Nov 26 2008
Coping With The Cost Of Christmas
With December 1st advancing at a rapid pace now, Christmas is looming on the horizon. I can only imagine how difficult it is going to be for some households to cope with the cost of Christmas given that peope are losing their jobs, struggling to ay energy bills and spending a small fortune on food. Turkeys in my local supermarket, for example, are currently at £50 per bird. That is easily double what one would have cost last year, and then there are the presents.
As such, you may want to begin thinking about the possibility of making some extra money in the next couple of weeks. In fact, if you get into the habit of that now then the likelihood is that you will find it easier to continue making extra cash into the new year. It is a fact that many households will need savings in the coming years and building a little extra up via online surveys, selling stuff on eBay and Amazon, recycling phones through websites that will pay for them and other such sites that purchase goods from you.
Always remember the maxim that your junk is someone else’s treasure. People will look to save money by puchasing used goods on eBay, for example. Similarly, if you are offering an old CD on Amazon that is cheaper than the full priced version then you will make extra cash that way. A few minutes of your time every night will earn you a few extra pennies if you complete surveys.
I make an extra £30 to £50 every month from selling stuff and doing surveys. It isn’t a lot but you could buy a few extra presents with that, epecially if you are committed to sorting and selling old stuff and check your emails every day.
There is an article with plenty of survey sites to be found here to get you started. I also have a money blog that can be found here: Finance Central with other hints and tips on it.
Quote Of The Day - David Cameron stated that the UK has the “…debt levels of Italy and the accounting practices of Enron”. Funny, but oh so true!
