Maximising income - Mystery Shopping? Surveys?

jobbingmusician

Rachie_B wrote:

this happened to us a month or so ago !! i was paid for the whole thing ! all the expenses for food , even though id not eaten / drank there plus the mileage

TNS are good, aren't they! This has happened to me a few times with RE, and they aren't as generous. To be more precise, I've been to a venue a few times to find that they are not serving food (nothing to do with the time of day. Once the barman had dropped dead a few days before :eek: and once the place was running down their stocks prior to being taken over. In the 2nd case they had run out of ORANGE JUICE!!!! :rotfl: ) In both cases all I got from them was the cost of the drinks we had bought.

Someone else paid me half the fee when I couldn't find a petrol station due to an inadequate address. (Haven't been paid yet, but they promised). They then gave me fuller instructions and I went back to complete the assignment. The next time I went, the address was even worse!!! - and I got on to a major road for 14 miles in the wrong direction unable to turn around. :rolleyes: This time they said the client had been in touch and cancelled the assignment, so I didn't have to do it again but they'd pay me anyway. :T

whatatwit

Bump for Lukemed1

Have a read through, there's lots of great info on here, and knowledgeable shoppers as well.

Dumbledore55

Rachie_B wrote:

this happened to us a month or so ago !! i was paid for the whole thing ! all the expenses for food , even though id not eaten / drank there plus the mileage

Do I fill the questionnaire in, or ring them - I've e-mailed them but when I've done this before they're not very good at getting back to me.

Annie_Fanny

Annie_Fanny wrote:

Ooooh also - the whole tax issue - say you have a job that pays "£10" (figure plucked from the air!) how much tax should you put away for this?

Any thoughts on this please? Would I be best to put aside 20%?

sammyjo_3

I did my first assigment yesterday with grg. The online form was quite easy to fill in but I'm not sure if I put the right number in for the receipt. Does anyone know where the receipt number is and also reading threads above are you supposed to send them to them?

becsxxx

Annie_Fanny wrote:

Any thoughts on this please? Would I be best to put aside 20%?

Are you a higher/basic rate taxpayer normally?

The bands for this year are:
Starting rate 10% 0 - £2,150
Basic rate 22% £2,151 - £33,300
Higher rate 40% over £33,300

eg: if you already earn say £20,000 a year on a salary, you'll be in the basic band and need to put aside 22%.

This is for tax only, so you'll also need to know if you're making NI contributions.


hope that helps

Annie_Fanny

becsxxx wrote:

Are you a higher/basic rate taxpayer normally?

The bands for this year are:
Starting rate 10% 0 - £2,150
Basic rate 22% £2,151 - £33,300
Higher rate 40% over £33,300

eg: if you already earn say £20,000 a year on a salary, you'll be in the basic band and need to put aside 22%.

This is for tax only, so you'll also need to know if you're making NI contributions.


hope that helps

Absolutely! Thank you!

I just need to work out how to do the tax calculations in Excel. Am trying to be good and learn some new skills!

I am a basic rate taxpayer and have the exemption certificate for NI which is useful.

Cheers.

Annie_Fanny

I sent them an email asking why I was rejected and this is the response I got:

"Applications are assessed on Speed of response, Accuracy and quality of
answers, (demonstrating knowledge of the instruction manual),
Communication skills (good written English, spelling, grammar etc)
Presentation and layout.

An assessed score of 80% or above is necessary for acceptance, but I am
afraid that you did not meet this criteria.

You are welcome to re apply and can do so using the link you already
have.

I can only advise that you re familiarise yourself with the HANDBOOK
before doing so and that any future application will be assessed
entirely on its own merits."

Note the "any future application will be assessed entirely on its own merits". I am gonna give it another whirl!

PeachPickle

Two Grassroots jobs done today, easy peasy

laughing_cow

becsxxx wrote:

Are you a higher/basic rate taxpayer normally?

The bands for this year are:
Starting rate 10% 0 - £2,150
Basic rate 22% £2,151 - £33,300
Higher rate 40% over £33,300

eg: if you already earn say £20,000 a year on a salary, you'll be in the basic band and need to put aside 22%.

This is for tax only, so you'll also need to know if you're making NI contributions.


hope that helps

Yes, you're correct becs, and I'd also add that these rates kick in after your personal tax free allowance. The standard allowance this year is £5035. So, for example, to start paying 40% you'd be earning £38335 (personal tax free allowance + band amount).