Summer is a great time to make a little extra cash, because at this time of year everyone is a little happier, generous and usually busy, travelling, working or socializing with friends. So why not use every available opportunity to your advantage and earn a bit more cash.
If you’re a little green fingered why not put your hobbies to good use by maintaining your neighbours’ or friends gardens for a fee. During the weeks leading up to the summer grass and weeds can have quite a huge growth spurt, so it can be quite a task to maintain your garden.
During the summertime most people enjoy sitting out in their gardens and having the occasional Barbeque. These would make great potential customers so why not write a list down of some of your closest friends, work colleagues and neighbours who you can target for gardening jobs. If this doesn’t work then target your local area. Vistaprint offer a free business cards service so you can promote yourself on the cheap. If you’re an active gardener than you may have some of the necessary tool’s already, but if you don’t have the right tools for the job check out Screwfix, B&Q and Halfords as they have a huge range of excellent quality and most importantly cheap tools.
If you really like the outdoors then you could use some skills that you already may have like swimming. If you’re a strong swimmer then try becoming a life guard. Once you get your qualification you can work for your local leisure centre, private club or on a lovely UK beach somewhere. To become a lifeguard in your local centre you will have to pass The National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (NPLQ) or equivalent. To be beach life guard you will need to pass a qualification call RLSS National Beach Lifeguard Qualification or similar. Find out more from your local job centre for the opportunities available in your area.
In the summertime people tend to go out for light drinks in the evening. If you don’t mind hanging out with kids for the evening then try your hands at babysitting. If your currently a babysitter and most of your jobs come from friends or family, why not extend your services and advertise in your local area. You may find that working parents are more likely to contact you especially during the summertime, as they may not have many opportunities to take time off work. Why stop there when you can make around £15 an hour to walk a dog or look after someone’s pet. Put your advert out around the local area or join a agency like Nards.
If you like to be at one with nature then fruit picking maybe the way to go. Fruit picking can earn you quick cash and it’s especially a good time now as there is such a shortage of fruit picker’s available on UK farms. Farmer’s will be crying out for your services. Fruit picking doesn’t have to be strenuous as fruit picking doesn’t just involve taking the fruit from the plant or tree. There are alternative positions available checking the condition of the fruit and weighing it for packaging. To get a feel for what you could earn travel down to your local farm to speak to the owners there. You could earn around about £5.20 an hour for your services or be paid based on the amount of fruit that you pick.
If you want to sit back and let the cash roll in then try renting out your car parking space. You need to register with companies such as park let. This company lets you advertise your parking space to targeted audiences. By renting your car space you can set your own chargeable prices. Customers need to have their own driving license, MOT, and valid insurance.Hope you find these points useful and will quickly be on the way to rolling in the cash. |
