I also started off doing yard work and a paper route, but then at age 14 got my first real job - peeling potatoes at a fish & chips shop. Eventually worked my way up to head fry cook, making $1.75/hour and stayed until I went off to college.
Sammamish, WA
Epilog Legend 24TT 45W, had a sign business for 17 years, now just doing laser work on the side.
"One only needs two tools in life: WD-40 to make things go, and duct tape to make them stop." G. Weilacher
"The handyman's secret weapon - Duct Tape" R. Green