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Teenagers are often eager to get their first job. But what jobs are younger teens allowed to have?

At age 13, options for teen jobs are limited. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, you can deliver newspapers, babysit or work at a farm or business that’s owned or operated by your parents. You can work as an actor, model or performer too, if you’re that lucky!

More jobs for teens open up a year later. Fourteen-year-olds can work in offices, grocery stores, retail stores, restaurants, movie theaters, baseball and amusement parks and gas stations. Once you turn 16, you can work pretty much any job as long as it’s not considered hazardous. Hazardous jobs include those dealing with explosives, radioactive materials, power-driven machines and saws, demolition operations, coal mining and other dangerous activities. Sorry, we know we just took away all the fun stuff. Employers may also have their own age guidelines for teen jobs.

Think these rules seem unfair? Count your blessings. A hundred years ago, it was common for teenagers - even preteens aged 10 or 11 - to work full-time in factories, mills and mines. Some photos from the early 1900s show 5-year-olds shucking oysters and 7-year-olds selling newspapers on the street. Suddenly your summer job selling lemonade doesn’t seem so bad, does it?

I just had an opportunity to visit one of my friends who is living in a temporary home. She needed a extended stay Richmond solution, so she picked a grand company called Dabney Properties. I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised to discover that there was a temporary housing company this perfect since I will need a temporary home in Richmond myself in the coming weeks. The first thing I noticed about my friend’s townhome was that it was furnished to the brim. It had all the normal amenities you would expect in a fully furnished place, but I never expected the amenities to be as beautiful as they were. The kitchen was much larger than I expected, and the floors were made of high quality hardwood. The fireplace was fully furnished, the backyard was surrounded by a fence, and there was a very sizable outdoor deck. Very impressive. My friend told me that the corporate apartments over there are leased on a short-term basis and are generally being rented out by business executives who are being transferred and require temporary living space until they find a more permanent piece of property. Business executives might also rent the space if they are on a temporary assignment at a location away from where they usually work, so my friend runs into a lot of business executives when she uses the workout facilities and the pool that Dabney Properties offers. She also said she met some new friends and acquaintances at the club house. Overall, she told me that she was having a very enjoyable experience and is almost sad about having to leave soon. But it does give me something to look forward to when I lease from them in the coming weeks.