Earning money in annual leave time

inthegreen

Firstly Hi everyone, I am a new DFW, I have been brave and listed my huge debt on my signature.

I was just wondering if any one had any good tips for earning some money during annual leave. I have a lot left to take and don't want to splurge money on a holiday. Due to my job (travelling not set hours etc) I can't get a 2nd job but would love to earn some money whilst having to take annual leave, any ideas gratefully received.

Today I am strating to reduce my debt. I have started keeping my change and am writing down all that I spend. I am lucky that I can earn quite large bonuses so have been pushing especially hard to reach target knowing it could help me reduce my debt even quicker.

climbgirl

Well, if you hold off for a couple of months you might find businesses and shops will be taking on Christmas staff for a few weeks at a time. That might work quite nicely.

littlestar1981

Have you anything to sell on eBay or Amazon?

saverram

try royal mail , u can earn a lot of money during christamas time

inthegreen

Doing the E-bay thing and mum is loading the car with all my books (a complete book freak) so I can sell them.

It would have to be a job I can do for a week or 2

climbgirl

I'd start looking around or asking agencies etc for christmas work - so many businesses take on extra staff for a short period of time, it might work out quite nicely for you.

Other than that, maybe think about signing up for a temp agency to cover a couple of weeks, some of that work is done on a daily basis.

idiot_3

A bank job? or maybe a post office?

More seriously if you are not bothered about what you do, how about child minding/babysitting, gardening, cleaning ironing? they should all pay folding. :beer:

littlestar1981

Mystery shopping?

black-saturn

I'd second about the christmas work. Also if you can bear to work on christmas day as a waitress or bar person you could get triple time.

jobbingmusician

How does your current employer feel about this?

I hate to put a dampener on things, but I would be worried about staff becoming overstressed if they used ALL their leave working for a 2nd employer. Do remember to check your contract of employment to make sure you are allowed to take on a 2nd job at all :rolleyes:

(I do appreciate that things like babysitting are very different from doing an 8 hour shift in a factory every day. And employers are generally not allowed to stop you taking on a 2nd job unless it's specified in your contract, or there's a good reason like you'd be working for a competitor).

Just trying to ensure you've covered all the bases.....

Bambywamby

Amazon is ace for selling books - they do the advertising and have such a huge audience of potential customers.

There is leaflet/newspaper delivering, Betterware/Avon Rounds, car Boots/Jumble Sales/Ebay, factory work/greenhouse work that may employ casuals near you, free lance drivers/delivery guys, garage sales, telephone operators, chat line hosts/hostesses of the clean variety of course and if you get really desperate you could hire yourself out as a dog walker/house sitter.

Good luck xxx