£1700 needed - money raising ideas?

mrs_mug_2

Right, we're down to our last £1500 of debt. I need to shift it asap as the 0% runs out on it in June. I also want to find an extra £200 so I can redecorate 'my space' in the house and that money will pay for carpet and paint.

So, I need some ideas. I do a bit of mystery shopping but those assignments are few and far between these days. I've sold all but my soul on ebay and I've used quidco for everything possible. What else can I do?

sick_of_being_skint_2

2md job perhaps?

Ali-OK

Some home printed leaflets delivered in the local neighbourhood for dog walking/ironing/gardening?

Any skills you can draw on to offer other services?

Anything to sell that's not ebay-able?! Use free-ads for larger items, car boot sale for others.

OberonSH

How abouts:

Babysitting jobs
Delivering newspapers
checking to make sure there's no tax rebate waiting for you (they tend not to tell you)
Checking you're claiming everything you are entitled to benefit wise
Joining pigs back and getting £10 vouchers for the high st by clicking on adds

immoral_angeluk

Ebay?
2nd Job?
Do you have a car you could downgrade?

Annie_Fanny

Have a look at this thread and then join in, (if you want!)

The next challenge starts early Jan...



Annie

System

Which thread Annie?

leni

I'm the same, we have £1700 left of credit card debt and my contract runs out March 07 and so does our 0% credit card!

I currently do MS (earn about £60 a month profit), pigsback and quidco'd out, I've got a box of stuff to ebay and I do cake decorating to bring in a little extra.

I'm about to start the new year with a budget and hopefully stick to it, but I'll be watching this thread closely for idea's!

Annie_Fanny

rachelja wrote:

Which thread Annie?

DOH!!! It's Christmas and my brain has turned to mush!

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=271716

System

Ali-OK wrote:

Some home printed leaflets delivered in the local neighbourhood for dog walking/ironing/gardening?

I don't like dogs or gardening, but the ironing idea sounds quite interesting. Does anyone do this? I do ironing for one lady as I am a home help for her and am debating whether it would be worth setting up an ironing business.

I wouldn't know how much to charge? At the mo she gives me £6-7/hr. Would people pay that just for ironing? When I googled it all sites were offering charges such as £1+ for a shirt which seems extortionate!!

Ali-OK

Rachel - I have a friend who does it (cash in hand) just for neighbours within walking distance.

She doesn't drive, both her children go to school f/t, she doesn't smoke and has no pets - so it's ideal for her.

She charges £7 for a standard washing basket load (plastic rectangular) and does 24 hr turnaround or Fri in/Mon out. She is looking at setting it up as a proper business, as some of the Mums at school have been asking her to take on their ironing and are willing to drop it off/collect from her house. She has already invested in one of those large steam-pad type irons..makes light work of it apparently.

Hope that helps.