Two months ago, I got a job working for the Fremantle Herald. I was originally going to do it myself, but my brother offered to chip in if he got 40 percent of the wage. My brother and I both get usually 16 dollars a month combined for around 4 hours of work. This might seem like child labour but it one of the few ways I can make money.

From an early age my parents taught me to be responsible with my money, and that I had to work for it. I currently have 700 dollars sitting in a bank from primary school. Since last year, I have had to pay for most of my clothes myself. I pay for things like my water bottle and occasionally my lunch using my own money. I also earn 5 dollars a week from walking the dog from my parents. It isn’t much but I can make over 100 dollars a year by doing something I already do.

So I get paid around 2 dollars an hour, but I do the job for the experience as well and so I can keep fit. In under 12 months, I will be old enough for a part time job at Woolworth’s or at a restaurant. I hope that I can get one.