My First Job

When I was a child I received an allowance for doing my chores. I had to take out the trash, scrub the toilets, wash the dishes, vacuum the floors, clean the roof, etc. It was nice to get an allowance, but it was a small amount of money.

I wanted to make more money so I could buy a nice bicycle. I decided to get a job. My first job was delivering newspapers. Only about one in five houses on my route subscribed to the newspaper.

Every month I had to go out at night and collect money from the customers. I decided to talk to people at every house while I was out. When I visited the houses who didn’t subscribe, I told them all about the newspaper and my good service; and I asked them to subscribe. It didn’t take much extra effort because I had to walk by their house anyway.

Each month more and more customers joined. Soon I had all but two houses on my route subscribing to the paper. Then I could walk the same distance and make five times as much money. I bought a very nice bicycle.

When was your first job? What did you buy?