By Carla Neeson

3 Let people know you want to work

Also, get friends who are already working, parents and even your parents' friends to keep an eye out for you. Remind them to put a good word in for you. If there are people around you working it is not what you can do for them- its what they can do for you (and your ski trip fund.)

If its something like babysitting you are interested in, then why not advertise your services in a shop window, or somewhere it will get noticed. People always need someone to give them a break from their spawn and will respond to initiative.

If, in the end you have come up with nothing, don't despair- keep trying. You could even volunteer to work somewhere for free! It may not be as lucrative as you had hoped at the beginning of your quest, but at least there is only one way to go- up the pay role!