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Archives for May 2010

Steward at Football Matches, Events etc
Just wondered if anybody had any info on this - being based close to Birmingham there is obviously Aston Villa, Birmingham City, the NIA, the NEC, the LG etc which require stewards! Just wondered in general if anyone had any experience, and who to contact - big stewarding companies etc.
Is there anything that would suit me??
I'm really needing to earn some extra money as I'm trying to sell my house and my job is coming to an end so I'm trying to find ways of making a bit more in my spare time. I work most days and I have a 15 month daughter so ideally i'd like some form of working from home job that i can just do in my spare time. I am no good…
Self employed help please!
Not sure if I am posting this in the correct forum. :( Anyway I work for a text company, and I have a full-time job. So, when I'm registering as self employed what link do I use on the HMRC website? It's really confusing! Am I a sole trader lol ? Do I put the company I work for's name down? I would phone the tax office,…
Can I paint faces at a fete without getting in trouble!?
Sorry I'm not really sure which topic to post this in, so I thought I would start here, hope you dont mind. My friend and I (both Female and 20) both work on minimum wage. In August there will be a fete/gala type thing in out town. Both being arty types we thought maybe we could set up a stall painting faces for £2 a time.…
Too scared to ask!!!
When I returned to my current employer after a few months away, they said that my new role would include bonuses, so the opportunity to earn more money a month. I had my 3 month review late (due to company restructure of people leaving etc) and they said they were working on my bonus structure as I was doing really well…
Ciao and dooyoo?
Does anyone use these sites? Are they reliable?
can i rent out my garden ?
im not very greenfingered [understatment of the year !] i was wondering if it was worth renting out a protion of my garden to someone who maybe is looking for an allotment.
Internet Research
Hi all, I've been looking into generating extra income in regards to working from home, and came across an article about becoming an Internet Researcher. However I'm finding it a bit of a struggle to find opportunities for this role and was wondering if any had any experience and if so shed some light on the subject. Thank…
Help with university funding
Hi my daughter's going to unversity in September this year, I was wondering is there a good website that tell's you everything you can claim for.Thanks for any help you can give me.
One Poll iPhone App
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/onepoll/id347096020?mt=8 Really easy to use app, and I had 4 surveys over 50p :eek: I've never had one over 10p on the main site. Well worth downloading just for that :D
Writing articles and/or need to make £100 a week
Does anyone know of any websites that you can submit magazine articles to and get paid? Need to quit my job as it is making me ill and need a way to make £100 a week. Seen this http://www.searchsciences.co.uk/FAQ/Writer.asp but the pay is not very good
MYSTERY SHOPPING THREAD XV - please, no mention of client names or fees on here
OK here we go again with another thread, number 15 in the Series of how to be a good mystery shopper!! Most of what is written below, is lots of advice copied from Timmne’s original compilation a while ago, with a few updates from Josie and ukmonkey’s previous threads, and other credits as mentioned. The old threads are…
help with xslm report
Hi, I'm working with a new MS company that wants me to use a report using .xslm file.I'm not too sure what I'm doing.I can open it with open office.org but I'm struggling to fill in the boxes as the information either doesnt fit or numbers keep changing.I printed out the questionaire as a word document no problem but I'm…
Evening & Weekend jobsites
Hi all, Does anyone know any good sites specifically for evening & weekend work ? having trouble finding vacancies that aren't after full time 9-5 shifts :/ Thanks Andy
Benefits of Home-Working?
hi all, I've just started working from home for my employer and I wondered what benefits or tax reliefs might be available? I'm using my personal electricity and heating, so I am hoping that there is some sort of governmental payback that I can apply for. cheers geckoboy :D
Starting your own business ideas?
Hi, I have always wanted to run my own business but never known what business I should start? Has anyone else ever just thought of an idea and it's really taken off? Looking for inspiration!! Thanks V
Making money from magazines - tips, funny stories
I keep thinking that my kids say and do such daft things sometimes that I might be able to make some money out of sending funny stories to a magazine, not like a whole article, just those little anecdote things. I was just wondering if anyone knows which the best magazines are for making a bit of extra cash? And can I send…
Clicking sites worth it?
I need to try and top up my money each month and was thinking of clicking sites? are they worth it? thanks
started ironing business
Hi i'm trying to up our income as my partner was made redundant in January, had tried a few other things but this does seem to be working, im doing other peoples ironing for a small fee of £6 an hour, so far in just over a week we have four customers and hopefully we will get some more, thanks for reading lisa if you can…
Shopbest (cashback scam?)
If something sounds too good to be true it probably is. My neighbour just came back from a cruise and was hassled into signing up as a member of shopbest.com ($400 membership). He's not convinced and is asking my advice. It seems on the face of it a similar idea to quidco.com but there's an extra carrot in the form of…

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