Fast Quick Money Links To Help In An Emergency
Maybe you are experiencing slow sales at work, lost your job, or you just need some extra money to carry you through the end of the month. I’ve scoured through websites and blogs that I enjoy reading looking for great resources for fast quick money help that will give you some extra cash in your wallet. Whether you are facing a home foreclosure or just looking to earn a little extra for a family vacation, these suggestions will get you thinking about creative ways to make money now. Not 90 days or even 30 days, but today. Stay away from the loan sharks or payday loan centers that will charge you 200-300% interest. Looking for some money paying ideas or spending money ideas that can give you a little extra cash? Start with the list below first and if you have an idea to make some extra money and would like to share it, please leave a comment below.
1. My Investing Blog writes about Donating blood or Plasma and earning between $20-$40.
2. Borrow From No One writes 45 Ways to Earn Some Extra Money Have a garage sale, tag sale, or sidewalk sale and get rid of your old items. Get cash for that old bike, exercise equipment or kids toys.
3. The Green Routine writes How to Make Money Recycling Aluminum Cans and has some great suggestions to work with local businesses. These are some great ideas besides looking at your local park trash bins. I would also suggest if you are going through a hard time, consider asking neighbors, friends, and even ask a manager at a bar if you can recycle the aluminum.
4. Look for tennis balls and sell them on ebay. Yes, a market does exist for used tennis balls. Great for dog toys, elderly walker sliders, kids crafts, change holder (cut a small slit for coins). Get a box from your local store and fill it with 25, 50, or even 100 used tennis balls and list them on ebay. Earn $20+
5. Find Titleist Pro V1 and other golf balls at your local golf course. Sell them back to the clubhouse or on ebay. Check with your local pro shop and you might even be able to do some snorkeling in the local pond for some extra white gold.
6. Offer to mow a neighbors lawn for the week. You could make $20 or more.
7. Babysitting or childcare for extra income. If you already have children this could be a great opportunity to help a friend and make some quick cash.
8. If you have an extra bedroom in your house, find a roommate. Lot’s of listings on Craigslist for people seeking roommates. This could bring is some much needed cash quickly and help cover your rent or mortgage payment.
9. Offer to wash a car.
10. Drive someone to the airport. Again, check Craigslist for people needing rides to the airport.
11. Drive someone’s car across the country. If you have lost a job or have a free week, check Craigslist for offers to drive a car from a nearby city to NY or LA. Lot’s of opportunities to help a person or family who are relocating for a job.
12. Drive an RV across the country. Yep, how do you think Rv’s get to dealerships? They don’t fit on trailers like cars and trucks can. Call you local RV park or RV dealership and see if they need help with a delivery.
13. Similar to 9 above. Place an ad on Craigslist to wash an RV. Lot’s of opportunities to help out an elderly person or anyone that needs to wash up the RV.
14. This is seasonal, but hang Christmas lights. Lot’s of people are now outsourcing the family tradition. People are busy and don’t have time to hang lights. Place Craigslist ad to hang Christmas lights.
15. If you don’t mind heights and you are hanging Christmas lights, offer to clean out rain gutters. I’ve received quotes from $100-$150 for a one hour job.
16. Do you own a pick-up truck? Place an ad on Craigslist and you can compete with 1-800-Got-Junk Lot’s of opportunities to haul trash or clean out a garage full of junk for cash.
17. Money Grubbing Lawyer made $50 participating in a marketing focus group. He even received free cookies.
18. Do you know of some other great ways to earn cash quickly?
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MoneyGrubbingLawyer Said:
Great post, Scott. Selling golf balls from the local golf course made me a nice bit of side change in high school, although the course didn’t approve of it. That just meant we had to operate under cover of darkness
. I had never thought about trying the same thing with tennis balls- I guess I’m just such a good player that I didn’t realize that some people lose their balls…
I actually posted up today on my blog about how I made $50 last night by attending a marketing focus group. You can add that to your list as well!
Posted on September 11th, 2008
passivefamilyincome Said:
Scott – Nice list of resources. To the point in #3 about recycling aluminum cans, it can be more lucrative if you live in a state with a deposit. I use to live in Michigan which requires a $.10 deposit per can! It is a hassle for most people to take their cans back so we would often go and clean people’s garage’s in return for all the cans they had.
Posted on September 11th, 2008
Scott Said:
@MGL A focus group is a fantastic idea. Did you find this through an advertisement, a local university, or on Craigslist?
@PFI Cleaning a garage or offering to take your neighbors cans to the local recycling center can really add up. We have a neighbor high school student that has a very large can collection and uses it for gas money. Who wouldn’t want free gas.
Posted on September 11th, 2008