Category: Making Money

I received a lot of questions during the Christmas Cash Challenge about my apprenticeship. I’m a thirty something apprentice and proud of it. Gone are the days when apprentices were doing manual labour such as a car mechanic earning a pittance. Since the introduction of the Apprenticeship Levy in 2017, more and more organisations are … Read the rest

I’m Clare, and I blog over at My Money Cottage sharing my top tips for making extra money from home and how to stretch the family finances that little bit further.

My side hustling first started back in 2008 when I was pregnant with our daughter. It seems like such a long time ago now, … Read the rest

It’s that bit of Christmas we all dread – the festivities are over, we are full up to the brim of turkey and chocolates (although not necessarily at the same time) and we have a pile of gifts that we don’t want, and in fact, don’t know why anyone thought we would want them in … Read the rest

Yes –  you really can make money with Prolific Academic!

I could leave it there – but that wouldn’t be particularly helpful of me so I will tell you some more about it.

Prolific Academic is my absolute favourite research or survey site and I know a lot of other bloggers feel the same … Read the rest

So, you want to blog. You found your niche and you’ve started your website. Now you want to build traffic and monetize your blog. What do you do? Well in 99% of the blogging groups and forums I’ve seen, Pinterest is sold as the answer to all your prayers. Join lots of group boards, do … Read the rest

I’m delighted to be able to bring you a guest post today from fellow money blogger Nick. He has kindly shared how we can make up to £7,500 a year tax-free if we have a single room for rent in our homes! Over to Nick!

GOT A SPARE ROOM? MAKE THOUSANDS FROM IT THROUGH THIS

A-level results day – a day you’ve been working towards for at least two years, but probably been thinking about for a lot longer. Maybe you’ve got the results you expected and are off to the University you planned doing the course you wanted. Congratulations – you don’t need to read the rest – go … Read the rest

I’m delighted to remind you of this interview I did with Emma Drew last year. Emma Drew was the first money blogger that I was really aware of. Using her hints and tips to make extra money and savings has turned my life around. I can thoroughly recommend her free money-making mastermind course which can … Read the rest