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it may sound a daft question but I am short of money and have to do whatever it takes to help pay the bills.so how much does a paper route generally pay-like how many papers to how many houses etc?thankyou

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For starters, it's a paper ROUND.

 

I don't think any round is supposed to take longer than 30 mins by law now.

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It depends on the shop. One shop I worked for as a kid paid only a few quid for both morning and evening papers. (£10) The next shop I worked for paid nearly £15 per week for just the morning papers.

 

It isn't really a lot. You would also have to declare to the tax man, benefits agency (depending on if you claim benefits, not assuming you are).

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It won't pay a great deal, you best asking in your local news agents.

 

Talking of paper rounds, are they still popular? I can't remember the last time I saw one morning or night.

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It depends on the shop. One shop I worked for as a kid paid only a few quid for both morning and evening papers. (£10) The next shop I worked for paid nearly £15 per week for just the morning papers.

 

It isn't really a lot. You would also have to declare to the tax man, benefits agency (depending on if you claim benefits, not assuming you are).

 

Hi Alison, I used to remember doing 2 paper rounds daily (morn & evening) when I lived in Tottenham for a while during my younger years, trust me on a Sunday the bag was back breaking.

 

IMS I think I got about £5-£6 for both rounds which, I suppose in 1969-70 was not bad, it may have been less or slightly more.

 

I also did one in Sheffield from 13 -16 delivering Stars in the 70's all along Frecheville, happy days. I think a paper round was a good grounding for lots of kids, it gave us a little insight into work, but also gave us some independence.

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Sunday's were an ass! Some houses having more than one Sunday paper. Plus the magazines in them. But indeed they were a good insight into work. And was partly a source of my income as a kid. Since I didn't get much pocket money.

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Have you thought about distributing leaflets, it's only one one day a week. I used

to take them to people's houses in bulk who then delivered them house to house and one guy used the money to pay his bills.

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I used to live near page hall.

 

I did 2 rounds in a morning and 2 at night. Also did Sunday mornings and I was there when they started the Sunday Supplements.

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