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Be an interviewer
Ipsos Mori and NatCen Social Research are usually on the look out for freelance interviewers. The job involves interviewing selected people about all kinds of topics in their own homes, then sending the answers to your set questions back to base.
Go to Ipsos's website and NatCen's website for full details.
How much? As a guideline for interviewers, once trained you'll earn an average hourly rate varying from £8 to £12.
Find out more: Join the discussion, read other MoneySavers' top suggestions or add your own in the Doing social research discussion.
Work at the supermarket
Work weekend shifts at a supermarket – some pay up to double on Sundays and bank holidays. Generally, the posher the supermarket, the more it pays.
How much? Around the £8 per hour mark, and some may offer a discount (usually 10%) on groceries once you've been there for a while.
Find out more: Read other MoneySavers' top suggestions or add your own in the At the supermarket discussion.
Party planning & selling from home
It's possible to make cash by selling products to friends, family, neighbours and colleagues – by approaching them directly or hosting parties. Since you'll effectively be self-employed, you can make your own hours and work as often or as little as you want.
Before starting though, be sure to check whether there's already a popular representative of the company in your area. If so, it's probably best to sell something else.
Typical examples include Ann Summers*, Avon, The Body Shop At Home*, PartyLite and Usborne Books At Home. Forumites recommend choosing a company where you'll be selling products you like – you'll find it more enjoyable, which will help you succeed.
Warning – if you don't sell enough, you could make a loss. With these schemes you often have to pay a sign-up fee, and there are other costs too, eg, set-up costs for your first parties, or buying brochures with Avon. If you don't go on to make enough sales, there's a risk you might not make your money back – so only do this if you're confident you'll flog enough and are comfortable selling to friends and family.
How much? It's commission-based, so what you earn depends on your selling ability and the products you sell (and, as above, you'll need to factor in sign-up and other costs too).
With Avon, for example, you earn roughly £1 for every £4-£5 of products sold. Dedicated Avon ladies can earn £100/month or more, though of course many earn less – for hints and tips, see the forum's Avon thread.
To give an idea, forumite and Ann Summers rep Lady_Lazarus says:
The pay varies because it is commission-based, but I make about £50 a party – not bad for waving a few naughty things around for two hours.
My top tip is to find something that you're passionate about. I'm a group leader for Usborne Books and have been doing it for 11.5 years. Children's books are something I'm passionate about, and I have been able to work it flexibly around my two children.
Find out more: Read other MoneySavers' top suggestions or add your own in the Party planning thread.
Monitor exams
During exam periods in secondary schools, colleges and universities, there's often a shortage of exam invigilators since the teachers and lecturers still have other work to attend to.
Ask local institutions and temp agencies and you can earn fair cash for a couple of hours of (blissfully silent) work. You'll need a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check (formerly known as a Criminal Records Bureau check).
How much? Expect roughly about £8 per hour.
Find out more: Read others' top suggestions or add your own in the Temp at schools thread.
Use your head – tutor
To tutor up to GCSE level you don't necessarily need a degree or PGCE teaching qualification (although you can command much higher rates if you have the latter), but some previous teaching experience is a must.
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