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Step 14Muscle Power
If you're a clean-cut, respectable young man (or woman) and have a few friends who are too, you can be hired muscle when people need to move things. This includes refrigerators, washers, and pianos. Even if you're just one person, you can often put up flyers saying you'll help people move heavy objects.
A lot of people will hire a couple of high school-age boys to help them move things. They generaly don't charge as much as pro movers, and are marginally less likely to be creeps. If you're a strapping young man, there is a lot of money in this, but you have to be willing to do a lot of work. Of course, there are no "fixed hours," unlike being a stock boy down at the warehouse. That's the main argument for being freelance muscle.
Don't ask too much money, dress well, be kind and respectable, don't be nosy, and be careful. Especially when going up and down stairs. If you drop somebody's property and it's damaged, be prepared to pay for repair. You don't "have" to, but I will personally come and find you if you drop someone's piano and don't do your best to get square with them. I'm sure I'm not the only one.
Speaking of pianos, don't even joke abut dropping them, pushing them down the stairs, or otherwise going all Wiley Coyote on them. It's not funny, and it is downright criminal. In some states, if you willfully damage someone's property over a certain dollar amount, or are showing the intent to do so, they are justified in using force to prevent further damage. Don't be stupid.
Rishnai
A lot of people will hire a couple of high school-age boys to help them move things. They generaly don't charge as much as pro movers, and are marginally less likely to be creeps. If you're a strapping young man, there is a lot of money in this, but you have to be willing to do a lot of work. Of course, there are no "fixed hours," unlike being a stock boy down at the warehouse. That's the main argument for being freelance muscle.
Don't ask too much money, dress well, be kind and respectable, don't be nosy, and be careful. Especially when going up and down stairs. If you drop somebody's property and it's damaged, be prepared to pay for repair. You don't "have" to, but I will personally come and find you if you drop someone's piano and don't do your best to get square with them. I'm sure I'm not the only one.
Speaking of pianos, don't even joke abut dropping them, pushing them down the stairs, or otherwise going all Wiley Coyote on them. It's not funny, and it is downright criminal. In some states, if you willfully damage someone's property over a certain dollar amount, or are showing the intent to do so, they are justified in using force to prevent further damage. Don't be stupid.
Rishnai
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Jan 2, 2009. 10:25 PMIrishNymph
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Are there not ways to make money that don't require physical labor or an increased intelligence from mine??
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Jan 8, 2009. 3:07 PMsparky23
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Yeah.But most of it is illegal.;)
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Aug 28, 2008. 2:18 AMGrey_Wolfe
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I worked for a moving company for 6 years. You can easily make 15-20 an hour helping people load/unload their truck if you are independent. Our standard charge, not counting trip (had our own trucks), was 47 dollars an hour for two guys with a two-hour minimum. Helping people move is definitely a great way to make a few bucks. And when you're old enough, it's a fairly inexpensive business to start, if you want to go pro.
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