Job hunting is a time-consuming job, but learning how to make money fast doesn't pay a cent until you actually land a job. In the meantime, you still have to pay rent, utilities, health costs and somehow afford groceries. Unemployment benefits run out pretty fast, so there's little cushion for many of us.
I recently spent several years looking for work in my career area and learned how to make money fast while still leaving time to job hunt. It wasn't easy, but cleaning and using coupons helped me stay afloat and maintain some pride.
Here are 24 ways to earn quick cash with links to detailed instructions and useful connections. Combine several or focus on a single area, but make sure you get paid. Don't forget to file quarterly income taxes for the self-employed.
1. Human Guinea Pig
If you live near a university with a med school, you can earn anywhere from $15 to $2,000 for taking part in a clinical research study. The National Institutes of Health lists over 300 clinical studies that need volunteers.
2. Clean Houses
No matter how bad the economy, some people will pay to avoid housework. And I'm not just talking the rich. Avoid working for a cleaning agency, where you'll get paid a maximum of $10 per hour and work like a dog. Instead, develop your own client base and put $20 to $30 per hour directly into your pocket. Granted it's hard work and requires an eye for detail, but the process goes much faster once you set up a regular schedule of clients. Page's Personal Cleaning offers a step-by-step guide to starting a housecleaning business from someone who's been there.
3. Give Blood
Some plasma banks pay up to $35 per pint. In the United States, federal regulations state that an individual may donate two times in a seven day period, with a minimum of two days in between donations. DonatingPlasma.org provides details and a searchable plasma-bank database to help you find a plasma bank in your area.
4. Walk Dogs
Do you love dogs and love spending time with them? So do lots of other people, but not everyone has the time to walk them, particularly in the middle of the day. Walking dogs is a good way to get some exercise while being paid for your time. StartDogWalking explains how to establish and advertise a dog-walking business.
5. Resell Your Unused Gift Cards
The average American household is holding on to $300 in unused gift cards. In fact, an estimated $30 billion to $40 billion gift cards lie unspent in dresser drawers across the country. But there are plenty of people who DO use budget gift cards, and they're willing to pay money for yours.
That's where you come in. You sell gift cards you're no longer using to resale companies for a percentage of the face value and they sell them at a discount price to others who will actually use those precious pieces of plastic. GiftCardGranny.com can link you up with the highest-paying gift card resellers in the industry.
6. Babysit
You did it as a teenager so why not babysit as an adult. You'd need a license and state accreditation to provide regular child care in your home but occasional babysitting in your or a client's home requires nothing but patience and a talent for child care. Look on CraigsList under "Gigs" and "Domestic" to get your business started. The University of Illinois Extension can get you started in the babysitting business.
7. House Sit
Safety is the primary reason homeowners hire people to sit while they're out of town, but house sitters also water plants and care for the lawn, feed pets, collect mail, perform light housecleaning duties and take care of any emergency situations that might arise, like calling a plumber if a pipe bursts. Much of your work will come through referrals rather than advertising. Retirees who travel a great deal frequently need house sitters, so you can begin by volunteering your services to a friend and going from there. HouseCareers.com also can help connect you with housesitting jobs.
8. Flip Web Sites
This one takes computer savvy. Begin by searching for popular Web site topics, create a basic site on that topic then offer it to another e-commerce business involved in the same area. The idea is to build a site that has real money making potential, as well as being able to generate a good volume of traffic. You can do this by integrating elements such as GoogleAdSense, affiliate links and paid advertising into the site.
9. Sell Your Hair
Sales for generous lengths of tresses reportedly can net you several hundred to over a thousand dollars. WiseBread explains how to sell your hair and includes sites where you can list and market hair.
10. Deliver Phone Books
This is a fairly simple opportunity that can make anywhere between $7 and $10 per hour. You're responsible, however, for paying for gas and must have a dependable car, but the rest is provided.PhoneBooks .com can connect you to phone book delivery opportunities in your area.
11. Become a Census Worker
The U.S. Census Bureau is recruiting temporary, part-time census takers for the 2010 Census. These short-term jobs offer good pay, flexible hours, paid training, and reimbursement for authorized work-related expenses, including mileage. Census Jobs are available now.
12. Sell Your Eggs
Donating your eggs can pay serious bank -- sometimes upwards of $5,000. The process isn't easy, however, and requires a time commitment. CheckIHR.com for egg donor and surrogacy programs in your area, as well as instructions on how to select the right program for you.
13. Rent-a-Truck
People have a constant need to get things from A to B, and not everyone has a truck or car. You can earn money helping people move, remove rubbish, recycle larger items and other jobs that require a larger vehicle. It helps to have a strong back and muscles.
14. Do Odd Jobs
Canvas your community for such odd jobs as shoveling snow, washing cars, mowing lawns, weeding gardens, etc. The elderly, single mothers and busy couples may be more than delighted to have these time-consuming jobs taken off their hands. Here's an idea for a uniquely odd job.
15. Monetize Your Web Site or Blog
You're already spending a ton of time on your blog or Web site. Why not earn some money from all your labor? Google AdSense and nine other sites listed on MoolaDays require little to no supervision: Once it’s there, you don’t need to do much more.
16. Human Billboard
If you don't mind dressing up like the Statue of Liberty, a chicken or some other mascot, you can earn money standing on a busy corner to wave a sign and attract clients for various businesses. Not all jobs require a costume, but you do have to be willing to work in all types of weather. You'll frequently find ads for such work on CraigsList "Jobs," "Marketing."
17. Rent Out a Room
Sharing living expenses can put more cash in your pocket. Make sure you draw up a lease agreement specifying rent, security deposit terms, length of stay, etc. This becomes even more important if you're renting to someone you know.
18. Paper Route
It's a nasty job, but somebody has to do it and it's a quick way to earn cash. Newspaper delivery is almost always performed in the early morning hours, usually by 6:30 a.m. Don't forget to check with local weekly newspapers to see if they need delivery assistance. You'll likely need a dependable car as today's delivery routes are so large you can't complete them in the time required.
19.Teach English to Adults
Check with local schools and colleges to see if they need teachers for English as a Second Language classes. Not all schools require a language-specific degree for this level of instruction. ESL.com can connect you with ESL jobs across America and in other countries.
20. Sell Your Stuff
A good alternative to the yard sale is to sell your stuff on Craigslist or eBay, depending on the quality and whether you want to deal with shipping. Both sites allow you to sell nearly everything, from furniture and bikes to artwork and crafts. CraigsList is free and organized by region. Consult the CraigsList FAQ before you begin. eBay will take a cut of your profits and requires more technical savvy, but is a good outlet for collector's items, higher-end electronics, etc. Read the eBay Sellers Guide before you get started.
21. Recycle Containers
Eleven states require consumers pay a deposit on bottles and aluminum cans, but many people don't bother with returning the empties. You can gather empties at parks, cafeterias, school and athletic grounds, and on busy roadsides. The 10 states with bottle laws are California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Oregon and Vermont. For state-by-state bottle-bill details visit BottleBill.org.
22. Paint Street Numbers
It takes just paint, stencils and a willingness to walk neighborhoods to earn from $10 to $40 per curb painted. HowToAdvice.com can help you start your own curb-painting business.
23. Recycle Scrap Metal
Some salvage yards and recycling centers pay for scrap metal. You'll need a truck to lug the metal around. RecycleInMe lists scrap-metal buyers and the latest prices.
24. Freelance Work
Many easy-money stories will suggest putting your creative skills to work by freelance writing, doing design work, etc. I don't recommend this as a feasible way to make quick cash as it takes time to build up a clientele, even if you're well connected. Freelance work often pays pathetically little until you're well established and collecting paychecks can require the muscles and intimidation skills of a "Guido." For some reason, people don't place as high a value on creative skills and many have no qualms about asking you to work for free. That said, freelance work can be an excellent way to maintain your skills while developing a network for a real job. FreelanceJobs.org has an extensive list of freelance opportunities in many different areas.
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Posted May 16, 2013 by Mahogany
Life sucks when you have to go to these extremes. I'm at that point in my life.
Posted April 30, 2013 by Dave B
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Posted April 28, 2013 by Brendan
Very interesting.
Posted April 22, 2013 by Michele Dinolfo
Another great way to make money online is to take paid surveys.There are a lot of companies that pay you to share your opinion.You simply answer questions about their products and services, and they pay you.A lot of people think that all paid surveys are scams.Actually that is not right.If you want to find quality and legitimate survey sites and start making money today, follow my tips.1)Join ONLY legitimate and free survey sites.You can find them on Google, but DON'T type broad keywords like "surveys", or "paid surveys".Instead, try something more specific, like "paid surveys with free registration" or "how to find legitimate surveys for money".That way you will find better results.2)NEVER share your credit card information or your SSN.3)Try to find more information about the survey companies you plan to join by typing "YourSurveyCompanyName" scams, forums, review.That way you will find more information about every site, you are interested in.4)Join several free survey companies. That way you will make more money. Hope that helps.
Posted April 20, 2013 by Jiss
Am very talented with voice and can dance or even act.
Posted April 15, 2013 by julius cole
I know a lot about houses, I hope to get some clients, thanks for the info.
Posted March 28, 2013 by 845 416 7881
Great tips! If you really need fast cash quick, I find that browsing Craigslist's "gigs" section can usually get you some cash. Or, if you're beautiful - you always have options.
Posted March 26, 2013 by Vivi
I'm about to become homeless, can't pay bills, no job, no education. Need housesitting or janitorial cash paying job today. Please help. Chicago area.
Posted March 24, 2013 by carl callicutt
Thank you for sharing all the great money making job ideas.
Posted March 19, 2013 by Chrissy
Me too, need urgent but what as a student can I do right now in INDIA.
Posted March 19, 2013 by SHILPAJ
I need to make money to pay bills and help me get a car. I am 19 female and willing to do anything.
Posted March 17, 2013 by elizabeth french
how can i set up a good business and earn money fast...
Posted March 16, 2013 by thabani ngwenya
How can I set up a good business?
Posted March 11, 2013 by adamson
I didn't know it was that easy to make money.
Posted March 11, 2013 by david moerke
Yea but I'm only 12, do you have any more suggestions?
Posted February 23, 2013 by austin
I already knew most of the things you have posted, but this is a good site with great ideas, thumbs up to this site it does help.
Posted February 23, 2013 by stacy neil radford
How can I improve my small internet cafe located in Ghana.
Posted February 23, 2013 by sir charles
I need as quick as blood money
Posted February 23, 2013 by sir charles
Most of these things are done for free or are illegal in Australia.
Posted February 17, 2013 by jamie
I need to pay debts for my credit card.
Posted February 17, 2013 by eric oon
I need money fast to pay for school.
Posted February 14, 2013 by Jasmine Jamison
I need money making information.
Posted February 9, 2013 by Ezenwavictor
Thought of them all.
Posted February 8, 2013 by mark Hilton
After going on 2 interviews yesterday I would rather walk dogs. I walk 2 every day and I love it. Good exercise. Walking one at a time is a little safer. Good article keep writing.
Posted February 8, 2013 by donna
Very simple, but great insight.
Posted February 5, 2013 by Danielle
Excellent ideas.
Posted February 5, 2013 by jacob
Do several of your tips already.
Posted February 4, 2013 by sam dobbins
Wow great tips, thank you.
Posted February 3, 2013 by connie
They are nice tips. In the world are there potential colleagues we can join hands to turn around our lives?
Posted January 24, 2013 by stephen vutu muange
Why are people explaining their situation like this is a job interview?
Posted January 15, 2013 by ethan
This is a fantastic read for anyone looking to make money quick! I too have figured out some methods of my own to produce cash quick.
Posted January 10, 2013 by Frank Edman
I became an escort (women only) and the pay and benefits are outstanding ;p
Posted January 1, 2013 by merv
THESE ARE SOME GOOD IDEAS. I'M RETIRED AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A PARTTIME JOB DOING ANYTHING ON THE COMPUTER. I WOULD LIKE TO DO IT FOR FREE.
Posted December 16, 2012 by JIM
I'm so depressed an lost I dont no which way to go just got out jail an im on house erast an my lees is up I got no one to help me I i have no way to look for a job cause im on house erast pleases some one help me
Posted December 15, 2012 by james
I just want some reliable money during the week when I'm not working, I could really use he money right now so anything will help just let me no what u need I'm reliable, quick learner, team worker, leader , responsible and very outgoing.
Posted December 10, 2012 by Taylor Guillory
Good Ideas! You can also make music on your computer and promote it.
Posted December 9, 2012 by Scott B
I want a reliable, honest, simple way to make money at home with no money down.
Posted November 27, 2012 by Birdie
I love u...lol. Not actually but I do love that u took the time to effectively help out people that need it & to actually offer good advice/guidance.
Posted November 13, 2012 by james
Yes, you have given many ways and ideas to earn some honest cash and much of this can be done near your home, no long ride to work needed.
Posted November 6, 2012 by Bill
I need to work I am looking for a job.
Posted November 4, 2012 by patricia toval
The curb painting address thing has been around forever. I did that YEARS ago and it works, with minimal investment. Only prob was, when cops would come around and tell me I needed a biz license. I used to charge 5 bucks for 10 minutes of work.....Id say "Im doing all the numbers on your street today, would you care to have yours done also?" Makes em think EVERYONE is on board.....
Posted October 17, 2012 by Scooter
Thank you.
Posted October 16, 2012 by patson
Hey!!!! This work opened up new possibilities for artists. Through recycling we can overcome unemployment issues. You have done great work & share thought provoking ideas like sell your stuff, teach English to adults...
Posted October 9, 2012 by Scrap Sculptures
This sucks. I didn't find anything. I live on a street where I don't have any neighbors. I have horses!!! OK!!
Posted October 8, 2012 by Samatha
I can make like four hundred dollars a day hauling scrap metal. All I do is look in creeks and over bridges. If you would feel comfortable dumping you can bet someone already has. But also, every backroad I've ever been on has erosion spots where people used to dump metal years ago.
Posted September 25, 2012 by edwin menees
I have always found that if you sell gold jewelry for cash you can get a good turn out, or even just a little extra cash. The price of gold is only going up now. It's worth turning that gold necklace you never wear any more into a little extra cash!
Posted September 20, 2012 by Marietta
Thank you alot, I have learned something very important.
Posted September 20, 2012 by Jacob Ding Ding
Bitching at people doesn't get them a job any faster either. In fact, treating people with a sour attitude can cause them to put up their defenses and simply do what they've always done. Lowering people's self esteem doesn't get them a job any faster either.
Posted September 13, 2012 by Anon
Nice post, thank you.
Posted September 10, 2012 by How To Earn Dollar Fastly
There are many ways to make money online you just have to find what works best for you.
Posted September 3, 2012 by Barbara H.
This goes to the people looking for quick cash with no job and are 18 and up. Stop bitching if you need money you are going to have to work hard to get it. Try temp agencies. I'm working 5 12 hour shifts a week at ten dollars an hour and it's not fun trust me. But it pays the bills. Also I've done a lot of those things posted above and have made quite a bit of money. Some things have requirements but can be worth it for your struggle. But hey, if you need cash do what you gotta do, just don't sit here bitching about how you need money and want it to just fall into your lap.
Posted September 2, 2012 by ben
I want to be financially independent.
Posted September 1, 2012 by Maani-Anu Francis
That is a lie, it's hard to do that stuff too.
Posted August 30, 2012 by luke
Scrapings are great. Go on Craigslist under free in your area and pick up all the metals and appliances etc.. free money!!!
Posted August 25, 2012 by michele
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Posted August 23, 2012 by mustakim
I'm so tired being home doing nothing. I'm looking for a job so I could save money to get married.
Posted August 20, 2012 by jessica
I have tried all of these ways and NONE of them have made me any money. Also most of these are only good if you have a car, how can someone like me with no money afford a car?
Posted August 19, 2012 by fay
I'm gonna sell so much blood.
Posted August 17, 2012 by Mark
Thank you.
Posted August 15, 2012 by resto
That said, freelance work can be an excellent way to maintain your skills while developing a network for a real job.
Posted August 10, 2012 by foreign exchange
We are looking for work in York County to help raise our 3 children.
Posted August 3, 2012 by cathy and mike
I want to earn money for my family help
Posted August 1, 2012 by Harish kumar
no gooooooood ideas nope not one
Posted July 30, 2012 by skyar w
Am not there yet.
Posted July 27, 2012 by Lucky sunny
I'm great with physical work although my academics aren't the best.. I'm willing to do pretty much anything walk the dog, mow lawns, anything physical except sexual of course.. I want to purchase a promise ring for my girlfriend for our one year anniversary. I don't even care if I make a lot of money or anything else.
Posted July 26, 2012 by David
I am looking for a babysitting job part-time in Charlotte, NC.
Posted July 20, 2012 by Regina
I am not willing to pay nothing and purchasing nothing to get the online typing job.
Posted July 19, 2012 by a v ramesh
Not good ideas.
Posted July 17, 2012 by happy gutierrez
I think the range between dog walking babysitting paper routes and then a higher scale like cencus and selling your eggs has completely covered all age ranges. I am 19 almost 20. I am soon to have two beautiful children. My daughter is a yr old now. And Im due in October. I would love to sell my eggs. Due to the fact that my dr wont tie my tubes because Im under the age of 25 and dont have 3 children. Not to mention you have to pay ten thousand dollars at the least for an invetro surgery. And you are required to have medical tests done, drug evaluations, and an extensive back ground check. Those who cant have children deserve the same options as the ones who can. To have a family. Babies they were able to experience carrying. Saying they dont know who would take good care of them and so on, is the same as saying your bf or husband killed your potential babies by whacking it in the shower. Eggs are not a fetus until placed into the uterus after becoming fertal with a mans sperm. My sisters children were both invetro. And they have her husbands and her dna plus the original carrier of the egg. Do your research, stop sounding so ignorant. The internet will only provide so much. You type in a question, you get simple answers. Choose the advice you have, or live a money hungry brat forever. Work. Go find a job on your own. Try and do something other than babysit or dog walk. Thats the great thing about being a child. Youre limited whether you like it or not. Get over it. Its life. And selling your hair, it cant be dyed and has to be atleast 13 inches of hair. And you will get maybe 10 dollars. So, its only worth it if you care about people suffering with cancer who can use your hair. By the sounds of it, you only care about money.
Posted July 9, 2012 by brielle
Im 14 and I need $139 and I'm from Australia. Someone please give me an EASY way to make money please? I'm a really lazy person but I need the money pretty fast. I can't be bothered to set up a garage sale or lemonade stand sort of thing.
Posted July 7, 2012 by Ashlee
you are dumb ND SHOOOOD MAKE MORE KID FRIENDLY ONES..BUT IM DEFF GUNA SELL MY HAIR SOO THANKS I GUESS
Posted July 6, 2012 by FATTY MC FATTERS
You can make a little or a lot of money with Avon.
Posted July 2, 2012 by Jaclyn
Like this would help...
Posted July 1, 2012 by Dino Smith
Thank you.
Posted June 29, 2012 by wink
THIS IS REALLY DUMNNNNNN. WITH N'S NOT B'S
Posted June 29, 2012 by TOHMAH TOE
wow.. like this is going to help.. not lol
Posted June 28, 2012 by hollie
Dear Ann, Selling your eggs is not like selling your soul you idiot. It's the same as adoption and in some cases the adoptive parents or those taking the eggs are better parents than the original ever could be.
Posted June 26, 2012 by jasmine
Last three years I have no job in Chicago. Now, If I get 15 dollars per/hour job then I can do anything for money.
Posted June 26, 2012 by Dipak Kumar Sett
What made you think of writing this post? It%u2019s really good.
Posted June 25, 2012 by Tree removal Brisbane
I thought you brought some good ideas to the table, but.......selling your eggs? That's a moral one that women blindly have done for the sake of the almighty dollar without thinking that their child will be in the fate of the hands of someone they have no idea who it is or how they will be raised. In other words, selling your eggs is like selling your soul.
Posted June 23, 2012 by ann
All good.
Posted June 22, 2012 by ron
Nice article. I'm from the UK and I didn't know that in the US they paint numbers on the curbs, wonder if that would be allowed in the UK?
Posted June 20, 2012 by Make Money
These remind me of what my dad told me when I asked him for money ahha.
Posted June 19, 2012 by Beverly
I'm 86 and still looking
Posted June 17, 2012 by joe
I'm a teen looking for ways to make money this summer... I honestly don't think that these will help me very much. I know every party has a pooper and this time, it's me. I just was really disappointed with these.
Posted June 14, 2012 by Kelly
It is really good to do something than to be idle.
Posted June 14, 2012 by Akinduro olakunle richard
Its all good stuff.
Posted June 11, 2012 by pablodepaul
um, k i think this will help out. thanks.....
Posted June 7, 2012 by meg
Haha I don't want to make 10$ walking someones dog..... i want to be a freakin millionaire.. i'm a vet that's been unemployed since my discharge last year.. i can always pick up work here n there but i wanna go big fast lol... so whats the best way at that? i was thinking of starting a "gang" or something of like that.... sounds stupid right? well whats stopping 100 poor people from gathering together and taking from rich corporations... like strait up 100 people robbing a bank doesnt sound like a bad get rich quick scheme... or even 1000 ppl...the odds are better then giving your money away to the lotto... then again I would hate to be successful and be the guy responsible of starting wide spread anarchy haha. I got the idea watching the news... teen kids gathered in groups and walked into stores took what they wanted then scattered... I would only be able to do it from a corporation that's been stealing from the ppl for years though.... what a stupid awesome idea..
Posted June 5, 2012 by kenny
These are all very creative ideas - fun read :) I
Posted June 5, 2012 by Beate
thanks for tips, you gave me some awesome ideas, since im a man i can't sell eggs i dont have lol. I see a lot of trolling going on in the comments area. I just wanted to say who cares? if your visiting this web site odds are you probably don't have a job either. college degree or not. I just wanna say for the record that most Americans are not lazy we are just trapped in a capitalistic system where the rich get richer, and poor are steadily growing everyday(this is not just in america, it's all over the world). we live in a society where it is survival of the richest, if you look back on history you can see that as human beings we are constantly making the same mistakes as the great empires that have came before us. simply we let the rich and people of powerful control the world, their interest are not the interest of the masses, the only interest they have is making more money and they would sell the own grand mother to turn a profit. any man who knows this will tell you that behind every amount of great wealth in this world there is a crime or crimes that has been committed. the us economy is controlled by the US federal reserve( a private bank not the government).one of the founders of this bank is man named J p morgan. did ya know that j p morgan used to own and trade slaves ? slavery was one of his biggest commodites, and im sure he wasnt thrilled about its abolition. today j p morgan the corporation not the man( Romney: "corperations are people too") is in charge of distributing the funds for ebt aka welfare cards or food stamps does anyone see the irony this. racism aside our fore fathers wrote the constitution of america so that all men would be seen as equals and they would all have the right to pursue our happiness and liberty. when congress announce that corporations are people check out the 14th amendment we sold our souls to the bank, and that bank has been a pain in our asses , the us federal reserve bank is reason for inflation and is the reason why we had the great depression b4 i keep rambling on check out the ethos movie, real powerful stuff it will explain a lot.
Posted June 4, 2012 by dan
Im 11 years old and I need $250.00 for a motor scooter. My little brother just got a small one and my mother said I cant ride so I want my own.
Posted June 2, 2012 by Diamond
I am a mother of 2 but divorced. I have been jobless for more than 2 years. Please I need your advice on how to make money online. Thanks.
Posted June 2, 2012 by Lussy
I need $440. Im 11. Im going to try to wash my dog for cash and sell some stuff on eBay, but what else can I do? I need it by 7/16/12. Plz I need help.
Posted May 31, 2012 by i need money in 2 months
so i am 14. and i want to make fast money for my family and me .and i don't no the best way how . to make fast money with out working ... plz give me a good way that works thank you.
Posted May 29, 2012 by i need money
You do need to report any income from these things on your unemployment weekly claim-it could reduce your weekly check or some other problems. I don't know the specifics but you may want to ask you UI office I found this out and it is a TOTAL DRAG! and quite unfair IMHO
Posted May 27, 2012 by mart
I really like what you have done with your blog!
Posted May 25, 2012 by CoolChecks.net
Brooke: I'm sorry...did you say that you ACTUALLY went to college? If so, you should get a refund (Oh! That's right you will be paying on that student loan for years to come)... because you are ABSOLUTELY CLUELESS!! Ditto & kudos to "JustUsHere"... .
Posted May 21, 2012 by jeni
Life is hard.
Posted May 20, 2012 by Erika
I've been unemployed for 15 months now. I can do typing on the computer at home. Also, I can set up spreadsheets on Excel and do data entry and I can arrange travel. If anyone knows of any jobs like that, please let me know. Thank you.
Posted May 17, 2012 by Hildegarde
At 50 years old we have many good years left but we do not get hired. Feels like garbage to be in this postion, no job, no money, no funny...
Posted May 17, 2012 by linda welling
Good post which gives a clear long list of ways to make money extra money in hard times.
Posted May 9, 2012 by ewan
Thanks.
Posted May 6, 2012 by morgan
I'm a human spell checker. In a nutshell there are so many misspellings all around you. I'm extremely adept at editing. I've recently pointed out misspelling of "Treatment" in a large hospital facility where it was mass-printed. Hire me and people will take you seriously.
Posted April 30, 2012 by Antony
I would like to do some home typing for anyone. Who needs some typing done?
Posted April 22, 2012 by Vicki Rhodes
Please send me more ideas if you can. Thank you.
Posted April 16, 2012 by sharn mctavish
I'm 66, working part-time as a counselor in Hilo, Hawaii. I'd like to earn some additional cash. I have a background as a legal secretary (many years). I could conceivably put together a weight loss group. I'm a good public speaker and writer. I'm also skilled on the computer (WORD, Google), having done transcription. But if I were to do transcription or legal secy work, I'd prefer to work on site (not at home. I've done a lot of receptionist work & wouldn't mind doing it again, locally, in the Hilo, Hawaii area. All ideas welcomed! Thank you - Marie
Posted April 15, 2012 by Marie Plazewski
I'm unemployed because of moving out of state. I came back and couldn't get my job back. Thanks, this really helps.
Posted April 14, 2012 by kmarck
I have a hobby...doing nails. I am a stay at home mom, so I started doing my fam nails, and then a friend or 2. But now I am wondering if its bad? And then how can I spread the word? Since I love doing it, but yet I don't have a nail tech certificate or anything. Also about people telling on me...lol. How much can I get into if I get caught???
Posted April 2, 2012 by yes
Good news helpful to everyone.
Posted March 22, 2012 by debra wilkerson
Recycling scrap metal and scrap metal removal is a great way to earn money. Construction sites often need metal removed and the meal can be recycled for cash.
Posted March 7, 2012 by Arthur
I was inspired.
Posted March 2, 2012 by paddy
Looking for how to make money.
Posted February 17, 2012 by Traore
I am four months pregnant and your advice was very helpful, thank you hun...
Posted February 14, 2012 by tonisha
Made me feel creepy thinking of selling one of my eggs.
Posted February 8, 2012 by Jennifer
Thank you for all the info. You gave me quite a few new ideas.
Posted January 25, 2012 by angela
Children are not possessions. Even a very young child is a person, and one may not own another person.
Posted January 21, 2012 by Addie
Very good information.
Posted January 19, 2012 by sadanand
My name is Subhani, I am an student and I want to get money to my education.
Posted January 19, 2012 by ghulam
I need a job.
Posted November 18, 2011 by kiana
This is for the pro-college people. I know people with many different degrees and they are also unemployed. It is not because they are lazy. It is because of this country's insane government and greedy corporations.
Posted November 16, 2011 by 870Dwayne
Thank you for putting together this informative and useful list. I really liked the painting of street numbers, as I love to paint. Also, you can get paid painting over graffiti for businesses, legitimate massage, car cleaning/detailing/waxing, being a paid consultant, interior handyman/decorator. Call me in Los Angeles if you need a great guy to do some work for you. I also have a beautiful 41 foot sailing yacht that I take people out on in Marina Del Rey. Best, John 310-990-3160
Posted November 15, 2011 by John
I am going to try babysitting as everything else seems hopeless.
Posted October 30, 2011 by kathryn
Brook: Foolish and naive people like you are what make American "so damn pathetic", as you so eloquently put it. (See, that college education is paying off already.) You're obviously young and unaware of the realities of life beyond the age of 25, so give 5 minutes of your precious time for an education. (Yes, there is actual knowledge to be had outside of a college classroom.) You should have learned in History 101 that America was founded by people with a wonderful combination of ingenuity and willingness to work hard to succeed. These people had the determination to make a way for themselves, no matter what their circumstances. A lack of willingness to perform physical work is why this country produces NOTHING anymore. That's because of sheer laziness and absolute arrogance toward those who want to provide a physical product or service. For the record, Michael Dell, Steve Jobs, and Bill Gates all dropped out of college and did fairly well for themselves. (Bill only went back because his mother was embarrassed.) None regretted the decision. The wealthiest people I know include a gentleman who owns the largest trucking company on the west coast and the other sells communication systems to the shipping industry. Both opted to work after high school, rather than sit in a classroom. They're both doing better financially than any person I know with a college degree. For your children's sake, should you have any, I hope you never lose that precious job you think is so secure. (That's an obvious indication of your lack of life experience.) You'll obviously not have the drive or humility to provide for them by any means necessary when the going gets really tough. For the most part, the people in this forum are clearly creative and hard working people who are willing go out and earn to provide for their families, even if they have to temporarily do things they would never consider under normal circumstances. You've heard America is in the greatest recession since the Great Depression, right? These people should be commended. Maybe you should stick around for a while; you could learn a lot from them. That begs the question; What are you doing in a forum called "Quick Cash - 24 Ways to Make Money While Unemployed" anyway? You have one of those magical, job-ensuring degrees, right? I digress. Oh, and you should probably thank the vast majority of the people here. They were out working and paying taxes so you could sit in a classroom for 4 (or 5 or 6) years on their dime, courtesy of the taxpayer funded federal student loan programs. You're welcome. On a more positive note, I want to give a big thanks to CouponSherpa and many of the post contributors for generously sharing their ideas!
Posted October 30, 2011 by JustUsHere
You go into menopause when you have about 1,000 eggs left, on average. So unless you only have 1,004 or so eggs, you won't go into menopause immediately after your donation. Even if you donated all the time, the average woman has more than enough usable eggs -- about 400,000. Are you going to have 400,000 kids? Unless you're that one unlucky woman born without enough eggs, it's really foolish to not donate eggs. You could never possibly use ALL of your eggs in your lifetime.
Posted October 26, 2011 by ayfkm
I love this article! These are great ways to make money. Cash Crate is a fantastic website to make extra cash, too. Just sign up, and you'll automatically earn $2 ($1 for joining and $1 for being referred.) That's double what you would normally earn. You can be on your way to making money fast, I promise!
Posted October 25, 2011 by Jennifer
I like the book-selling idea that was in the comments. I just cleaned out my bookshelf for a garage sale next weekend. I'm to the point of just selling all my stuff as it doesn't help to own a bunch of junk if I have nowhere to put it, except in a box under a bridge! After work, I'm going to go home and price them all. What the heck, right? I just want to pay off my credit cards so I can start seriously chipping away at student loans. So many bills. :( Trading in scrap is good work too, It's hard, but good if you have a truck and a friend to help load heavy stuff
Posted October 19, 2011 by michelle
Dear Sonia: Yours is one of the most intelligent posts I have come across. Thank you for being here.
Posted October 17, 2011 by Allan
So many of you are leaving uneducated comments regarding egg and sperm donation. It's a personal choice and, as a loving couple with fertility challenges, we are thankful someone made that choice and gave us the greatest gift and love of our lives -- our son. If your attitude is that you're selling your future children or that some gold-digging child is going to track you down for money some day, you clearly are not someone who should become a parent. At least the people utilizing donated eggs or sperm are typically families wanting to provide a loving stable home, which is more than so many children have these days.
Posted October 16, 2011 by Chem
If you try to post a JOB at Craigslist, they charge $25 per category. Posting an ad for a roommate or something else does not cost anything. Go try it. Post a job in the "JOBS" category and see if they don't try to charge you.
Posted October 15, 2011 by Ali
I'm in the process right now of doing the "paid to drive" category. I just was able to afford a new Camaro and it's all paid for.
Posted October 14, 2011 by max payne
The Dog walking thing works really well. I would also recommend cashing any foreign money at the bank. I had a lot of British money, and now I have even more American money
Posted October 3, 2011 by SubbyTHEsub
This is really a detailed compilation of different ways to make money fast online. I like the way you grouped them and linked to more details on each one.
Posted September 15, 2011 by ideas to make money
I suggest you buy on Craigslist and sell on eBay.
Posted September 14, 2011 by david
Back in the day, they charged for escorts on craigslist.
Posted September 14, 2011 by david
I have to say these are good ideas to make some money. I had thought of a couple of them already. The problem, is I lost my brakes two days ago and went through an intersection right in front of a cop. They towed my car to the police station and have to inspect it to make sure it's safe to drive. Do you know how hard that is on me? Where I live there are no buses and my family and friends are starting to get sick of helping me out. That is so wrong because I love them all to death. I would die for any of them, never mind help them out if they were down.
Posted September 9, 2011 by the guy you conned and put me on the ver
Thank you for the idea about painting house numbers on curbs. I thought it was an original idea and probably works out pretty well. I wanted to suggest an easier way, to make money, but it's not as quick as some you've mentioned. Websites like Varolo let advertisers pay you directly to watch ads. it is pyramid based, so the more people you introduce the more you make. Best of all, it is completely free and only takes up about ten minutes a day. Thanks again for the great article and ideas.
Posted September 5, 2011 by bernbe01
Donating plasma is good, but i would not do it all the time. It's not smart to mess with your body too much.
Posted August 29, 2011 by derek
You can work for Walmart as a greeter. It pays well and you get to meet everyone!
Posted August 28, 2011 by namay maamy
there are NO paid surveys and, if there are, you have to pay for them. I'm doing the plasma thing now. I'm a 6'5", 307 pound male and 41 years old. I've donated 5 times already, but i started to feel weird after the fifth time. I got an ocular migraine an hour after the fifth one as I was dehydrated. The first four donations were fine. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone my age and up, as it's mostly for the younger people. I had this weird sense of well being yesterday and some today, but not as much. Maybe the saline is not agreeing with my body type or maybe it's the change of life, my age or my liver. I don't like it. As far as my blood goes, I have good protein -- a seven, they said -- and high iron. For some reason, my body chemistry was not like this after the fifth donation. Another thing too: They told me to come back on the 30th. That's a day later then usual.
Posted August 28, 2011 by scam smeller
Also you can make money by working with companies that pay you to place advertisement on your car. Look up on the internet 'pay to drive.' You can make from $400 hundred per month to $1000 a month. This is a good little income even to pay your car notes. Also you can do clinical trails. You can make from $150.00 to $4000 per reseach withing one month. Also check paid surveys. Paid sarvey you can make up to $1800 per month.
Posted August 22, 2011 by sonia
I made it all summer doing returns .......now no stores will return anything for me.......i guess its time to rob
Posted August 14, 2011 by kyle
Craigslist does not charge for ads.
Posted July 18, 2011 by olena
Awesome list -- all are both effective and efficient!
Posted July 7, 2011 by Ross
for real is there any legal online jobs out there just get laid-off. My bills are falling behind please help.
Posted July 4, 2011 by alw48blessed
Selling human eggs is one of the top 24? What is this world coming to?? By selling your sperm and eggs you are selling your most precious possessions - YOUR FUTURE CHILDREN and your parents FUTURE GRANDCHILDREN. Plus, procreation comes with accountability and responsibility. I don't think much of a person who doesn't give a hoot that they have biological children out there that they don't even love, raise, or financially support. Plus, it is a form of eugenics - if you don't have a college education, good luck donating your seed of life. With sperm/egg donation people want a better chance at having a kid that is smart/attractive/tall/super healthy. With adoption it's fate - FATE - THE WAY IT SHOULD BE! SELECTIVE BREEDING FOR BABIES - Hitler, anyone??? "Donor-concieved children" "Super Donors with High IQ" Sheesh! I feel like I'm living in an George Orwell science fiction novel!
Posted July 1, 2011 by blaine
I finally decided to read one of these articles in an internet newsgroup describing how to make $50,000.00 in only one month from a $5.00 investment. Of course I thought this was ridiculous ,or some type of pyramid. I talked it over with my family, an attorney, and my friends, and they all agreed it was some sort of scam. I hate scams because usually someone gets burned, and I didn't want it to be me! I blew it off for a few weeks then saw another one in a newsgroup I go to a lot and thought, "Maybe this is legitimate!". Besides, what%u2019s $5.00 Well, two weeks later, I began receiving money in the mail! I couldn't believe it! Not just a little , I mean big bucks! At first only a few hundred dollars, then a week later, a couple of thousand , then BOOM . By the end of the fourth week , I had received nearly $47,000.00. It came from all over the world. And every bit of it perfectly legal and on the up and up. I've been able to pay off all my bills and still had enough left over for a nice vacation for me and my family. Not only does it work for me, it works for other folks as well. Markus Valppu says he made $57,883 in four weeks. Dave Manning claims he made $53,664 in the same amount of time. Dan Shepstone says it was only $17,000 for him. Do I know these folks? No, but when I read how they say they did it, it made sense to me. Enough sense that I'm taking a similar chance with $5 of my own money. Not a big chance, I admit--but one with incredible potential, because $5 is all anyone ever invests in this system. Period. That's all Markus, Dave, or Dan invested, yet their $5 netted them tens of thousands of dollars each, in a safe, legal, completely legitimate way. Here's how it works in 3 easy steps: STEP 1. Invest your $5 by writing your name and address on five separate pieces of paper along with the words: "PLEASE ADD ME TO YOUR MAILING LIST." (In this way, you're not just sending a dollar to someone; you're paying for a legitimate service.) Fold a $1 bill, money order, or bank note inside each paper, and mail them by standard U. S. Mail to the following five addresses: 1)- Heath Ward P.O. Box 2027 Dodge City, KS 67801 2)- Matthew Kulbacki 1025 12th Street Golden, CO, USA 80401 3)- Nikki Robinson 2324 Frederick Place Valdosta, GA 31602 4)- Ross O%u2019Brien 1040 Pine Lane Lafayette, CA 94549 5)-Zahria Radford 2211 Laurel Oak Missouri City, TX 77489 STEP 2. Now remove the top name from the list, and move the other names up. This way, #5 becomes #4 and so on. Put your name in as the fifth one on the list. STEP 3. Post the article to at least 200 newsgroups. There are at least 17000 newsgroups at any given moment in time. Try posting to as many newsgroups as you can. Remember the more groups you post to, the more people will see your article and send you cash! STEP 4. You are now in business for yourself, and should start seeing returns within 7 to 14 days! Remember, the internet is new and huge. There is no way you can lose. Now here is how and why this system works: Out of every block of 200 posts I made, I got back 5 responses. Yes, that%u2019s right, only 5. You make $5.00 in cash, not checks or money orders, but real cash with your name at #5. Each additional person who sent you $1.00 now also makes 200 additional postings with your name at #4, 1000 postings. On average then, 50 people will send you $1.00 with your name at #4,....$50.00 in your pocket! Now these 50 new people will make 200 postings each with your name at #3 or 10,000 postings. Average return, 500 people= $500. They make 200 postings each with your name at #2= 100,000 postings=5000 returns at $1.00 each=$5,000.00 in cash! Finally, 5,000 people make 200 postings each with your name at #1 and you get a return of $50,000 before your name drops off the list. And that's only if everyone down the line makes only 200 postings each! Your total income for this one cycle is $55,000. From time to time when you see your name is no longer on the list, you take the latest posting you can find and start all over again. The end result depends on you. You must follow through and repost this article everywhere you can think of. The more postings you make, the more cash ends up in your mailbox. It's too easy and too cheap to pass up!!! So thats it. Pretty simple sounding stuff, huh? But believe me, it works. If you're really not sure or still think this can't be for real, then don't do it. But please print this article and pass it along to someone you know who really needs the money, and see what happens.
Posted June 19, 2011 by Zahria Radofrd
WHY why why did I just waste so much time reading these asinine comments?! I hate myself.
Posted June 16, 2011 by Nora
@Tc I have heard that saw a sign once at an a1 storage once might have to check it out. Cleaning houses/babysitting I have tried but no one seems to be needing either. I want to post an ad to broaden my customer base but I don't want any creepers either.
Posted June 14, 2011 by Kd123
How much does craigslist charge to place an ad?
Posted June 13, 2011 by mike
EVERYONE SHUT UP ABOUT CRAIGSLIST D**N. AND IT'S CALLED PLASMAPHERESIS AND THE MONEY BLOWS AND THEY'RE ALL ON CRACK. WE GET THE POINT SO FROM HERE ON SHUT UP PLEASE.
Posted June 10, 2011 by LISTEN
Selling kilos is the fast way! Everything illegal pays topp dollar ! Specially to celebrities !
Posted May 27, 2011 by pablo escobar
another way is too make beats, i have been selling beats for over 10 years onthe internet. just google "sell beats online" you will be amazed how much money rappers spend on beats "instrumentals. one site i sell beats on is beats4tracks.com give it a try, my started selling beats when i was 13 years ols, im now 24. its the easiest money anyone can make, and i enjoy making beats.
Posted May 23, 2011 by jordan
I like the "I like the 'grow pot' idea" comment
Posted May 16, 2011 by Alejandro
not very good i'm a kid and live in ENGLAND NOT AMERICA!!
Posted May 16, 2011 by hello
Every time you post a comment about craigslist, God donates an egg.
Posted May 11, 2011 by TrillionG
OK, there's a lot of fiction on here...I'm sure by "cleaning out" he meant for the people who are more than likely fixing and flipping the house, i.e. the bank. Plasma is the number one product derived from whole blood, but it can be donated flat out as well. Craigslist is not completely free, i.e. posting jobs $25.00 a post. In regard to the whole relatives running around after donating eggs...not likely considering they removed the genetic material in the egg to be replaced with the clients.
Posted May 4, 2011 by Chris
Great Info! Everyone needs to make money fast in this day and age!
Posted April 28, 2011 by Betty Boop
Craigslist is free in most cities, but they DO charge for classifieds in some of the larger areas like San Francisco and such.
Posted April 7, 2011 by mary
Who ever said craigslist is not free is a dumb ass... Just for the record.
Posted April 5, 2011 by ck
I just want to say i have read some hilarious comments on here!!!!!
Posted April 4, 2011 by kay
I have comments on three things.. - SCRAP METAL: If you have a pickup truck and a driver's license, just drive around and look in apartment complex dumpsters for anything metal. Throw it in the truck. When the truck is full take it to the scrap yard and dump it off. You'll probably make $20.00 for random metal crap. If you find anything really heavy you might make hundreds. I don't know if it's legal to fish through apartment complex dumpsters but I see people do it all the time. - TELEPHONE BOOK DELIVERY: I did it one year and lost money. I hussled pretty good but I was using a car. I had to load the car full of books, then pull up near the houses, get out and deliver to five or so houses on foot, then pull the car up to the next area etc. In the end, the cost of gas was a bit more then the profit I made. Unless you have a van or pickup and at least one helper stay away from this operation. If you can choose your route, choose an apartment complex and preferrably one with several floors to each building. Walking up stairs is hard work but it enables you to keep your vehicle parked in one location for a long time which saves money. - UNEMPLOYMENT: I was on unemployment once and I took the first job I could find. When it turned out to be seriously hazardous - I mean very dangerous; the things they made me do were unbelieveable - I quit. In retrospect I should have reported them to someone or mouthed off about it and purposely gotten fired so I could collect more unemployment. Since I quit I was left with nothing. I learned that you're better off staying on unemployment and not taking a job offers if they're not ideal. That doesn't seem like good work ethic and it's not what the state wants you to do but unemployment programs sometimes ditch people too quickly after find new employment. You're better off staying on unemployment for as long as possible while depositing as much money as you can into your savings account and generating non-taxable cash by babysitting or mowing lawns or something, until you find something ideal.
Posted April 4, 2011 by Jack
Roxy, not that I agree with egg donation. Personally, I've never done it yet and don't plan to. For others, that's a personal choice. However, a female's egg count is reduced significantly as they age... A female is not born with the number of eggs she will 'always' have. Learned that while doing A
Posted April 3, 2011 by Nursie
BILL its all good you can treat others like you'd want to be treated, but everybody is not in the same boat;some are in canoes and some are in canoes with no oars, some are in aluminum boats with simple motors, and some are in yachts with super diesel pushers, and worst of all some are boat-less and simply swimming and trying to stay afloat in the sea of life.Let all be thankful, and may God help the swimmers.
Posted April 2, 2011 by BIG D
If you guys are leaving so many comments regarding what to do to NOT have to get a job, have you ever considered getting a job?
Posted March 30, 2011 by Andrew
This is some good info but if you want to make some fast cash while unemployed, some of these techniques are too time consuming.
Posted March 29, 2011 by carl
Wow, when they said sell eggs...I thought they meant sell chichen eggs! How dumb am I ?
Posted March 28, 2011 by Priscilla
i need fast money , and i have part of my life to offer as reward for this money.
Posted March 26, 2011 by monerro
I've heard of people selling Pharmaceuticals they don't take. Really good money in that!!
Posted March 25, 2011 by Kyeric
With this link i`ll be remember to Alertpay and they give me a 100$ on my account. So i use alertpay one year and i`m so happy and fill protected with Alert TEAM.
Posted March 25, 2011 by Miksa
Craigslist IS free!! I have posted many ads on there and I'm never charged. :)
Posted March 22, 2011 by Angileah
STOP BEING SO LAZY and GO TO COLLEGE AND get a REAL job! LAZY ass people in this world! Minus the donating blood and plasma (because people actually need that), why don't you guys stop complaining about being "unemployed" and go to college for a job that pays well, instead of taking the easy route out and either not going to school or you went to school for something that was easy and you know doesn't pay well. And don't give me the you "don't have money" to pay for school. There's financial aid and that's what student loans are for. Go into a field that actually pays well and you'll be out of debt in no time! NO brained idiots.THIS IS WHY AMERICA IS SO DAMN PATHETIC!
Posted March 12, 2011 by Brooke
I was a sperm donated by Bill Gates! I wonder if I'll get my part of the inharatence???
Posted March 12, 2011 by Eric
To the guy who said that the Hospital almost refused to give a transfusion because he had previously sold blood. Why do people like you tell meaningless lies!!!!! And the worst part is you insult my intelligence by not even telling a GOOD LIE. My main question is how did the Hospital even know that he had sold blood???
Posted March 11, 2011 by eric
its a sad sad world we live in get over it were all unemployed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted March 10, 2011 by Christene Rawlinson
hey i was/am trying to earn money for an ipod touch because i didnt get one for christmas and i really wanted one!
Posted March 2, 2011 by hope feikema
The best way to make money is to find a group of people with a below average intelligence and find a way to legally extort money from them. There are several businesses like these showing up on tv lately like Cash for Gold. Think about it why would you sell your spun or forged gold jewelry for less than the weight of the gold itself. simply walking these items into a pawn shop will net you more cash. Basically just find a demographic of people (the poor or stupid usually work best) and come up with service or item that they don't really need. Pay a few people from that demographic to promote said item or service and the rest will follow.
Posted March 1, 2011 by RR
Teaching English is a great way to earn some extra cash.
Posted March 1, 2011 by Jon Duckett
I have never done this myself, but I know a married couple who help out at a local food shelf usually 2 Saturday mornings per month for a few hours each of those Saturdays. Although they do not get paid, they do get to each take home one bag of food in exchange for their time (and let's face it, the price of food keeps going up!) As far as using Craigslist, it is a great resource, but always beware -- several years ago here in Minneapolis/St. Paul a young woman was murdered when going to a babysitting job she responded to off of Craigslist, and the guy who placed the ad was not who he claimed to be. Also, in April, 2010 kk stated "Employees do not pay into unemployment". Now in the most literal sense, that is correct. But please keep in mind kk that as a government worker you pretty much get to have your cake and eat it too. You see, in the real world (private companies), employees end up indirectly footing the bill, as it means that employers must withhold some of what we would get in raises and benefits to instead pay for the unemployment insurance.
Posted February 26, 2011 by Rich W.
You're all stupid
Posted February 24, 2011 by Gucci
- Burn music from your computer onto CDs and sell them online - Sell empty soda cans as scrap metal - Sell hardware like nails, screws and spare wood - Sell pallets - Sell the computer - Sell the car as scrap - Sell the tires - Advertise - Borrow money, buy clothes from the thrift shop, sell online, pay back money - Sell the TV - Rent your garage to boat owners - Rent out your car - Sell magazine subscriptions - Sell the couch - Sell the carpet - Sell paper -
Posted February 21, 2011 by Michael
Selling your eggs or sperm is selling your future children.
Posted February 21, 2011 by OriG
You can also make a youtube channel and make money from their partnership program (if they accept you) which is linked to your adsense account. Or one of my favorite things to do is buy stuff from goodwill and sell it on ebay!
Posted February 18, 2011 by Johnny
A couple more ideas: go to offices and see if they need someone to take out the trash, if they need someone to change light bulbs, if they need someone to sit and answer phones, while they take lunch breaks. Ask if they need lunches or coffee brought it to their offices! Lots of work is available, if you just let them know what YOU can do for THEM!
Posted February 18, 2011 by Gary Christensen
Yes people, in some places you get paid to donate your blood. I have done this before and would do it again if needed. They use a fresh needle and take it out of the protective package thing right in front of you so there is no reason for a hospital to not use the blood or deny a patient a transfusion. Such a thing would be unethical. Anyway, they typically pay $20-$30 for normal donors and $50 for rare blood type donors.
Posted February 15, 2011 by Crystal
For some of you college students... consider nude modeling if you are comfortable. Pays $15-$20 per hour but remember a class length is usually no more than 3. But a couple of night classes a week will get you set. Also keep in mind, that it is not dependable long term. I would say no longer than a month, there would be need for a new model. So if you are just trying to pay back a friend, make a car payment or want to rent a hotel for your birthday weekend.... this may be an idea! (Please no rude feedback, everyone has different situations and different ways to go about resolving financial issues, I hope this well somebody!)
Posted February 6, 2011 by Kresa
When you sell your eggs or sperm, it is not just your business. You are selling your Family Jewels. I don't want my future grand-babies being sold. I can't wait 'till these kids grow up and claim inheritance rights from familys that never heard of them. As for saying you don't harm yourself by doing it--no one has ever done the research on that, so they cannot say one way or the other. But reports are getting out there that yes, it can cause a lot of damage-even death and worse. Speaking of Craigslist-selling body parts is against Cragslist TOS, yet the egg-buyers agencys continue to place ads. If this was so reputable, why would the companies continue to violate Cragslist policy? Just enter the keywords, cragslist donor, and you will see ads for every city in the help-wanted and other sections. (and if you click on an ad make sure to flag it for deletion 'cause it violates policy). Selling your eggs and sperm is selling your family.
Posted February 5, 2011 by stoplyingpleeze
I'm a teenager who takes Biology class and TnTi is right.
Posted February 4, 2011 by Professor Awsome
selling eggs? $$$ really? really????????????? what if I have eggs to sell my eggs?
Posted January 26, 2011 by jess
Sam: Contact Dex, Yellow Pages or other phone book companies in your area. You also might check out Craigslist as that's where many of them advertise for delivery people.
Posted January 19, 2011 by kate
So for delivering phone books. WHO DO I CALL. the website doesn't give any details.
Posted January 18, 2011 by Sam
Number 26, Sell weed, Itll be leal soon anyway. just sayin.
Posted January 11, 2011 by Rudy
I really appreciated the ideas. I'm consulting others to helping their business and these could be good ideas. I've also noticed that these ideas are fairly proactive and you have to go out and get these jobs. thanks a lot for your ideas.
Posted January 5, 2011 by Ankush Kohli
why not become a paid product tester? There are companies that pay you for going onsite to try existing products for an hour and they will pay about $40 or more if you are asked to stay for more than a hour. Even for focus/discussion groups, those pay about $80/$100 per hour. I live on the SF Bay Area and I do ocassionally food tasting tests for Tragon in Redwood Shores. There are other research companies in the area that have other offerings for quick cash as well.
Posted January 3, 2011 by Monica
You Americans are funny people. Here you blast tons of entries about the SAME: is blood plasma or not or is Craiglist free or not. How boring besserwissers you all are. BLA BLA BLA - AMERICAN BLA BLA BLA BLA -
Posted January 2, 2011 by Margret
oddly enough you are required to have a B.A. to donate sperm and submit yourself to a very rigid health screening not to mention have a porn star like sperm count. but If you have all that then it pays about $600 a shot.
Posted December 27, 2010 by re re sperm
well...i read a couple comments about the whole egg donation that are really negative and some that are comforting.. specially for me that im thinking about doing it.... i really need money for school and that amount of money almost makes me drool.... i cant find a job my only option is to keep looking but i also want to start school.. and plus like that one girl said if someone wants to have babies she should... i personally never want to have children so... yeah why not? i will do more research on this to be sure.... cause some of you people really scare me lol
Posted December 17, 2010 by scuuurrd
Andrew, Sperm donation is likely not listed due to the rise of the hidden cost to the donor, namely 18 years of child support. It all started with a lesbian couple in Pennsylvania who sued 1) to get the identity of their donor, and then 2) sued said donor for child support... AND WON. It became a precedent case, and now women all over are suing sperm donors for child support. As such, most men will no longer "anonymously" donate sperm.
Posted December 14, 2010 by re sperm
Chris, you are absolutely ignorant. Were you raised by a pack of wolves or what? Its not illegal to clean out foreclosed houses! Lol. Were you serious? I mean, obviously you have to have an agreement with the bank or lender that owns the home. DUH. I know alot of people that do this for a living. Its not new or anything. I know an old guy thats been doing it since the early 70's. You cant just go in some random foreclosed house that you happen to pass by and start taking things out, of course, but do you think the bank gets the tellers, loan officer, or the president to go clean the stuff out of their foreclosed houses? Uhhh No. Greetings Chris, the Earth says hello. Duhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Posted November 29, 2010 by Stephen
CRAIGSLIST IS FREE IN CERTAIN AREAS IT IS NOT...I THINK NEW YORK IT IS NOT.. BUT DONT QUOTE ME. iVE SOLD AND BOUGHT A FEW THINGS FROM THERE. WE ARE GATHERING OUR PECANS THIS YEAR FROM OUR TREES AND A LOCAL PECAN ORCHARD BUYS THEM. WE DONT RECYCLE CANS BECAUSE WE DONT DRINK COKES :(
Posted November 23, 2010 by CARLA
I would NEVER sell my eggs. I mean, five grand would be great especially when I am paying for college but I dont think I would like the thought that there might be a child out there one day that is biologically mine and I wouldn't even know. Same goes for sperm donation. I wouldn't want my husband donating sperm either. Plus, who knows if it might throw you into early menopause! Because contrary to what everyone earlier is saying, there is no medication to make a woman produce more eggs. She is born with the amount she will always have. There may be drugs to take to make your ovaries release more than one at a time, but you can never reproduce more. one they are gone, they're gone!!!
Posted November 20, 2010 by Roxy
Craigslist DOES charge for CERTAIN catagorys, but selling is not one of them. It's mostly classified, such as jobs, etc.
Posted November 19, 2010 by Sarah
I took on a paper route and did that for a year, but I was called out between the hours of 1 and 2am when the papers were ready and would finish the route between 4 and 5am seven days a week. My route was 40 miles long and I spent on average, $400 a month in gas alone to work that route. You buy the papers, the bags, and pay for your own gas. Still, it's an ok job if you're looking for some extra cash, but if you work another job, you'll wear down fast. It isn't as easy as what most people think. Now, there are some areas where you start out at 6:30am and done by 8am, but if you're in a rural area, you can expect a 30 to 70 mile route.
Posted November 11, 2010 by Lilly
What is wrong with these people always worring bout some craig's list wtf
Posted October 26, 2010 by Samantha
You Forgot Selling Soda Cans!!!!
Posted October 19, 2010 by B.O.B.
Delivering phone books is absolutely not worthwhile. My sister and I ran up and down driveways for 9 hours one day, had barely made a dent in my trunk completely full of books and- I can't remember how much exactly- had very very very little to show for it. I turned the rest back in and haven't lost a moment of sleep over having done so.
Posted October 12, 2010 by amanda
i know you cant donate blood while pregnant....but can you donate plasma??? i mean your blood is put back right?
Posted October 9, 2010 by Tiffany
If you need quick cash during election time, go to city/town hall and work election day. you do next to nothing and get paid $150. I signed up once i turned 18 and now they call whenever the elections are around, so I can choose if I want to work.
Posted October 9, 2010 by rebecca
I am a full time student and have 2 young ones to take care of. My husband was laid off his job. Since then he has found another job but it doesn't cover all of our bills and other living expensives. I once donated plasma and I cried the whole time. It was painfull to lay there with something stuck in your arm....and it made me so very cold. I am curious about donating eggs but I have had my tubes tied so I do not know if that would be a possibility for me or not. Does anyone know if you can donate eggs if your tubes are tied? I still produce eggs but they are contained.
Posted October 7, 2010 by peaches
Ron what business do you have and how did you create it any suggestions
Posted October 7, 2010 by nikki
no they dont. i put an ad on craigs list i didnt get chrgd. the page says its free
Posted October 2, 2010 by vicki
How bout SELL YOUR VOICE, a lot of people PAY ATTENTION to that, right???
Posted September 20, 2010 by M**** Jordan
Well, not sure what is going on with the comments but I just wanted to add that you guys should try ReviewsForAll.info. Makes a ton of cash through Google Adsense.
Posted September 17, 2010 by Corey
SUCH anger about donating eggs in these comments....geez! Having been thorugh fertility treatments, I know a lot about this and would like to correct some misconceptions. First of all, there is absolutely no research or data that says that the fertility drugs given to enhance egg production lead to cancer. That is unfounded. Yes, it is a long process that involves taking medications and going through a very breif (about 20 min) outpatient procedure to remove the eggs. There is some effort and some discomfort involved which is why donors are paid well. Shouldn't they be for what they are doing? I think so. Of course, any young woman interested in this should learn all she can an make her own informed choice. This is NOT like donating a leg or organ. That is absurd. (And if anyone is confused by anatomy--this is EGG donation, NOT ovary donation). It is the equivalent of donating sperm, it is just that because of physiology, the procedure is more involved. So yes, an egg donor might very well have biological children out there but guess what, so does a sperm donor...but no one was aghast about a man not knowing his biological children, just a woman.
Posted September 15, 2010 by Am H
Lemons can be made into lemonade. A "Pet Rock" came from where? There's the yellow pages, white pages, i.e. Toastmasters -- Nope, we don't master making the best toast out of the toaster. Remember, every one has ability, it is time to take inventory of oneself, go to the right authorities in life, build on emotional IQ skills, there's the library, networking, work trade, go to a swap meet, get paid for good ideas. There's United Way, Volunteer Services, American Red Cross, i.e. Try something new without a thought of "I can't" and "I am too old!" Also focus on good news and don't waste yourself on negative energy!
Posted September 9, 2010 by Marilyn
was that Human Egg rea// wow. How about a leg?
Posted September 5, 2010 by Edwin R Villatoro
I like how about 500 people decided to comment to say craigslist is free. Haha. One person saying it was all we needed....
Posted August 26, 2010 by jaime
Craiglist only charges for posting job position.
Posted August 26, 2010
Heres a great one, steal vegetables from neighborhood gardens and open your own stand.
Posted August 26, 2010 by Tom
Is that contracting license gig valid in NJ? If so, anyone can point me to the proper direction for acquiring my LLC. thanx in advance!!!
Posted August 26, 2010 by ThisGuy
I hope that I can get some house sitting jobs
Posted August 18, 2010 by Susan Waldron
My daughter donated her eggs. It wasn't that bad. She had to do injections for 2 weeks which made her more fertile (produce more eggs). The injections made her gain weight of which she lost quickly thereafter. Other than that it wasn't bad. She was permitted to do it a maximum of 3 times each time paying more than the previous. First time was like $2500 I think and last time was $3500.
Posted August 13, 2010 by Leann
Craigslist is free in most cities and they do charge a 25 dollar fee to post employment ads in some of the larger cities. But that is not for posting things for sale. Just some of the business type ads. Look it up yourself go to portland oregon and try to post and employment ad and it will be a charge of 25 dollars. People need to really think before they speak. or Yell at somone for stating a true fact. Not all states or cities but some of the larger states and cities that get a lot of traffic do indeed charge to post in some venues!
Posted August 12, 2010 by Kim
I have donated plasma for about 5 years now. The center that I donate at does not attract the "low lifes." The problem now is that the plasma center is closed this week because there are too many people wanting or needing to donate and there is too much plasma right now (supply and demand). So the center is closed for the week and may close for a week in October and another week in December. They also went from $20 for the first donation and $30 for the second donation in a week to $20 for each donation. I guess this way of making a quick buck is very popular right now!
Posted August 2, 2010 by Christie
Selling your eggs may be invasive, but if you do not plan on having children, then why not donate them to someone who wants children, can raise and take care of them, but cannot have children themselves. I don't understand why people get upset when someone brings that topic up. I have applied to do the procedure myself, and my mother got very upset with me. There are many women out there who could benefit from having them, so I believe if you do your research, and are comfortable with it, then it is your choice, and people who believe that it is wrong just shouldn't worry about it, because if you are not the one doing it, then it is not your body or egg to worry about.
Posted August 2, 2010 by April
hay what can a very busy stay at home mom with 4 young children do for extra income?any ideas?
Posted August 1, 2010 by lc
As far as donating plasma goes. I've been doing it for about 2 years now. And yes, they are set up in areas of town to attract all the dope fiends and low lifes. They don't even pay you very fairly for your plasma. The average pay for a regular plasma donor is about 20-25$ your first donation, and 30-35 for your second in a week. While the company you are donating through turns around and sells your 825 ml bottle of plasma to a pharmaceutical company for anywhere between 1500$ and 2500$. Whos REALLY making the money at these places? Not me. I donate only on the basis that my mother has Hep C. and her treatment meds are made from human plasma. The money comes second to me. So you what you get paid for your plasma is nothing in comparison to what the actual donation clinic gets per bottle of plasma when they sell it. Bottom line is, if your not doing it for a REAL reason other than money, you will find yourself hating it. Long lines, endless hours of wait, and having to deal with being in an environment full of crack heads that are looking to get a few bucks for their next score. I personally think they should drug test every asshole that attempts to donate. Cause I don't know about you, but I wouldn't want any medications that were derived from some crack heads plasma.
Posted July 30, 2010 by Skyler
You can make quick money by selling your books to mybookbank.com. They give you cash for used and new books. It’s quick and easy.
Posted July 29, 2010 by MyBookBank
listening to all the comments... wow!! so much negativity
Posted July 28, 2010 by steph
who is craig and why does everyone on this blog keep arguing about his "list"?.
Posted July 28, 2010 by 1shadycharactr
Any valuable can be sold for cash. One website, www.62days.com , offers to pay for items that can then be bought back within two months for exactly the same amount. That's interest free cash.
Posted July 12, 2010 by bono
sell your gold and silver.
Posted July 7, 2010 by tammy
@Chris Whats the difference between her granddaughters boyfriend taking the items or the bank taking the items? A piece of paper that says its okay. If they can take shit from someone so can we!!@@
Posted July 4, 2010 by Mike
I took a second job delivering pizza for a chain pizza place. I average $15/hr. When my husbands hours were cut, the "extra" money I was making became mandatory. After 3 years, my part time summer job is a part time year round job!
Posted June 22, 2010 by Sarah
well we all have to what we can and try very hard not to lose your self. life is short and we all have potholes in life to dodge, and remember god never puts more on you than you can handle. also treat people the way you want to be treated!!! we are all in the same boat. tgif
Posted June 19, 2010 by bill
I honestly can't believe you guys have spent so much time debating CL. What's worse is that no one seems to have any idea what they're talking about. Essentially, Craigslist is free but with exceptions. There is a $5 charge for posting ads to the "Adult (formerly Erotic) Services" category. There is NO CHARGE for posting ads to any other section of the site. Can we now begin to post comments that are both accurate and useful?
Posted June 13, 2010 by Devin
these 24 ideas for making good money is good but few ideas are not suitable for every country and atmosphere.like in east Asia's countries are not developing countries and these ideas are big fake for those countryside's people.
Posted May 29, 2010 by Online Jobs
Unfortunately some of these are impractical or outdated. For some reason I could not even locate plasma donation sites within 125 miles of here...and I'm in Philadelphia! I've nothing valuable to sell,most times I'm undersold on eBay,and recycling only pays pennies unless you're able to harvest valuable metals from somewhere. My luck^
Posted May 25, 2010 by Joe
OK,WE GET! CARIGSLIST IS FREE..........
Posted May 19, 2010 by meme
Brittani: Check out http://www.affiliatewatcher.com/7-quick-ways-for-college-students-to-make-money-online/ Look at the "comments" section as well for more ideas. Good luck. Coupon Sherpa
Posted May 18, 2010 by Kate
What is the best option for a college student with a full load of classes and a ton of bills not including loans? I like the idea of the website but I don't know. Just curious :-/
Posted May 13, 2010 by Brittani
Craigslist only charges for some states... others they dont geezzzzz.... reason being. thats why some of you pay and some dont... try posting a ad outside ur area it may be free but wont do you any good. if where u live is very populated craigslist limits that and makes u pay for some reason.Luckly in my area i post for free. I found all these tips to make money terrible, theres really no straight way to make some good extra cash if you try searching on youtube the people telling you, are advertisising there information crediting there videos to get more popular is all. Its really tough for people You need to try to get a good job that pays good. ebay does help but can be a bitch to get it up there where u need to be. Pawning items scraping metal works but they all take money to make money.
Posted May 13, 2010 by Will
Cheri in Illinois. How do you go about getting a temporary coding job? I have over 20 years of experience but haven't worked for 10 years. I would just like to find something to get back into the "biz". Thanks. Viola
Posted May 11, 2010 by Viola Bressan
Ken Brown Feb. 2010 replying to your post about recieving money's for donating blood! That is the most rediculous thing I have ever heard of, you have to be the genius of the year to think people are actually dumb enough to believe that garbage story, NO medical professional will ever refuse you blood because you eccepted money for donating it. You and people like you tick me off telling lies like that. Admit it you made that story up, it makes you mad people selling instead of donating blood
Posted May 6, 2010 by K. Cole
Ron from February 2010: What type of home based business did you start that is doing so well? I am interested and it's hard to find one that doesn't cost lots of money. Thanks.
Posted May 6, 2010 by Peggy
You all have interesting comments. I too have no job and no unemployment. But my main support is God. I pray a lot and try to have faith. I still try all kind of ways to make money to pay bills. I just think that having faith in God sure helps. As a small child I was told you never get any where without hard work and sweat. I know these are not always the best jobs. Keep plugging along and things will get better. Good Luck and God Bless to all of you struggling for a job. Karen
Posted May 6, 2010 by Karen
IMAGINETHAT.....You must have read all of these posts to know what they're about, so.....you get a life. Some of this info is helpful to a lot of people. So go blah blah blah yourself.
Posted May 6, 2010 by Erin
I have donated plasma in the past. They hook you up to a intravenous line and pump your blood into a container. this container is hooked up to a machine that separates the plasma from the blood. the plasma then goes into a separate container, while your blood is then returned to yuor body. Everything used in this process is new and sterile. I have donated plasma in the past when i was really short on cash. There is usually a screening process, which takes about 2 hours. and donating plasma itself can take 1-2 hours depending how hydrated your blood is. You usually can make 25- 35 dollars doing this. If you donate within a week you get even more. While this may be totally legal, you have to think about where they have these plasma centers set up. It usually is in the seedier part of town. Why is that , i wonder? You also have to think that these plasma centers are making a huge profit on your plasma. What they give you is less than a 1/10 (tenth) of what they make on it. When i used to donate, i have seen many people that where noticeably drunk or high. Personally at the time i needed the money, and it was an easy way to get money. I would never do it again myself, but sometimes people do what they need to to make a living. Especially if there are others counting on you. Hope this helps somebody out if they are thinking about donating plasma.
Posted May 6, 2010 by Rolando
I had my own home and condo repair business here in SW Florida up until about six months ago.No,I didn't have a general contractors license(have to go to class, costs thousands of dollars),just a general handyman.I did form an LLC.I went to numerous real estate agents and banks about foreclosure cleanup and repair and got nothing.Zippo ,nada.Although there has been an uptick lately,here the housing market is still depressed,banks are going under for making bad loans,the rest are trying to stay afloat,they aren't putting money into fixing up foreclosures-they've already lost money on the property.If they do decide to put anything into it,it won't be much.So, for all you saying how good you are doing in this business,well good for you ,but I bet you don't live around here!
Posted May 3, 2010 by Chris
I read all of you guys comments and you have good suggestions.
Posted April 30, 2010 by Tee
All craigslist postings are free, except for: 1. Job posts in the San Francisco Bay Area The fee for posting a job in the SF Bay Area is $75. This fee pays for one job in one category. (One job posted in two different categories would cost $150.) 2. Job posts in Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Orange County, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, Sacramento, San Diego, Seattle, South Florida, and Washington DC The fee for posting a job in these cities is $25. This fee pays for one job in one category. (One job posted in two different categories would cost $50.) 3. Brokered apartment rental listings in New York The fee for posting a brokered apartment rental in New York City is $10. 4. Posts in adult services and therapeutic services on craigslist sites in the United States. The fee for posting ads in these categories is $10. Live approved ads can be re-posted for $5.
Posted April 25, 2010 by David
Word to Doug, my Mom is a real estate agent that deals with these type of foreclosures all the time. Also, another good business in a struggling economy is personal selling, I recommend Avon because it's inexpensive or Silpada jewelry because it's actually really nice stuff. I think some personal selling companies are far too expensive...but some are a great way to earn money when you want to work, build up personal networks for finding another job and learn sales skills.
Posted April 22, 2010 by Erin
Does anyone know who to contact to get a website that we can sell our albums? we have a collection of more than 7,000 albums of jazz and blues original albums we converted to cd's for our own use and want to sell the actual albums. We need to find out how to get the paypal set up. Ebay maybe?
Posted April 21, 2010 by Rita
cheri in IL you are close with your answer about unemployment in il....the way it acually works is you can make half of what the state gives you for unemployment....part of your unemployment comes from the federal goverment,but still comes as one payment combined.....after making half of what the state pays you they take away 1 dollar for every 2 dollars you make until you reach your max. benifit amount
Posted April 17, 2010 by values
well its apparent imaginethat has a job and is not struggling....i am well off myself and dont need extra money,but it never hurts....but what i done for free for the last several years is mentor people who are serious about getting their life straight,and have found some of these ideas a great way to get started until they can find a real job....i have always told them take any job you can get and be happy with it but that dont meen you have to be satisfied with it....but while there work like its a permenant job and work as hard as you can to move up the ladder,as it will make your resume look better even if you only moved up the ladder to ass. manager at a fast food joint...and to imaginethat if this is a waste of time and your telling people to get a real life,then does that make you a loser for reading the column and responding on it ?
Posted April 17, 2010 by values
This is in reference to Dana's coment. You are confusing wellfare with unemployment benefits. So unemployment is not being funded by the working tax payer like wellfare benfits. It's paid by employer and employee deductions. And to KK I don't know how it works in your state. But where I live there is a unemployment deduction taken out of my paycheck. Granted the employer also contributes to unemployment insurance. But so does the employee in my case.
Posted April 17, 2010 by Say What ?
I don't know the rules in other states but, in IL you are able to make up to 50% of your weekly unemployment check with a part-time job. IL has an automated system to certify. You report every 2 weeks if you worked each week and your wages. I did a census job last year and I was paid for the administrative day to fill out paperwork. That did not cut me off of unemployment. Once I started the census job and my reported wages for the week exceeded my weekly unemployment, then my unemployment stopped. The census job originally was estimated to be for 10 weeks. It only lasted for 3 weeks. Once I was done I reported my job was over and I went back on unemployment. I have been fortunate to have a temporary medical coding job for the last 10 months. I started this job 6 weeks after the census job ended.
Posted April 17, 2010 by cheri in IL
Please, why don't all of the know-it-alls here (most of this board) just shut the hell up! All you people do is blather on about everything under the sun, and most of you don't have a clue what you're talking about. Blah, blah, blah, sheesh, get a REAL life everyone!
Posted April 13, 2010 by Imaginethat
I have owned a pet sitting business for 10 years . IThe job isn't as easy as it seams when the first job is at 7 am and the last is at 9 or 10 at night. Going out in all weather. There are no sick days. If you are sick you still have to go take care of the animal. Have to work 7 days aweek including holidays. Always fun working Christmas and having to go to a clients house 3 times a day, 4th of July, memorial day, New years, and Easter. Its not that great when you have to walk a dog in 20 degree weather, or the pouring rain. Remember this isn't justy doing it for friends this is a business which includes taxes, and alot of responsiblity if the animal gets sick, hurt or if the animal soils the carpet because you where late. The financial responsibility. Even if you are doing it for a friend and the dog gets out and bites someone. You are responsible , not the owner. If you own a home the person that was bit can sue your homeowners. If they find out iyou were doing it as a business homeownerws maynot cover it and you can go after your personal assets. Think really long and hard before opening your own pet sitting business. One ,the economy has effected my business also. People aren't traveling as much as they use to, or they are using friends and family to care for thier pets. Gas prices have gone up , oh yeah and every one and thier brother that has been laid off have been opeing a pet sitting business so the market is now flooded and the need has decreased.
Posted April 12, 2010 by mary
In our state BOTH employers and employees pay in to the unemployment fund - though it is not a separate line item on your paystub. I have a letter from the Dept of L
Posted April 9, 2010 by EJ
I like the "growing pot" idea
Posted April 9, 2010 by Missi
It is unfortunate that so many receiving unemployment do not understand where the money comes from. I work for the state and occasionally assist my customers with unemployment issues. Many believe they have paid into unemployment, when the fact is their employer pays in. Think of it as you would auto insurance being purchased by your parents. It is being paid into by someone else (it is not a deduction from your paycheck) to protect you should you ever have an 'accident' (being laid off). No one can collect insurance (it is actually called 'unemployment insurance') if they do not currently have coverage. In other words, you may have worked for 30 years for one employer at a very high salary, but worked the last five for minimum wage. Unemployment goes by what the current employers coverage was for you when you are laid off. Hope that clears some things up. Employees do not pay into unemployment.
Posted April 9, 2010 by kk
There is absolutely nothing wrong with donating blood or blood products such as plasma. I did it for years and it is safe as long as you stay hydrated before and after the process. The process is federally regulated, so there is nothing sordid about it. You can ignore an earlier comment by poster Ken Brown about his freind almost not getting a transfusion that he needed after they found out he donated blood for money....that is a TOTAL LIE!! I repeat, donating blood or plasma is FEDERALLY REGULATED and LEGAL!!
Posted April 9, 2010 by Patrick
I do not know which is better to sell more expensive stuff on e-bay or craig's list. when I looked up craig's list, I really did not find anything aboout my items. I know e-bay charges for reserved listings. Which is better. Can you put a top dollar item on craig's list and keep the price as buy for the asking price like e-bay does? I don't want to pay for all the charges on e-bay. I get confused. I am new at selling. Any resonse, I would appreciate. Thank you, Beryl
Posted April 9, 2010 by Beryl H. Hamerla
This information i learned was extremely helpful. thanx for the postings. beryl
Posted April 9, 2010 by beryl hammerla
The donating blood idea is worse than u think. Recently I tried this. I sat in a very seedy part of town where the place was located. Many shady characters were there in the donation center. After passing all the physical portion with ease, I had to continue to answer more questions. In the end they denied me and told me I could never come back. All of this because I had smoked crack 17 years ago. I was angry because they denied me because I was honest. You could tell half the people in there were on drugs and just were lying. They were selling their blood for the dope. Nothing should be held against you if it happened 17 years ago, They also told me that I could not donate anywhere not even the Red Cross which is a crock of crap because I have done that several times and they continue to call me again and again. There reasoning is just plain ridiculous.
Posted April 9, 2010 by Jacqueline
I think AW ma have mixed up Craig's List with Angie's List!
Posted April 9, 2010 by steven boxer
Craigslist does not charge, unless an employer for a job posting ($25). It is a great way to sell unwanted items or find used items for a good price. Just be careful of scammers!
Posted April 9, 2010 by df
seems dacker does not want a ''job'' to get his way of getting a pay check! Your " not willing to work " benifits are being paid for through taxation, by those who choose work! To sum it up, you won't do these jobs because you calculate more money can be made from drawing unemployment. It's too bad were paying, more people, more money than ever to sit home, because in this case the old addage "you get what you pay for", has never been more true.
Posted April 8, 2010 by dana
i have one more idea to earn..now you can earn by sitting at home by jining some earnig websit who will give you diferent projects about different fields and they will pay for that..............
Posted April 4, 2010 by mani
I donate plasma twice a week and make $260 a month doing it. There have been times where that money really saved my butt. I also sell "items" based on a hobby of mine online that I make some money from. I like the idea of cleaning out foreclosed houses. I'm going to seriously check into that.
Posted March 31, 2010 by Paul
I just called a plasma center listed in the article, which was about a little over 133 miles fr my house. The fee schedule was a bit weird but the long and short of it all is that the compensation starts at $15 and goes up and down based upon the number of times you donate to $20 most of the time with one bonus after about 15 donations of $30. Does anyone know of a center that is close to the Boston area.
Posted March 31, 2010 by muffa
Dave, I really agree with you on starting your own busness. I started mine three years ago, and get more business these days from companies outsourcing their work. I also get to write off a lot of stuff I couldn't when I was a "jobber".
Posted March 31, 2010 by Contessa777
dacker--When I was let go from my job I looked into unemployment. At the same time, one of the clients I dealt with from my job asked me to continue doing the job for them on my own. Since I had no non-compete agreement with my former employer, I agreed. Just the small amount I made from that made me ineligible for unemployment. So, that was the birth of my own business. It's been hard, but successful.
Posted March 31, 2010 by mj
I am in Oregon and I get over $200.00 donating Plasma every month... I also recycle cans and bottles that brings in around $300.00 to $600.00 plus a month depending on how many days I collect the recycled items... I've been donating for over a year. As for the cans and bottles, I've been doing it for the last 13 years...I did the Phone book thing one year for three days got $95.00, broke even with gas... I was only laid off for 8 months, my ex got a paper route that I worked cause she just had a baby. The paper route and the unemployment checks paid well to help us both out, the paper lasted two years even after I got a job. Yes a full time job I have right now and I still want to make more...
Posted March 31, 2010 by Russell
@Chris... hahahaha No way man, it is totally LEGAL to clean out foreclosures and bank repos under contract and how you dispose of the contents is usually another charge in the contract... ..I'm a contractor, and I do real estate clean outs on bank foreclosures under contract all the time. I charge for cleaning supplies, rubbish disposal (dump fee), and any repairs that need made (ie: drywall, carpet cleaning, trim work, painting etc... and 99.99% of the time, the agent contracting the cleanout has already seen the contents, is aware of what is there, and signs off on the disclaimer in the contract that I am not held liable for any 3rd party claim to any removed item. Its a VERY profitable business service I provide and, YES, you can (OFTEN) find some pretty cool items you might not even want to sell in a yard sale... What happens goes down like this: The bank forecloses, people cant find another place to move to in time (usually for lack of funds) and are ordered vacated...meaning they gotta move everything out (including their own persons) or risk losing the stuff and being arrested for criminal trespassing (in their own home, yes I know its really "F'ed up" but thats the way they play it)... By the time the house gets the cleanup order it has sat empty for a while, until the bank assesses value and wants it placed on the market.., so they call a real estate agent, who checks it out and confers with the bank its sales potential according to neighborhood property value and condition... they eventually agree on a market price, then the real estate agent contracts with the bank for the sale... once that happens, the agency assigns priority to each house that has certain issues in need of repair or cleaning and preparation for sale... by the time they get around to calling me, the house has been vacated 2 months, sometimes all winter, and most of the time already picked through by at least 4 prior visitors who might walk away with whatever they can carry out by hand... My liability is contracted, dated, and totally defensible in court... 64" Plasma TV? Oh yeah... THAT is a good day! I've picked up everything from abandoned motorcycles, bicycles, lawn mowers, rifles in closets, handguns on cabinet shelves, fishing gear, to wads of cash in nightstands and solid gold jewelry laying on bathroom vanity tops... Once I even found some antique items that paid off a car and bought new tires... ...very VERY lucrative service I provide to my real estate agents... and, on days like those, you just get into a cleanin kinda mood my brotha! We do great work! My guys love it when I assign tasks by room and tell them, whatever you find in that room, is up to you if it makes it to the truck or not... (Job security LOL) ...about half of our cleanouts look like walkouts. Most of the time the repos happen because of divorce, jailed occupants, tax defaults or deaths... so, do the math. This is probably the BEST form of self employment a modern day treasure hunter could indulge in. Best in larger towns and old home historic districts. My advice to anyone wanting to do this kind of work...get your contractors license and insurance, and go for it! It is NOT stealing and it is TOTALLY legal, above board, and on the books... it just sounds horrible to you because nobody wouldn't want anyone walking out with all their stuff.... totally understandable, and, after you are confronted by the nosy neighbors and the police show up on a possible vandalism/burglary call (Happens to us at least once a year)...you just show him the contract, and hey, have a nice day officer! (While you smile that big toothy grin at the idiots next door who missed out on the ransack party LMAO!) you see, the real estate sign doesn't go in the yard until after the house is cleaned out, so, nobody knows the status of the house except the bank, the real estate agent, and the former occupants. (Beware the former occupants...they CAN get a judge to issue a a writ for 24 hour evacuation of property.) ...but, you dont have to allow them access while your crew is on the job doing repairs which endanger their safety or yours. Contractors have rights too. but, you need a good truck, at least two guys, and some knowledge about cosmetic repairs etc... other than that, I'd say anybody could do 1000 bucks a week on this stuff easy. Even the smaller homes are about 500 bucks to get em prepped for sale ...and thats just touchup paint, carpet cleaning and rubbish disposal. Add repairs and you start getting into the money... We do roofing, concrete work, framing, trim carpentry...you name it... I just wish I had more of this type work in my area... especially now with the economy down... Plenty of empty houses, but, agents aren't calling as often because the market is not ready... nothing is selling so the schedule is not a priority. banks are shopping agents for better deals.
Posted March 31, 2010 by DougKendig
I am more interested in house sitting, I may be divorced soon and could really use this kind of job, I would have a small camper that I could use inbetween jobs, has anyone ever housesat and if so what was your experience?? Also is there more info available?? Thanks
Posted March 31, 2010 by Cindy
Grow Pot, very rewarding
Posted March 30, 2010 by Freddy
Craigslist only costs to post an ad if you're putting it in the adult section or in a certain city: Its sole source of revenue is paid job ads in select cities – $75 per ad for the San Francisco Bay Area; $25 per ad for New York City, Los Angeles, San Diego, Boston, Seattle, Washington D.C., Chicago, Philadelphia and Portland, Oregon – and paid broker apartment listings in New York City ($10 per ad).
Posted March 27, 2010 by Mel
It used to be, in Michigan anyway, that a person who regularly went to "donate" plasma for cash could at any time be instantly disqualified for life from ever making such donations again due to a sudden elevation in his or her blood levels of certain liver enzymes. I know. It happened to me many years ago. I had been donating plasma twice a week for a long period of time. It was a nice source of extra cash aside from the damaging permanent scars they caused to my veins. Regular blood tests conducted by the plasma clinic showed my liver enzymes had tested high one day. They suspected hepatitis infection when in fact it turned out to be a side effect of some new antidepressant I had started taking. It didn't matter. I was permanently banned and my social security number was entered into a nationwide database as being a banned donator. I was then offered the opportunity to sell my whole blood for medical science purposes only. It was a paltry sum in comparison to the amounts paid for plasma. I believe I was offered $15 for a pint, and I was told I could only return to do this once every six weeks. My point: you CAN sell your blood for cash, but it is hardly worth the trouble. Stop bashing on Ken and Jay for that part of their story anyway.
Posted March 27, 2010 by Tabz
You can hook up with almost any company that gets stuck with the bad mortage, usually helps to know someone or underbid the competition. As for the bounty, or booty from those homes? Almost any state has a to the curb law for a set amount of hours before the neighbors or whomever can root through it. Usually 24 hours to 3 day's, from house to truck to market is pretty much basically looting before that. If a signed waiver of want or ownership (usually impossible) by the previous tenants is in hand its all free. Could be worse, or moreso morbid though. Keeping tabs on the obits and looking out for the cleanout dumpsters from those properties. Cleanest deal? Very little cost? Sweep the clothing drop boxes in your areas, anything set outside the box is considered dumping and free. List 50 to 100 plus items on (they buy anything) ebay. Buyer pays shipping and confirmation, listing is minor, post office delivers boxes to your door and picks them up. Remember, everything save for a loved ones momento is simply "stuff". You can't feed your family stuff. Sell it if the need is there.
Posted March 27, 2010 by Robert D
I did phone books once. It wasn't bad, but it doesn't pay much -- though , if you have children and they are old enough to help you, you might make a few dollars ( a few extra bodies working at the same time makes ALL THE DIFFERENCE..........but they have to be old enough to understand the procedures and they have to HUSTLE!)...........have them use a wagon and follow along with them----- Word to the wise.............you only make money in VOLUME.......i..e by delivering LOTS of telephone books in a small period of time!!!! Subtract gasoline costs ( #%
Posted March 25, 2010 by DB
I really appreciated the ideas. I'm looking at starting my own business and these could be good ideas if you have a lull in your income. I've also noticed that these ideas are fairly proactive and you have to go out and get these jobs. Once again, thank you for the ideas.
Posted March 16, 2010 by Greg
Donating eggs requires taking drugs that will give you cancer. Your life is worth more than $5,000.
Posted March 12, 2010 by leela
When I delivered phone books, I also had a list of addresses I had to survey,most of them were never home and the ones that were did not want to take the survey. It was one of the worse work experiences I ever had.
Posted March 4, 2010 by Evelyn
I love the one where they ask you to be a human guinea pig. Let's get paid for putting more poisons in our bodies. That way, the pharmaceutical can make more when they have to try and reverse the damage that the experimental drugs cause. What a viscous cycle. If anyone is looking for a REAL honest income, visit my website at www.miracleshappen.reliv.com We are a food science company that has been around for over 20 years helping people get their health
Posted March 4, 2010 by Barbara
Cleaning out foreclosed homes can be profitable and what you remove is not stealing. The banks that own these homes work with local real estate personnel to hire the people to do the cleaning. In my area part of the deal for cleaning out these homes is that you can keep anything you deam valuable. My husband and I did it when we were younger and did quite well. The banks want these properties cleaned and ready as can be to be sold. They have absolutely no interest in what is left behind.
Posted March 4, 2010 by Debra
Nobody ever brings this up. But one way to make extra money is to be a referee in Basketball Football Hockey or a umpire in Baseball. Your own town is always looking for people doing local Baseball games.Your local High Schools always are looking for people in all sports. We pay our Little League umpires $30.00 for each game they do.I`ve umpired for over 30 years and I`ve used that extra money for vacations many of times.If you like working with kids, love sports, the job is perfect.I hope this has helped.
Posted March 4, 2010 by TC
Has anyone done the homejobplacement.org for auction listings? I'm interested if it is legitimate.
Posted March 4, 2010 by kpt0810
I have a friend that posts 3 ads a day on craigslist. http://www.hollywoodmodelphotography.com for his photography site. No problem for years. The Platelette thing actually sounds very cool. I'm going to check that out since I have been donating for about 6 years now for free. I never new you could get cash so close in my area. I actually thought they had banned giving money. At least thats what my hospital that takes it for free told me.
Posted March 4, 2010 by cool article
A: Plasma is refined from whole blood. It can be stored for longer periods while retaining many of the benefits of whole blood. B: No hospital would be able to check records to know an individuals donor history C: The whole point of Craigslist is that it is an open-source, cost-free bulletin board that may be used by any person with an e-mail account. They sell ad space to corporations and business entities, as does any regular website you may access, but they do not charge to post on their site. D: Some of you may benefit from using the internet as a research tool before you post your thoughts.
Posted March 4, 2010 by miamaytoo
I delivered phone books for one day. I took it as a second job and it was hands down the worst job I ever had
Posted February 28, 2010 by EJ
I am one of these people who has been out of work now for nearly 19 months!! and last Sept. after renewing my benefit, my benefit check was cut nearly in half!!!!! The person I had spoken to on the phone was more interested my part-time job, which I explained I have had off and on for the past 10 years. It was a job that only paid $8.50 an hour!!! It simple was a labor of love working at the bookstore! It should not have been used to determine my benefit. I had been an Administrative Assistant for over 13 years and was making a nice salary of over $50K.... this has hurt me tremendously! I had called a few different people at Unemployment Division and they told me there was nothing to be done about it, it was the way the system was set up!! and to call my Senators and Representatives, etc!! MY QUESTION TO ALL WHO HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN IS WHAT CAN WE DO NOW??? CAN WE RE-COOP THOSE LOST DOLLARS? Let me know if you find out any more info on this. Good luck to you!
Posted February 27, 2010 by dacker
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Posted February 25, 2010 by NationalTrends
I deliver papers for 5 years this time around and 9 years previously. Its a commitment for 365/yr. Sick or vacation does not exists. You would have to find a replacement. However, it means short work, decent money. No collection anymore. Just fold, deliver and pick up your paycheck. You are independent. If you miss a customer you will be charged more than a paper costs, so you better know your route. I do pretty good. I have ca 450 papers evert night and it takes me ca. 2 1/2 to 3 hrs.
Posted February 25, 2010 by Marlies
Say, does anyone know if Craigslist charges for ads...?
Posted February 25, 2010 by Tommyboy
Kelly, If you are trying to patent your idea with little or no funds, look into ' Legalzoom.com ' very low cost involved. Good luck!
Posted February 25, 2010 by Sketchy Detail
Banks and mortgage holders hirepeople to clean out foreclosed hoes and they usually don't want the stuff that is left so the cleaners get the stuff. it's legal to fine out how to get a job like this go to local banks and mortgage companies and ask
Posted February 25, 2010 by bev
craigslist doesnt charge to post i currently have a motorcycle on there didnt pay a thing
Posted February 25, 2010 by cindy
yes plasma comes from extracting it from the blood on a machine , i know this because this is what i do for a living , seeling or buying plasma does not happend in new jersey , mabe some other state like PA does it
Posted February 25, 2010 by jamie
Kelly, You can get a provisional patent for $100 from the U.S. Government Patent Office. This Is placed on file for a year to protect your being the first to have invented your idea. After the year is up, you can apply for a patent. That can cost $400.00 or more, depending on it's complexity. This is a do-it-yourself patent. On their website you can also look up any patents that are similar to yours and find out how the descriptive wording for the devices are done.
Posted February 25, 2010 by Howard Scott
You people forgot a thing or two. Dishwasers sometimes don't show up for work. Get some 3X5 cards, write down your name and phone # and make a master list to correlate your tracks. Then go to every restrauant in your area and give the manager a card! If you get along with everyone and ALLWAYS do a little extra, they will notice. I've been there. Make friends with the Chefs! You could eat for free!!!!
Posted February 25, 2010 by Budbeer
@Aw no Craislist does not charge I have sold several things on there and they have never charged me @Ken they don't pay you for donating blood, if anything they told your friend that he had a low supply since it takes about 6 weeks for your body to produce 1 pint of blood.
Posted February 25, 2010 by Tink-Tink
We did telephone books my wife and I . It was rural and we had to drive most of it we lost money with gas and going back and forth to get more phone books . It was hard and was a lot of heavy work . We also put quite a few days in it . I figured it out with gas and miles we lost money and we did a lot of hours of work for negative pay . Never do it . I talke to people that did neighborhoods and they walked and did OK not good just OK .
Posted February 25, 2010 by Allen
just to clarify....when you donate plasma, they remove the blood through a needle with a tube attached, spin it through a machine to separate the plasma, and then give the remainder of the packed red blood cells back to you. u can definitely get paid for this. but u had better have good veins because if they are too small for the big needle then they will not be able to do you. also, u will never get paid to donate whole blood. and even if u did, no hospital would ever be able to find out about it. add that to the fact that no hospital with an emergency room can refuse emergency treatment because it is highly illegal, and i doubt that the aforementioned story is true. by the way, these ideas are great!
Posted February 25, 2010 by nurseJ
shoverling or plowing .or snowblowing snow this winter would be quite welcome by many people esp. the elderly. I wonder if you have to be bonded to go into peoples houses to clean. Remember when you babysit you are responsible for a life. Some companies will pay to paint or put their logo on your car for advertising. Plant veggies or fruits for those with land and get some of the produce as part payment. Be careful who you rent a room to. Background checks and a line in the lease about noise or smoking should cover some of the problems.
Posted February 25, 2010 by lulu
To bobg's posting; Where do you find out information about forclosed homes?
Posted February 25, 2010 by Deborah Koch
Yes plasma does come from blood, but when you donate they actually extract the plasma from the rest of your blood and only take that. There is a big difference. You can donate plasma twice a week, I believe the limit on blood donation is once a month.
Posted February 25, 2010 by Jake
How do you go about getting a job cleaning out forclosed home. don't they use a perfessional salvaging company??? would like to know
Posted February 25, 2010 by simplysil
What Craigslist are you posting to. I post all the time and have never paid a dime.
Posted February 25, 2010 by cs
CRAIGSLIST IS FREE - I post stuff on Craigslist all the time and I pay nada! If your trying to post stuff as a commercial operation, that's against their rules. and they will block you from posting.
Posted February 25, 2010 by tripper
Have a product idea that I wish to have patented and marketed, but don't have much money. Is there a way that I can get this successfully done?
Posted February 25, 2010 by Kelly
AW, Craigslist DO NOT CHARGE FOR POSTING! Please people, before jumping on the comment wagon can we do a little research??!!
Posted February 25, 2010 by BoysOnly
As far as Craig's list Aw, I have never been charged to advertise there.
Posted February 25, 2010 by m
no matter what a situation is there is always a way to make money, may it be legal or not legal. it's all in if your willing
Posted February 25, 2010 by Janell
You may want to point out that donating eggs may leave you with future relatives who you are totally unaware of. If this bothers you, I wouldn't suggest it!
Posted February 25, 2010 by jaci
If you want to find a roommate on Craig's List the ad is free. You just need to set up an account which takes about 5 minutes to do. I have done this just recently...Good Luck.
Posted February 25, 2010 by QLine
Why did they not list starting a home base business? I did and it is working out great!
Posted February 25, 2010 by Ron
Craigslist is free to post anything on there site. ive sold tons of stuff off there site and have never had to pay a thing. They'er actually a non profit organization.
Posted February 25, 2010 by AR
bobg; your grand daughter's boyfriend cleans out foreclosed homes? This is called stealing, robbery, breaking and entering, possession of stolen items, sale of stolen items, etc. The banks that own these foreclosed homes are the owners of said "removed" items; 60" plasma TV, smaller TVs, etc. These items are not just up for grabs to whomever can figure out a way to get into the property.
Posted February 25, 2010 by Chris
In this economy the best option is to create your own business. I know from first hand experience that you apply for a job and if you're lucky they'll actually respond. Usually it's an email that says 'we received 300 applicants for 1 position.' If you're thinking about starting your own business, a great place to start is http://www.EntrepreNecessary.com
Posted February 25, 2010 by David
Wow....people really should check facts before they comment. You do not get paid for donating blood. You get paid for donating plasma. And yes TnTi, it comes from blood, but once the plasma has been seperated, you are given back your red blood cells. You can donate plasma up to 2 times per week....for this reason. Donating whole blood is limited as you have to wait several weeks to regenerate the red blood cells. Hospitals can NOT refuse to give blood to anyone. Donar or not. Isn't it ironic that someone always has a "friend" that something negative happened too in any given situation??
Posted February 25, 2010 by Cheri
AW Craigslist does not charge you to post ads. I have posted over 50 ads for free.
Posted February 25, 2010 by Noreen Curran
If you looking for a roommate and you want to place an ad on Craig's List, it is free. When the ad expires you just put it on again. You need to create an account which takes maybe 5 minutes. I have done it. Good Luck....
Posted February 25, 2010 by Jake
I've never been charged to put an ad on/in Craigslist!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted February 25, 2010 by Patsy
Craiglist is free. I have sold items on there current and past with no charge. Not sure where you're located but in Spokane it's all free.
Posted February 25, 2010 by scooterbug
I like the idea of monetizing your website or taking advantage of the opportunities that the internet offers. Home based busninesses that offer e-products and franchising for little or modest investment (i.e. http://blessings7.lgnprosperity.com) are always available. Stay away, but not always, from businesses that require a monthly autoship. While some of these are good, they can be a money drain if your resources limited.
Posted February 25, 2010 by Cris Rodriguez
AW, where do you post ADs on craigslist? I have posted lots of ads and never been charged. Someone must have got you good.
Posted February 25, 2010 by Joeuti
If your going to sell your eggs, why not sell your body too?
Posted February 25, 2010 by SM
Craigs list is free I place ads on it all the time and have never paid anything.
Posted February 25, 2010 by Ed
I did the phone book thing one year. Never again! It's back breaking work for very little return.
Posted February 20, 2010 by Jazzie
a - Where do you think they get plasma from? What do you think it is? It was always my understanding that you get plasma from blood.
Posted February 20, 2010 by TnTi
cragislist is not free they charge you to post ads
Posted February 20, 2010 by AW
Where's the Sussex seatbelt video!
Posted February 20, 2010 by calvin kidd
There is A LOT more to making an 'Egg Donation' than meets the eye. Do some research. For starters, the young woman will spend MONTHS on hormone pills so as to create multiple eggs each cycle. As Andrew said, this is a very invasive procedure, in many ways.
Posted February 17, 2010 by C
Unless you're a 6'1'' astronaut under 30, your sperm is worth at most $20. Compare that to $5000 for a human egg.
Posted February 17, 2010 by q
The only valuable advice is collecting bottles and aluminum cans for recycling....
Posted February 16, 2010 by ANNE
Paper routes suck!!!
Posted February 16, 2010
Ken, Hospitals don't look up people's donating to history when they have been involved in an accident. I assure you they have enough on their plate already.
Posted February 16, 2010 by ferrydust
Ken, not to pick at you or your friend, but a hospital (or anything in a medical field) cannot refuse to give someone a life-saving item because they took money for donating said item. It would be illegal on so many levels. Perhaps there is a misunderstanding?
Posted February 16, 2010 by AK
Pretty sure you only get money for plasma not blood :)
Posted February 16, 2010 by a
If you are getting unemployment checks, taking a temporary low-paying job which does not pay cash under the table can have a VERY negative affect on the amount in your unemployment check when you restart your claim. The rules may vary from state to state, but a recent quarter of low income could knock-out , say, a year-old quarter of high income. The result can be a lower unemployment check. Another scenario is that the temporary low-paying job could force you to start a new claim. Since you may not have been employed for quite a while, you may only have this one quarter of lower income on which to use in the calculations for your new check. This has happened to colleagues of mine in various job networking groups we belong to. It's sad that the "good deed" of getting a temp job can get you punished when it ends. The rules/laws are broken here. YMMV, especially from stat-to-state and what's going on with all the unemployment extensions. My state has 4-5 extensions beyond the initial 26-week claim.
Posted February 16, 2010 by dacker
My grand daughter's boyfriend is laid off from his job as a plumber. He is doing fine. He sells scrap metal that people want removed from their property, sells firewood that he can get for free when ole man winter downs trees, he cleans out foreclosed homes and sells the good stuff at yard sales. The things he has removed from foreclosed homes-60" plasma TV and other smaller TVs, many aquariums, furniture, tons of new toys in boxes, power tools, may hand tools and tool boxes, tons of clothes, linens and towels by the garbage bag.
Posted February 16, 2010 by bobg
Ken, either you or your friend Jay are lying. No hospital refuses to provide blood just because the recipient accepted money for blood.
Posted February 16, 2010 by Harvey_birdman
Why do you list donating eggs, a time-consuming, invasive procedure, when you don't list donating sperm, a way for men to get paid for something they'd probably do anyway.
Posted February 15, 2010 by Andrew
Word from the wise on donating blood and accepting money for it. I have witnessed this happen in hospitals across Florida. My friend Jay had gone down to donate a pint of blood and got $30 for the donation. A month and a half later when he had been involved in a car accident, he needed a transfusion and they almost refused because he had accepted money for donating blood. DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN TO YOU.
Posted February 15, 2010 by Ken Brown