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MT @lacajag: It's time for #CFCAChat! Please join us/listen in from 12-1p CST - today's topic: Ways people around the world earn a living

RT @CFCA: Welcome to our monthly CFCA Twitter chat! For the next hour, please comment or ask questions using the hashtag #cfcachat

Our moderators are @clos1981, @lacajag, @cfca_emily, @DanielleOlson5 and @shanxio. #cfcachat

Janet Tinsley, a CFCA project director, is w/us to answer your questions. Hello, Janet! #cfcachat

Q1: When you hear the word “livelihood,” what does that mean to you? #cfcachat

How one might contribute to society. #cfcachat

@CFCA A1. Hmm.. "Livelihood" to me means a way to make a living, earn income, support yourself in every day life. #cfcachat

@CFCA A1. to me, "livelihood" is the way (or ways) that a person supports her/himself economically. #cfcachat

@cfca When I hear the word livelihood, I think of the income one makes to adequately support themselves and dependents #cfcachat

To us "livelihood" includes making an income, but also contributing to one's community. ~Janet #cfcachat

All great answers! Now for Q2: At what age did you start working? #cfcachat

@lacajag @CFCA I think I got my first job at 14, working as a bag boy at a golf course #cfcachat

I had a paper route @ 12 ish...RT @CFCA: Now for Q2: At what age did you start working? #cfcachat

@TinaFisher5 @CFCA Oh, good call, I had a paper route too. And babysitting too, maybe 11-12 #cfcachat

I was a babysitter tooRT @aarondeacon: @TinaFisher5 @CFCA Oh, good call, I had a paper route too. And babysitting too, maybe 11-12 #cfcachat

@CFCA A2. I started my first job at age 16. #cfcachat

...at burger king! I didn't last very long there (2 days). #cfcachat

I started bagging groceries when I was about 7 years old. I loved being able to earn my own money. #cfcachat

@lacajag I had my first "nonbabysitting" job at 16 I think - grocery store cashier #CFCAChat

What did you guys do with the money you earned in your first jobs? #cfcachat

@clos1981 my earnings at age 16 were used mostly to support my transportation (car and gas)... #cfcachat

@clos1981 I saved my money for school and college and tried hard to make sure I would have money saved for the future. #cfcachat

An overview of what "livelihood programs" means to us: http://bit.ly/vpnfFn #cfcachat