Ironing at home

gilly41

Hi
I am looking to make a bit of extra cash- I work part time but I am well below the tax threshold.
I was wondering am I able to put a card up in the local newsagents advertising ironing at home? or would I have to be registered as a business?
Just dont want to tread on anyones toes!!!!
I was just looking to make say an extra £20 per week to pay off the credit card faster!
Thanks everyone
xx

bank_of_slate

Good idea!
My friend has some one that does her ironing, she pays per kilo of clothes, not sure how much though.
I don't think I could stand it! My family's ironing pile is the size of K2 without taking on other's too
...Linda xx

Peppa_Pig_5

Hi gilly41.

I am interested in this one as I have had the same idea. I am also part time, and have a few hours spare where I could do this, but not sure where I stand either. Any extra would be useful to pay off the debt.

Good luck with the money making and I will keep watching this one.

jellycat40

Sounds like a really good idea providing you like ironing! However do not sell yourself short, make sure you are charging a realistic amount.

Good Luck

Louise

Kitikat

Gilly41

I live in the North East and have a lady who does my ironing. If you live in an area with lots of working mums I would say that you have every chance of being able to make an extra £20 per week. I found my ironing lady by word of mouth (she irons for at least two other mums at the children's school. She likes to iron whilst watching tv and make a bit of extra money at the same time. On the other hand I hate ironing, so finding an ironing lady is the best thing that I have done recently. I pay £5 an hour and most of my weekly ironing is done in about 1.5 hours. I think if you do decide to put a poster up the thing to do is not make it sound too professional like a business, because some of these ironing companies are quite expensive and I for one was put off approaching them because I didn't want to pay their prices. I probably would pay up to about £6.50 an hour if I had to. Good luck

iwanttosave_2

Hi, I have an ironing business I set up when I got pregnant (to dangerous to continue in normal job) I only intended on doin it for a few months, I make about £50 a day, and I work for about 4-5 hours a day, what I do is hand out small baskets and charge £15 no matter what or how much is in there, so long as its not creased and well folded, not stuffed in and the customers seem to like it that way. I am a fast ironer thought so I can earn so much in such little time, I could work longer hours and get more money but to tell you the truth I dont need it, but there is a lot of call out there for this service.

I don't need a bussiness permit, I did tell my contents insurance which went up about 50p a month

Penny-Pincher!!

My SIL does this for some extra money each week. I asked what she would charge and she said charge about £6ph. Some people charge by the bag load, but would think some would take advantage of this and cram as much as possible into a bag-maybe the weight would be fairest. She does a familys ironing each week which consists of roughly:

5 mens work shirts
5 ladies shirts/work blouses
2 pairs of jeans
5 kids school shirts
quilt covers x 2 (1 Super king, 1 single)
5-7 ladies/mens casual tops
10 items of kids clothing

She receives £25 a week for this and takes her about 3hrs-sometimes more sometimes less.

SIL enjoys ironing and is very good at it. If you keep your prices fair then you will have regular customers. She does her ironing of an evening whilst watching the tv.

Just getting a couple of jobs as above would give you £50pw extra...£200 p/m. Thats a good amount of extra income.

Good luck

PP
xx

sa1nt

A mum at our school does ironing too, I'm sure she said she gets £18 an hour! (I remember my chin hitting the floor!) She has about 14 regulars.
Not sure how many shirts she gets through though in that hour.

Good luck, its a good idea (you can record your fav program & watch it in peace & quiet while you iron).

elaine373

This is still a self employed business and you would have to register with the tax people within 3 months. Sorry to put a damper on things but just thought i should point this out.

Busybody

:j Here`s an idea if you are thinking of doing a lot of ironing and it is to invest in an iron with a steam generator tank, mine was one of the cheaper ones although its got a good amount of power and I got it from Argos for about £70 2 years ago.
They are coming down in price all the time, I have seen them in Lidl/ Aldi and Netto at a good price, they cut down on ironming time also they iron the things you usually put to the bottom of the basket which can`t be a bad thing.

iwanttosave_2

Busybody wrote:

:j Here`s an idea if you are thinking of doing a lot of ironing and it is to invest in an iron with a steam generator tank, mine was one of the cheaper ones although its got a good amount of power and I got it from Argos for about £70 2 years ago.
They are coming down in price all the time, I have seen them in Lidl/ Aldi and Netto at a good price, they cut down on ironming time also they iron the things you usually put to the bottom of the basket which can`t be a bad thing.

I tried one of these but didn't like it, but I think its everyones personal choice, I just have a high powered normal house hold iron and does the job for me