We used to call it "pin money." Then we called it a "side hustle." Now, in 2026, economists are calling it the "Gig Economy." But whatever you call it, the reality is the same: the 9-to-5 world has changed.

They say that sometimes, the worst things that happen to us turn out to be the best things. If you’d told us back in 2015 that we would be running one of the UK’s most successful Avon teams, enjoying two holidays a year, and working entirely on our own terms, we probably wouldn't have believed you.