Help! I'm running out of Ideas :(

ryandj

The OP says she has a full time job, evening classes and a young child... sometimes its difficult to commit to a second job, particularly in that situation!

But normally I would agree with you Alan - generally "get rich quick" schemes involving the internet, ebay and what not are not very reliable, can often lose money on them, and you are better off with a second job!

crapwithcash82

alanlangdon wrote: »

Hi

I know this might seem harsh but why can't you get a part time job maybe in a local pub or cleaning etc.

It seems to me that people put loads of work(and time) on internet and on ebay and such like, when you would be better getting a job with a set wage rather than hoping your items on ebay sell and make a nice profit.

Sorry if this offends people just talking my mind

As ryandj says, I have a young child, work full time in the office, also work some hours at home and am studying a degree 2 nights a week in the hope that this can warrant a good payrise when I complete it! I did have a second job until I discovered I was pregnant but didn't want to work full time through the day, then work in Asda every evening while I was preggers!

No offence taken tho, and I appreciate what you are saying, selling items on ebay and such like don't guarantee a decent or regular income, its just a little bit extra now and again if your lucky. I've decided that so long as I am debt free by the time I graduate (which is only 2 years time, because I already have an HND) I'll be happy - at least then when I get my salary increase I will REALLY feel the benefit!

Until then, any little extra's from ebay, car boot sales and Quidco are just an added bonus.....

Motters_2

I'd still go down the dropshipping route - if done right you can find a good niche and get going with very little upfront investment.

google ' dropship forum ' for the latest news on which company to use and which ones not to !

my own fav is atsdistribution - not affiliated with these, but they do have quite a good range.

You could always bulk buy some items to car boot too ?

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mum2one

Never mind making extra money I think we should be taking our hat off to you, a full time job, children and hubby, working extra hours and studying for a degree, you must be a whirlwind.
trouble is there is no regular incomes, ebay is a pick and mix, just try car boots, ebay, free bingo, theres bet365, they give you £10 free, 888 company (on tv).
Might make a few quid, def worth a try just use the free money and run. x

crapwithcash82

mum2one wrote: »

Never mind making extra money I think we should be taking our hat off to you, a full time job, children and hubby, working extra hours and studying for a degree, you must be a whirlwind.
trouble is there is no regular incomes, ebay is a pick and mix, just try car boots, ebay, free bingo, theres bet365, they give you £10 free, 888 company (on tv).
Might make a few quid, def worth a try just use the free money and run. x

Aw thanks mum2one - your comment made me smile! I just get so angry at myself for getting into the debt in the first place, but I was young and silly and its all self inflicted!!! Hopefully once I get my degree I'll be able to get a good salary increase and chip away at my debts quicker. I'm at around 16k just now so I'm aiming to have it paid off by the time I finish my course in 2 years time. My employers are paying for my course, but I just discovered yesterday that they pay 50% up front and the other 50% when you sucessfully complete the course which is fair enough... just means I now have to try and find £941 to pay the Uni and I can't claim back from my employer until April 2009.... there's always something waiting to bite you in the bum!

mmathom

what about renting out a spare room, or a couch (if you don't have a spare room). Put it up on raystay or craigslist for free.

crapwithcash82

My sister uses our spare room at the moment, in exchange for babysitting for free while I'm at work. I'm not sure I would like a stranger living with it and there's probably no way on this earth my other half would go for that. I did rent a room to a friend when I lived on my own in my flat, worked out well because we were friends, so I wouldn't knock it if I was on my own.

mum2one

Just a thought, re the £941 - can u pay them in instalements, when I did my HNC (many moons ago), I pd 1/3 of the course fees every 6 months. I know the money still got to be found but may give u a bit of breathing space.

Going to ebay I did a bulk listing of dd clothes that she has grown out of, some have got watchers, but even ebay people are spending less on. x

starsinmycrown

hey, re selling stuff on on ebay, the only tip i can give you is sell what you know.
ive made about 200 quid buying and selling chanel stuff- bought a pair of shoes for £55 and sold em for £100- my listing was better, i put more detail, better photos etc..
i sold a chanel skirt and bought and sold some sunglasses by chanel on there, but i guess i knew what buyers were looking for, i.e serial numbers, looking for wear on item to show they are genuinely second hand not fake etc, offered refunds.

i also am really into 1930s stuff, again as a collector myself i've been able to find glassware that i know is bagley but listed as "vintage amber glass" and sell it on as "1939 bagley rutland, pattern 3456 " etc.

its like being an antiques dealer i guess, you need to know what youre buying and selling and as a buyer yourself you'll probably know. don't bother buying job lots of junk, or buying random things in the hope theyll sell on. there are a few links about becoming a dealer on ebay but i'd be too scared in case it went wrong and i was left worse off!