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Archives for April 2013

work from home jobs???
Hi guys, i quit my job last thursday and now need to find some income. I have tried avon etc before. kleeneze etc are work your bum off for hardly any cash and no guarentee. I know that people can work from home. You get 100s of brochures to put together is one ive heard of. Basically i want to know if anyone has heard of…
Looking for home based call centre work
Hi, I'm wondering if anyone can help. I'm looking for home based call centre work and wondering if anyone knows of anything? I used to work for teletech (I had to leave to be my grans carer) but when I looked them up again it seems they lost their contracts and so no longer offer this kind of work. I have looked at arise…
Registering cards for cashback
I have seen that some cashback sites allow you to register your card with them so when you shop offline you can still get cashback. What I am wondering is what happens if your card is registered with more than one site? Surely they will not all pay cashback for the same purchase - does anyone know which cashback site is…
Issues with One Poll
Having eventually reached the £40 redemption limit I immediately cashed in and waited......and waited. 27 days later I have emailed them to ask when I will be receiving my money. This is their reply: We have been waiting for some funds to clear in PayPal and will be making payments in the next few days. Thank you for being…
Question about old currency - deutschmarks
Wasn't sure where to post this, sorry. I found 90 deutschmarks in an old suitcase the other day. I've been trying to find out how to cash them in. I've read that some banks in Germany still exchange them for euros and even that some businesses in Germany still accept them! But obviously I can't go all the way to Germany…
Travel Plus Help
Hi Can anyone help please. I am doing temporary work with an agency and receive tax free travel and subsistence. I have noticed that they charge for this service and therefore i wonder if it is beneficial to me. To give an example i have deductions of 33.30 one week so received tax rellief on this amount which i calulcate…
Mailpay are on facebook and wanting people's views on the website
Mailpay are on facebook and wanting people's views on the website and how it is working etc. I had posted the direct link but it looks like it got removed for whatever reason
Trading Forex for additional income
Hi all, Anyone using Forex trading to make an additional income? I'm running some demo accounts with a couple of brokers whilst learning how to read the charts etc. Just wondered if anyone has had any success from Forex? Cheers
Online Survey Sites from abroad
Does anyone know if you can use any of the online survey sites from abroad? I looked at one website and it said you must be in the UK so presumably they check your ISP. I am looking into doing surveys but am abroad at the moment (though I do have UK address). Also I would need a company that pays via PayPal as cheques and…
Any ways to make extra or entitled benefits?
I'm almost 22 and I work 50 hours per week ( 10 hour shifts mon-fri ) and I spend around 1-2 hours travelling each way ( I drive 20 miles to a pickup point then jump in a van and travel around an hour plus to the job). I'm on £6.30 per hour. I'm single and live on my own is there any benefits or help from the goverment I…
Matched betting question...
Around 2 years ago I started matched betting to take advantage of free bets. I made over £1000.00 doing this... then I ran out of free bets. So I opened accounts in my girlfriends name and I did all the bets at her house using her laptop and we made another £600.00 which paid for a holiday :D I now live away from home and…
Ebay Postage question!
I have listed a few books on ebay and I have had a quick look around on there and people are offering the same book at for example £1.99 with free postage... with the weight of the book, I've calculated on Royal Mail it will cost £3 to post.... so aren't they losing money? Is there something obvious I'm missing?!
magazines in leeds
I am a freelance journalist and love writing, building up my portfolio.. anyone know of any magazines in Leeds i could apply to? almost finished my BA Media at Leeds Trinity Just had a placement at IPC Media in London, loved it! Hoping you can help Dorit
£3000 in 60 days
Hi guys. I have a bit of a task on my hand, I plan to leave for thailand for the summer on July 1st to do a diving instructors course so I can come back and forth to Tailand / Egypt as I please teaching freediving. I'm already a freediving but I need £1700 for the instructor course, £400 for one way flight, and the rest…
30 ways to earn cash online - new MSE guide
Hi, We've written a new 30 Earn Cash Online Tips guide. You can get paid just to watch videos, write, Google, make your own YouTube clips - the guide lists the top sites and apps. I thought I'd give you guys a sneak preview as you're the experts ... If you spot anything that we could improve or know of any other top sites,…
Setting up a blog
Hi I plan to set up a blog and update weekly, mainly just for enjoyment, but I understand that you can actually make some cash through ads etc. Does anyone have experience of this? What sums are we talking about? Any suggestions about the best blog providers? I was looking at Google, but I'm very new to all this. Thanks in…
Fluctuating and Signing Off JSA
What happens when you start your own business, but in the first year your income fluctuates (e.g. one month you might earn £200, but then the next you only make about £50)? How does this affect your desire to sign off JSA and go it alone? I mean, I know you can claim Working Tax Credit, but what happens when this is…
4 Days Off!
Okay so I work 4x4 12 hour shifts which means I have 4 full days off work every week where I could potentially be doing something to earn some extra money. I'm fed up of just sitting around, I could look for an extra job but it's not easy to find one which is flexible to fit in with my current shift pattern. I'm prepared,…
Genistar Financial Education ?
Has anyone had heard of or had experience of a company called Genistar? They are a 'financial education' company who will give free advice and financial plans to families or individuals. They also actively recruit new 'agents' (I went along to a seminar this week) and I have an opportunity to join them. Up front £99 to get…
your own business
Not sure if this is in the right section so I'm sorry if it not. I have not long started my own business. I stand market every sunday morning and have a full website but working through the SEO is a bit of a slow process. I'm doing it myself with no money to spare to afford any help. My questions is what easy ways are they…

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