The first thing I ever remembered getting paid for was as a baby-sitter watching my Cousins who actally weren't much younger than I was(a few years difference). I had quite a lot of 'unofficial' jobs though through the years. Construction with my Grandpa, carpet-layer with an Uncle, Concrete work with an Uncle(HATED all those!!!), making ceramic wind-chimes in a Craft shop, lots of Goofy, non-important jobs, but they best ones were as Musician(playing all over for years) & working at an Antique Mall.