Money money money
As time ticks on, I am working harder and harder to try and save as much as I can for my trip so I can survive for as long as possible without the comfort of a nice monthly paycheck.
Mainly I have been trying to spend as little as possible (although there is still work to be done on the lunches and bus fares front) and selling things on Ebay and Amazon. This acomplishes 2 things at once as I am getting rid of items that would otherwise have to go into storage when I leave (who knew I had so much crap lying around?) and also bringing in some well needed cash.
Since mid June I have transferred £775.39 into my bank account from ebay and amazon sales. However, I have also spent £77.34 on fees and packing materials (amazon fees not included as they are taken out of your incoming funds before you can transfer them) and a whopping £197.50 on postage. Bet Royal mail love me! This comes out at just over £500 profit for this time period. Not bad for a month’s work!
There’s no way I will be brining in this much over subsequent months as I’ve already sold pretty much all of my ‘high earning’ items but i will be continuing to squeeze as much income I can from belongings which I no longer need before I go.
I’ve also been doing little bits and pieces here and there to bring in a few extras. It’s never going to make me rich, but every penny counts!
- I rejoined rpoints, which I’ve not really been active on since about this time last year (and I’ve lost my VIP status in the meantime, oh no!). I’ve made nearly £250 on this in total and while this is spread over a fairly long time period, if I’d saved all that up it would buy me a laptop (or a set of vaccinations, grr) so it’s not to be sniffed at!
- I applied for AQA and Texperts, both of which pay you to answer random questions that come in via text message. Neither of them are recruiting at the moment but i’m really hoping some positions will open up before I leave because I am the queen of internet research!
- I have also signed up with slicethepie. They pay you to review music and while again, it’s not going to make you rich, I’ve made £10 in the last week and trust me that is good for these type of sites!
- I installed google ads on this blog. doubt it will make me much money, but it’s worth a try!
I have a lot more to say about making and saving money for a trip (or any other reason for that matter) but I’ve decided to set up another website for these more ‘article style’ posts as I just keep thinking of more and more things I want to write about! This website is at www.travelswithmylaptop.com - there’s nothing there at the moment but there should be by the end of this weekend when I’ve had a chance to work on it. I’m also going to be working on another site which has been in the pipeline for quite a while. More news on that soon!
Think that’s quite enough for now anyway, must get back to making some money!
