Lessons Learnt Delivering Newspapers at 13 Years Old

Being paid £5 for 4 hours of work taught me a lot about life.

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I landed my first job at 13 years old.

Once a week, I would deliver newspapers to over 200 houses. It would take me up to 4 hours: endless miles of walking, and heavy lifting of over 700 leaflets, booklets and papers.