When I was a teenager I helped my dad on the farm, I had a small herd of sheep, a couple of steers, help with the haying, and stacking, milked cows and then I earned money helping the neighbors. Now days I guess they play video games or get into gangs creating trouble.
“then I earned money helping the neighbors.”
If you hire a kid for cash to help you and he gets hurt you’ll be sued for everything you own. When he wins that the state will step in and charge you with labor law violations. You can lose everything you have by hiring somebody with no insurance. (That’s the law around here.)