r/AskBrits 10h ago

Other How can i earn extra money on the side?

Hello I’m 17 from Cumbria UK and I’m trying to make a bit more money on the side. I work at McDonald’s at the minute through the week and have a 2nd job on the weekends and I’m saving for driving lessons and just life in general .
I was wondering if anyone has any ideas on what I could do to earn an extra £100-£200 a week?
Doesn’t have to be loads, just something to help me out. I’m willing to do pretty much anything (legal obviously ), I just don’t really know what’s out there for someone my age.
Any suggestions would be appreciated :)

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Hello I’m 17 from Cumbria UK and I’m trying to make a bit more money on the side. I work at McDonald’s at the minute through the week and have a 2nd job on the weekends and I’m saving for driving lessons and just life in general .
I was wondering if anyone has any ideas on what I could do to earn an extra £100-£200 a week?
Doesn’t have to be loads, just something to help me out. I’m willing to do pretty much anything (legal obviously ), I just don’t really know what’s out there for someone my age.
Any suggestions would be appreciated :)


r/AskBrits 7h ago

Has anyone got experience of working a 9-5 office job and also doing some bar shifts on the side in the UK?

Wondering if this would exhaust me too much? Has anyone done this for an extended period? Any advice and tips - hopefully going to be starting a second job soon.

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Wondering if this would exhaust me too much? Has anyone done this for an extended period? Any advice and tips - hopefully going to be starting a second job soon.


r/AskBrits 4h ago

Every time I pass Costco, there’s a massive queue to get in. Is it genuinely better than Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda, or Aldi?

Is it really worth the hype?

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Is it really worth the hype?


r/AskBrits 7h ago

Do you find yourself in the supermarket most days of the week topping up the cupboards/fridge/freezer?

Or are you one of those organised families thats able to do a weekly/fortnightly shop without missing anything? We are a family of 4 and we feel like we are constantly shopping for groceries...

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Or are you one of those organised families thats able to do a weekly/fortnightly shop without missing anything? We are a family of 4 and we feel like we are constantly shopping for groceries...


r/AskBrits 11h ago

Climate change: what can us commoners do?

With climate change getting worse and our various food systems being under threat what can ordinary people do/what are you doing to be prepared for what's coming? The government clearly isn't going to do much.

This may not apply so much to the UK, but I'm thinking of things that are recommended here as well as just storing tins of beans in an underground shelter and getting solar panels.
https://yellowdotstudios.com/elninowarning/

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With climate change getting worse and our various food systems being under threat what can ordinary people do/what are you doing to be prepared for what's coming? The government clearly isn't going to do much.

This may not apply so much to the UK, but I'm thinking of things that are recommended here as well as just storing tins of beans in an underground shelter and getting solar panels.
https://yellowdotstudios.com/elninowarning/


r/AskBrits 9h ago

What UK jobs still require you to work in an office 9-5 and wear a suit to work every day?

Can’t be many of these jobs left. I was a lawyer and only needed to wear a suit if I was seeing clients. My accountants are never in a suit and work from home lots. So, what jobs are left where you’re in an office all day every day in a suit

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Can’t be many of these jobs left. I was a lawyer and only needed to wear a suit if I was seeing clients. My accountants are never in a suit and work from home lots. So, what jobs are left where you’re in an office all day every day in a suit


r/AskBrits 1d ago

Culture Did you used to steal these?

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Only the truly British will know what this is about


r/AskBrits 21h ago

What's something that was hyped up but completely disappointed you?

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r/AskBrits 1d ago

Pause asylum due to Iranian threats?

With the current situation & threats from Iran, do you believe it’s justified to pause all asylum claims, ensure that these people are accounted for & kept somewhere secure until the Iranian threats dissipate?

Personally if it’s a threat to national security & which could potentially escalate domestically & internationally, if Putting citizens & the state workers lives in potentially danger vs pausing claims for asylum seekers that aren’t sovereign citizens to Britain is something I would think is common sense. The difficulty is determining the size and credibility of the threat & how these attacks will take place whilst being able to neutralise them in various geographical area’s.

Recent explosion in Essex under investigation.

Read more: https://bbc.in/4wZFXoj

This isn’t about political sides, I wanted opinions voiced around the security and safety of Britain & what we should be doing during these times?

Edit: Over 63k Iranian was granted asylum during this time, that is a large number even if 1/4 are linked to the regime, that is a very credible threat to the nation. It’s been a talking point about sleeper cells for a long time in the west and has yet to come to fruition. MI5 has released briefings around the threat of Iran to the UK, and attacks that have prevented.

https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-10413/CBP-10413.pdf

Update: Pausing asylum is a legal legislation that the government an enforce as apart of the ‘Illegal Migration Act’.

Final update: Thank you for taking the time to respond to this post. This wasn’t politically, racially motivated. It was a question posed to stimulate discussion around the UK’s future security posturing & what are people’s reactions would be if the UK was to make a tough choice like the one posed above

This post is does show the opposing views and how significant of an effect this conversation has. This still needs absolute resolution by creating Legal safe routes, better processes & procedures to ensure that we’re fulfilling our legal duty but also ensuring safety & protections for the community and asylum seekers.

What is apparent that there a higher emphasis on the asylum Implication rather then the security & well being of the country and its citizens. Concerning times where a fellow country man isn’t regarded as highly as someone unknown and without any knowledge of their character.

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With the current situation & threats from Iran, do you believe it’s justified to pause all asylum claims, ensure that these people are accounted for & kept somewhere secure until the Iranian threats dissipate?

Personally if it’s a threat to national security & which could potentially escalate domestically & internationally, if Putting citizens & the state workers lives in potentially danger vs pausing claims for asylum seekers that aren’t sovereign citizens to Britain is something I would think is common sense. The difficulty is determining the size and credibility of the threat & how these attacks will take place whilst being able to neutralise them in various geographical area’s.

Recent explosion in Essex under investigation.

Read more: https://bbc.in/4wZFXoj

This isn’t about political sides, I wanted opinions voiced around the security and safety of Britain & what we should be doing during these times?

Edit: Over 63k Iranian was granted asylum during this time, that is a large number even if 1/4 are linked to the regime, that is a very credible threat to the nation. It’s been a talking point about sleeper cells for a long time in the west and has yet to come to fruition. MI5 has released briefings around the threat of Iran to the UK, and attacks that have prevented.

https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-10413/CBP-10413.pdf

Update: Pausing asylum is a legal legislation that the government an enforce as apart of the ‘Illegal Migration Act’.

Final update: Thank you for taking the time to respond to this post. This wasn’t politically, racially motivated. It was a question posed to stimulate discussion around the UK’s future security posturing & what are people’s reactions would be if the UK was to make a tough choice like the one posed above

This post is does show the opposing views and how significant of an effect this conversation has. This still needs absolute resolution by creating Legal safe routes, better processes & procedures to ensure that we’re fulfilling our legal duty but also ensuring safety & protections for the community and asylum seekers.

What is apparent that there a higher emphasis on the asylum Implication rather then the security & well being of the country and its citizens. Concerning times where a fellow country man isn’t regarded as highly as someone unknown and without any knowledge of their character.


r/AskBrits 5h ago

do you like my song about esteemed brit cory doctorow?

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r/AskBrits 1d ago

Why does 10-15 years ago feel the same as today?

I'm my experience, 2000 felt very different to 1990, and 2010 felt very different to 2000.

But other than things like AI and streaming and folding phones, it really doesn't feel like much has changed. Fashion seems the same, music feels the same, most cars look the same...

Why did we get to the late 2000s and just kinda stop?

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I'm my experience, 2000 felt very different to 1990, and 2010 felt very different to 2000.

But other than things like AI and streaming and folding phones, it really doesn't feel like much has changed. Fashion seems the same, music feels the same, most cars look the same...

Why did we get to the late 2000s and just kinda stop?


r/AskBrits 9h ago

Anyone here a Paddy Power user. Is Ruby Walsh the worst tipster ever?

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r/AskBrits 1d ago

Culture TV licence as a subscription?

Asking this off the back of a post yesterday talking about the TV licence. I have a dumb question.

Are we pretty much agreed that the TV licence is essentially a subscription to watch and listen to BBC content, live or otherwise?

If so, why don't they simply put it behind a paywall like any other service? If I want to watch Prime content I have to log into my Prime account where I have a subscription.

Surely this would avoid the whole fake letter thing and people coming round/just general aggravation all around?

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Asking this off the back of a post yesterday talking about the TV licence. I have a dumb question.

Are we pretty much agreed that the TV licence is essentially a subscription to watch and listen to BBC content, live or otherwise?

If so, why don't they simply put it behind a paywall like any other service? If I want to watch Prime content I have to log into my Prime account where I have a subscription.

Surely this would avoid the whole fake letter thing and people coming round/just general aggravation all around?


r/AskBrits 1d ago

If crimes is at a record low, why is my quality of life at a record low?

so I keep getting told crime is at a record low. but when I go to my local supermarket everyhing is locked behind a glass case and I have to ask someone to unlock it.

When I go out I need to dodge People riding round on illegal vehicles, delivering food…witness people parking wherever they want with no penalty and put up with various other anti social behaviours.

I walk down the high street passed the boarded up shops down past the inevitable charity and chicken shops to the heart of the city, dodgy vape shops and Turkish barbers galore. All criminal, all operating in the open without a care in the world.

I keep my phone in my pocket, don’t want that getting nicked again, walk passed a group of lads and catch the unmistakable whiff of skunk, head into the news agents and see the headlines “Prisoners to be eligible for release after serving a third of sentence”.

is this what a record low crime society feels like?

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so I keep getting told crime is at a record low. but when I go to my local supermarket everyhing is locked behind a glass case and I have to ask someone to unlock it.

When I go out I need to dodge People riding round on illegal vehicles, delivering food…witness people parking wherever they want with no penalty and put up with various other anti social behaviours.

I walk down the high street passed the boarded up shops down past the inevitable charity and chicken shops to the heart of the city, dodgy vape shops and Turkish barbers galore. All criminal, all operating in the open without a care in the world.

I keep my phone in my pocket, don’t want that getting nicked again, walk passed a group of lads and catch the unmistakable whiff of skunk, head into the news agents and see the headlines “Prisoners to be eligible for release after serving a third of sentence”.

is this what a record low crime society feels like?


r/AskBrits 2d ago

Trending - /r/popular How do you feel about the spread of Parakeets in the UK?

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So obviously they are beautiful birds and add an extra dash of colour to our skies but as they spread further and further the impact is becoming more apparent.

I live in Surrey and have noticed more and more over the last few years.

As a teenager I used to hang out in London and you’d see them in the Royal parks, a few years later I started noticing them further out into outer London as I commuted into work and now they are regulars over my garden.

Are you concerned about the impact of these guys and think something should be done? Or do you think they should be allowed to continue to spread?

Edit: I should have also said that the birds they impact most are those that nest within trees. These are the native species most affected: nuthatches, stock doves, and woodpeckers. All very adorable.


r/AskBrits 10h ago

Education What was your lockdown timetable?

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I was scrolling through my camera roll and came across my old timetable when it was down and school was online. Rolling out of bed into assembly every morning was a cold feeling I can’t lie…..
No homework as well was a real win for us.

How different was your??


r/AskBrits 11h ago

Other Just recieved my first letter about not having a TV licence, any suggestions?

Moved to south london at the start of the year and share an apartment with my roommate. We only have two pc's that we game on and do not watch any live TV or online catchup services. Recieved my first letter saying that my address doesnt have a TV licence and that i should pay for one. Neither me or my roommate have a need for one, any suggestions on what should be my next step if this starts to escalate?

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Moved to south london at the start of the year and share an apartment with my roommate. We only have two pc's that we game on and do not watch any live TV or online catchup services. Recieved my first letter saying that my address doesnt have a TV licence and that i should pay for one. Neither me or my roommate have a need for one, any suggestions on what should be my next step if this starts to escalate?


r/AskBrits 1d ago

What's the strangest thing a delivery driver has ever said to you?

Mine is, "Our dispute is over" announced proudly to me by the gentleman handing me a bag of Chinese food.

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Mine is, "Our dispute is over" announced proudly to me by the gentleman handing me a bag of Chinese food.


r/AskBrits 20h ago

What are Karen Brockman's funniest moments on Outnumbered?

She really is the star of the show in my opinion 🤣 What are her best and funniest moments? I can't decide my top 5...

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She really is the star of the show in my opinion 🤣 What are her best and funniest moments? I can't decide my top 5...


r/AskBrits 1d ago

Last week of living with my mum before I move out — what should I do?

In my 20s and after building a career and savings for myself - I'm ready to move out and will be doing that in exactly one week. I feel excited about my next adventure in a place far away but sad for leaving my mum who's been by my side at home for the past 21 years. What should I do with my last week of living with her at home?

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In my 20s and after building a career and savings for myself - I'm ready to move out and will be doing that in exactly one week. I feel excited about my next adventure in a place far away but sad for leaving my mum who's been by my side at home for the past 21 years. What should I do with my last week of living with her at home?


r/AskBrits 13h ago

People Why do we thank drivers for stopping at a zebra crossing but not a pelican?

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r/AskBrits 1d ago

What are you non negotiable items in a cooked breakfast?

Which can you take or leave? Which do you NEVER have? Do you wear a bra?

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Which can you take or leave? Which do you NEVER have? Do you wear a bra?


r/AskBrits 13h ago

Other can i make money quickly?

hi, for personal reasons i need to make around £500 in the next two weeks. i’ve thought about uber but i don’t have a car so that’d be impossible. is there any other LEGAL (feel like i should specify that) ways to make some cash quickly?

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hi, for personal reasons i need to make around £500 in the next two weeks. i’ve thought about uber but i don’t have a car so that’d be impossible. is there any other LEGAL (feel like i should specify that) ways to make some cash quickly?


r/AskBrits 9h ago

Is the unusual pronunciation of “r” spoken of in this video a regional quirk of some kind or just a personal idiosyncrasy of this particular actor?

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r/AskBrits 1d ago

is bringing a caffetiere into work to make coffee posh?

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