I need a fill-in between contracts

[lukemg]

Getting fairly regular contract work but often out for a few months between roles, partly due to location restrictions. These are rarely the 'welcome break' they should be, tend to be in winter, are tainted by not knowing if/when the next job will turn up.
I could do with a back-up job to keep me ticking over, something I can do part/full time to keep me occupied. Keeping the meter ticking over is fine but it's not really the money, I want to keep semi-busy. Need to be able to pick it up/drop it when the time comes.
I was thinking maybe getting a 7-series/s-class and doing some businessman ferrying about/airport runs, not desperate to do mini-cabbing, you tend to be chasing your settlement each week + too many nutters.
Anyone got any ideas/suggestions/something you do ?

[northernladuk]

Getting fairly regular contract work but often out for a few months between roles, partly due to location restrictions. These are rarely the 'welcome break' they should be, tend to be in winter, are tainted by not knowing if/when the next job will turn up.
I could do with a back-up job to keep me ticking over, something I can do part/full time to keep me occupied. Keeping the meter ticking over is fine but it's not really the money, I want to keep semi-busy. Need to be able to pick it up/drop it when the time comes.
I was thinking maybe getting a 7-series/s-class and doing some businessman ferrying about/airport runs, not desperate to do mini-cabbing, you tend to be chasing your settlement each week + too many nutters.
Anyone got any ideas/suggestions/something you do ?

Shelling out 30 grand for a car to run as an occasional business is going to be hard to justify. I would think you need to run a premium service for that to work and running it when you are out of contract is hardly a premium service. All in favour of going upmarket when doing things but that one doesn't strike me as an easy win.

I would tell you what I do between contracts..... but that would be pretty stupid of me wouldn't it

[Mehmeh]

Gay escort?
Gotta pay those bills

[AngelOfTheNorth]

Gay escort?
Gotta pay those bills

Lube is tax deductable that way.

[northernladuk]

Lube is tax deductable that way.

Didn't you actually post something useful and/or interesting once? Or was that in a previous incarnation?

[AngelOfTheNorth]

Didn't you actually post something useful and/or interesting once? Or was that in a previous incarnation?

Is Tax Deductions not entirely relevant to a contractors forum??

[lukemg]

Shelling out 30 grand for a car to run as an occasional business is going to be hard to justify. I would think you need to run a premium service for that to work and running it when you are out of contract is hardly a premium service. All in favour of going upmarket when doing things but that one doesn't strike me as an easy win.

I would tell you what I do between contracts..... but that would be pretty stupid of me wouldn't it

Yeah, it's almost certain I would be a direct competitor in the same location and at the same time...

[northernladuk]

Yeah, it's almost certain I would be a direct competitor in the same location and at the same time...

Yeah but when we go global we are going to be head to head!! Think big baby

[d000hg]

Anyone got any ideas/suggestions/something you do ?

You know all those signs and stickers you see "work from home, make £30/hr" all over the place?










Get a job posting them.

[northernladuk]

You know all those signs and stickers you see "work from home, make £30/hr" all over the place?

Get a job posting them.

Thats only the first step to posting 'GOURANGA' in the most difficult spots to get at on Motorway bridges though...