What would you do?
Discussion
Surely online stuff, building some niche websites, small ecommerce projects, etc. You'd probably have to put in some solid work (especially if you have no experience) to learn and set everything up. However, £50/day isn't a lofty goal for this sort of business and once it's put in place it can probably be maintained for little more than 30 minutes of time a day.
If you have zero experience of this field then I'd get a part-time job that makes you most of what you need and build this up in the background. Once your online earnings exceed your part-time job quite it and sod off round the world [or whatever you are planning]
If you have zero experience of this field then I'd get a part-time job that makes you most of what you need and build this up in the background. Once your online earnings exceed your part-time job quite it and sod off round the world [or whatever you are planning]
garyhun said:
If £1000 a month is all you need then there are so many options that it's an impossible question to answer.
If there are so many options, I would have thought it would be quite easy to answer - at least give the OP a few of your favourite options?Never mind.
What do you mean by keeping you active, OP? I would suggest something online - I've been trying to do something similar myself with sports trading and matched betting, but it's a bit harder than I thought it would be - but that won't get you out and keep you physically active, if that is what you want!
N13LHN said:
Hi guys and gals.....hypothetical question here: if working full time was something you were giving up on and the world was your oyster and you just needed to make £50 a day to keep you active and tick over, what would you do?
Casual work for an undertaker?Bit of driving hearses and organising families.
Jockman said:
Casual work for an undertaker?
Bit of driving hearses and organising families.
You know, it's funny*.... I drove past a hearse the other day and thought to myself, "which teenagers today are going to become undertakers?" It struck me as a roll that few would venture into and I would imagine even children of undertakers would have aspirations of their own in this modern and digital world. I'd guess a lack of competition will make undertaking a lucrative (but grim) business in the future. The hearse I passed was a modified Jag XJ as well - can't have come cheap.Bit of driving hearses and organising families.
- Not haha funny...also, it was empty (i.e. no coffin)
Frankthered said:
garyhun said:
If £1000 a month is all you need then there are so many options that it's an impossible question to answer.
If there are so many options, I would have thought it would be quite easy to answer - at least give the OP a few of your favourite options?!So it's more a case of what type of work would he like to do - inside/outside, clerical/professional/manual, day/night, office based/home based, use existing skills/develop new skills, earn over 1/2/3/4/5 days/ part time/full time.
So many variables!
garyhun said:
£50 a day is pretty much minimum wage territory so OP could probably find a number of jobs without much effort.
So it's more a case of what type of work would he like to do - inside/outside, clerical/professional/manual, day/night, office based/home based, use existing skills/develop new skills, earn over 1/2/3/4/5 days/ part time/full time.
So many variables!
Of course, you are correct, the OP could even go sub-minimum wage sign up to deliver for Yodel or similar, or deliver cars for BCA.So it's more a case of what type of work would he like to do - inside/outside, clerical/professional/manual, day/night, office based/home based, use existing skills/develop new skills, earn over 1/2/3/4/5 days/ part time/full time.
So many variables!
There are many options, but the OP didn't ask what are the options, but rather asked what would you do?
If the OP doesn't need any more money he can do whatever he likes to occupy himself.
I sometimes turn things out of wood, eg. tealight holders and bowls. People say 'Ooh that's good, you could sell that!' (like I had no idea) You know what? I've done my selling. My enjoyment is in making them and NOT having to sell them!
I sometimes turn things out of wood, eg. tealight holders and bowls. People say 'Ooh that's good, you could sell that!' (like I had no idea) You know what? I've done my selling. My enjoyment is in making them and NOT having to sell them!
KevinCamaroSS said:
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Blimey! Last year, after 21 years as a graphic designer, I was only getting £13 an hour!N13LHN said:
Hi guys and gals.....hypothetical question here: if working full time was something you were giving up on and the world was your oyster and you just needed to make £50 a day to keep you active and tick over, what would you do?
I'd do what I'm doing now (Accountancy) but just a lot less.It's a doddle. You can just surf the internet all day 
Edited by Countdown on Monday 10th July 08:27
In recent years, I've been lucky enough to only take the kind of jobs I'd be willing to do for free, albeit with more convenient hours. Mainly short term projects in my niche field of large format digital printing, where I could offer good flexibility to the employer on account of being single and child-free, with all the usual benefits of mature age and experience.
I'm currently working on an R&D project that allows me to combine module assembly work (Lego for grown-ups) with some logistics (driving a forklift several times a week) and technical writing. With correct balance and a bit of autonomy from my manager, work does not get much better than this. I occasionally need to do overtime, and I get paid about 75% of my potential market worth (considering my business degree from uni), but it's good fun and I'm surrounded by smart people and finish most days feeling I've done something useful.
If money was no issue, I'd probably register as a business and continue to do exactly the same on freelance contracts with better hours. Some people can just sit on the sofa and play video games all day long, others listen to TED talks or take Open Uni courses, and I need to to some manual labour. It's up to OP to decide what gives him/her pleasure and satisfaction, then act on it.
I'm currently working on an R&D project that allows me to combine module assembly work (Lego for grown-ups) with some logistics (driving a forklift several times a week) and technical writing. With correct balance and a bit of autonomy from my manager, work does not get much better than this. I occasionally need to do overtime, and I get paid about 75% of my potential market worth (considering my business degree from uni), but it's good fun and I'm surrounded by smart people and finish most days feeling I've done something useful.
If money was no issue, I'd probably register as a business and continue to do exactly the same on freelance contracts with better hours. Some people can just sit on the sofa and play video games all day long, others listen to TED talks or take Open Uni courses, and I need to to some manual labour. It's up to OP to decide what gives him/her pleasure and satisfaction, then act on it.
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