# Paper Boy = good money

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paper-boy-good-money/41616>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [January 10, 2008, 9:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paper-boy-good-money/41616 "2008-01-10T21:51:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![jkucz28](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jkucz28/32/7503_2.png) [@jkucz28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jkucz28)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 9:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paper-boy-good-money/41616/1 "2008-01-10T21:51:50Z")

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Low hours of work and no more collecting.  
make about 500 bucks a week with a route thats 250 papers and it takes you 2 hrs a day to do it.

Im doing my brothers route while he is in cali and im making 20 bucks an hour.

if youre up at 230-300 am it would be killer extra money.

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**Author:** ![Viper966](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/viper966/32/7268_2.png) [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 9:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paper-boy-good-money/41616/2 "2008-01-10T21:53:27Z")

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k thanx

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**Author:** ![Carnut](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carnut/32/7590_2.png) [@Carnut](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carnut)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 9:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paper-boy-good-money/41616/3 "2008-01-10T21:54:13Z")

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I dont think you can legally deliver papers past a certain age.

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**Author:** ![camarojoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c67d28/32.png) [@camarojoe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/camarojoe)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 10:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paper-boy-good-money/41616/4 "2008-01-10T22:03:51Z")

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How do you make that much $ in a week? Tips?  
Don’t most people send in their payment or pay online? I do.

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**Author:** ![Roush97](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/roush97/32/7424_2.png) [@Roush97](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Roush97)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 10:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paper-boy-good-money/41616/5 "2008-01-10T22:10:10Z")

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the only problem is getting up on the weekends i guess. Also how are you making that much money?

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**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 10:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paper-boy-good-money/41616/6 "2008-01-10T22:38:41Z")

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srsly?

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**Author:** ![snowracer101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@snowracer101](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowracer101)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 10:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paper-boy-good-money/41616/7 "2008-01-10T22:42:53Z")

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> [@Carnut](#):
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> I dont think you can legally deliver papers past a certain age.

Wrong. My paper deliverer is some old guy in a dodge ram. granted I live in boston.

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**Author:** ![Boarderx192](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b782af/32.png) [@Boarderx192](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boarderx192)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 11:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paper-boy-good-money/41616/8 "2008-01-10T23:47:50Z")

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Ya seriously how are you making that much money? My mom and dad would tip _maybe_ $2 to the paper boy. Ya I know they are cheap skates but really how can you make that much money?

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**Author:** ![jkucz28](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jkucz28/32/7503_2.png) [@jkucz28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jkucz28)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 11:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paper-boy-good-money/41616/9 "2008-01-10T23:57:04Z")

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ha i have no idea my brother does the route because he leaves TW at 230am then does this for an hour. the paper has to be delivered before 6am everyday and saturdays by 7 i think and 8 on sundays. im not sure how the money situation goes

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**Author:** ![jkucz28](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jkucz28/32/7503_2.png) [@jkucz28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jkucz28)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 11:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paper-boy-good-money/41616/10 "2008-01-10T23:59:07Z")

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> [@camarojoe](#):
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> How do you make that much $ in a week? Tips?  
> Don’t most people send in their payment or pay online? I do.

there is no more collecting so people have to pay directly to buffalo news

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**Author:** ![RedDawg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dfb087/32.png) [@RedDawg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedDawg)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 5:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paper-boy-good-money/41616/11 "2008-01-11T05:16:39Z")

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> [@sedlmeier101](#):
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> Wrong. My paper deliverer is some old guy in a dodge ram. granted I live in boston.

same her, old guy in a van.

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**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 5:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paper-boy-good-money/41616/12 "2008-01-11T05:32:04Z")

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> [@Carnut](#):
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> I dont think you can legally deliver papers past a certain age.

They don’t have afternoon delivery any more…they need people over 18 or whatever to deliver papers…

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**Author:** ![Zong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zong/32/7580_2.png) [@Zong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zong)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 5:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paper-boy-good-money/41616/13 "2008-01-11T05:52:53Z")

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God, collecting was the worst

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**Author:** ![hondaride22](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hondaride22/32/5077_2.png) [@hondaride22](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/hondaride22)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 5:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paper-boy-good-money/41616/14 "2008-01-11T05:53:52Z")

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cough cough

bullshit.

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**Author:** ![chino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bcef8e/32.png) [@chino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/chino)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 5:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paper-boy-good-money/41616/15 "2008-01-11T05:54:36Z")

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lol

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**Author:** ![POOPRA](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/poopra/32/7188_2.png) [@POOPRA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/POOPRA)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 5:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paper-boy-good-money/41616/16 "2008-01-11T05:56:31Z")

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Yeah collecting did suck, but having money at 14 didnt.

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**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 5:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paper-boy-good-money/41616/17 "2008-01-11T05:56:53Z")

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![http://www.coolrom.com/screenshots/snes/Paperboy%202%20(2).gif](http://www.coolrom.com/screenshots/snes/Paperboy%202%20(2).gif)  
 ![http://www.skytopia.com/games/arcade/big/paperboy.png](http://www.skytopia.com/games/arcade/big/paperboy.png)  
:tup:

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**Author:** ![9c1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/9c1/32/7392_2.png) [@9c1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/9c1)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 7:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paper-boy-good-money/41616/18 "2008-01-11T07:03:00Z")

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^^^^^ exactly what I thought and why I clicked into this thread. Glad someone saved it.

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**Author:** ![sureshot](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sureshot/32/7578_2.png) [@sureshot](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 7:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paper-boy-good-money/41616/19 "2008-01-11T07:09:53Z")

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> [@9c1](#):
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> ^^^^^ exactly what I thought and why I clicked into this thread. Glad someone saved it.

Same.

If the house happened to have a Miami Dolphins or Maple Leafs flag/banner hanging from their house, would you throw the paper through their front window and curse at them through the broken opening? Just wondering.  
:lolsign:

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**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 7:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paper-boy-good-money/41616/20 "2008-01-11T07:13:10Z")

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“I WANT MY $2 DOLLARS!”

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