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realistic money making?

How do you supplement your income?
How much does it provide monthly or annually?
Not talking pence filling out surveys

Matched or spread betting
Property
Buying selling art, cars, mont blanc pens
Queuing up and reselling the latest iphone or play station

Looking for inspiration
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  • HappyMJ
    HappyMJ Posts: 21,115 Forumite
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    Matched betting £50 to £100 per day most days.
    Property yes but it only makes pennies. I imagine the profit is seen when the property is sold.
    :footie:
    :p Regular savers earn 6% interest (HSBC, First Direct, M&S) :p Loans cost 2.9% per year (Nationwide) = FREE money. :p
  • catoutthebag
    catoutthebag Posts: 2,216 Forumite
    Crikey at the latter end you got potentially live off that
    I did read into it - any other guides out there (mse one is meant to over complicate things apparently)
    And don't you run out of free bets?
    Any other advice on it welcome

    Anyone else different ?
  • catoutthebag
    catoutthebag Posts: 2,216 Forumite
    HappyMJ wrote: »
    Matched betting £50 to £100 per day most days.
    Property yes but it only makes pennies. I imagine the profit is seen when the property is sold.

    How much time do you devote also daily?
  • catoutthebag
    catoutthebag Posts: 2,216 Forumite
    Bump:laugh:
  • System
    System Posts: 178,412 Community Admin
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    Read all the threads on here, and apply to what appeals to you. It is possible to make a living from home but it is hard work :)
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  • chella
    chella Posts: 309 Forumite
    I am self employed as an adult chat operator for a well known web based site. I appreciate my chosen way of making money will offend some people. It pays very well for not a lot of effort really.


    I use my extra from my self employment to pay for treats and holidays, meals out and Christmas/birthdays, as well as putting some of it aside in savings.


    This job pays better than my regular day job. Sad but true.
  • Maktina
    Maktina Posts: 103 Forumite
    What kinda CPA work do you do?
  • SailorSam
    SailorSam Posts: 22,754 Forumite
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    chella wrote: »
    I am self employed as an adult chat operator for a well known web based site. I appreciate my chosen way of making money will offend some people. It pays very well for not a lot of effort really.

    If i tried that they'd just accuse me of being a dirty old man.
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  • geerex
    geerex Posts: 785 Forumite
    Crikey at the latter end you got potentially live off that
    I did read into it - any other guides out there (mse one is meant to over complicate things apparently)
    And don't you run out of free bets?
    Any other advice on it welcome

    Anyone else different ?

    I was wondering this about matched betting too.

    I dabbled a while back, and once I ran out of sign up offers at all the majors, that was pretty much it.

    Of course, there was always the option of going to more and more obscure bookies, but tbh having a large sum tied up in a foreign bookies with little-no comeback was too risky. £50/day seems highly improbable imo. Sorry.
  • tomr89
    tomr89 Posts: 9 Forumite
    There's a clinical trials unit at a local hospital which specialises in inflammatory lung conditions (e/g asthma) Many of the drugs have already been tested and are being investigated for there effectiveness. The thing is each study has quite strict protocols on your lung function etc so there's a couple of screening visits which pay pro rota if you're not successful.

    So far I've gone for 3 studies, not been on successful on any but netted just under £1k without even being dosed! That's for 7-8 visits totaling about 15 hours.

    The best part is I can fit it around my job as a deputy manager in retail. I know people feel a little uncomfortable about the idea but for anyone with asthma its worth checking out.
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