Cut the grass (roughly 5 acres)
Weed and manage the flower beds
Dust the house
Clean my bedroom
Vacuum the house
Water the beds and a huge garden
Weed the garden
Shovel the front porch/steps in winter
Feed the dog
Pick stones (50 acres - absolutely the WORST job)
For a decade: change the trays (wood chips) and feed the 500 Chinchillas my Dad decided to raise - this happened weekly and took me and my brother a solid 4 hours every Saturday
Those were the everyday stuff. The other stuff:
Polish all the classic cars (10 of 'em)
Help change the oil on all cars
Maintain my go-kart
Help planting/harvesting the crops (50 acre farm)
Help putting up snow fence in the fall
Help Dad rebuild the 427 in my Dad's 68 Vette
Help remove heavy snow build up on the roof of the house in big snow winters
Help with brake jobs on all cars
But, my most important job was making myself look busy, or even more jobs would be added at the drop of a coin.
For this, my brother and I were paid $10/week. Saved almost every penny of it.
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