Need to find £1,000 quickly!

**purpleprincess** · 22 May 2006 at 5:08PM

Good luck!! Will post if I can think of anymore!

ehallett · 22 May 2006 at 5:14PM

Sorry, try this link for the Grassroots one:

https://www.grgresearch.com/default.htm

For the TNS one, type in mystery shopping into the search box and it will come up with the page, I have tried to post the direct link but it doesn't come up properly.

Emily x :A

lisyloo · 22 May 2006 at 5:19PM

Is your credit rating any good?
Could you borrow the money off a 0% credit card.

Obviously you will need to be disciplined but you can get money fairly quickly this way (couple of weeks).

lynzpower · 22 May 2006 at 5:22PM

but it wouldnt be 0% if you do cash advances, they never are 0%, usually something like 20%....

Careful....

Miffi_2 · 22 May 2006 at 5:24PM

Thanks Emily
I've looked on the grassroots sites and they ask me for my bank details. Have you registered and worked for them, it is all legit isn't it?

GreyPilgrim · 22 May 2006 at 5:25PM

lisyloo wrote:

Could you borrow the money off a 0% credit card.

AAARRRRGGGHHHH!!!

I'm hoping you mean transfer a balance onto a card with a 0% balance transfer offer, and not do a cash transaction. I'm sure that wouldn't qualify for ANY 0% offer

climbgirl · 22 May 2006 at 5:26PM

lynzpower wrote:

but it wouldnt be 0% if you do cash advances, they never are 0%, usually something like 20%....

Careful....

It would be on a super balance transfer card. Not sure if there are many of these available these days though...

What is your £3900 debt made up of and what are the APRs on each of these? You may have to look at increasing these to pay back your friend if ebaying and extra work isn't going to reap you £1000 by august (and I suspect it's not going to get you all of it).

Miffi_2 · 22 May 2006 at 5:27PM

Don't worry guys, I will sell all my bits and bobs if I have to before I 'borrow' of credit cards. I will just end up spending the rest of my life chasing my tail, so to speak!

lisyloo · 22 May 2006 at 5:31PM

Could you borrow the money off a 0% credit card.

Yes sorry if I confused anyone.
I meant a "super balance transfer".

They are not absolutely free, but fees are around 2% which I would have thought is better than anywhere else (if you can borrow money for less than 2% then please pm me :-)

Virgin are probably the best as they cap the fee at £50, so if you borrow more than £2500 then the fee is less than 2%.

I don't want to encourage reckless borrowing which is why I stressed being disciplined, but if push comes to shove and there are no other options then it's the cheapest way I know to borrow money.

In_Search_Of_Me · 22 May 2006 at 5:38PM

Do you have any temping agencies in your area? Best ones are cutting back drastically & ebaying stuff...babysitting etc are all good as tax free & money is instant...

Need to find £1,000 quickly!

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