Hey ask and find out if any want summer jobs why dont you.
That’s what we used to do as kids. But then again, we didn’t need to be (business) licensed, bonded, or insured. Meanwhile, a lot of cities now have ordinances (pushed by labor and liberals) that *require* you to do various things if you hire *anyone* under 18.
You have to sign up and agree to a bunch of hour/day limits (which wouldn’t really apply in this case), but the kid also has to have a “work permit” signed by his guidance counselor (if he’s 17 or 18 and still in HS). That’s whether he’s working while school is in session or not. Seriously.
Violation of the ordinance is $108 or something.
That’s why I do what I do. I could certainly afford to pay someone $100/mo to stop by for four minutes and cut lawn/blow leaves. But then, I’m not too proud to cut it myself with my little 8” Black & Decker rechargeable weed eater. I can do my entire lawn, rake, sweep the sidewalks, squirt some water, and be back inside in under 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, the 13/14/15/16/17/18 year-olds are semi-professional X-Box players.