text: When I was 15, I worked as a chambermaid at a motel near my house.  You make an hourly rate plus tips, and you can control the length of your workday to some extent.  For example, if it was a hot, sunny day and we wanted to go to the beach, we busted our azzes and cleaned really quickly to get out of there, and if it was rainy or something, we took our time and stretched out our hours, working longer and making another hour or two's wage.