How And Why Are You Upping Your Income?

tsharp

I earn extra income so that i can train an army of ninjas to do my bidding.

charl8888

From my signature it will be obvious why I need a bit of extra cash - to throw at my debts!

I already do some of the things mentioned on this thread like EBaying and Mystery Shopping. However I don't find Mystery Shopping very profitable as I am not very disciplined and often find that I go into town to do a couple of assignments and end up spending more than I earn...I work part time and have just increased my hours a bit as I think thats a better use of my time.

I live in an area where there are a few Language Schools, and this summer I responded to an ad for 'Accommodation Required'. We ended up hosting 2 Portugese female 16yr old students for a few weeks and it was a great success. They shared my daughters room on bunk beds and she moved in with her sister. For this we got £90 per week per student. I would recommend it if anyones interested and has a bit of space! They had a busy schedule so we didn't see them that much after the first few days!!!

suzie_wong

wigglebeena wrote: »

Also planning to do a bit of maths tuition, but i need to get up to speed first. I used to be so good at maths, where has that bit of my brain gone?...

Go for it Wigglebeena! I was recently made redundant as my school closed, and now I earn as much doing maths tuition as I used to teaching 2 1/2 days at school. There is a MASSIVE demand for maths tuition, especially if you can teach up to GCSE level. I already have a waiting list as I am doing as much tuition as time allows, and I have never had to advertise.

PM me if you need any advice as how to get started, what to charge etc.

Hardup_Hester

I do it out of sheer bloody necessity, I'm 55 & still recovering from a financially crippling divorce. I work full time & take home £833 a month, my partner is partially sighted, he works when he can, but it's not regular, his most regular employer has just reduced his wage from £40 a day to £25 a day, his fare to work is £8. We get £17 a week benefit. The mortgage is £400 & council tax is £126. I have a lodger, I sell on Ebay & Amazon to pay for the materials I need to make items to sell at Christmas, I knit scarves & make lavender/rice bags & make jewellery, this pays for Christmas. I work on a sex chat line I earn approx £20 a month to pay for broadband. I have to reapply for my own job when I reach 60 & I know I won't get to keep it, I'm trying to save as I don't get a pension till I'm 62.

teedy23

I need to secure my life after a messy break-up, I would like to be debt free within a year (except mortgage). I tart my c/c,s sell on Amazon, ebay, do the odd car boot sale with the toilletries I get from Tesco, save Tesco points and a bit of mystery shopping. I also work full time so cant squeeze much more in but I,m always looking.

Oh and a friend collects nectar points for me when he goes to Dulux for paint for his employer.

Karmacat

I want to be debt free! V simple! Plus my income is slowly going down as my area of self employment attracts fewer clients, and I have some life-changing decisions ahead of me in the next few years. "Interesting times", as the Chinese proverb goes.

john_kent

Hardup_Hester wrote: »

I do it out of sheer bloody necessity, I'm 55 & still recovering from a financially crippling divorce. I work full time & take home £833 a month, my partner is partially sighted, he works when he can, but it's not regular, his most regular employer has just reduced his wage from £40 a day to £25 a day, his fare to work is £8. We get £17 a week benefit. The mortgage is £400 & council tax is £126. I have a lodger, I sell on Ebay & Amazon to pay for the materials I need to make items to sell at Christmas, I knit scarves & make lavender/rice bags & make jewellery, this pays for Christmas. I work on a sex chat line I earn approx £20 a month to pay for broadband. I have to reapply for my own job when I reach 60 & I know I won't get to keep it, I'm trying to save as I don't get a pension till I'm 62.

Is that not illegal. I dont think age is a reason for you to have to reapply for a job. Making you redundnat and bringing a younger person in is definately illegal

FairyShazza

I am jointly saving up for our wedding which is taking place next October.

I sell a few bits and bobs on Ebay, fill in surveys, write reviews on paid websites, enter competitions to win prizes that I can then either sell or use as presents etc.

I also penny pinch at every opportunity, save all my spare change and have a special savings tin for £2 coins which cannot be emptied until it's full as you open it like a tin can with a can opener.

I am also considering becoming a Virgin Vie consultant to try and get some extra cash as you get good comission on all your sales that you make.

binnie

Hello Everybody, hope you are all ok.
Just wondered what this Matched Betting is please.

jessicamb

binnie wrote: »

Hello Everybody, hope you are all ok.
Just wondered what this Matched Betting is please.

Hi binnie

Matched Betting loopholes: Introductory Guide and FAQ - Start Here

here's a link