The Platinum Line

Category: Balancing your budget

  • Monitoring the Royal Mail

    Monitoring the Royal Mail

    When I retired I looked for some interesting part time work I could do from home. I thought a job would help me fill my time and finance my hobbies.  I found rather to my surprise several companies were happy to employ the more mature candidates.  Here is one of the ways I earn a…

  • Visiting the Royal Mint at Llantrisant

    Visiting the Royal Mint at Llantrisant

    Croeso I Cymru  Welcome to Wales This week Bill and I went on a coach trip to the royal mint at Llantrisant which is near Cardiff in Wales.  I have been a coin collector for a number of years and was keen to learn a little more about how they were made.  The visitor experience…

  • Make an extra £20.00 a month by filling in surveys

    This post contains affiliate links marked # From 2017 the British government allows you to make a £1000 a year without having to declare it for tax purposes.  If you have a couple of hours a week to spare it is fairly easy to earn some extra money online. A lot of companies like to…

  • How to sell books online

    How to sell books online

    A few years ago I used to supplement my income by online bookselling on Amazon.  Although I no longer do this I thought I would offer a few tips in case anyone else is interested.  Some are also probably relevant to general online trading.  I am now a poacher turned gamekeeper and help at a…