an extra £400. a week would pay off debt in 2 yrs lol any suggestions

Rachie_B

inkie wrote:

Arn't you OK if its under 2 hours per day though?

yes

but the hours mentioned above were over 2 a day, thats the only reason i wanted to mention it

lynzpower

dont knock the jobcentre, I found a cracking freelance part time job on there which pays a tenner an hour ( not national though)

look on the jobcentreplus website, there might be something doing. And look regualrly they update constantly.

as you havent worked for a while can you get on any free courses and update your skills?

COOLTRIKERCHICK

in_my_wellies wrote:

Could you think about it another way? Every £ you save is a £ less to earn:- cook a meal from scratch that might save £2-3, x 7 days
bake cakes, biscuits instead of buying, that's another £1-2 each time
walk instead of car/bus, another £1-2
don't pay to park in town, park a littl out then walk, £3-4
packed lunches for children/DH, £2 x 5 days
grow some veg, £1-2 x 7 days

Just those could save £20-£30 a week and there must be more. Perhaps you do some already - sorry if it doesn't help

hi.. yes you do save loads by doing all that.. i do that now....and by doing cooking from scratch etc... it has now kept us within our means... just.... so where as before we were spending above what money we had coming in every week.... now we are within our budget.....

which is all thanks to the os board :T whcih i am so gratefull for......

so now i want to find a way of just getting rid of the dam debt.....

so first step..... loads of extra items on ebay.....amazon...

step 2... find a job........

step 3....try not to wimp out of working.. when the kids start moaning.. etc......

and so on.....so my target is unrealistic......( day dream ) but what ever i get above what we are getting now will be thrown at the debt..... credit cards first me thinks.....

the more this thread is progressing.... the inspired i am...

thanks peeps:beer:


thanks lynzpower.......i will have a look on line at the job centre....i'm not knocking then.... in the past i have had better success in phoning companies....there is normally very little in our area... unless you are a qualified technician or motor machanic

Rachie_B

i agree i am on the job centre website every day :rotfl: lol

its updated every day and recently there have been lots of cleaning jobs,retail work,care work etc in my area

what kind of thing are you looking to do ?

remind me where in S Wales you are ,is it Swansea ?

COOLTRIKERCHICK

hi.. rachie B,...... ye i live in the swansea area.....

i dont mind......i have done factory ..shop work... and i have also worked in an office.... ok. i only have basic computer skills etc...and no qualifications ..but i have common sense well i do normally... but do get the odd lapse now and again.... and i think this thread will prove my lapse moments lol ( what am i thinking an extra £400 a week :eek: )

hopefully by the weekend i will have found something... even if its only a few hours a week it will be something....

Rachie_B

good luck

what i did was put cards in shop windows offering house cleaning / babysitting / house sitting / shopping etc

maybe worth a try

icklejulez

Local casino??? Valeting(serving free drinks) anyone can do it and after tops is well paid. Safe enviroment etc... If your part time their are a lot of hours available to work round your family.

Reformed

I always think this. I would love just to have an extra 100 quid a week (obviously another 100 quid a day would be top), that's only 20 quid a weekday. I wish I felt like brainstorming on an evening. Need to find myself a real shot of motivation!!

Steel_2

...I'm looking to do a cheap course at a local college at the moment do I can brush up my skills and do curtains and alterations in my spare time. Is that something you could do?

COOLTRIKERCHICK

£400 a week......lol.....what was i thinking:money:

but if you break it down.....

£57.14 per day.....to find....

ebay./amazon../carboots...etc

job.... plus ebay/amzon..

full time job/ and part time delivery leaflets etc

how much is it these days working 7 hours after tax £30 - 35 per day ?

i think i am trying to convince myself here lol...