Who wants to buddy up?!

fozzeh

Wow it does sound like you have a lot of work to try and keep on top of the bills and things. I guess you just have to try to spread the word about you being able to do book keeping, ther emust be lots of people out there looking but don't know where. This sounds a bit random but hae you ever been on netmums? It's a forum type place for mums of children of all ages and I often see people posting on their local notice board about their businesses like a mobile hairdresser or a kitchen fitter etc so maybe you could post on there that you're looking at taking on some more small businesses to do the accounts of so if anyone's interested to message you? You join your local network (so for me it's East Cheshire) but you can join up to 5 (so i have joined Manchester and Tameside too) so you could post it on up to 5 areas near to you? Just an idea...!

I'm trying to make dinner whilst typing this and Hope is scooting around the lounge tidying up! She's putting eveyrthing in her toy box (Including my shoes!!) she's vbery handy, maybe i can earn some mor emoney by hiring her out?! haha!

Music magpie sounds like a good idea coco, i have 3 bags of cds that i don't know what to do with is it easy to use?

lalli_pickle

Thanks Foz, just off to check out netmums now

lalli_pickle

Well I've listed an advert on my local site (I think). Fingers crossed I get some more clients, you never know, if I could earn £1,500 a month from home then I woldn't need 3 jobs or horrific childcare.
In fact, if I had a home, I would become a childminder, because it's just clicked that mine is earning £3.50 per hour per child, which at the moment is almost £20 per hour! I'm in the wrong job lol

fozzeh

childminding would actually be really good esp as you already know about tax returns etc! My friend looked into it, you can earn something like £12 a day just by taking a child to shool and picking them up afterwards! I would do something similar if i wasn't so lazy... plus i hate other peoples' children! haha! I just abou have enough patience to look after my own!

cocoloco

Hi fozzeh, Music magpie is very easy to use- just type in the barcode of your CDs and it will give all the details plus how much are they will pay for it - usually anything between £0.30 - 3.00 per CD. Some of it really suprising- newer chart CDs only fetching £0.60 while older unknown/folk/ classical CDs may make £1- 1.50 each. However if you do not use them just as well get some money for them.

I also found a great cashback site on one of the forums- 'Cashback Rewards'- they give you an extra 7.5% - so on every £10 you make an additional £0.75. They also give you a sign up bonus of £2.50. They do not pay out until you get £25 in you account but there are lots of 'free' money for signing up with some other website - like £0.50 for joining Ciao etc and free daily clicks so it may not be too hard or take too long to make £25 for nothing.

Lorriellah- just out of courisity what type of books are you selling on amazon i.e craft/gardening/polular/romace etc? You are seem to be making a nice profit and have a better idea of what may sell. Thank you.

lalli_pickle

Ooh, just got a call from my housemate and the firm I used to work at (that she still works at) might be interested in having me back! Gotta send my CV off tonight and tehn see what happens.

cocoloco

Fingers (and toes) crossed lalli_pickle!

fozzeh

Coco, on Amazon we have all sorts of things listed books like text books, music books, fiction etc. CDs, DVDs, games etc.

Oo fingers crossed for yo then lalli!

lalli_pickle

Thanks guys :beer:

cocoloco

Today i managed to make £23 with Avon- I have been an Avon lady for the last 6 years (job no3) but nowdays I only do Avon for 4 regulars and the girls in my office. Usually I just use the money (£20-40) to fill up my car but in the spirit of this forum I will put it toward my holiday fund- a grand total of £158 to date- only £832 to go by December.

Based on Fozzeh success with selling her Gameboy + Wii Fit I checked out if our PS 2 worth anything at all? It lookes like it can fetch anything between £25- 45 for a bundle of console + games- what a nice suprise!
My hubby and daughter haven't used it in ages so off to e-bay it goes! Plus I only bought it for £50 off my friends teenge son a 1 1/2 year ago as a birthday present ...