19th May 2023
It’s International Virtual Assistant Day! The coronavirus pandemic triggered massive changes in the working landscape. Not only are more jobs being carried out remotely now, but more work is being outsourced as well. For many businesses, hiring freelancers and independent contractors for specific jobs, rather than keeping a larger number of employees on the payroll…
15th May 2023
Book Review: WHAT THEY DON’T TEACH YOU ABOUT MONEY Finances. A deep, dark cave many of us try to avoid at all costs. Especially in the current economic climate – the cost-of-living crisis impacting our everyday lives, bringing money and all the related stresses to the forefront of our minds. But what if I told…
12th May 2023
Fancy making extra cash this summer? From babysitting to dogsitting and from fruit-picking to gardening, here are a host of great ideas for seasonal work that you can fit around your current lifestyle. Make money from your green fingers Gardening for cash is an ideal way to make some extra money. Lots of people start…
11th May 2023
This is a sponsored post for Quidco Earn money for shopping! Earning money for shopping that you’re doing anyway sounds like a dream come true, so I was very keen to check out Quidco, which claims to allow you to do just that. Quidco: Save up a cash pot while shopping Do your normal shopping…
5th Apr 2023
AI and making money… The use of Artificial Intelligence is very much in the news at the moment, with the tech wizards pushing all kinds of AI on us, from programs that make art to ones that write screenplays. But these geniuses have already started rapidly back-tracking as they realise we should probably proceed with…
15th Mar 2023
Recently we did a call out offering MoneyMagpie readers the fun chance to earn a bit of extra cash. To launch our series we begin with one reader who makes a little extra money by entering competitions as well as writing letters, sending photos and tips to magazines. (And she’s getting £25 for this story…
14th Mar 2023
This post is sponsored by Penpee.com Penpee.com is a creative community like Airbnb for a global network of writers, and readers to make money from short stories. The platform launched by the founder T.J Penpee, in a bedroom, somewhere in Greater Manchester, UK in 2016, connects a growing network of writers & readers to share,…
2nd Mar 2023
Working from home in lockdown opened up plenty of opportunities to organise our homes and spring-clean our unwanted tech, clothes, old books… and all of the clutter we once thought we needed. But with books, it’s easy to become attached to your favourites and harder to let go of the ones you or your family…
27th Feb 2023
Make money reading. Are you a true bookworm? If reading is a passion of yours, it may be worth considering the ways you can make money from reading. Who doesn’t want to earn money from something they love? There are more ways to earn money from reading than you may think. From proofreading and editing…
26th Jan 2023
Want to save up for a holiday, a big party, or even a major life goal like a house deposit? Making money as a couple can be a fun way to spend time together whilst working toward a mutual goal. We’ve compiled a few ideas for couples to make money together. While many of these…
17th Jan 2023
If you’re physically disabled there are lots of ways to make money on the side in easy and unexpected ways, even if you’re not very mobile. (Keep an eye out for a new series coming soon that will cover other types of unseen disabilities and mental health.) Here’s a list of just some of the…
17th Jan 2023
Can you claim money if you hit a pothole? Hit a bump in the road? Potholes can be a nuisance to drivers and pedestrians alike. They can result in accidents, make roads difficult to navigate, and worse still, cause damage to your car. Yet pothole damage is at a ten-year high in the U.K with…
