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 Do you have a sideline job? Anything for a bit extra cash?
	Do you have a sideline job? Anything for a bit extra cash?How are you with your finances? Generally in-or-out the overdraft? Got a bunch of debts or investments?
I'm not asking who has more/less cash, it's not a pissing contest, more about in terms of living within you means.
I've started taking on private clients as the ratios of what I spend to what I get each month are a bit out of whack. A couple of clients a month, if I give up one of my weekend days and every other evening, I could probably double my income, and I have people knocking on my door every few weeks asking me to build stuff for them. Towards the end of last year I wasn't accepting privates 'cus of the move, but now I'm settled, it won't be any extra stress.
Do you have a skill (or body part( 'cus I have to mention prostertution, 'cus it's me)) that people would pay for outside of your employment?
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 14:37, 308 replies, latest was 14 years ago)
 What I do is extremely niche.
	What I do is extremely niche.But I have toyed with the idea of doing professional copywriting on the side.
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 14:42, Reply)
 I'm half tempted to set up a Quango type thing based on landfill mining
	I'm half tempted to set up a Quango type thing based on landfill miningbut I'll need to set up a board of directors, find funding, get licences etc.
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 14:44, Reply)
 I find it quite hard to balance my incomings and outgoings, generally.
	I find it quite hard to balance my incomings and outgoings, generally.I have a pretty shittily paid job, so that doesn't help. I have been meaning for a while to do something about it, but I'm finding it hard to concentrate at the moment because of personal shit.
The sad thing is, I probably could make quite a good living should I ever dig myself out of the funk I'm in. I'm pretty handy with computing, though my main talents are in networking, installations and home cinema.
Eventually I want to work at setting up AV equipment. There's a lot of really cool stuff you can do if you route it over ethernet. Multiple rooms, modular applications and so on. I could easily apply this to corporate conferencing equipment as well as concert halls and homes and theatres and whatever, really.
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 14:45, Reply)
 You should team up with a good carpenter
	You should team up with a good carpenterand do bespoke home instalations.
/uncle does this
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 14:47, Reply)
 If I knew any I would.
	If I knew any I would.I was thinking about that a while ago as it's obviously the best idea to do it whilst other construction work's going on.
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 14:48, Reply)
 I've always said there is a market for people who are good with technology to help people in their home.
	I've always said there is a market for people who are good with technology to help people in their home.I was doing a "geek for hire" thing at one point and if my mind was in the right place, could have made a good £25/hour for as much as I could want to do.
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 14:54, Reply)
 I get a small allowance for being a mod on offtopic, but it's supposed to be a secret.
	I get a small allowance for being a mod on offtopic, but it's supposed to be a secret.(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 14:48, Reply)
 Funny you should mention Gonz
	Funny you should mention GonzI've just started doing a bit of mystery shopping. Only a tenner a go but it's about ten minutes' work at the store and a few forms to fill out online. Few extra sherberts each month innit.
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 14:50, Reply)
 i've done that before.
	i've done that before.Best one I had to do was a hotel stay on Valentine's day.
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 14:54, Reply)
 Seriously?!
	Seriously?!All I've done so far is wander into an Orange store and a Jessops and ask about their wares (fnaarrrrrr)
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 14:56, Reply)
 Maybe I'll have to wait for them to build a decent hotel in Norfolk
	Maybe I'll have to wait for them to build a decent hotel in Norfolk(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 14:59, Reply)
 Where the fuck is there a Jessops still?
	Where the fuck is there a Jessops still?I was looking for one last weekend to buy a spare battery for my camera.
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 15:00, Reply)
 Actually, I've just looked online and there is even one in Blackpool where I was looking, I just missed it.
	Actually, I've just looked online and there is even one in Blackpool where I was looking, I just missed it.(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 15:02, Reply)
 You might have worked this out from my post up there ^
	You might have worked this out from my post up there ^But we've got one in Norwich.
They did have some serious financial difficulties a couple of years back and shut down a lot of their stores. I know this because I worked for a competitor at the time and we found it fucking hilarious.
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 15:03, Reply)
 Yeah, for some reason my brain didn't make the 'Well, I know where he lives so therefore...' connection.
	Yeah, for some reason my brain didn't make the 'Well, I know where he lives so therefore...' connection.(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 15:12, Reply)
 Possibly you like me too much to accept that I live here
	Possibly you like me too much to accept that I live here*blushes*
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 15:17, Reply)
 That's actually handy to know
	That's actually handy to knowIn case I don't get round to sorting out a spare battery before my holiday starts off with a night in Newcastle two weeks tomorrow.
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 15:23, Reply)
 Yes, yes.
	Yes, yes.Not a lot of help once you're actually standing in the shopping centre with a camera that doesn't work though.
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 15:31, Reply)
 Geek update for gonz
	Geek update for gonzIntel i3 2120 processor
Asus motherboard
8GB 16000mhz ram
2x 500gb Hdd running at 6gb/s
750 watt modular PSU
Asus 6850 1gb graphics card
For £507 with free delivery
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 14:51, Reply)
 I know, I might drop the second Hdd and get a i5 processor instead.
	I know, I might drop the second Hdd and get a i5 processor instead.(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 16:08, Reply)
 I used to draw portraits as a sideline.
	I used to draw portraits as a sideline.Working in an office with 100 people, I got a fair few commissions, and once word spread I'd get friends of colleagues asking me to do stuff for them. I should really get back into it.
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 14:54, Reply)
 I get paid to be a male escort.
	 I get paid to be a male escort.At least, I will do, once they've processed my £500 joining fee. They must be reputable though, because they are very thorough, they've been processing me for nearly 8 months now.
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 14:54, Reply)
 hopeless
	hopelessi've earned £9k a year and i've earned my current salary, and i'm still scrabbling around at the end of every month. i swear it spends itself. although i have a LOT more cash since doing this detox, as i can't eat out or drink. so now i have a correspondingly bigger wardrobe, of pleasingly much much smaller clothes. and shoes.
i keep meaning to do that proof reading. i have a totally anal eye for SPAG and i read very quickly, so i could probably make a few extra beans a month doing that.
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 14:59, Reply)
 I used to do some childminding for several friends of mine
	I used to do some childminding for several friends of mineI've also accepted commissions for paintings and cakes. It's a shame I barely have time to do that kind of stuff any more, because the money would surely be appreciated...
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 14:59, Reply)
 nope
	nopei do alright in my finances, as i am a responsible adult and choose to only live within my means. I have money tied up in a Ltd company which was last valued at £1.5m, but I would get less than a 33% share of that
I can do a bit of fixer-uppering, I helped my girlfriend build large bits of her extension last year, so if anyone needs wood flooring putting in, i'm your deelybod
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 15:00, Reply)
 Apart from the DJing, which I'm giving up in a few months anyway
	Apart from the DJing, which I'm giving up in a few months anywayI could always take up teaching Ballroom for a few extra bob, but I lack the self-confidence and the patience to do it well. Plus I've seen how little free time Ms Foxtrot gets as a result of doing so.
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 15:01, Reply)
 Nope
	Nopebut we get many opportunities for out of hours work/overtime at the moment. Technically I'm well in overdraft as I have a One Account but we are doing really well on it, overpaying the mortgage, etc.
We are shelling out about £5k this month on various home improvements though, so that won't help much. I now owe approx 1/3 of what my house is worth so it isn't too bad at all
Alt:
General IT skills
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 15:03, Reply)
 I'm broke at the moment
	I'm broke at the momentbut it's a pretty sensible sort of broke. I don't do things I can't afford (with the exception of Iceland which my parents helped me with.)
I have no skills apparently, or so it would seem. I'm good with words though.
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 15:05, Reply)
 I do pretty well now that I don't drink or smoke.
	I do pretty well now that I don't drink or smoke.I had debts that I cleared in no time flat once I sorted myself out. I'd be verging on 'actually rather well off' if I didn't spunk about £200 on comics a month.
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 15:13, Reply)
 Razzle, Men Only, Fiesta, Knave, Hot Chocolate and Shemale Next Door aren't comics.
	Razzle, Men Only, Fiesta, Knave, Hot Chocolate and Shemale Next Door aren't comics.(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 15:14, Reply)
 Yep, I work for my landlord, sorting out basic computer issues in the houses he has in the area
	Yep, I work for my landlord, sorting out basic computer issues in the houses he has in the areaThe pay isn't phenomenal, but it's still nice to get a paycheque in the middle of the month.
I've been shite with finances in the past, but I'm now working my way out of them. After this month, the only place I will owe money to is the bank, and I'm about 4 months away from clearing one overdraft, then I'll start sorting the other. Should be debt free by the end of the year.
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 15:17, Reply)
 Which is sort of the point really. One shouldn't have two current accounts, Is it illegal? I think it may have been in the 1980s.
	Which is sort of the point really. One shouldn't have two current accounts, Is it illegal? I think it may have been in the 1980s.It's certainly irresponsible.
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 15:19, Reply)
 You don't think it's silly or irresponsible to have two current accounts?
	You don't think it's silly or irresponsible to have two current accounts?If you maintain them, fine, but AA here clearly saw the money and ran.
Also, I still find it extremely rich that a man with a spastic's approach to written English can call anyone simple.
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 15:22, Reply)
 its been long established here that my english isn't perfect, i'm better at other languages
	its been long established here that my english isn't perfect, i'm better at other languagesi manage several accounts at once, you can keep them all balanced without much effort, i hardly think it is irresponsible if debts are being paid off and the person involved lives comfortably
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 15:27, Reply)
 I agree.
	I agree.I'm going to delete all my posts in this thread, claim ignorance and then get stepped.
Only way to be sure.
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 15:28, Reply)
 I knew you were a liar!
	I knew you were a liar!www.b3ta.com/questions/offtopic/post1560395
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 15:24, Reply)
 Extremely irresponsible, I agree.
	Extremely irresponsible, I agree.I was so happy when the bank offered me a way out.
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 15:21, Reply)
 I have two.
	I have two.One pays the bills, the other is used for day to day living.
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 15:22, Reply)
 I like to know exactly how much I have to live on and stick with it.
	I like to know exactly how much I have to live on and stick with it.This seemed like the most practical solution.
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 15:32, Reply)
 When I was younger and even stupider than I am now, I created a new account, only because it came with an immediate £300 overdraft, no questions asked
	When I was younger and even stupider than I am now, I created a new account, only because it came with an immediate £300 overdraft, no questions askedI overran this time and again, am now paying it off at £30 per month, will swap it to 60 after this month, be sorted by June/July.
One is current account, one is a reward account.
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 15:20, Reply)
 Actually, I've sold on zazzle and I'm considering picturenation.
	Actually, I've sold on zazzle and I'm considering picturenation.Anyone have any experience selling photos at all?
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 15:17, Reply)
 I think some of these poor fuckers might need to take on some extra work.
	I think some of these poor fuckers might need to take on some extra work.uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/15032012/58/premier-league-1-5m-year-stars-risk-bankruptcy.html
I can totally understand it, I'd find it difficult to live on £1.5 million a year as well.
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 15:23, Reply)
 Is that before tax?
	Is that before tax?Don't forget the 50% tax rate. That would only leave them with £750,000 a year.
That's practically road-sweeper's salary. You can't expect a man to get by on just that.
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 15:25, Reply)
 The interest on a lump sum of that amount of money
	The interest on a lump sum of that amount of moneyis around 27 grand a year. The interest alone is livable. Poor, poor footballers :(
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 15:27, Reply)
 You'd be lucky to get 2% these days.
	You'd be lucky to get 2% these days.Money is, ironicly, worth fuck all.
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 16:07, Reply)
 
	 It's easy to sneer, but a young lad, taken out of education at 13 or so, surrounded by similarly naive people, suddenly given more money than they've ever imagined, badly advised and out of a job at 30 with a lifetime ahead of them and no idea how to live it.
I have a little sympathy. Not a huge amount, admittedly, but a little.
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 15:38, Reply)
 The armed force used to be similar, I believe.
	The armed force used to be similar, I believe.Provided for and sheltered from the real world, then suddenly civvy street beckons and a lot of them didn't have a clue how to manage finances and day to day living.
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 15:41, Reply)
 Well, I wouldn't have gone quite so far as to
	Well, I wouldn't have gone quite so far as tocompare the pampered, easy living, care free existence they live with that of a footballer...
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 15:57, Reply)
 I guess for every Gary Linika (working for life) there a thousand eric cantinars (some random player who I don't think is working beyond his footballing job)
	I guess for every Gary Linika (working for life) there a thousand eric cantinars (some random player who I don't think is working beyond his footballing job)(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 15:50, Reply)
 Good point, but bad example.  Cantona is doing very well for himself!
	Good point, but bad example.  Cantona is doing very well for himself!(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 15:56, Reply)
 Yes.
	Yes.And his wife is extremely wealthy. So not really a good illustrative choice.
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 15:58, Reply)
 C'mon now, please don't exasorate, the difference between 1.47 and 1.5m is still more than my entire yearly wage.
	C'mon now, please don't exasorate, the difference between 1.47 and 1.5m is still more than my entire yearly wage.Poor little lambs.
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 15:49, Reply)
 I do paid gigs with Pooflake every now and then
	I do paid gigs with Pooflake every now and thenBut not enough to call it a 'sideline'. I used to give private lessons for self-defence but can't be arsed now. I've also been asked to give lessons in basic guitar - tbh there's millions of better guitarists than me who can play and teach better than me.
As to the cash situation, the present salary is keeping me well out of the red and when the bonuses start kicking in there should be a bit left for pension topups!
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 15:57, Reply)
 Internet user in underdeveloped romantic skills shocker
	Internet user in underdeveloped romantic skills shockerIf the words "chicks dig me" appear in your response I will call you a predictable cunt
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 16:03, Reply)
 *shrugs*
	*shrugs*But they do.
EDIT
As do gay men. Everyone wants a piece of me.
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 16:04, Reply)
 At my age sonny, they're necessary!
	At my age sonny, they're necessary!Company pension from RR got arse-raped, private one got arse-raped, last employer sent me a notification that I couldn't leave my cash in that one and I had to find another.
I also could just blow it on a mid-life-crisis-type car I suppose.
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 16:10, Reply)
 Are you talking pension unlocking?
	Are you talking pension unlocking?Very bad idea. No IFA worth their salt will touch them either and if it's execution only you can't complain.
Plus the companies that do it are based overseas so the FSCS doesn't apply.
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 16:11, Reply)
 Pensions got raped by the companies (a la mirror group)
	Pensions got raped by the companies (a la mirror group)But without anyone killing themselves unfortunately.
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 16:16, Reply)
 So Rolls Royce pillaged their own scheme?
	So Rolls Royce pillaged their own scheme?Or did they just close the DB section to new members, then close it completely and do a DB to DC transfer by way of an actuarial valuation of your preserved pension?
Do tell.
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 16:19, Reply)
 I work in Compliance.
	I work in Compliance.And I specialised in pensions in a previous role.
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 16:23, Reply)
 CQ had a breakdown, i don't think its right to draw attention to it
	CQ had a breakdown, i don't think its right to draw attention to it(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 16:33, Reply)
 how did i miss this?
	how did i miss this?what was the gist of what got deleted? was he trying to CONTROL THE INTERNET?
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 16:36, Reply)
 I'm winding you up chuckles
	I'm winding you up chucklesFrankly anyone who runs to the mods over a slur on their nationality has seriously missed the point of /OT
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 16:45, Reply)
 YOU HORRIBLE NIGERIAN BASTARD
	YOU HORRIBLE NIGERIAN BASTARDI'M TELLING THE MODS AND MY MUM AND YOUR MUM
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 16:48, Reply)
 Keep your tartan acronyms for your own people
	Keep your tartan acronyms for your own peopleYou caber-tossing porridge wog
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 16:52, Reply)
 You gender bending night shite shifter.
	You gender bending night shite shifter.can we do sexuality based discrimination now?
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 16:54, Reply)
 Witty AND original
	Witty AND originalOscar Wilde himself would be impressed. And probably a mite offended.
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 16:57, Reply)
 I noe babes, i noe.
	I noe babes, i noe.But Oscar Wilde was closeted for a lot of his life, you know, the wife and kids and that, so I'd just remind him of his hypocrisy and tell him to shit the fuck off.
He'd LOL at that, I just know it.
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 16:59, Reply)
 Not that this hasn't been fun*
	Not that this hasn't been fun*but I'm off home now. The Ballroom awaits (seriously). This is not a flounce. Or a stepping. No mods were hurt in the typing of this post. I'm just going home. OK?
*It hasn't been fun
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 17:01, Reply)
 See you later babes.
	See you later babes.AFTER I'VE GAZZED THE MODS ABOUT YOUR RACISM.
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 17:03, Reply)
 He was banging on about me hating him through jealousy.
	He was banging on about me hating him through jealousy.I made him look up the meaning of coulrophobia, after which point all his posts vanished and he hasn't reappeared.
Looks like a modding.
It was very funny.
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 16:38, Reply)
 I don't even know the haiku rules.
	I don't even know the haiku rules.You should have asked for a sonnet.
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 16:39, Reply)
 Oh thank god
	Oh thank godI've just been staring at that, waiting for someone with a better knowledge of haikus to wade in
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 16:39, Reply)
 
	 oh you know, saving the universe as commander shepherd and avoiding doing my assignment. Usual. PEW PEW LASERS.
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 16:45, Reply)
 The woman Shephard is the better option in third person sections.
	The woman Shephard is the better option in third person sections.Plus her voice acting is way superior.
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 16:48, Reply)
 
	 no, but apparently that'sthe way to do it. Better voice acting. I might start Mass Effect again as a chick and do the whole trilogy. I play fallout as a chick though.
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 16:48, Reply)
 The only time I completed it I played as chick
	The only time I completed it I played as chickStarted again as a bloke but got distracted by FIFA. Reckon I might start over soon and actually fucking well buy 2 and 3. Do the decisions you make in 2 impact the gameplay in 3?
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 16:51, Reply)
 
	 yeah, and it's worth getting the goty edition for all the dlc. 2 is ruddy brilliant and I dont think 3 would work half as well if you had not played 2.
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 16:52, Reply)
 I'll follow your recommendation, cheers
	I'll follow your recommendation, cheersHave no intention of skipping 2, I hear it's amazing
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 16:55, Reply)
 
	 It's the game I would use to show gamingophobes how good some games can be. Bloody epic in every sense of the word.
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 16:57, Reply)
 The decisions in 2 do affect 3, yes. But the face importing is borked.
	The decisions in 2 do affect 3, yes. But the face importing is borked.(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 16:52, Reply)
 
	 OR Save some pennies if you're not worried about the dlc I can lend you my copy.
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 16:53, Reply)
 Yes quinten, yes I am.
	Yes quinten, yes I am.Just like it's okay to say that Jessica Rabbit is hot.
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 17:13, Reply)
 i don't think he ever told me he was wanking over drawings on computers or otherwise
	i don't think he ever told me he was wanking over drawings on computers or otherwisethis is probably the worst day ever
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 17:20, Reply)
 I don't wank over them Quints.
	I don't wank over them Quints.But an animated nice arse is a nice arse.
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 17:24, Reply)
 except they don't exist and its not actually an arse
	except they don't exist and its not actually an arsei don't mind that your into anime porn plums, i just don't want to hear about it
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 17:27, Reply)
 I know it's not an arse, but let's not get into the postmodern semantics of if an arse on a computer screen is still an arse.
	I know it's not an arse, but let's not get into the postmodern semantics of if an arse on a computer screen is still an arse.It's a picture of an arse. Like when I knock one out to Harley Davis, it's not really her, it's just a collection of pixels that look like her.
Maybe you should stick to posting dyslexic fantasies about the girls in your office. I would say it's what you're good at, but I would only mean it's your normal schtick.
Hope this helps.
xxx
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 17:32, Reply)
 No Scarpe.
	No Scarpe.Harley Davis. She is now retired.
I suggest you google her quick smart.
(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 17:39, Reply)
 omg i can't believe your trying to bully me into having a nervous breakdown just like you did to CQ
	omg i can't believe your trying to bully me into having a nervous breakdown just like you did to CQ(, Thu 15 Mar 2012, 18:12, Reply)
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