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Time to spare?
 Forget working nine to five, people can make millions through a number of part time and casual jobs!
Forget working nine to five, lots of people make their millions mixing up a number of part time and casual jobs. This type of work also suits people who have cut their work hours back to care for family or are recently retired. Once you find something that interests you or that you're good at, click on the titles for more information on how you can make a bit on the side. Do you get irritated by smiling people with clipboards stopping you in the shopping centre and asking you your opinions on mayonnaise? If you were paid to talk about it, in a pleasant room with food and drink laid on, would you be more willing to share? Lots of companies do market research to find out who is buying (or not buying) their products and why. To find out – they need to get out there and talk to the public (that’s you!). You may see excitable adverts on the net about making money and getting freebies just for shopping. There are lots of opportunities to make some money in your own time through mystery shopping, but it’s not necessarily the big shop-fest they like to make out! Anyone can baby-sit but if you want to do it through an agency you will need a proven background in childcare or teaching. Babysitting is best suited to women because most parents prefer the idea of a woman caring for their children rather than a man. Don’t let that put you off if you’re a man though – there are a small number of parents who are flexible. More and more working parents need someone to pick up and care for their children between the end of school and the time they can get back from work. You don’t have to be a qualified nanny to do this work. It’s quite suitable for a retired person with a car, a clean driving record and free afternoons could do it. If you are a mother you are pretty much qualified to be a doula. Doulas are birth-partners and post-birth partners – like surrogate mothers to new mothers. Any woman who has had a baby and wants to help other women get through it happily could become a doula. If you hate the gym but want to get out and about then dog walking is an excellent idea. Full time jobs and busy lives mean that many people don’t have all the time they need to look after their pets. Be a face to face fundraiser. Raise money for charity and get paid for it. Just don’t expect to be loved by the public. It sometimes seems impossible to move in Britain’s high streets without being accosted by one of these clip board wielding fundraisers. Chuggers, charity muggers, direct dialoguers: call them what you will – they are not popular! There are all sorts of leaflet and forms that need to be delivered to homes in your area. Local papers, leaflets, forms for compiling the Electoral Roll and so on, all have to be delivered by someone. Lots of organisations need invigilators – or people who keep watch of students at an examination. Your local education authority often needs invigilators for GCSE and A-Level exams, and local colleges, universities and adult education authorities need outside invigilators for their exams too. This is one of the easiest kinds of evening or day work you can get. Pretty much anyone can do bar work and many can work in restaurants and cafes so long as their English is good enough and they can do basic maths. This can also be easy work to get if you live near a town with lots of shops or an out-of-town retail park. If the weekends are your only time off, this can be a good solution. Sadly debt has become a more and more serious problem in recent years and things don’t look as if they are going to get any better. Debt collecting may not be a job to suit anyone but it is worth considering. Looking after a house or flat whilst the owner is away is a good way of getting a break from your own home and routine. More and more people own more than one properties or spend time away on business as well as having a summer holiday. If you know how to dust, wash-up, vacuum and polish there is a huge demand for cleaners all round Britain, particularly in big cities. There is a big demand for people who can iron and do laundry as it is a particular pet hate of many professional men and women. Working and having a family means some people simply don’t have the time, whilst others prefer to be doing something they find more relaxing. This is an important job which many people don’t think about. Election day polling stations have to be staffed in order for a government to be elected! If you have green fingers and some time on your hands, you could help others in your area have healthy, happy plants all year round.
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Jasmine and the Moneymagpie team
Moneymagpie Moneypedia
26.06.2008
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