Ever start a lemonade stand when you were young?

United States
March 22, 2007 2:03pm CST
Anybody ever start a lemonade stand or sell cookies to make money on the side when they were younger? I never did, but I have friends who used to be newspaper boys, work in restaurants and do all sorts of odd jobs to get money.
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@blondbat (503)
• United States
22 Mar 07
I didn't have a lemonade stand, I had an avocado stand. When I was younger, we lived in Uptown Whittier, and we had a mature avocado tree in our backyard. So I gathered those up and sold them. I made good money, even back then. Nowdays, anywhere you drive in that area, if the house has avocado trees, there is bound to be a stand or two around. They are always better, riper and cheaper than in the stores. But you only get them in season, not year round.
@brimia (6581)
• United States
22 Mar 07
Yes, I had lemonade and cookie stands with my neighbors and cousins. I also had a paper route years later. I was always looking for ways to make money.
@jmcafam (2890)
• United States
22 Mar 07
I did not when I was young but my children did. We had a yard sale one summer and they sold lemonade. They loved it. Not many people bought it but they enjoyed it none the less. Now they keep asking when they can do it again.
@beyonce03 (2331)
• Canada
22 Mar 07
They onbly thing I did when I was young to have money was to babysit. I was keeping all my money in a little jar and I was buying magazine wtih all my fav star with it and I was also keeping my money to go to show. But I didnt have a real job until I had 18 years old.
@lani0529 (1722)
• Philippines
22 Mar 07
Hello!(",) I never tried selling lemonade and I'm thankful that we are well provided by our parents that is why there is no need for us to find odd jobs. When we were younger, during summer vacation, there was a time we made snow ball (crashed ice with vanilla syrup and sago)and sell it to our neighbors just for fun and not really for extra income. I also have friends who need to work to help their family and most of the time they becme hardworking and diligent in their work. Inspite of everything, now I realized that I'm so much blessed to have my parents!(",)Have a great day!(",)
22 Mar 07
what i used to do was sell my pokemon cards at my primary, my dad would buy them for me and then i would sell them at school. lol hehe