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Original poster

To ask, if anyone has a sideline they earn a second income from?

110 replies

SpankTheMonkey · 12/10/2018 20:27

Really struggling at the minute

Like really bad

We are on basic/cheapest packages for everything / Don't have holidays...and have some family circumstances that aren't changeable

Any ideas?

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user1511042793 · 12/10/2018 20:31

I used to make a fair bit from Avon but you need a decent patch size and put the effort in. They often have two products for £xx. Some people only order one so I used to group theirs together but charge them the full price as that is what they were expecting. Hope that makes sense.

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SpankTheMonkey · 12/10/2018 20:53

HI there, Yes I did the same lol

I did avon for about two years and did the exact same, grouping things together like that

I jacked it in as interest waned in my area

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OVienna · 12/10/2018 20:55

Whereabouts are you?

AnnaNimmity · 12/10/2018 20:58

I know someone who makes quite a lot of money from ebay. She goes round charity shops and then resells on ebay. Makes a few £1000s a month.

She takes it very seriously.

Darkbendis · 12/10/2018 20:59

Not sure about your family circumstances and where you are, OP , so I don't know if it's suitable for you, but years ago, before my business took off, I used to work as an extra for a casting agency. Last minute jobs, random assignments so not a reliable income, crazy hours (needed to be at the filming location at silly o'clock in the morning) but the money was quite good and I always met interesting people and seen interesting things there. And it was fun trying to spot myself on TV later on Grin

Zoosie · 12/10/2018 21:01

Matched Betting!

Flyingpompom · 12/10/2018 21:01

Following this as I have a very similar problem. Earn decent money but huge outgoings at the moment, so very little spare cash at all.

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SpankTheMonkey · 12/10/2018 21:13

im in the midlands x

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patientzero · 12/10/2018 21:17

Mystery shopping

CherryBlossomPink · 12/10/2018 21:17

I make between £500 and £1000 per month doing matched betting - depends on how much time I have to do it.

MrTrebus · 12/10/2018 21:18

What's matched betting

Alpacanorange · 12/10/2018 21:19

Can not encourage betting. Really bad idea.

RedPandaMama · 12/10/2018 21:21

I do a couple of things.

Tutoring English 1 hour a week, charge £12ph but that's just because I'm only just starting out and still a uni student, it'll be more once I qualify. Still nearly double minimum wage for my age so good going for something I enjoy.

I've just started selling baby clothes on eBay - fancier or organic brands mostly. You need a bit of starting off money - I set aside £100 of last month's wages and spent it all on organic branded clothing. Sold about 30% of it on and made £80 today. So probably looking at doubling what I put on, once fees/postage are taken into account.
If I had more free time I think it could be a real money spinner and could probably make at least a few hundred a week.

CherryBlossomPink · 12/10/2018 21:22

Matched betting is not gambling, it is completely risk free and takes advantage of bookies offers. There are websites you can use to give you tutorials on how to do it, and a whole thread on MSE.
Just to make clear, i am NOT promoting gambling in any way.

delilahbucket · 12/10/2018 21:23

Matched betting. You can make a considerable amount and it is risk free, as long as you do it properly. Try teamprofit.co.uk which contains all the starting info you need for free. Their Facebook group is a great source of help. And no, it isn't gambling, before anyone else jumps on the same bandwagon as the pp.

Alpacanorange · 12/10/2018 21:27

I stand corrected .

greencatbluecat · 12/10/2018 21:29

I'm looking for a sideline too!

slippermaiden · 12/10/2018 21:30

Girl I work with does body shop. She makes quite a bit of money. She mainly sells through Facebook, but can do parties if requested.

JoeMaplin · 12/10/2018 21:33

Matched betting. It is not gambling at all. Have a read up on it.

Angie169 · 12/10/2018 21:34

How about dog walking ,
do you drive ? a friend of mine ( many years ago ) picked up kids from school and taxied them home / to clubs etc , parents paid x amount upfront to cover petrol and about 10% on top for payment .

could you do proof reading ?

Lougle · 12/10/2018 21:34

Don't feel bad, Alpacanorange, matched betting does take advantage of bookies offers, but what people don't think about is that it is still real people that are losing the bets that you're making money on. It does encourage gambling, even if you aren't the one being drawn into it.

Fireinthegrate · 12/10/2018 21:35

My brother in law runs. He gets sent running shoes, which he runs in, and then writes blogs about. He gets to keep the shoes, sometimes very expensive ones, and gets paid around £600 per month to trial the shoes. Any orders that come via his blog site, he gets a cut too, increasing his monthly income from this to about £800-£1000 per month

lovelymummy2018 · 12/10/2018 21:39

Babysitting? At £10 p hr twice a week tax free that'd be £200 pm?

MsLexic · 12/10/2018 21:46

ebay, boot fairs if I could. Clothes in good nick sell well. Must take nice photos.

speakout · 12/10/2018 21:48

When the kids were young I sold second hand books on Amazon.

Bought them from jumble sales, car boot sales, charity shops.
I would make £700- £800 profit a month,

I now make and sell craft items on ebay and Amazon mostly.a few other outlets too.
This is a full time job for me now though.