One of my favourite ways which can make you a bit of extra money but with minimal effort is taking pictures of your receipts! There are two apps which I use in particular which are Shoppix and Receipt Hog. Have a look in the App Store or Google Play and download the version for your … Read the rest
Who are you accountable to about money? If you are married or in a relationship, perhaps you are accountable to your spouse or partner. If you have children, even if they are young, in a way you are accountable to them. Perhaps though, you are single like me. Well sometimes money issues … Read the rest
In the Christmas Cash Challenge I touched on the topic of blogging. I’ve not really ever written about it much as I felt I wasn’t good enough at it, or earning enough money to tell other people to try it, but through 2018 my blog has grown. I’m now making … Read the rest
I received a lot of questions during the Christmas Cash Challenge about my apprenticeship which I’m doing through QA. 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, … 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 unwanted Christmas presents, and in fact, don’t know why anyone thought we would want them in the first … Read the rest
Can you really make money with Prolific Academic? Yes! You really can and it is by far my favourite survey site, and here’s why!
Prolific is about so much more than feedback on a new crisp flavour or the design of the packaging for a new brand of washing … Read the rest
Next Monday, 1st October, my first ever Christmas Cash Challenge is starting. This is a 12 week challenge which aims to help you make money for Christmas. Each Monday from then until 17th December you will receive an email (which you can sign up for here), in which I will give you an introduction to … 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
