How can I make additional money?

yasmin2

Well, I have done myself a budget, cut down all my unnecessary spending, a nice pile accumulated to start ebaying, sold every book that I can and take my own meals into work..But how else can I make additional money as my budget only leaves me wih £200 per month to pay towards my debt. I am desperate to clear my debt this year. I did try some surveys years ago but it just seemed to take ages and I never got any vouchers.

Any info/advice would be happily received..

yas

scottishbrummy

Might be worth trying the surveys again - I've made £3.75 from valued opinions in just under a week, minimum you need is £10.50 to get a voucher. Keep going! It'll all add up over time!

spadoosh

By far the easiest and most reliable way of making money is a job (more specifically another job).

An extra 4 hours per week would be an extra £125 (minus taxes etc) per month on NMW.

I'd look at zero hours jobs. In particular home care is always wanting new workers, tends to be zero hours and can be quite flexible. Other options could be bar work, flyering etc.

Ebe_Scrooge

^^^ This.


To be honest, surveys are not going to make you any significant income, I do them more as sort of pocket-money or treat-money. To make a meaningful income a second job is the best way, as the previous poster says. Bars, shops, warehouse, cleaning, care-work - there's always jobs available if you're prepared to look around and put a bit of graft in, many of which are evening or weekend jobs which can be fitted in around a "main" 9-5 job.

yasmin2

Ebe_Scrooge wrote: »

^^^ This.


To be honest, surveys are not going to make you any significant income, I do them more as sort of pocket-money or treat-money. To make a meaningful income a second job is the best way, as the previous poster says. Bars, shops, warehouse, cleaning, care-work - there's always jobs available if you're prepared to look around and put a bit of graft in, many of which are evening or weekend jobs which can be fitted in around a "main" 9-5 job.

Thanks, unfortunately my current job has very unsocial hours and never know what I am working from one week to the next. Think will have to try the surveys for a little bit of pocket money as it were lol..
thanks

spadoosh

yasmin2 wrote: »

Thanks, unfortunately my current job has very unsocial hours and never know what I am working from one week to the next. Think will have to try the surveys for a little bit of pocket money as it were lol..
thanks

Delivering goods would be a suitable role.

When i was strapped for cash at uni i saw an advert to delivery the yellow pages. Ended up getting paid about £500 for what was about 10 days worth of work for a few hours.

All i had to do was go and pick up the pages (3 trips in my saxo!) and have them delivered within a certain time period.

You can deliver them when you want really.

The problem youll begin to see is that for most ideas of making money it involves spending/risking money. Which seems to defeat the object of your aims.

Might be going out on a limb here but i think you get fairly decent 'allowances' when you work for as a special constable or the firefighting equivalent. Doesnt work out as a wage but its a volunteer service so fairly flexible hours at all times iirc a friend of mine was coming out with nearly minimum wage as 'expenses'. youll have to check this up, he couldve just been scamming them.

On_my_way

Could you ask your manager if there might be extra hours available for you at work?

AnotherJoe

yasmin2 wrote: »

Thanks, unfortunately my current job has very unsocial hours and never know what I am working from one week to the next. Think will have to try the surveys for a little bit of pocket money as it were lol..
thanks

Get a different job?

La_escocesa

If you're crafty make things to sell. (If you're not crafty I bet you can still do it with youtube tutorials etc.) Things on Etsy/notonthehighstreet sell for quite the mark up!

yasmin2

AnotherJoe wrote: »

Get a different job?

Thanks for the suggestion but love my current one;) despite the awful hours.

yasmin2

La_escocesa wrote: »

If you're crafty make things to sell. (If you're not crafty I bet you can still do it with youtube tutorials etc.) Things on Etsy/notonthehighstreet sell for quite the mark up!

Think someone else mentioned this to me as well.. Will definitely take a look. But always a little put off with selling sites because the commission eats into money made:(