How can I make some extra money quickly?

briona

Cuba_Cat wrote: »

I need the car to get to work and to drop my son off at nursery on the way there. It's isolating enough being a single parent - I would be totally cut off without my car! So thanks for the suggestion but it's just not practical.

How about a spot of babysitting/childminding?

As teenagers my sister and I used to babysit for a number of local families. If they all wanted to go out on the same night, obviously we couldn't be in several different places at once. We'd both go to the same house, and all the families would bring their children round and we'd look after something like 8 children (under the age of 8!). Each family paid us for a couple of hours' work, with the 'host' family paying the majority. I think between us one night we made something like £70 (and that was around 10 years ago).

Do you know any other single parents who might want a night out but can't find a babysitter they'd trust? You could even keep the children overnight – depending on their ages, it could be like a sleepover for your own child.

moneysavingmumofone

PrincessPeach wrote: »

If you do have to get a payday loan - go through Quidco - you will get around £60 cashback in a couple of months

(please note: dont count the money until its in your account)

If you havent already - look at signing up with Quidco or one of the other cashbacksites - you can earn abit more through some of their offers - there is more info in the freebies forum.

Its £6, not £60

briona

moneysavingmumofone wrote: »

Its £6, not £60

No, it definitely says £60!

moneysavingmumofone

briona wrote: »

No, it definitely says £60!

How odd, it says £6 when i go to quidco Could you please post the link saying £60

briona

moneysavingmumofone wrote: »

How odd, it says £6 when i go to quidco Could you please post the link saying £60

There you go...

http://www.quidco.com/paydayuk/

moneysavingmumofone

Thanks a lot, i was going to uk payday loans! :doh:

Jue_xx

thumbelina wrote: »

Women's magazines pay between £10 and £15 for letters, tips, photos etc. I recently got £25 for getting a 20-word Woman's Own 'rant' published. It's not going to bring in money this month because of copy lead times, but if you start now, writing one thing a week, you'll have a steady flow of extra cash in the months ahead. No need to buy the mags - just take down the details from WH Smith. You can usually email your contribution, so it costs nothing.

What a fantastic idea! I'm going to try that one myself! :T

Jue_xx

Jue_xx wrote: »

What a fantastic idea! I'm going to try that one myself! :T

Er, you don't happen to have any addresses to start me off, do you? I don't buy magazines very often - they're not very moneysaving.:o

lauzjp

poshy274 wrote: »

Ebay!! Just look for any old clothes/items there is always someone out there wanting it, also I always do car boot sales - excellent way to make a quick £

I have to agree with poshy; it is surprising - what seems like 'rubbish' to you, may be perfect for somebody else! Hubby and I recently had a clear out of a few bits of clothes that were heading to the charity shop but thought we'd give them a go on ebay first - after fees and postage we made about £20! not a lot, but when you're skint, every penny counts

would love to do a car boot, but isn't it / near the end of season?

Chunkywannabun

JOAN35 wrote: »

Hi
If you want to work from home I have a friend who is looking for people to do data entry on the computer working from home.
Please let me know and I can give you the details.

And another one Joan. Scam all the way

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1115599&page=2