thanks for your ideas shelley.
i had thought about baby-sitting, but not the other ones, they are good ideas. i wonder how i could go about getting the ‘business’. i live in a town of 36,000 or so people and have not lived here very long therefore do not have the ‘contacts’ already.
maybe i could drop leaflets into people’s mailboxes but if they’re anything like me, they’ll probably just chuck them in the bin.
maybe a notice pinned up at some child care centres. or an ad in the paper (though this is expensive and would eat away any profits i make).
Hi pansandbec. I think letterbox drops are very effective… just because you throw them out doesn’t mean everyone else does. [cap] Plus it is relatively inexpensive (it’s your labour and only cost is photocopying/paper etc.) Does your town have its own Yellow Pages? That is really effective too.
All the bestPS – Personally, working 40 hours is enough for me!! No second jobs here[biggrin]
I used to think that life had a plan for me
Until I realised life had to be planned by me.I heard this from a friend who has an addiction to shopping. She’s a real bargain hunter and loves it to death. In any case, she has just started to find bargins and then selling them on ebay. Of course, you really need to know how much you can get from them.
The latest thing she did was to purchase 5 digital cameras from a shop that was closing down – for half price. She sold 4, kept the last for herself and made like 500 bucks. Not bad for a shop-a-holic!
Hi Pasandbec
I used to get my babysitters from an agency. One was a secretary who enjoyed ‘sitting’ most nights – good money at min $50 per night 15 years ago.
Agencies take their ‘cut’ but they do put in a lot of hours to cultivate their clientele & can provide regular on-going work. I understand that sitters registered with agencies now need special training in childcare.
Just my 2 cents worth. Good luck!
Starglow
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