Teens are getting more independent at a younger age nowadays and here are some easy ways for teens to make money.

1. Family. Parents may reward their teenagers if they get good grades in school. This is something extra on top of their pocket money.

2. Babysitting. Get paid to watch some cute kid sleeping in front of the television, it's easy money.

3. Tell stories to young children if you are good in story-telling.

4. Elderly care. Care for the elderly and gain valuable experience and knowledge from them along the way.

5. Pet Care. Help busy couples to take their pet for a walk. How simple can that be?

6. House cleaning like mowing lawns, gardening, raking yards.

7. Sell your old toys, comics, school books on E-bay.

8. Start your own information publishing business. Ebooks are good examples.

9. Work in a department store and enjoy employee benefits and discounts.

10. Provide car wash service for people who are too busy to wash their cars.

11. Start a face-painting business.

12. "Pooper Scooper" Service which requires you to clean after pets.

13. Help to tutor children in Maths if you are good with numbers.

14. Get allowance or pocket money from parents which is the easiest yet.

15. Become a lifeguard, help to save lives.

16. Get a job at a summer camp if you like the outdoors.

17. Help companies to create websites.

18. Create art and crafts and sell them on E-bay.

19. Be a computer guru and teach people how to use the computer.

20. Work as a golf caddy, how about working for Tiger Woods?

21. Help to deliver newspaper.

22. Teach piano lessons.