Last Resorts to Make Money When You Are Desperate

Many of us have been there: you've been laid off and looking for a job for months. Finally, the day comes when you've maxed out your savings and your credit cards and all of your bills are due. What to do? Here are some quick ways to make some cash when you have hit rock bottom and you are desperate enough to do almost anything.

Can Collecting

Collecting cans is difficult and dirty work, but if you live in an area where you get a five cent or ten cent return on them, they can be profitable. Use a pair of gloves while you collect cans and bottles from trash cans at the beach or park. Take walks through town and collect bottles that you find by the side of the road. Fields, empty lots, and alleyways are also excellent places to look for cans. Check around at local events such as sports games and concerts. You are often likely to find cans and bottles at entertainment venues.

Garage Sale

For last second emergency cash, you can sell off items that you own. Even apartment dwellers can have sales. Just be sure to move items that you are not selling out of sight.

Ebay

Ebay is another great way to sell some of the used items that you own. Larger items such as televisions don't do well, however, because they are too large to ship. Try selling bigger items to someone in your area using Craigslist.org.

Telemarketing

Telemarketing jobs are very difficult and can be extremely stressful and depressing to do, but they hire almost everyone and are a great way to make some quick cash. Be sure that you are making at least some kind of hourly pay since strictly commission-based jobs will not pay at all if you are not good at it. Look for reputable companies and, if you can, ask the employees how much they like the pay. If any telemarketers call you, ask if their company is hiring in your area.

Adult Entertainment

If you are desperate enough, exotic dancing might be your last resort. Check around for nicer places. They do exist and the pay is usually much better. It is well worth it to work in a classier place where you will be paid more and customers will tend to be less handsy. You don't need to go against your own morals. Let your customers know your rules and be FIRM. Hopefully, you won't have to do it for long.

Cocktail Waitress

One step away from exotic dancing is cocktail waitressing. Here is another job where you want to work some place classy. I worked this venue for six years and the pay is wonderful if you find a nice place. They will hire almost anyone and you rarely need any kind of experience.

Pawn Shops

Pawn shops are a quick way to get a little money, but the pay is awful, so try selling what you have some other way first. Look to see if a jeweler or goldsmith will buy any gold jewelry that you own.

Rent Out Your Space

If your home or apartment has an extra room, consider renting it out to someone. It does not have to be forever, just until you can get back on your feet again. There are websites online where you can list your room for rent without having to pay any up front costs.

Adult Phone Chat

Phone sex is actually more fun than you might think and a very great way to earn money when you are desperate. This does not usually work for men, but almost any woman can work as a phone sex operator. You will need a home phone with a very good, clear connection, not a cell phone. Don't work for a company. You won't have any privacy and the pay will not be as good. Instead, check out Niteflirt.com. You can work your own hours from home and set your own rates, plus they will set you up with your own 1-800 number and even a web page.

Blood and Plasma Donation

Many places will pay you to donate blood, especially if you have a rare type. In some areas, this may not be allowed, however. Be sure to get online and check to see if there are any clinics in your area that will pay you to donate your blood or plasma.

Sperm and Egg Donation

As a last resort, some people can donate their eggs or sperm. Be sure that you fully understand the consequences of doing so first. The result may be that you have children in the world who you will never know. Donors must pass strict health exams. For women, the process is long and painful requiring months of hormone injections followed by minor surgery to extract the eggs. Still, if you are able to cope with it, the pay may be well worth it.