Aside from two paper routes, I sold a ton of stuff door-to-door in my teenage years. I guess I figured that with my experience as a Witness, door-to-door stuff that people actually want would be easy. I sold address numbers painted on curbs, bungee cords, homemade cookies, mugs, magazines, cubic zirconium rings, and keychains. Oh yeah, I started a car wash subscription service for a bit too. Incidentally, the addresses on curbs thing was awesome. I made $800 that summer - not bad for a 14-year-old kid!
My first real job was working for my uncle at a locksmith shop. I worked there for two years. Did I learn anything? Yeah! I learned how to pick locks! They wouldn't let me go open cars for people though. I used that money to buy my first car, and then to go to Japan later.
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