Working From Home

^ I want to start off small and fit it around current job.^

What is your current job?

*in, for goodness' sake! My fingers are all over the keyboard like mice tonight!

I think if you read back a few posts Paula, you'll see Pen posted it I'm answer to my post asking what the Vetting and Barring Service is.

Is it the update to the CRB checks which are required if you want to work with children and vulnerable young adults? Eg if you teach music

thank you penstebut I am a little confused by that website what exactly is it thank you

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Pen thanks. Paula - have you thought about training as a counsellor of life coach?

thank you but I am a little confused by that website what exactly is it thank you

paula8 you get paid about 1p an envelope! In the light of your forthcoming divorce how on earth could you live on that? What sort of business did you have in mind?

www.cipd.co.uk/hr-resources/factsheets/vetting-barring-scheme.aspx

I read every post and all helpful, thank you. I want to start off small and fit it around current job.

The work from home stuffing envelopes sounds good to help finance things but when ever I apply for such things its always some kind of a con, so if anyone knows of any reputable companies that have envelope filling jobs please let me know.

Thank you

Never heard of the vetting and barring scheme!

Just got my initials confused: Vetting and Barring Scheme and Disclosure and Barring Service!

So what's VBD? I'm intrigued.

Yes I did! Dragon..too many acronyms!!!

Soutra !

Or VPL?

Do you mean DBS pen?

Paula8 you say that you are "sick of the rat race" but you haven't said what you are currently doing, work wise?

Would you need to be registerd as a Childminder for this? Insurance, car seats/belts / boosters needed of course too.

Get yourself a full VBD (previously CRB) and offer to do school pick ups and take kids to their own homes after school until parent home from work. My DDs looking for someone to do that on the 3 days I can't!

There is a local lady who just does weeding, which I thought was quite enterprising. She leaves all the hedgecutting and lawnmowing to males. I wish I had thought of that, I used to do the lot.

Are you creative? Can you sell things on Etsy? Can you mend clothes and put zips in? Do upholstery? Make birthday cakes?

Register as a childminder? (6 weeks of courses I had to attend years ago, and a house inspection every now and then)

I did salaries and pensions from home for a while, but I don't know what you have done in the past. Many office jobs can be done at home if you have a computer.

It all depends upon whether you are looking for something interesting that also pays the bills a bit, or to replace a full time employed income. If you are just bored with what you are doing why not do something else, but still be employed? If you fancy opening a tea room, go and find a job working for someone else to see if it is for you. Be warned, there are pluses and minuses of working for yourself, especially if you employ staff. Some people have a portfolio of jobs, two or three part time jobs thus have a bit of variety, I have a couple of people working for me ( cleaning) who also have their own hairdressing/beautician business, my job gives them some financial security. Even HMRC have woken up to the fact that people have more than one employer or are a mixture of employee and self employed. But, make sure you get an accountant to sort it out for you, and make sure you pay NIC, it is too easy to slip through paying nothing with several jobs below the NIC threshold, small savings now but great losses when it comes to claiming your retirement pension.

Lots of excellent suggestions paula8 - how are you feeling about it?

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