Well the things I did for money when I was 13:
1---Collect door-to-door old newspapers, sold them to a paper recycling unit, 2 cents a kilo, but hey, it adds up.
2---Rip old abandoned houses of led pipes, rain sinks, the led used on the bottom of window panes, the same for copper pipes, sold them at a metal recycling shop. Made way more money.
3---Wash cars for neighbors, fast money!
4---In wintertime, clear sidewalks and entry lawns from snow for money (do some old folk's driveway's for free, work on your karma)
5---Birthdays are a great way to collect, ask money "coz you are saving up for something nice". Ask money for a movie or whatever you do on weekends, don't go to the theater of course, you want to save, right?
Trade in your dad for something else, if you are afraid to mention your bad luck, what to do if anything bad of real importance happens to you, will he beat you up???
Serious: why not just walk up to him and say: "dad I can't start up my chipod, I think it just died, is there a warranty on it?"", just out of the blue. Being honest about things is better to maintain than lies, you will get caught one day, and all your words will be doubted from then on.
Last, whatever I did for money, getting it, or getting nothing at all, I NEVER EVER BEGGED for others to pay my way. Neither should you.
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