Full time mum extra money from home

Batgirl

Hi

I'm currently a full-time mum, but my youngest is starting Nursery in September for 2hrs a day. So I am now going to have this time free :j . I thought about trying to get a little part time job, but 2hrs a day with 13 weeks off to cover school holidays, + 4 approx weeks off with poorly kids, I thought this worked out as being a job I would get fired from or struggle to get a job within these hours.

Anyway I currently am a member of Ciao, Gapbusters, Grassroots, Retail eyes and Counter intelligence for surveys and mystery shopping. I also do clickthrus etc with pigsback, rpoints, and freefivers.

I was just wondering if there is anything else you could think of that I could do to make some extra pennies.

We're not hugely in debt and will be Df by dec2007 whether I earn anything extra or not, but more than anything I just want to contribute a bit more.

I also work 1 evening min a week and my OH works a night a week and most weekends aswell as fulltime ( bless him he is fab ), so evenings and weekends are out really but anything I can do from home when my boys are out would be fab.

Any ideas considered :eek: .

Thanks

Batgirl.

skylight

Have you tried the local shops? Local supermarkets - they are normally great as they are happy to fit in with you (and eventually discount too!). McDonalds are always looking for staff to fit in with them.

With so few hours, you wont be paying tax and tax credits shouldn't be affected too much (if at all with such a small amount).

Or what about the local school your child will be at? Dinner lady? etc.

Downside is that none of this is from home...... so actually completely useless to you!!!!!

jessicamb

Apart from the dodgy homeworking schemes I'm struggling. Do you have any workplace skills that could readily translate such as proof-reading/transcription/book-keeping? Shopping for those that cant get to the supermarket (but I dont know if this pays well)?

Or just had a thought - what about taking in ironing. I'd gladly pay for that.

Batgirl

Thanks Charlotte, great ideas but I live completely in the sticks and we only have 1 shop, to get to any other shops would take me half an hour each way so I would only earn 1 hours wage and spend more than that on petrol.

The local shop always need 12hrs min and they would not be at the time my youngest is at nursery, the same goes for dinner lady. He goes to nursery 9-1130 and dinner shift is 1130 -1330.

Thanks for the quick response though.

irchy_mum

Hi Batgirl, 6 months ago I was in a similar situation as yours, I have no family near me, so last September I got a placement at the local pre-school (you have to get CRB checked and Ofsted registered-but the pre-school do that for you) and I have done 1 course, have another qualifying course lined up for next year,so that by the time DS goes to 'big' school I will be qualified to go and get a paid job AND get all the holidays off as well..

HTH
Jo x:A

beckythebear

Hi Batgirl

I would be interested to hear how you get on with your mystery shopping and surveys, I have had a quick look at the websites you listed.

How much work do you get and how much on average do you get paid?

Thanks

Becky

cmjohnson_86

How about signing up and becoming a mystery shopper, These usually only take an hour or so to do.. You get paid and you can fit it around you.

Sallys_Savings

Is there any crafts/skills that you can develop to sell on ebay? I currently make a few homemade items and sell a couple a month. Its not much, but like grandma used to say...pennies make pounds.

If you have office skills..how about advertising that you'd type up CV's, book-keeping etc. Some self employed people need someone just a couple of hours a week, and some let you do it in your own home. Years ago I used to make up the payroll for a small building firm and I have also sorted someones books out (he just brought around all his receipts and payments in a large box and I went through it all..really easy, but he didnt have the time).


How about the traditional avon lady?....bettaware...kleeneze etc.?

Good luck!

Sallys_Savings

oops just remembered..on the mortgage free board there is a sticky thread "a bit on the side". There may be ideas on there?

wendyl1967

What hours is your daughter at school.

I work in a school kitchen. Some kitchens have staff for 1 1/2 hours up to 4 hours depending on how big the kitchen is.

Or you could do welfare at lunchtime for about 1 1/4 hours.

Or what about a teaching assistant. They are usually required morning or/and afternoon for about 2 hours each shift. You can do a 10 week course at night school to get your nvq as a teaching assistant. A lot of jobs advertised in my home town of Preston at this time of year as they get ready for September.

You then get 13 weeks off a year.

vyvyan_2

Have you thought about selling on Ebay or Amazon Marketplace? To sell stuff on Amazon you could buy books, CDs, DVDs etc from charity shops & car boots etc to sell on. If you are the creative type, making greeting cards, jewellery or decorating or printing plain T-shirts to sell on Ebay.

There's plenty to read on the Ebay board on this site.

The income would not be a regular wage as sometimes it goes a bit quiet but plenty of people make good money out of it with a bit of effort and being organised, you could make a mini business!

The only other thing I can think of is seeing if anyone wants cleaner or taking in ironing.

Good luck.