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.

The days are getting longer, the sun is making more of an appearance and (depending on where you are in the country), the weather is getting warmer. If you’re like me and love getting out in the garden, now is the perfect time to start your gardening adventure. You don’t have to be an expert to be a gardener.

Now, more than ever, saving money is the top of most people’s priorities. This means many of us don’t have the extra money available to buy lots of new clothes or overhaul our whole wardrobe.

But don’t fear – there are plenty of ways to revamp your summer wardrobe without breaking the bank.

TikTok is a video sharing platform that has fast become one of the most downloaded and used apps out there. Tens of millions of us watch TikTok – approximately 23.38 million per month, in fact. We all do it for free! So, why not get paid to scroll? 

Universal Credit claimants will get increases to their monthly payments from April 2023. New benefit payment rates should now have kicked in from the beginning of the 2023/2024 financial year. Most Universal Credit claimants will get a 10.1% increase in their payments.

Frozen supermarket Iceland has launched a new VIP card that allows people to get unlimited shopping for a whole year. Following in the footsteps of the popular chicken restaurant Nandos, this VIP ‘black card’ will give customers the ability to purchase one of 215 select frozen items for a full 365 days. 

Following on from last month’s readers’ stories from Lisette and Helen, this month we’d like to introduce you to Sharon from Lincolnshire who has a really easy way to save a bit of money every day.