text: Last month when the area where I purchased my home finally got about 10 inches of snow, there was a knock at the door. I opened it and there was a young Alaska Native teenager with a shovel in hand. "Shovel your yard for $5.oo." I said okay. When he was done I gave him $10 and went next door and later saw him further down the street.  My grand kids like to play their video games but my daughter says, "Finish your chores, first." If they don't do their chores, they get some money deducted from their weekly allowance. After the first deduction they hardly ever miss.