Stress Free Ways To Earn 200 A Week For A Couple Of Days Work

[stuckin2up2down]

Your comments earlier in the thread hint that you're a crap driver? As someone with a Cat D licence (buses and coaches) I'm pretty sure the going rate is a minimum 9 quid an hour, and that would be the very easiest jobs driving old dears about in a minibus. I reckon most people could get their bus licence after 30 hours of training, and if you have a manual car licence that'll qualify you for manual minibuses and coaches, even if you passed your test in an automatic. Bus driving is a great job if you're bimbleing through various villages every day picking up your regulars; in London it's a constant battle against minicabs, cyclists, and fare dodgers.

If you can front up the £1.5k to pass your Cat D test and get your CPC you'll always have work.

If driving doesn't appeal then there's always matched betting. Sit at home on your computer, spend 4 hours a day ripping bookmakers and casinos off, what's not to like? I have never hit it particularly hard but in my best month I made 800 quid. PM me if you want to know the details. You can't sign up without going through a load of very long web page testimonial ********, but I did sign up and there is genuine money to be made, unlike all the other long webpage get rich quick sites I signed up to. Betting profits are totally tax free, but obviously if you make your living that way and want to claim an old age pension you'll have to voluntarily to up your NI. I'm still working 3 days a week so that's not a concern, I'm still on course for a generous state pension having now done 16 of my 30 qualifying years.

I'm not so much crap as lazy and cheap. I hate ever using the brake and wasting money.

Thats not a bad idea about the busses, they seem to always be short of drivers around here. However ive met a few drivers and they do just want to quit unless they get the long rural routes.

I thought matched betting was dead these days? With companies limiting accounts?

Im still just making and loosing money on spread betting...

[Tin Foil Hat]

Look into being a healthcare assistant in a hospital.

A and E for excitement

[GinAndPlatonic]

Buy on mileage and mechanical/corrosion condition rather than year and cosmetic condition. They all look like a lot of money for vehicles well past their best.

I think with a lot of these jobs you're going to have to accept you'll have to either be in or compete with the black economy.

I believe its always best to go for low mileage vans and if possible one owner vehicles, maybe owned by a sole trader and looked after it. The problem is they are rare and it can take a while for one to appear locally. Never buy ex rental vans or ex courier/delivery company owned, they will always be on their last legs.

As to the black economy, you can always compete with any big company on quality and time spent with customer, even if not on price....big couriers staff just have no time to shoot the breeze...some customers do love to chat, even if its for five minutes and if they offer you tea then take it...ask them to keep your phone number and thank them for their custom. It`s simple stuff but over years it adds up. Look after customers on the way up and they look after you on the way down... I have customers call me who used me ten years previously..

I`m no angel (re black economy) but I`m a registered trader and have been for thirty two years. I look after my customers and they in turn look after me. One important trick is once you get the price right (never resent working for a customer...& you will if you underquote) then always if possible give more than the customer expects. They often expect so, so, service and it isn`t difficult to treat people well and add a bit of good old fashioned service.

[shindigger]

You are like a superhero, PizzadeliveryMan, avenging crime by making wrongdoers pizza eating experience slightly disappointing, and possibly getting molten cheese on their carpets.

If they were robbbing me, i'd do my best to acquaint the molten fromage with their visage.

[ccc]

I believe its always best to go for low mileage vans and if possible one owner vehicles, maybe owned by a sole trader and looked after it. The problem is they are rare and it can take a while for one to appear locally. Never buy ex rental vans or ex courier/delivery company owned, they will always be on their last legs.

As to the black economy, you can always compete with any big company on quality and time spent with customer, even if not on price....big couriers staff just have no time to shoot the breeze...some customers do love to chat, even if its for five minutes and if they offer you tea then take it...ask them to keep your phone number and thank them for their custom. It`s simple stuff but over years it adds up. Look after customers on the way up and they look after you on the way down... I have customers call me who used me ten years previously..

I`m no angel (re black economy) but I`m a registered trader and have been for thirty two years. I look after my customers and they in turn look after me. One important trick is once you get the price right (never resent working for a customer...& you will if you underquote) then always if possible give more than the customer expects. They often expect so, so, service and it isn`t difficult to treat people well and add a bit of good old fashioned service.

So in summary - what you are saying is over DELIVER.

BOOM BOOM !!

I'm here all week. Unfortunately.

[Bruce Banner]

Benefits.

[Rave]

I'm not so much crap as lazy and cheap. I hate ever using the brake and wasting money.

Thats not a bad idea about the busses, they seem to always be short of drivers around here. However ive met a few drivers and they do just want to quit unless they get the long rural routes.

I thought matched betting was dead these days? With companies limiting accounts?

Im still just making and loosing money on spread betting...

It's about taking advantage of bookie offers like them giving a refund as a free bet on your acca if one leg falls over, refund if your horse finishes second, bet £10 on a slot machine get a £10 bonus etc. etc. Any time there is value in a bookie offer you can get involved. Some of the guys who 'help out their friends' are making thousands a month. My personal favourite activity is shop arbing bookies on footy matches, there are a lot of bookie shops round here in SE London, and cycling round them all with a massive wad in my rucksack is a most enjoyable activity...

[newbonic]

I know a bloke who trained to be a bus driver with a local bus co, and when he was fully qualified he resigned and got a job driving school busses. Twice a day, easy work, pocketing every fifth cash fare as a 'tip' optional...

One thing we're often on the look out for though is a Man With A Van to move stuff that's too big for the roof rack. The Sheff Star carried a story though about a couple moving flats who hired one from a facebook page or some such, loaded all their belongings into it, and never saw their stuff ever again! Real sob story gleefully reported in the papers that was.

[developer]

If anyone wants to know the official best way to earn an income outside traditional full-time jobs then send me a PM. I know a lot of stuff about affiliate marketing and there's people earning thousands a day from it, I'm not one of them lol. But I'm dabbling in this right now alongside some other stuff.

[Rave]

I know a bloke who trained to be a bus driver with a local bus co, and when he was fully qualified he resigned and got a job driving school busses. Twice a day, easy work, pocketing every fifth cash fare as a 'tip' optional...

Most companies will make you sign a contract that means if you leave within a year you have to pay them back for the cost of the training. At my company it was a grand last time I checked. Still arguably quite good value as they pay you the minimum wage while you're a trainee, and it usually takes 3-5 weeks before you're ready for your test.

[council dweller]

Tin foil hat....(HCA)

you`ll need to pass an English and maths test first. many people fail.

[council dweller]

I`m getting a small amount of benefits plus money from savings brings me up to £150 per week.

Should be able to get to 66 when I`ll get....yes, £150 a week !

Sadly it`s always been the height of my ambition !

[gilf]

Your comments earlier in the thread hint that you're a crap driver? As someone with a Cat D licence (buses and coaches) I'm pretty sure the going rate is a minimum 9 quid an hour, and that would be the very easiest jobs driving old dears about in a minibus. I reckon most people could get their bus licence after 30 hours of training, and if you have a manual car licence that'll qualify you for manual minibuses and coaches, even if you passed your test in an automatic. Bus driving is a great job if you're bimbleing through various villages every day picking up your regulars; in London it's a constant battle against minicabs, cyclists, and fare dodgers.

If you can front up the £1.5k to pass your Cat D test and get your CPC you'll always have work.

I'm looking at doing my Cat C at the moment, depending on how that goes will more than likely do the Cat D after. How difficult would you say the practical tests are? I'd sat I'm a very competent driver, but I do realise it's a totally different game and under no illusions that it's the same thing.

There always seems to be jobs for Cat C drivers, I'd just like to have a second employable "skill".

[Democorruptcy]

It's about taking advantage of bookie offers like them giving a refund as a free bet on your acca if one leg falls over, refund if your horse finishes second, bet £10 on a slot machine get a £10 bonus etc. etc. Any time there is value in a bookie offer you can get involved. Some of the guys who 'help out their friends' are making thousands a month. My personal favourite activity is shop arbing bookies on footy matches, there are a lot of bookie shops round here in SE London, and cycling round them all with a massive wad in my rucksack is a most enjoyable activity...

Maybe it's given him another idea?

I use betting exchanges. Sadly Betfair's Premium Charge has made a mess of the arbing. Years back it was like taking candy from a baby.

[GinAndPlatonic]

I'm not one of them lol. But I'm dabbling in this right now alongside some other stuff.

Does that mean you are actually earning money from it.?

[spyguy]

It's about taking advantage of bookie offers like them giving a refund as a free bet on your acca if one leg falls over, refund if your horse finishes second, bet £10 on a slot machine get a £10 bonus etc. etc. Any time there is value in a bookie offer you can get involved. Some of the guys who 'help out their friends' are making thousands a month. My personal favourite activity is shop arbing bookies on footy matches, there are a lot of bookie shops round here in SE London, and cycling round them all with a massive wad in my rucksack is a most enjoyable activity...

A betting system and riding around South London with loads of money in a backpack .....

What could possibly go wrong?

[GinAndPlatonic]

I really didn`t think we would ever start seeing get rich quick schemes here on HPC !

[SNACR]

I'm looking at doing my Cat C at the moment, depending on how that goes will more than likely do the Cat D after. How difficult would you say the practical tests are? I'd sat I'm a very competent driver, but I do realise it's a totally different game and under no illusions that it's the same thing.

There always seems to be jobs for Cat C drivers, I'd just like to have a second employable "skill".

Problem is to keep it current and usable you'll need medicals - no big deal and a long gap between them - but the bigger problem is driver's CPC which means paying to sit through a day's worth of nonsense that any random, who's decided to call themselves a trainer, has made up once a year.

At the moment there's certainly a shortage of artic drivers and it is probably a reasonable back-up to always walk into work at a fair whack above minimum wage.

The test is one of those things there's probably an internet tendency to say 'I passed first time therefore it's a walk in the park' or 'it's incredibly difficult don't bother if you're a mere mortal'. Which neither is really true. What I would say is although I passed all mine first time, I believe that stats show, the majority even very experienced drivers do fail first time. The problem with it is it's a very easy test to fail, clipping a kerb, for instance or the misfortune of coming across a one off scenario that might be particularly difficult to negotiate in a large vehicle and you've got to keep that up for an hour.

The main thing you need to sharpen up for driving a large vehicle is forward planning as you always need to be well ahead of the game. Things like, if there is a junction coming up, you will likely need to intrude into the other lane, you need to spot if there's any traffic there, and allow them to move, well in advance rather than trying to make the turn and only then finding you can't make it forcing cars to bump up kerbs etc. to let you past, that kind of thing.

[Austin Allegro]

I have no evidence to back this up other than what I've read on customer review forums, but I suspect if you are polite, efficient and business-like you will do well in any one-man service operation (cleaning, ironing, odd jobs etc). So much the better if you have any skilled trade. The reason being that so many people in these lines of work are dodgy geezers - what I call 'Garyies' - with zero customer service skills. The older generation are the ones with money and they are the ones who remember tradesmen in brown overalls and a collar and tie who served them politely and efficiently and I reckon they'd be willing to pay for someone like that.

I myself publish ebooks and make between 600 and 1500 pounds a month, for 2-3 days work a week, but I realise not everybody can do that - I have some qualifications and experience in real publishing so it's not too difficult for me.

[gilf]

The main thing you need to sharpen up for driving a large vehicle is forward planning as you always need to be well ahead of the game. Things like, if there is a junction coming up, you will likely need to intrude into the other lane, you need to spot if there's any traffic there, and allow them to move, well in advance rather than trying to make the turn and only then finding you can't make it forcing cars to bump up kerbs etc. to let you past, that kind of thing.

Thanks for the advice I appreciate it. I'd say (although my girlfriend always says self praise is no praise at all) that the area you mention there is something I would say I'm OK at, it makes me a terrible passenger because I'm constantly seeing things develop ahead and thinking why the hell isn't the driver reacting to that. But regardless I'm not going in to it thinking it will be a breeze, I'll give it a go and see how I get on.

I'm aware of the medical and CPC requirements, from my perspective it seems the issues around that all comes from people who have driven from years and have had it forced upon them. I can totally see why they would be pissed off, but as a new entrant it doesn't seem overly troublesome to me and just part of the process.

The longer term plan would be do the Cat C do a few random jobs for a few years and if I enjoyed it and did OK do the C+E, assuming that would open more opportunities down the line. Although having said all that it really wouldn't be as a main employment avenue, it's just something I've always fancied doing.

[GinAndPlatonic]

I have no evidence to back this up other than what I've read on customer review forums, but I suspect if you are polite, efficient and business-like you will do well in any one-man service operation (cleaning, ironing, odd jobs etc). So much the better if you have any skilled trade. The reason being that so many people in these lines of work are dodgy geezers - what I call 'Garyies' - with zero customer service skills. The older generation are the ones with money and they are the ones who remember tradesmen in brown overalls and a collar and tie who served them politely and efficiently and I reckon they'd be willing to pay for someone like that.

So true...decent spoken English goes a long way but not a prerequisite as so many good Polish builders can attest to but it really helps....Turn up on time or five minutes before..people are amazed at that !..E mails or texts that makes sense and the two most important words in any language..Please & Thankyou.

Edit.... and never text gr8

[sPinwheel]

Data input job. Boring as hell but free from stress.

[Trampa501]

Approach somebody who owns and runs their own small shop?

Can be a good idea.

If you can teach something to a group (say 6-12) then many bookshops would snap your hands off...depending on what you're teaching of course.

Best if you can make it a course lasting over a month, and then get people to pay (if only a deposit) up front.

Hire your venue for say £30 for the night (and get the provider to lay on tea and biscuits) and then if your 10 students are paying £8 per class you've made £50 for 2 hours. Of course it's not that simple as you have to start out getting publicity and printing leaflets etc. But also make sure your teaching is that good you get individuals who want private tuition...then you can charge 25-30 a hour (either in yours or the clients' place)

[Rave]

Maybe it's given him another idea?

I use betting exchanges. Sadly Betfair's Premium Charge has made a mess of the arbing. Years back it was like taking candy from a baby.

I generally use Matchbook for shop arbing. For someone looking to make £200 a week I doubt the premium charges are an issue? I win in the shop as often as I win on the exchange anyway, we are after all taking value...

A betting system and riding around South London with loads of money in a backpack .....

What could possibly go wrong?

It's not a betting system, it's arbitrage betting, guaranteed profit whatever happens. I am pretty careful not to flash the money about, and I'm a large-ish chap, not had a problem yet...

[Democorruptcy]

I generally use Matchbook for shop arbing. For someone looking to make £200 a week I doubt the premium charges are an issue? I win in the shop as often as I win on the exchange anyway, we are after all taking value...

I've not used Matchbook but it doesn't look very liquid.

Once someone gets into the Premium Charge net it does matter. If you staked £50 in the shop and laid £50 on Betfair, if the horse lost you don't win £50 on Betfair to cover your stake back. PC at 20% reduces it to £40 or 40% reduces it to £30. Compare that to the good old days when you could whack £200 online on a golfer as he holed a putt (no countdown delay), then lay it back on Betfair immediately a couple of points lower and pay commission as low as 2%.