help please

Anthillmob

need to earn extra cash. tax credits have changed our weekly payment by £60, claiming back an overpayment by £37 a week. not sure why the remainder has gone. is use this to pay childcare when im at work.

i work 2 and a half days a week. for some reason, although we have been fine before the cost of living seems to have gone up. i owe £218 ctax from last year [my fault, i missed a payment by mistake but they never chased me for it and i assume they have added costs but i have nothing in writing to confirm this. where do i stand with this?]

my creditors are at a minimum. as are the OH's. our rent has shot up to £403.00 a onth, ctax has increased by £17 a month and we wouldnt qualify for help with rent or ctax.

so i need something to do in my spare time. of which i tend to have 1 maybe 2 days a week. plus evenings. something from home would be great, just for a little extra cash.

i have stuff to sell on ebay but its finding the time to list it, it takes an age to list on there plus packaging costs as does postage.

aplaceinthesun

Could you not start with the Ebay listings to keep you going for now in the few days you have spare and the evenings?

candlegirl

Why not do a table top sale or car boot sale and get rid of most things in one go - or if they are more expensive items thwn list them or your local gumtree or another local free classified.

Why not also do what I do party plan as you can work the hours to suit yourself - if for some reason you need to earn extra one week then you can do an extra party.

It really is great fun and you can earn some serious money if you put the time and effort into in otherwise just what you are looking for.

There are various different party plan companies so why not look on this thread and read the various companies and see what one suits you.

The one I work for costs nothing to join!

what more info ask away!

Good luck with whatever you do I know how hard it is to juggle family and work life - I have 7 kids in total so always needing extra money (lol)

jdan9

Anthillmob wrote: »

i have stuff to sell on ebay but its finding the time to list it, it takes an age to list on there plus packaging costs as does postage.

Try looking at software such as Turbo Lister (provided by ebay for download from their website for free) to speed it up. Also, postage and packaging costs are charged to the buyer, traditionally with a little extra for your time added on.

If you have means of getting to your nearest town/city cheaply, why not try mystery shopping? Take a look at the mystery shopping thread.

There are other threads on here talking about things such as party planning, or Avon/Betterware/etc, would you consider these?

altojack

You could also try Ebid, they have been going since 1999 I think and use paypal as well as other ways to pay. Free listings for everything until the end of June. I've gone and set up on Ebid as I was fed up with ebay listing charges. Good luck with what you decide to have a go at.