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Delivering local free newspaper

[Deleted User] · 2018-10-12 17:54:27

How much are you paid on average to deliver the free weekly newspaper these days if your area has one? I know my area has rounds available all with around 200-250 papers per round. Trying to work out if it will be worth doing one for some extra money. I did local free paper delivery when I was in high school going on for…

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OhtobeMortgageFree Posts: 324 Forumite

26 October 2018 at 2:22PM

I've just taken on a round delivering one of the free magazines in our town. 750 magazines for £50 (including the inserts). The round is once a month, and after Christmas I should be able to take on the other side of town as well and double my earnings. It's not loads of money, but it does all as up and it's something I can nip round and do before my toddler wakes up in the morning or after he goes to bed, so it works for me. (Alongside a host of other part time jobs!)

Original mortgage total: £140,000.00 (July 2015) Original mortgage end date: June 2040
Mortgage free start date: 16th October 2018 Mortgage total at this point: £132,829.12
Current mortgage total: £54,762.71 Current mortgage end date: June 2032 Daily interest: £7.59 > £2.64
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