Making extra money or saving more money?

I borrow this from Shopaholic: MMM and CBE - Make more money and Cut back on expenses. Either two will do, but together will really stretch your budget further. I can suggest on CBE - if you can share expenses with others, do it - like carpooling. Reuse, recycle - not only saves you money, but the environment, too. Reduce spending (well you already do that) - reduce other expenses like light - switch off lights not in use, unplug all appliances not in use, etc.

Since you are in the UK there are a lot more options out there for you. Why not use the sites that offer Amazon gift cards as rewards as well as you can swing a lot of free gifts with the right approach or even perhaps join some survey sites as I am sure the extra 20 pounds or so could help out a lot and make the budget easier to stick to etc.

There are so many ways to save money that entire books have been written about it. I don't know what you have available there, but go looking for printed material that tells you how to save on utilities and every day expenses. There are several sites online that have a lot of ideas, too, although many of them are USA specific, most of the ideas will work anywhere. Things like checking to see if you're paying too much insurance, keeping lights turned out and other appliances off when they're not needed, using less heat, shopping second hand for what you need, trying to make do or be creative with what you have... it's a never ending quest to cut a little here and a little there in many, many ways.

Hi Chaobreeder, if you can sleep early and wake up early, that will save on electricity too. Some people tend to sleep in the wee hours of the morning, and then wake up at noon. They waste so much electricity powering the house at night. It does not matter if money is in abundant, and you do not have to think about budgeting. However, when it comes to the time when money is tight, saving on electricity is important.

I'm trying to earn extra money because I want to buy things, so I'm not really trying to save money right now.

Shopping at the dollar store helps me save money.

You are doing a lot , what you can also do try buying grocery in bulk , I found it cheaper that way . You can also buy certain things when you know price will go down , like certain clothes on sale .

I had Avon for 2 years as well, but I realised that I was spending a lot on buying their products for me so I was spensing all of my earnings in buying my own cosmetics from the company! I decided to quit because I didn't make any profit at the end of the month. You can try reviewing sites, I know a couple of them that I am also using and if you are good in reviewing you can earn a good amount every month!