Going well so far.

[glenatron]

Got the lorry back from the garage. That was £3000 I didn't have and I really don't know I'll find. Damn it damn it damn it damn it.

Currently looks like we'll use it for the rest of the summer and have to sell after that unless I can pull some kind of miraculous money-making endeavour out of the hat between now and then. All ideas welcome, but be aware this is something I'm actually fairly bothered about so my responses may be less playful than usual.

Also, when we were leaving the yard I noticed that the zip has gone on my right boot. Another expensive thing that I can't afford but will need to be fixed. Brilliant.

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[glenatron.livejournal.com]

Edjercayshon? Never heard of it gov...

Actually I have done a bit of that in the past. Hmmm...

[ownedbyhorses.livejournal.com]

UGH on the bills. It seems to me that it's not the Cost of Living that gets you but all the little incidentals - such as car repairs!

I second the idea of moonlighting or freelancing. Tutoring someone, either formally through the schools or government, or even just advertising on a billboard, might give you some extra income.

I don't know if Sleepy Mouse would want to be involved (and summer is almost over) but when I taught my own horse summer camps that was a huge amount of money (and why it was so tempting - it paid for my horses' hay and shots for the year). Most of the time if you just assist you don't get paid much but it might be worth a try to check out.

If either of you have typing/computer skills, and live near a college, there used to some income from typing in papers. Hubby has a enough college education that he qualified as an online instructor which has really helped us. He did have to jump through a lot of hoops but he makes about $1,000 (USD) for a 5 week class that he teaches all online.

JMO from living tight for many years and working jobs to keep the head above water - don't take just anything. Often you will spend more working then what comes in. And in an economy where it's hard to find full-time work, often part-time work is more available as people don't want to pay benefits (that's how it works over here anyway).

I really feel for you --- we have found out that we need a new roof - and the AC just quit on us so the repairman is coming Friday. UGH!!

[glenatron.livejournal.com]

Well I am working better paid in my full time job than I ever have and I was freelance for a while a year or two back so my current Plan A is to look around for a bit of contract work I could do in the evenings although I have a couple of other things I need to clear off the board before I can really get going on that. Either that or think up a useful piece of software I could sell in my own right that isn't too expensive to produce. I have a few ideas for that actually, but there are usually setup and hosting costs that one needs to work around and then you have the risk of customers, who never do things the way you expect...