I had a paper route by 10 years old. I even had to go collect my own fees, which was good in a way because I’d get tips. The downside was trying to catch people at home.
Rain, hail, sleet, snow, wind, you name it, I went out and did it. Learned work ethics.
As did my older brother and I. But I really hated doing deliveries in Minneapolis on Sunday morning, in the winter, just after 8 inches of snow. I also mowed lawns in the summer, raked leaves in the fall, and shoveled sidewalks in the winter. We didn't get an 'allowance', we worked for it.
Amen, brother!
My first job was as a Washington Post paperboy ... ooops second was as a WaPo paperboy at 11. First was a Silver Spring Md local afternoon paper when I was 10 years old.
I delivered the morning paper in DC and later in Macon GA for 7 years until I got a cushy job as a Kroger bag boy, cashier & produce assistant.