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Outsource your errands on the go

The app will allow you to outsource your errands quickly by posting a task, saying how much you are willing to pay and then waiting to find someone local who wants to earn some extra cash. 

Earn extra cash

The app also benefits people looking to make money. If you are a Task Doer, you can just browse the Tasks near you, bid on the ones that match your skillset and get paid once you've completed the task. 

You can download the Taskhub App for free here. We hope you enjoy using it!

Ingredients

14 cups popped plain popcorn, about 1 cup or a bit more of unpopped popcorn

14 oz. caramel

4 tablespoons butter, softened

10 oce lolly sticks

1 (12 oz.) package semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted

sprinkles

Instructions

Pop the popcorn

Place the popped popcorn in a large bowl. Set aside.

Put the unwrapped caramel candies and butter in a medium-sized saucepan; cook over medium-low heat and stir until melted and smooth.

Remove from heat and pour over popcorn.

Mix until all the popcorn is well coated. Let stand for a couple of minutes to cool.

In the meantime prepare your chocolate chips by melting them either in the microwave or over a double broiler. Melt until smooth.

Grease your hands with butter and shape the popcorn into the size of a softball.

Stick a popsicle stick in each popcorn ball and dip each popcorn ball into melted chocolate, then roll in sprinkles.

Place on waxed paper until chocolate is set.

A little tip from Taskhub: keep a close eye on the caramel while you cook as it can easily burn.

Want more time with your kids this half term? Post your errands on Taskhub and get them done by someone local.

                                                                Source: Chris McKenna (Thryduulf)

The Task is a little unusual as instead of asking someone to come and help them, they are looking to borrow an actual lift for the day. 

The user would need to borrow the lift to film a low-budget video for a competition.

It all sounds very intriguing and it would be great to have a lift that you know star in a short film. Plus getting paid £250 to lend the lift on a Sunday definitely sweetens the deal. 

The question is: do you know of a lift that's free on a Sunday? Does your office building have a lift? Or do you know anyone who might?

Pay for a professional or get your mate with an SLR to take the photos for you? Or… do you post it on Taskhub and find someone local who knows what they’re doing?

Adam, a Task Requester, used Taskhub to get some professional photos taken of the flat he is renting out, so he posted on Taskhub. Through Taskhub Adam found Richard, a “friendly and punctual” photography whizz, to help him out at the price he specified.

We interviewed Richard to hear about his experience as a Task Doer on Taskhub.

Taskhub: How did you hear about Taskhub?

I heard about Taskhub from my wife. I think she saw it on Facebook.

Taskhub: Why did you bid on the Task?

Richard: I've got a good camera and I'm not too bad with my photography skills. I had some spare time so I thought it would be good to see if I could earn a bit of money.

Taskhub: Did you meet anyone nice?

Richard: Yes, I did indeed. Adam, who was looking to let out his flat. He is a lovely chap!

Taskhub: What else would you bid on Taskhub?

Richard: I would like to bid on more photography jobs. If someone needs photos taken and I have spare time, why not? It’s some extra cash. I would be able to handle some simple IT jobs too, so I will be keeping an eye for those requests as well.

Taskhub: What did you like the most about Taskhub?

Richard: I think that the website is simple to use. It is very informative and useful. Although, it would have been helpful to know the size of the commission that Taskhub takes earlier in the process and called out more explicitly in the bidding process.

We at Taskhub would like to thank Richard for his helpful feedback. In our next release we would make sure everything about the bidding process is clear!

Richard bid on a Task at Taskhub and earned some money by doing something that takes no more than a couple of hours that he enjoys doing anyway. Adam found someone trustworthy to get his job done quickly and easy.

It’s a shame that children are eating convenience foods regularly from such early age as, apart from the health implications, it also means that youngsters are unaware of the benefits of preparing fresh meals.

At Taskhub we want to encourage parents to stop turning to takeaways and instead make homemade meals. So here’s a quick recipe for a healthy meal that only takes 15 minutes to prepare and 15 minutes to cook.

Spinach, Mushroom & Lemon Pilaf

Ingredients

200g spinach, washed & roughly chopped

lemon, zested and juiced

2 garlic cloves, crushed

50g butter

250g basmati rice

150g chestnut mushrooms, sliced

2 onions, finely sliced

1 cinnamon stick

4 whole cloves

4 bruised cardamom pods

Method 

Cook the onion and garlic in the butter in a large shallow pan until soft and golden.

Add the mushrooms and cook until softened.

Add the spices and cook for 2 minutes, then stir in the rice, lemon zest and stock. Cover.

 Cook on a gentle heat for about 15 minutes until the liquid has been absorbed.

 Stir through the spinach and lemon juice, cover for 2 minutes until wilted.

Serve.

The age-old dilemma for every working parent is how to juggle a career, household duties and spending time with their kids. We give you the answer: sign up to Taskhub today!

Achieving a better balance in life is not as hard as it sounds and does not have to involve adding more to your to do list.

4) Their garden is a tip

5) You can hear them swearing in the garden

6) They are always rowing

7) They host too many late night parties

8) Their cats do their business in my garden

9) Their children are loud when in the garden

10) I just can't be bothered to speak to them

11) They have let their house go to ruin

12) They light bonfires

13) They let their wheelie bins overflow

14) Their trees are blocking my light

15) The children kick a ball against my house

16) They are always showing off

17) Their children peer over my fence

18) I just don't like the look of them

19) They got annoyed when I had a party

20) They don't bring our parcels around

The survey of 2000 people by insurance firm Swinton also showed that 28% of people said they would never socialise with the neighbours and a tenth even said they've had a long-term feud with their neighbours that’s been going on for over four years.

  It makes us sad at Taskhub to think that people can live so close by and yet not get along. You can’t choose your neighbours, but at least on Taskhub you can find someone nice and local who can help you out. Sign up here to find nice people in your community.

Being from Sweden myself, I know how much people value environmental sustainability hence no one seems to mind to pay a few additional pennies for a good cause and to reduce bag usage.

In July 2012, the BBC announced that there has been an increase of 5% in plastic bag usage in the UK, increasing from 8 billion in 2011.

Environmental campaigners such as Greenpeace, have long been against the excessive use of plastic bags as much of the waste has led to environmental implications.

According to the Marine Conversation Society the bags have been harmful for animal life as animals often mistake them for food and get tangled and in worst case die of suffocation.

Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) say that many bags do not get recycled, but end up on the streets and take thousands of years to degrade.

The government argues that the purpose to impose a charge is to change consumer behaviour, encourage recycle which in the long term will have benefit on the sustainability of the environment.

Here at Taskhub we believe in recycling, hence we recently just designed our own Eco friendly, Taskhub-bag!

Would you like a Taskhub bag? Send us an email to info[at]taskhub.co.uk telling us why you love Taskhub and  we'll send you a bag for free.

Alternatively, come and see us in London where we constantly are out and about, giving out freebies and engaging with our customers.

Tomorrow, we'll be in Camden. Hope to see you there!

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