Second Job

lloyd

Fuck me I'm tired. Due to a combination of my inability to look after money in an adult manner, no overtime this year as yet, my job not paying me quite enough, booking 2 million holidays this year and my selfish so called mate getting married and having a stag do in Hamburg I've had to bite the bullet and get back behind the bar and pull a few shifts a week.

First one was last night, started at 5pm finished at 2am after doing an 8am-4pm shift in my day job. I'm back in later probably till 4am. 

Apart from selling drugs and/or male prostitution anyone got any easier ways to make a few quid on the side?

Col_Decker

I'm doing some 'plumbers mate' work for one of the maintenance guys here at work who has a plumbing business on the side. A couple Saturdays a month depending on his work load. Other than that I've been doing a bit of a de-gas, but my stock is almost empty.

Phil_aka_Pip

Politics?

Why not make your instruments and musical skills earn you something?

admittedly neither are quick-fix solutions

iseverynamegone

Unsecured debt is your friend here ....

lloyd

Is love to do that, or any Saturday day job. Don't seem to be many around these days though. If I lived back home I'd be able to do a few different things with mates but up in Manchester I only seem to know bar men/managers...ah well will clear £800 a month so not too much complaining. I'll be happy if I last 3 months, 5 years ago it would be easy. Feeling it today.

Hertz32

Teach beginners guitar, all you gotta do is be able to talk to children and teach then open chords and strumming patterns. £10 an hour is the minimum that mothers expect a tutor to be too. If you're any good you could charge £30 and still get away with it easy enough.

lloyd

I've too many skeletons for politics, I'm not a massive knobend either (quiet) so doubt Id fit in....

I'd love to earn cash from guitar, I'd feel a bit of a fraud teaching though and my house isn't set up for visitors, though it is something I could maybe work towards....

Dalefty

Hertz32 said:

Teach beginners guitar, all you gotta do is be able to talk to children and teach then open chords and strumming patterns. £10 an hour is the minimum that mothers expect a tutor to be too. If you're any good you could charge £30 and still get away with it easy enough.

Sod doing that, unless the children actually seeks you out themselves, I used to teach for a while and what I found almost 100% of the time was that if a parent sought you out to teach their child they where really after a babysitter, where as if the child sought you you out themselves they where actually interested in learning to play.

lloyd said:

Fuck me I'm tired. Due to a combination of my inability to look after money in an adult manner, no overtime this year as yet, my job not paying me quite enough, booking 2 million holidays this year and my selfish so called mate getting married and having a stag do in Hamburg I've had to bite the bullet and get back behind the bar and pull a few shifts a week.

First one was last night, started at 5pm finished at 2am after doing an 8am-4pm shift in my day job. I'm back in later probably till 4am. 

Apart from selling drugs and/or male prostitution anyone got any easier ways to make a few quid on the side?

@lloyd

I'd go with the slinging dope or male prostitution myself, who knows KY might even give you bulk order discount.


DaLefty

Teetonetal

Dalefty said:

Hertz32 said:

Teach beginners guitar, all you gotta do is be able to talk to children and teach then open chords and strumming patterns. £10 an hour is the minimum that mothers expect a tutor to be too. If you're any good you could charge £30 and still get away with it easy enough.

Sod doing that, unless the children actually seeks you out themselves, I used to teach for a while and what I found almost 100% of the time was that if a parent sought you out to teach their child they where really after a babysitter, where as if the child sought you you out themselves they where actually interested in learning to play.



DaLefty

Very, very true. although when you do get a talented one that applies themselves it's extremely rewarding. My other job is music, between teaching adults in the evenings, recording and gigging work I make enough to make a difference and keep me in gear

Dalefty

Teetonetal said:

Very, very true. although when you do get a talented one that applies themselves it's extremely rewarding. My other job is music, between teaching adults in the evenings, recording and gigging work I make enough to make a difference and keep me in gear

There is nothig better than being able to support yourself and make a living through your hobby, I'm so glad I never had to resort to my 'fall back career', not that there is anything wrong with it, I just don't enjoy it as much as music, and that I did and still do make a decent living from something I still really enjoy and that still puts a smile on my face, even when working with the most annoying prima donnas and dumb fucks - like christian death metal bands yes such an animal exists.

DaLefty

holnrew

I'd like to make a living through my hobby, but there's not much money in being fisted.

jd0272

holnrew;574604" said:

I'd like to make a living through my hobby, but there's not much money in being fisted.

I could do that in one of my very many 'car park ciggy cup of tea' breaks.

You'd have to pay me though. I can bring gloves however. We have them for blood n stuff.

jd0272

And I do have large hands.

chillidoggy

holnrew said:

I'd like to make a living through my hobby, but there's not much money in being fisted.

Is there not? Well, I never!

Have you thought about writing for a stand-up comedian?

axisus

I had a lucrative side job last year doing photoshop retouching at what I thought was an obscene hourly rate ( in a good way ). I had to give it up, but it put quite a few grand in the GAS fund!

ash96

If you know loads of bar men / managers, any chance you could convince them to put you on with a few mates as a functions band? Even pub / bar gigs end up paying £50 each at least usually (based on 4 people). If you could secure one or 2 regular gigs with them it all starts adding up and its probably the same amount you'd get from most bar shifts but not as late and much more fun!

thomasross20

I used to  think I could make money off my hobby (guitar) but I seriously doubt it. We get £20 a gig right now, the gear isn't exactly cheap... 

lloyd

ash96;574812" said:

If you know loads of bar men / managers, any chance you could convince them to put you on with a few mates as a functions band? Even pub / bar gigs end up paying £50 each at least usually (based on 4 people). If you could secure one or 2 regular gigs with them it all starts adding up and its probably the same amount you'd get from most bar shifts but not as late and much more fun!

I gig quite regular with my other band so that takes up time writing, rehearsing etc....I'm not in the market for a covers band at the minute but maybe one day....it would take more money to set something like this up before it started paying and I need the cash now to be honest...the bars I know people in aren't pibs that have bands on, more cocktail wankery and food unfortunately....

fretmeister

I perform magic for extra money. And because I love it.

holnrew

fretmeister said:

I perform magic for extra money. And because I love it.

And it's a good way to kidnap the kids' mothers.