**Daily Chat Thread*29th Aug 08**

Buffythedebtslayer

Dilemma for Chat - I really need some DFW's opinions.

I have been offered more hours tutoring

i only start this week, tues and thurs, my boss has offered me Saturdays too, from 9.30 to 12.30.

it would be around 50 quid a saturday......... which is a hell of a lot to turn down. 200ish extra a month would clear the CC really fast.
but it would mean working a six day week, two of which would start at 8 and finish at 7.30.

what do you think?

I should just say yes shouldn't I?

Burlesque_Babe

I can sympathise - I'm taking on teaching 2 evenings a week as well as working 7 days a week during the day - but I need the money!

Ellidee

BB did you see my suggestions/ideas for you on yesterday's thread ?

(Land_of)_Maz

Buffy - is it whole days on the 2 long days? Or can you get home in between? Get some down time in between shifts/sessions?

i worked 2 jobs, 1 admin/1 bar equating to 6 days a week, 2 midweek long days... but it was 2 different environments so wasn't such a drudge.... it can be done, as Keren shows, but it can't be sustained for too long....

IMHO

Buffythedebtslayer

Blimey BB, SEVEN days?

*stares in admiration*

(Land_of)_Maz

I've completed my ICB level 1 book keeping exam today... sammy is checking it for me as she is familiar with the question paper.

I need to have it back to them by 8th September... then i will be on my way to the first part of my book keeping qualification! Yay me!!!

Burlesque_Babe

Ellidee wrote: »

BB did you see my suggestions/ideas for you on yesterday's thread ?

I'll pop back and have a look

Buffy - sadly, yes. Not through choice though. I do 18.5 hours in the office, then a mixture of afternoons, evenings (when OH is at footy practice or out) and then Saturday and Sunday on AQA. I've just been taken on a teacher of adults and I've currently got 71 hours teaching offered to me between September and March, all of it in the evenings.

I hate it I would love to have a Sunday off or a Bank Holiday. I've worked the last 2 Christmas Days, Boxing Days and New Year Days as well as all over Easter. On Christmas Day, OH pops home for 3 or 4 hours to phone family and see his DS. I pop to see Charlie and then do 3 hours or so on AQA.

All this and I'm still struggling to pull in £1100 a month.

I got my WTC form through today so I've filled that in and it'll go in the post this afternoon. I should get around £24 or so a week, which will be fab. I'm gutted that I didn't realise before now I could get it, I could have had this coming in since the beginning of April this year but, at least i'm on the case now.

EDIT: WTC moving onwards. I can't let out a room as I only have a small house. My second bedroom is used as my office for my self employed work and is where family stay. To be honest, I would absolutely hate having a lodger and the house isn't big enough (2 bed, 1 reception room bungalow). I didn't enjoy house sharing as a student!

Buffythedebtslayer

the tutoring is lovely, five kids under 11 all working on different things.

School, is essentially hell! well its not much fun.

I am worried about managing Avon, E bay (the post office) and Open university. not to mention actual marking from School.

and just for the record The Descent is very very disturbing.

xx

Burlesque_Babe

ah yes, studying. Add that to my 'mix' as well :rolleyes: for finding hours in the day, although to be fair i'm not studying at the minute, but I will be again soon.

I also only take mystery shops which are supermarkets or food as I don't have the time to go to town, hang around a mobile phone shop being 'sold' to for 20 minutes and then come back home again, just to earn £5.

I could do with having a clothing clearout for Ebay as well. It keeps popping into my head and then getting re-buried.

Buffythedebtslayer

It would be hard work, but I guess it depends how much I want to be debt free by Dec09.

aaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

its all about planning and being organised. PO before tutoring, making sure I have portable lunches and dinners.

and the ending of the descent was !!!!!!