S3E5 How to Start Babysitting as a Teen: Make Money and Build Responsibility. Cash Kid: [00:00:00] Welcome to the Cash Kid Podcast, where we highlight young entrepreneurs who are finding creative ways to earn, save, and invest money early in life. Today we are featuring another awesome teen who's balancing it all, school, babysitting, and even carpool pickups to make some extra money on the side. If you aren't already, be sure to follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube @ Cash Kid Podcast. Cash Kid: And sign up for a mailing list if you haven't already. Now, this student is proving that you can take on responsibility, help out your community, and learn valuable life skills while still being a student. Whether she's babysitting kids after school, or helping out with carpool runs, she's finding smart ways to bring in cash, while managing her busy schedule. Cash Kid: In this episode, we'll dive into her story, how she got started, and what it takes to balance work and school life. So let's jump in and meet today's Cash Kid. Kennedy Teal, welcome to the show. And first off, Kennedy, tell us a little bit about yourself. Hey Kennedy Teal: Cash Kid, it is so great to be on. [00:01:00] Thanks so much for asking me. Kennedy Teal: Um, so yeah, I'm Kennedy. I'm a junior college student at Sanford University and I come from Johnson City, Tennessee, which I've loved, but I also love Birmingham. It's been an awesome home and yeah, I'm studying interior design and I love babysitting since the very beginning of like my preteen years. So thanks so much for asking all these questions. Cash Kid: Yeah. So, um, what really inspired you to start babysitting and offering, like, carpool pickups? Was it something like you've always wanted to do, or did the opportunity just, like, come up unexpectedly? Kennedy Teal: So, a little bit about myself some more is that I'm an oldest of six kids. So, I've kind of just always been around kids. I've been used to, like, kids. I've been babysitting since I was probably nine for my siblings, so I've just kind of been in that role forever, and I've also loved it, and it's come a little bit naturally to me. So, I think probably when I was around 14 years old, I started just babysitting for my community, and for my church, and for small groups, and [00:02:00] stuff like that. Kennedy Teal: So, like, little jobs. Like, small groups that I didn't have to drive towards, but I was still, like, hanging out with kids and stuff like that. Um, so yeah, it was something that I've always kind of been infused with since I was younger. Um, but yeah, I loved it. Cash Kid: That's amazing and how, like, you kind of, like, was something that you went to and then you turned what skills you have into a way to make money. That's kind of like all that we're talking about on the Cash Kid Podcast. So how do you balance school babysitting and carpool duties? Like what is a typical day or week look like for you? Kennedy Teal: Yeah, good question because it can be a lot. But gladly, my work, my school schedule works very well with me. Um, so my typical week kind of looks like my Monday, Wednesday, Friday. Kennedy Teal: I have class from like 8 to 3:30. So most of those days I am in class all day. Um, occasionally I will do some pickups after those 3:30 classes. So, if like someone needs to go to tennis or horseback riding or something like that. I do pick up a few of those shifts in the later [00:03:00] afternoon. Kennedy Teal: Um, but Tuesdays and Thursdays are my main days that I just go from like probably 8 until 6 or sometimes even 9. Um, so yeah, I've roped off those days so that I can just fully like, Um, not all of those hours are used every week because my weeks kind of look different each week. Um, so sometimes Thursday mornings, I won't babysit, so I'll be able to like go to a coffee shop and do some homework. Kennedy Teal: Um, or like in the evenings, I'm not used as late, so then I can get some homework in as well. So, it's a balance for sure, but just trying to figure out what works well for me. And since I have been doing this for a while, I kind of know my limits and my balance and what works for me. So, yeah. Cash Kid: Yeah, I totally agree with that. It's just like time management, it’s such a big and important factor whenever you're starting a business or a side hustle. So, what has been the most challenging part of juggling all your responsibilities? How do you handle it when things get overwhelming? Kennedy Teal: Yeah, that's a great question because I don't even know if I do handle it very [00:04:00] well. Kennedy Teal: Um, but I think since I'm just used to this, like it's something that just is so second hand. So, it's so natural, um, that I don't even kind of blink twice about it. Like I've been balancing this. Since high school, so high school, I had a block schedule as well. So, I went from eight to three and then I would go babysit in the afternoons. Kennedy Teal: So it's ...
