Stephen and angela share how their early experiences earning money shaped who they are to day. We asked listeners to tell us about their very first jobs. Here's what you said: I took my first job at the age of 12, delivering newspapers in my neighborhood. This is bo, now living in london, but i grew up in north county dublin, and had my first job when i was 12 years old. Back in 19 91, i spent a summer picking strawberres at a farm near my home where i earned a wopping one pound 50 per tray of straw bre so a lot of hard work for very little money.