What did do as a kid to earn money ?

My first windfall! was at bout 15 before my grocery store job happened. Back in S W Ga I would ride a horse off looking for old farmhouse sites with some pecan trees after a good rain. I would take two burlap sacs and pickup nuts. This was quite a few miles and trips. I sorta helped myself as these would be a farm that wasn't part of the owners main farm. I got enough pecans to buy a new roping saddle thru a friend that got it for me wholesale. It was a lot of nut picking ,and hauling horseback for miles was a chore, but I was also young and full of piss and vinegar! I was so darn proud of myself. I guess I was a little thief maybe.
If anyone saw me, they probably felt sorry for me.