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Level 2 · ages 9–12OECD FLEarn

Earning as a teen

🎯 Goal: Know suitable, safe ways for teens to earn money.
You know safe, teen-appropriate ways to earn (tutoring, handmade items), always ask parents, and beware "unusually high pay".

Let’s explore

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Teens can earn by: tutoring younger kids, selling handmade items, helping relatives for pay.
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Always put safety first and ask your parents. Avoid offers that sound too good.
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Do not let earning hurt your studies or health.

Practice activity

💡 List 2 legal, safe ways you could earn money at your age.
Worked example: You list: “1) Tutor 3rd-grade Math, 50,000d/session. 2) Make handmade bracelets to sell at 20,000d each.” Both are age-appropriate, safe, and with parents’ permission.

Quick quiz

1. A suitable way for teens to earn?
→ Tutoring, selling handmade items
2. Before taking a side job you should?
→ Ask parents, put safety first
3. Offers of “very high pay, very easy” are usually?
→ Suspicious
4. Earning money by your own effort brings?
→ Pride and valuing money more
5. A suitable part-time job should NOT?
→ Harm your studies and health

🎯 Real-life mission

Think of one legal, safe way you could earn a small amount of money.

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