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As usual i approach GD hoping that somebody here knows something of use to me.

Anyways ...

I am able to save a decent amount of my wage but i need to save more to which end i'm thinking of getting another job.

I currently work 14:00 - 22:00 (or i will come January).

This summer coming i think there will be plenty of (very nicely paid) over time (08:30 - 16:00 Sat/Sun) so i want to be able to do that.

As such i need a job which fits round my schedule (i'm thinking of trying to get a job in a bookshop or something).

I reckon that i could do mornings and maybe weekends (until the OT at my "proper" job kicks in) there.

Anyways those are my thoughts and i think i'm gonna pursue them however i was wondering:

"Does anyone here know of any 'cool' jobs?"

By "cool" i mean something like proof reading documents/manuscripts or something equally random that i could conceivably do from home.

Some job that not many people know about but which is definately "a good un". *

Getting a decent wage for it would also be a plus.

If you know any "cool jobs" the more info (eg who i could contact / personal experience / friends experience) you have the better.

Thanks in advance.

*in the spirit of sharing i can tell you that if you can get a job in the passport office this coming year i'd take it if i was you. Lots of VERY well paid OT, piss easy work and **** all stress.

I work teaching school kids privately, get paid £10 an hour per kid, started a couple of weeks ago, saw the advert in the newspaper shop, quite cool, i get paid nice load of money, easy work (ie Bonjour etc) enriching peoples lives.

I'm sure Dante could get you a nice PT job with him in tech support. They always need another finger or two in the dikes of the Information Age. :)

I once knew someone who did proof reading from home, that seemed like a fairly good job (I've no idea how you get into it though - there are often ads in the paper for a 'course' on how to proof read, but I suspect they're scams).

Some people seem to make money from selling things via Ebay, couldn't you try that? (Not a 'job' per se I realise). A friend of mine is a school teacher and does that on the side for alleged riches.

Finally, why not do something like club promoting (or something affiliated). There's lots of people I know who seem to make money flyering / working at night clubs / promoting nights for London clubs. The money is rarely amazing but you meet lots of people, etc. There's a guy who works in the cloakroom of a club who seems to spend his entire time chatting up underage girls who go there. Oh, and playing random people at Street Fighter 2. If that isn't the ****ing life, I don't know what is.

Of course, the easiest way to save money is to simply spend less. Rearranging debts or payment schedules / changing shopping habits / switching utility providers / blowing less money on crap can easily save you £20/£30 per week which sure beats working for two or three hours a week.

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Originally Posted by Tactitus

I'm sure Dante could get you a nice PT job with him in tech support. They always need another finger or two in the dikes of the Information Age.

Yeah, this is what I do as my second (part-time job). Work my main job from 8:30-16:30 (ish) and then the next job from 18:00 - 22:00. Bit of a bastard, time wise, but means I still have weekends free at the moment (unless I choose otherwise) and pushes my gross income a month to something like £2450. If I wanted to, I could do weekends as well for another £100 per week, but fk that.

However, Dace lacks the madskillz to work in tech support. He could work in a call-centre generally though, they often look for flexible hours. That's pretty much the antithesis of a 'cool' job though.

Go back to school. Work is shit.
I'm planning on doing a proper uni education. Something with multimedia or so. Being artistic and stuff.

For the next four years i will be mostly sponging off of the government. \0/

God bless student loans.

Become a paid assassin. Lots of foreign travel and meeting people, unfortunately there is a slight chance of a criminal record and being shot by the police but every job has its downside right ?

~Vaio~

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Originally Posted by Structural Integrity

Go back to school. Work is shit.
I'm planning on doing a proper uni education. Something with multimedia or so. Being artistic and stuff.

I'm planning on going back to Uni that's why i need the money.

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Originally Posted by Dace

*in the spirit of sharing i can tell you that if you can get a job in the passport office this coming year i'd take it if i was you. Lots of VERY well paid OT, piss easy work and **** all stress.

I'll take your word for it. I'm going to apply for one as soon as Croydon's branch have vacancies available.

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Originally Posted by Phalon

For the next four years i will be mostly sponging off of the government. \0/

God bless student loans.

Did it never occur to you that you have to pay back loans?

teach maths for a year or two and you wont :p.

become an envelope sticker-downer..... from home lots of money and piss eaasy

play poker for cash, or alternatively, cheat at blackjack.

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Originally Posted by vampire_lestat

cheat at blackjack.

Care to elaborate how?

order the pack so u win.....

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Originally Posted by vampire_lestat

play poker for cash

i'm trying to do that but i aint winning yet :(

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Originally Posted by Stew

Care to elaborate how?

card counting, you need to be awesome at maths but it can work

Card counting isn't "cheating".

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Originally Posted by Dante Hicks

Card counting isn't "cheating".

Well casinoes don't allow it.
My mate told me an easy method the other day about if its lower than a 6 or something you -1, 7-9 do nothing and 10-A you +1 or something and keeping a running total and act acordingly if the number is positive or negative. I didn't really understand it, as you can tell :)

card counting is generally frowned upon. plus, most casinos now tend to use a 'deck' made of of 5 decks. this makes it much less effective, and swings the odds back in favour of the house

-mist

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Originally Posted by mist

card counting is generally frowned upon. plus, most casinos now tend to use a 'deck' made of of 5 decks. this makes it much less effective, and swings the odds back in favour of the house

Not to mention harder to count.

btw, i live in third world, under employment (tho i seem to earn more then some here ) and want to live for atime on europe earnin good euro-money. I have excellent communication skills but my english sucks. Worked as Public Relations most of my life organizing cultural eventes but i know how to do a lot more than that. No fear to pay attention and learn and know how to do it fast. If someone has a not homosexual-related job for me please pm. I can go to anywhere of Europe in couple months

i wont $500 on poker on willhill.com.. then lost it in roulette, it was a sad day :(

Veil05: a free tip: When you win some money, take the money and walk away, dont play anymore that day.

speaking of jobs
i'm currently looking for some sort of home-based data entry type job. something i can do for an hour or two at night in the comfort of my own home.
i've seen lots on the internet but i'm scared that they're all scams :( if anyone knows of one that's decent let me know.

ps sorry dace can't help you out as i know fk all what's available over there :\