I had a paper route when I was 9 or 10.
I had to wait until I was 11. The paper required carriers to be 12 but I got tired of waiting and lied about my age.
I went from a paper route to baby sitting to doing clean up work on construction sites..my friend had the church janitors job. I did need a work permit from my school Principle to work at 13. I wanted the money. We weren’t poor, but my folks did not give me money for nothin. The free market paid me better. At 15 I was making twice minimum wage working construction in the summer and doing proposal drawings at night. Plus homework and other things. Kids today veg out and think they have it hard. I loved those pay checks. From 15 on my parents didn’t give me a cent. They gave me all I have...it wasn’t money.
So did I and when I was in my teens I had a commercial shell fish license to harvest and sell in Long Island Great south Bay. My kids grew up working for Winn Dixie stores while still going to school. Funny how the Media can find all this BS but cant find anything on Obozo. School records etc.