I've been pondering ways to earn a little extra money. At the age of 72 no-one wants to employ me but with the rising cost of simply everything , and the fact that we are both on a fixed income, a little extra wouldn't go amiss. Fuel has just hit 164.9p per litre in our area for diesel, our rent is being increased by almost 5% from April 1st which is around £20 per month, and the energy bills are set to increase by at least 54% on the same date. As pensions are only increasing by 3.1% the gap between income and bills is shrinking exponentially. G works part time, just 12 hours per week, but I can see that his health problems are making it much harder now and I simply don't know how much longer he can carry on for. Once he has to stop we might be struggling to have anything left over each month to enjoy our lives with.
It has been 2 and a half years since I last had a sight test and they keep trying to jog my memory with reminders in the post. I should have gone back after 12 months but covid put paid to that so I really need to make an appointment. I'm just reluctant to because if my sight has changed again I will need glasses for daily use, sunglasses for driving and mid range for computer use 👀 My current ones darken in the sun but not through glass in the car 😎 Heaven help me 👀
Edit: Appointment booked for later this month. At least my eye health can be checked free of charge.
My thoughts are:
- Online surveys eg YouGov, PopulusLive (now .Y Live) both of which pay cash into a bank account once the £50 threshold is reached and neither of which seem to sent you spam afterwards. There must be loads of others too but I find these two are the best for me.
- Royal Mail postal surveys run by KantarTNS. In the past I have been a member, posting and receiving test items so that they can report on efficiency to Royal Mail. For doing that you get a free allocation of 12 first class stamps and 4 first class large letter stamps each month. If you want to give it a go try https://postalsurveys.tnsglobal.com It's usually a 6 month stint at a time.
- eBay selling. I've been an active member for almost 20 years and have found it useful to sell unwanted items although some sellers have gone off the idea because of dodgy buyers. At the moment I've run out of things to sell though 😓
- Facebook selling pages. I've never tried this so can't say whether it's useful or not and I don't really fancy people coming to the house.
- Car boot sales. The season will soon be on us for local boot sales everywhere. It's tricky doing it by myself but I have done it in the past. I have wondered whether plants sell. We will have lots of surplus plants and cuttings in pots as the year progresses. What do you think?
March Food Shop Challenge:
£25.98/ £275.00
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