning anymore. If you show creativity, you can conjure up beautiful greeting cards that the neighbors are glad to buy.

Walking a dog and making money at 14

Dog walking is also a nice way to make money. Many kids love dogs. For that reason it's an ideal way to combine fun with earning. Especially if you don't have a pet at home, it's an ideal way to learn what responsibility means. That way you ease your way into life with a pet and learn a lot in practice about caring treatment of a dog. Dog sitting is paid by the hour. It's an ideal way to be out in the fresh air, have lots of fun with the dogs and earn money while you're at it.

Making money at 14

Making money at 14, the individual options at a glance

Sometimes your allowance isn't enough for the latest game or some other wish. If you show drive, nothing stands in the way of earning anymore. For that reason you can consider the following as ways for a 14-year-old to earn money:

  • Selling lemonade
  • Selling homemade cookies
  • Making and selling greeting cards
  • Walking dogs
  • Helping with mowing lawns and raking leaves
  • Helping out around the parents' household
  • Running a grocery errand for an elderly neighbor

No matter which method of making money at 14 you choose, what matters is that you show a lot of respect and diligence, because that's exactly what older people appreciate.