Posts Tagged ‘ credit crunch ’

Two years ago I paid for our Christmas by selling Christmas goodies on Ebay. I made a lot of mistakes, but still walked away with enough profit to cover my costs and give my credit card its first Christmas off for twenty years. I would have made more money only I made some simple mistakes,...
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If you’ve been dreaming of starting a home staging business but are hesitant to quit your job to do so in this recessed economy, you should consider a few things. For starters, all you have to do is turn on the news to know there’s no such thing as job security anymore. Even...
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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be self employed? Do you some times think that all of your hard work goes unnoticed? Do you feel that the security you have in your current position at work is safe? You know you want to do some thing different but your not...
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Why is the buzz word in cookery programmes and articles now seasonal? Because it makes sense. You can buy lettuces or courgettes in December, but pay a premium and add to your carbon footprint. I’m going to give you a basic list of vegetables matched with their season in the supermarket. Broccoli                     October to May Brussels Sprouts      ...
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  What is a kitchen table business? Realistically it’s any business run from home or conceived whilst sitting at the table. Ideas based business, personal to you, your friends and family. These businesses hark back to a time when cottage industry supported whole families and communities. Is this old fashioned idea the way for all of...
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  So you’ve put your house on the market and nothing. You’ve dropped the price and again nothing. What do you do now? Remember that this is the worst time of the year to try and sell any property and with the credit crunch in the news constantly confidence in the market is very low. It...
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These 5 simple credit crunching steps will save you money every week. Modern women cringe at the thought of “housekeeping”, but living within a budget isn’t so bad once you get used to it. The old principle of living within your means, much praised by the worthy Victorians, does after a while become part...
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Christmas comes but once a year and for most of us leaves a mountain of debt in its wake. In this article I have some suggestions of how you can earn some extra cash before Christmas or even after Christmas to pay some of the bills. The credit crunch is all we hear about,...
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