I have just got myself a job which is obviously fabulous - I have been training for the last three years for it and am very excited about it. The only problem is it is across the other side of the country... we are talking literally 300 miles.
Now.
I need to save money so that we can rent a house from the beginning of September when I start my new job (can you guess what it is??) I do have a job at the moment, but it is only 25 hours (cut from 35 last year, sob.) It is very well paid at over £7.50 an hour, but obviously I have rent and bills at the moment as well.
I have several questions -
I have just taken on a weekly cleaning job at an extra £30, will that be classed as a second job and taxed accordingly?
Can you think of any extra ways that I can make a little bit of money? I make a mean bara brith and was thinking about taking a sample to the local shop and seeing if they would sell any. I know that would literally be pennies, but every little helps!
What are your best most effective money saving tips? We are using this weekend to celebrate our success (DP and me) and by celebrate I mean we had a take away, so we aren't blowing all our wages or doing anything extravagent :) and meal planning will begin in earnest as of Monday.
We already do not go out, no meals out or cinema trips or even day trips to different beaches (we live near a few) so there is very little to be cut there really, not even petrol :(
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RoyalWelsh · 02/07/2011 15:24
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