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earning extra money

A ramble about leaving the rat race

by Move to Portugal January 4, 2009 earning extra money

This is a completely rambling post about retiring, semi retiring, net worth, passive income and frugal living. Option 1: To completely retire from the rat race.You will need some sort of income. This income could be from a pension, from investments, from lottery winnings or from rental income. It could be from anything that provides [...]

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A Simple Guide to Selling on eBay

by Move to Portugal December 16, 2008 earning extra money

Here’s a quick guide to selling on eBay for anybody wanting to make a little extra money next year.I’ve been selling on eBay for six years now, and have a feedback score of over 1300, this is all positive feedback and I’ve worked hard to keep it that way. Good customer service and good communication [...]

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Recycling mobile phones in the UK

by Move to Portugal June 30, 2008 earning extra money

If you have an old mobile phone lying around the house did you know that you can trade it in for cash? A company I use, Envirofone, will give you cash for your old mobiles.It’s very simple to use, you just register with the site, put in the make of phone and they will tell [...]

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Survey Sites

by Move to Portugal June 8, 2008 earning extra money

I used to be a member of every survey site going, however it got too much to keep up with so now I’m just a member of YouGov. Their surveys are easy to complete and unlike some sites you never get half way through a survey to be told you don’t meet the profile. If [...]

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Car Boot Sale

by Move to Portugal September 9, 2007 earning extra money

Today I’ve spent the morning gathering all my stuff together for a car boot I’m doing on the 23rd. I’m doing it with a work colleague so as to save half the entrance fee. (please let it not rain) We usually do one car boot a year however this will probably be my last. We [...]