The recession, benefits, the safety net, and the learning curve

carolt

Ooh, you're organised.

The Lady with the List.

harryhound

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He could even try spelling it correctly

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Originally Posted by carolt
Sell ice creams or cold drinks?

Host a visiting foreign student?

He'd probably need a license to sell ice creams

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Careful PN you will be moving this thread to USA or starting pot and kettle wars.

www.bbc.co.uk/info/licencefee

Max_Headroom_3

carolt wrote: »

Phew, thanks, didn't want to offend - I remember on my first 'meeting' with fc, I insulted her grammar, and it took months for her to forgive me.

Actually, you need more commas, and watch out for apostrophes.

I found today's content sad - you might be better off (a) trying word of mouth, (b) asking at shops/restaurants/pubs esp where you see signs and (c) looking at your local university website - even if you never went to uni there, I've found them to be quite good at having a range of varied local jobs.

Above all, don't despair - August is the WORST month for casual job searches, as you're competing with millions of brand-new graduates yet to start graduate jobs, plus other students on holiday, plus lots of potential employers on holiday and therefore nobody's recuiting till September.

It happens every year; it's probably more extreme this year due to the recession, but I'm sure - provided you can afford to live frugally for a month, you'll find much more out there in a month or so.

Why not try a spot of entrepeneurialism?

Sell ice creams or cold drinks?

Host a visiting foreign student?

Try making money out of a hobby (like me and my card-making, or PN and her mythical candles). Do you have an area of expertise you could buy cheap at car boots, say, or the internet, and sell on ebay? Vintage clothes, books, records, etc.....

Lots of ways to make money.......

Lots of good advice there, thanks.

What I'd really love to do is develop the writing, which is why a "plain" job which doesn't require too much setting up/thought is perhaps best at the mo.

Be interesting to see if things improve in September as you say.

Max_Headroom_3

PasturesNew wrote: »

He could even try spelling it correctly

I'm a bad man, but that did make me chuckle, sorry Carol! :rotfl:

He'd probably need a license to sell ice creams (need a freezer too) or drinks. Lots of competition where he is too.

Host organisations don't usually consider single males for hosting. I have done some host organising and it's couples and single women.

Think you're probably right on the nail with those.

Or just writing stuff online. I hadn't realised that Max did so much other writing, which I have learnt about from his blog.

Now he's cut his teeth on the blog, maybe the best way forward with that is to get more paid writing work, I have lists for that kind of stuff.

That's my fave option, be interested to see that list though!

MUST get around to sorting that Twitter stuff you've mentioned too.

fc123

carolt wrote: »

Phew, thanks, didn't want to offend - I remember on my first 'meeting' with fc, I insulted her grammar, and it took months for her to forgive me.

Gosh, that was 2 years ago and you remember?! I nearly didn't post ever again too.
In my defence, my typing is appalling and, with a pen and paper, rarely have an issue. My techy skills are worse and I can't get the spellchecker to work on here. If I did, I find spellcheckers confusing anyway.

Sand sculptures are my seasonal offering.....but don't know how good Max is on the 3D art front.

fc123

fc123 wrote: »

Some years ago, I used to provide clothing for a stylist and photographer. They would book a newbie model who needed shots for her book, did a shoot and then just sent out the pics to fashion editors on spec.
They weren't ever booked by anyone unlike a freelance
stylist/photographer team.

Their shoots would get accepted into Telegraph, Mirror etc weekend colour supplements though they weren't paid much if anything, however, this built them a fantastic portfolio (and I had some great free press) and got them known. Both went on to F/T jobs eventually.



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OK, I know it's bad manners to quote oneself but !!!!!!....but I just googled them both which puts me in a dilemma as I recall the circumstances they were in a decade ago that prompted the move to go self employed for both of them.

I will have to choose which anecdotal to post. The past or the present??.
They have both done really well BTW.

Plus I am in a diff place now too.

Can I have a brag? Just to inspire people? Front page of the 'a' site right hand side. Click pink text ''Best of Brands''. Makes the slog worth it for those brief moments off 'apreciation'. I have been desp to tell someone.:o

bluey890

fc123 wrote: »

OK, I know it's bad manners to quote oneself but !!!!!!....but I just googled them both which puts me in a dilemma as I recall the circumstances they were in a decade ago that prompted the move to go self employed for both of them.

I will have to choose which anecdotal to post. The past or the present??.
They have both done really well BTW.

Plus I am in a diff place now too.

Can I have a brag? Just to inspire people? Front page of the 'a' site right hand side. Click pink text ''Best of Brands''. Makes the slog worth it for those brief moments off 'apreciation'. I have been desp to tell someone.:o

FC, you are going to have to be a little more specific ... you're obviously very excited about posting the story/ details.

What 'a' site? Please do tell...

nearlynew

Sorry to interrupt, ................. what happened to the fishnet stockings we were promised?

fc123

bluey890 wrote: »

FC, you are going to have to be a little more specific ... you're obviously very excited about posting the story/ details.

What 'a' site? Please do tell...

I can't type it out or I'll get rumbled again.....which then restricts my freedom to chitter chatter online.

fc123

nearlynew wrote: »

Sorry to interrupt, ................. what happened to the fishnet stockings we were promised?

They got cut up into a back panel. Give me 5 mins and check out the avatar....



Done....mmm can't see the detail.....it's very fishnetty.