What can I do to generate income?
I need to cobble together £600/month to meet my basic rent, bills and food needs.
I am open to any and all suggestions, I just feel so desperate.
I have some money saved (£10k) and I invested £5k in something which was generating me £50 a month for about a year but that tanked and I doubt I will see the money again. The 10k is supposed to go towards a deposit but in this market I'm not sure about buying and if I can do something to create an income for myself then maybe that would be a better use of the money.
I am reluctant to just quit and 'live off' my savings because it's taken me so long to save the money.
Background
I'm in a really tough situation at work. I made a career move which has ended up being a huge mistake. Admin to Audit, in case it matters. The work is fine, but I'm not coping socially.
I am miserable, my boss is interfering, unpleasant, micro-managing to the point that I have anxiety for the first time since I left uni a decade ago. It's almost abusive, he will shout at me then ignore me for days. My confidence is crushed and I struggle to get out of bed in the morning, I am just not the person I used to be. This has been dragging on for almost a year now and I am at breaking point.
I have been on annual leave for the past 10 days, just at home to get some down time, and I managed to have an interview for a job I really wanted. I didn't get it and on Monday I have to go back to work and I'm starting to feel anxious again. In my time off I started feeling more like myself again, it's depressing how much of an impact it's having on me.
DP is trying to be supportive but I don't think we would cope on his salary alone, so he's resorted to making me endless cups of tea.