quite as impressive as you'd like it
to? Here's how you could improve
your income.
Whether your outgoings are
currently higher than your income,
or whether you're just looking to
earn a little more for some of life's
luxuries, there are many different
things that you can do to increase
your income.
We've picked out 5 of the best
ways to improve your income:
Ask for a pay rise
Before you look elsewhere, it
makes sense to start by boosting
income where you already have
some to boost!
Don't just ask your manager for a
higher wage or salary. It's
important to have reasons for your
request, and evidence to support
it. Work out how long it's been
since you last received a pay rise –
is it reasonable to ask for another?
How much are other people
earning doing the equivalent job
elsewhere? Can you take on more
responsibility to earn the extra
money? What have you done so far
to deserve a salary increase? Pick
out some of your key
achievements, particularly if
they've directly benefited the
business by increasing turnover.
Work more
Can you do overtime to improve
your income? Can you take on
someone else's shift, if they don't
want to do it? Taking on overtime
hours can improve your income
considerably. Even if your current
employer doesn't actively offer
overtime, they may have
something that you can do if you
need the extra cash.
Alternatively, if your employer
allows it, work freelance in your
spare time or take on a second job.
Some employers will let you do
this, as long as there are no direct
conflicts of interest. The benefit of
taking on a second job is that you
can do something entirely
different to your full time career,
which can be very refreshing.
10% of all workers have a second
job. Your options might include
shelf stacking, babysitting and
leaflet delivery.
Make and sell
If you have a skill that you can put
to use, why not make things and
sell them? Websites like Etsy are
popular with people that want to
sell what they've made, whilst
other options include selling on
eBay and opening up your own
Facebook page.
Check your benefits entitlement
The Department of Working
Pensions estimates that more than
£12 billion of benefits are
currently going unclaimed by
people that are entitled to them.
You can use the Turn2us benefits
calculator or the entitled to
benefits calculator to see what you
could claim.
Do online surveys
Online surveys won't dramatically
increase your income, but will
bring in a little extra money that
could pay for the occasional
dinner. The more survey sites you
sign up to, the more you're going
to make overall. There are
definitely more effective ways to
earn the same amount of money,
but many people choose survey
sites because you can complete the
occasional survey whilst you're
lying in bed or watching your
favourite TV show, with no
commitment required.
Remember that every penny
counts when you're boosting your
income. Don't rule out the
possibility that you could earn
more than you are, because there
are always additional income
streams available.
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