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View submission: Living with no Retirement money
Yes. On farms you can work at 14. I rode on a combine and detasseled corn. I also worked for the Youth Conservation Corps when I was 15. Helped build fire breaks in the forest.
I'm female and when I was 14, I looked about 10.
Comment by SwissWeeze at 06/02/2025 at 02:33 UTC
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Me too. I started on a farm at 14. Planting shallots, picking strawberries and sorting potatoes.
Comment by QuantumConversation at 06/02/2025 at 13:13 UTC
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Same. Detassled corn. Picked strawberries. Delivered morning papers. My first SS contribution was at the age of twelve.
Comment by delbocavistagrl at 06/02/2025 at 21:26 UTC
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Corn detasseling was the hardest job I’ve ever had!
Comment by ItAintMe_2023 at 05/02/2025 at 23:41 UTC
-28 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Yeah but full time?