need to earn some extra money

Re: need to earn some extra money

Katy — Sun, 17 May 2009 17:06:56 GMT

National petsitters are pretty good for insurance for pet sitting.

My husband now runs our pet sitting and dog walking business. Who says people can't afford it?! Some days he has 9 dog walks!!! Takes a while to build up regular clients, but 4 years down the line we are still going strong.

Check out www.dogsit.com you get insurance, a good support network and you can use the Logo in your adveritising.

Re: need to earn some extra money

Sian Pasquale — Sun, 17 May 2009 14:00:42 GMT

Hello, sorry it is Cliverton not Charlton address www.cliverton.co.uk, I have been paying £320 a year (that includes insurance for a dog training club) but I'm switching to Charlton for £170 a year. If you tell them exactly what you want cover for they might be able to bring the price down.

The yellow pages/thomson delivering didn't seem to go down to well, but I don't mind doing it, I do the local area so driving wasnt that bad and got help from mum or dad and boyfriend, used shopping trolley and ikea bags usually get 500 books done in a short day. And I just stored the books behind the sofa in the living room before they went out.

Hope you find something thats helps

Re: need to earn some extra money

Fiona Leathers — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 11:23:36 GMT

I delivered Yellow Pages once and never again!

My area was relatively small only 750! You have to go to a place to pick the books up, then store them at your house until the week that they're due out. If they don't fit through letter box, you're not allowed to leave them on a door step or in plain view of a street, so if there is no access to the back door you should go back the following day.

They pay wasn't bad but I did spend a lot on petrol & I thought I didn't use the car too much. It must have been the sheer weight of the books using up all the fuel.

You also need really good shoes cos they're a lot of walking involved - I took my Gran's shopping trolley to carry them, saved my back!

Re: need to earn some extra money

Faye Sewell — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:13:55 GMT

Found an add for delivering Yellow pages

http://www.deya.co.uk/index.aspx?pageref=5100

Re: need to earn some extra money

albatross — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:01:32 GMT

our local chinese pay £1 per order, and often the petrol to other outlying villages is more than the £1 you get...

Avon - been doing it for 18 months. First few campaigns in a new area paid well, but now I struggle to make the minimum required for commission (just under £80), and people are fed up of books every 3 weeks, and you have to pay for the books, bags, samples etc, but at least you don't have to fork out initially for a kit (thye do take admin fee of £15 across the first two campaigns though). Very little support, even got the divisional manager waiting to ring me back because lower people never reply.

Thompson - tried it for one year. Had to go collect the books, in an estate car you can just about get 500 in..... then delivering you have to drive and keep moving the car even if you carry 30 at a time to nearby houses. Fuel consumption goes through the roof and when you get about £100 a round it's not worth it - think also about dogs in gardens, vicious letterboxes, no boxes, houses that aren't numbered or are numbered randomly and you pull your hair out trying to deliver them. Decided not to do yellow pages as these are much thicker and heavier.

Bar work - too old and not got the figure most managers want....

Dog walking/cat sitting, no-one can afford it.

Receptionist part time - keep applying for doctors surgery etc type jobs, but never get a reply.

Ebay - had some good stuff and sold it, waiting for another cheap listing day which saves fees. But not much stuff worth anything.

Boot fairs - this time of year it's too wet and you don't get the people spending, most want items for 50p or less, and then haggle.

gardening - might offer to do some people's gardens, hard work, but again with the credit crunch people can't afford to pay others to do it.

medical research - don't do it, it does go wrong

envelope stuffing - paid peanuts, difficult to get the companies to give you work witout up front fees.

proof reading - thought I'd be good at this as I often spot mistakes in text. But they all want you to take a course first before giving you work, and that costs over £100, who do they think we are ? we need money so that's why we try to get other wrk, and can't afford to shell out first.

claim any benefit you can -I can't get any because I'm the sort of person the government doesn't want to help - english born and bred, middle age, no kids, self employed (but earning less that the "dole" money on an average week, got a small amout of savings in case of emergencies.

premium bonds - less percentage chance of winning these days, btu you can get your money straight back out again unlike the lottery

crafts - try making something people might buy, handmade cards are out, because everyone is doing them, and when you used to get £2 a card now even shops do "handmade" equivalents for less than £1.

jam making - very popular our way, just need the trees to pick

fruit picking - wrong time of year at the moment, back breaking work, need to live in the country, and preferably be of East European origin to get the chance of cheap labour work.

self sufficient and sell excess produce - this one we're trying as my husband is also out of work, so we're about to go under dramatically - even as much as me having to go back to IT soon, if I can't get more nursing work. ok so you have to pay out for seeds and compost (but our compost has an added secret ingredient (which actually I may even try to sell) and our plants are rocketing up. When we get the produce or excess plants we'll try to sell outside the house (in a little barrow and manned during the day), or at a boot fair.Don't know if it will raise money but have you seen the price of veg in the supermarkets? You could also make and sell bread, cakes, rolls etc, but if you do it regularly then you need a hygiene licence.

Re: need to earn some extra money

Claire Cameron — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:43:01 GMT

from my experience with yellow pages delivery - DONT DO IT, unless you have the body of a body builder and masses of spare room to put ur yellow pages,

When we decided to do it we thought "900 books how much room could that take up" = trust me, the answer is a heck of a lot of room!

not worth the money for the hours if u ask me, a lot easier ways of making some money

good luck xx

Re: need to earn some extra money

dinkyd — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:25:00 GMT

my friend has just started doing delivery for a chinese takeaway.Shes not a nurse but this is a great easy way of making money.She works standard 9-5 job tho so difficult for us if wanted to do shifts during the week.But she can earn a minimum of £100 a week and this is cash in hand!She also gets tips from the nice customers to lol!

Re: need to earn some extra money

Nicola Jamieson — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 15:41:58 GMT

Hey there,

I too am in the same boat, saving for a wedding so i took on another job. I work shift and have been lucky enough to find part time work at a local pizza take away. I let the guy know a week in advance what my nursing rota is and we fit in a few shifts that way. He is happy as long as i can work at least a friday or a saturday.

There are options such as delivery driving and counter assistants so that might be worth looking into?

Good luck!

Re: need to earn some extra money

Anonymous — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:00:02 GMT

thanku all , i am looking in to some of the ideas. pls keep them coming x x

Re: need to earn some extra money

NIckie — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 18:02:37 GMT

have to say from my experience to avoid the yellow pages/phone book thing. it sound like a lot of money for one day but you have to have room to store them (which i didn't) have you seen how much room 900 yellow page take up!! also the several trips to pick up then drop off the books cost me almost the same amount in petrol as i was paid. and i am still trying to ignore the sounds coming from my knackered shock absorbers (i drive a polo)

bar work might be an option as they often need people to work late shifts which might tie in with your shifts at work (unless you do on calls), or you could try a cleaning agency, they're often much more flexible with the shifts they can offer you which helps if you work a rolling rota like i do.

hope this helps, good luck with the wedding

Re: need to earn some extra money

lskm 23 — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 16:47:18 GMT

Hi, have a look in the local paper, ad department, they normally have little jobs delivering catalogs, phone directories ect, it wont be much but can certainly be done around a full time job.

Good luck with house buying and the wedding

Re: need to earn some extra money

Sammyannieantha — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:59:05 GMT

Hey, I have done Ann Summers repping and it was ok, i did make quite abitv money but it wasnt really worth it as you had to pay rent for the kit, travel costing in petrol and some of the time when people decided they didnt want an item u wud have to blumming pay for it!its alot of agro and i didnt get alot of parties and especially with the credit crunch people are buying as much. You also cant be shy!! Iv also done yellow pages deliveries and that was a ball ache, honestly me and my partner are never doing it again, 400-500 books doesnt sound alot but it is beleive me and we got paid 60 flammin quid, not worth it. Something i do is mystery shopping but the work is very few and far between, im guessing with the credit crunch. Martin lewis's website has some tips, look on moneysavingsexpert.com :)

Re: need to earn some extra money

Anonymous — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 09:44:09 GMT

can i ask if u have a web site for charltons insurance and were di u find out about deliverung yellow pages etc

can i ask how much you pay each month for insurance and which type u have, there seems to be diff ones out there.

thank you x x

Re: need to earn some extra money

Sian Pasquale — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:57:32 GMT

Hello, I am insured with pet business insurance, but there is also charltons insurance, much cheaper if you can pay for a years insurance rather than monthly direct debit, I do cat feeding, dog walking, horse care and the odd bit of housesitting, hard work when you have to work full time aswell but the extra cash is great.

I also deliver thompsons/yellow pages once a year when they come out, there is usually an advert in the local paper as they are always desperate for people to do it. Again it is hard work but I try to allow a full day and just do the whole lot in one go. For 400-500 books think its about £90-£120,

Hope that helps

Re: need to earn some extra money

Anonymous — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:19:56 GMT

where can i get insurance from any ideas ( for cat sitting insurance that is). x x

Re: need to earn some extra money

Steph Worsley — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:58:28 GMT

problem with cat/pet sitting is you need insurance- so it will all depend on how many clients you can get to make it viable!

Re: need to earn some extra money

Clairebear — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:28:40 GMT

Hey spud x

Why don't you try cat sitting? It is something i started doing a few years back, go in twice a day to feed and fuss cats. It is easily done around a full time job (to and from work) whilst earning a few bucks I charge £15 for a twice daily visit, feeding AM and spending a bit of time with them in the evening. The fee may depend on the area you are in as Im in North London. See if your practice will allow you to put a notice up in the waiting room, clients feel happier if a vet nurse is looking after their cat/s and it's nicer for them as they don't have the stress of going to a cattery and we all know how cat are affected by stress.

GOOD LUCK!!

Re: need to earn some extra money

Freckle — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:27:40 GMT

what about them survey things you can do on the internet?? i don't knowmuch about them sorry.

weekend bar work? dog walking? pet sitting?

Re: need to earn some extra money

Claire Cameron — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:24:45 GMT

car boot sale?

sell any unwanted items on Ebay?

paper round?

dog walking for friends/clients?

ps Congrats on the wedding xxx

Re: need to earn some extra money

Steph Worsley — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:30:31 GMT

join the club, i have huge debts i am paying off thanks to an ex and I always look for extra work.

Dont do:
Avon.....takes up huge amounts of time, no support and you have to sell lots to get some commission
Ann summers....ditto the above plus you have to fork out for the kit
Kleeneze...lots of trawling about.

Just my opinion!