Robin
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Try consolidation... and sounds like you need more help in keeping control of the money that you do have.
Consolidation... make a list of your expense and consolidate what you can. So put expenses together as one bill... get a loan/ line of credit that allows you to pay off all of a few expenses ... like different student loans and mortgage and car payement and whatever else. Then you have just one expense (line of credit/ loan) that would usually be a lower expense then compaired to the cost of the 3 other bills.
I use a program that lets you see if you are going to have enough money to last from pay day to pay day or have extra. You always try to have extra to be able to pay yoru debts down faster so you keep more money in your pocket in the long run. You will pay less that way.
The program I use is called CalendarBudget.com
I can see on any given day how much will be in my account at the end of the day. The best way to use the program is to see if the "new pair of shoes" or whatever it is you are buying... is going to make you short on $$ and end up missing any other payments. Then you hae to decide if the things you are buying are needs or just wants. Put top priority on the needs and cut down on the wants that you can avoid. As time goes on you will see that the money is growing and you'll have more in your account for something really cool that you want. Like a trip or your favorite want. |
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Snoopy
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If you're figuring on needing more then $100 in food and gas, you either have one heck of a commute, or you're not being responsible about what you're buying. It's only 3 days! |
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sortaclarksville
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I would think $122 would be plenty for gas and food until next Friday as long as you don't go out to eat or spend all evening running up and down the road burning gas.
I know you probably don't want to hear this, but it's much easier to cut back on expenses than to pull money out of thin air. Aside from finding a job quickly that will allow you to work for cash, it would probably be next Friday before you were paid on another job,
Just stay away from check cashing and car title pawning and stuff like that. |
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alisjohnst
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If all you need to get is gas and food for one week then you have plenty of money. I can feed a family of 5 for two weeks for less than $150. Cut out all non essentials like going out to eat,going out to bars, movies, shopping, etc. |
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SpaceMonkey67
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Try finding a plasma clinic. They will pay you to donate plasma. You can donate twice a week. The one that I used to go to would pay $20 for the first donation and $15 for the second. You can also sell your blood, but that can only be once every 6 to 8 weeks.
If you are in good health, you can participate in medical experiments. Depending on which ones you are elligable for you can earn some big bucks.
Also alter your diet some. Ramon noodles, mac-n-cheese, penut butter & jelly. You can save lots of money there. Also if you have cable/satellite TV, get rid of that and go with rabbit ears on your TV. Use the computers at the school library for internet use to save even more money. Keep the temperature in you home as close to the outside temp as you can to keep your power bills lower. You can walk or ride the bus as much as possible to keep the gas usage down for your car.
But whatever you do, stay in school and get that degree. You will make more money after that. When you graduate and get a good job, try to make double payments on any student loans. By doing that you can get the loan paid down even faster, and make your money go farther down the road. Stick with your current car if it runs good. Wait until you can afford it better to get a shiny new car. Live in cheaper housing until you get more bills paid off. Get your credit cards paid off on time so that your credit is good. Then when you are out of the hole, you can get a good home loan for a nice house.
Good luck and get that education, I wish I had. Bad credit will keep you down for a very long time. |
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jaimelleonard
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make yourself something like lasagna..pretty cheap to make and it will last you a week. you'll get sick of eating it, but it's better than nothing. unless you like ramen noodle....you should check into seeing if there's a company near you that does promotions..i do promos for smirnoff on the weekends (i have a full time job) but they pay $25 an hour and are usually a couple hours a piece so you make 50-75 for doing very little work other than giving people free booze... |
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VATreasures
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You might put an ad on craigslist and see if you can pick up some work babysitting or at some other odd job. In terms of food, it is not fun but you can live on ramen and mac and cheese. In terms of gas just drive to work and school and try to get a ride where possible. It won't be easy, but you will be glad you did not get yourself trapped in a payday loan or other arrangement. |
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Byakuya
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strippers make pretty good money from what I hear.. that's not quite prostitution.. ;) or maybe you could try selling stuff.. do you have anything you don't need? like textbooks for classes you've finished? I made some money in college selling old textbooks to people.. |
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Lady in Red
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Sell your plasma. |
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ShATTeRed SoUL
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i feel your pain and I also had bad days in the past. There are options out there that can be started cheap and make you alot of money if you learn the techniques they show you. I'd check out www.justbesavvy.com sometime for some ideas that work. Good luck :) |
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Sam and I
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LOL. I remember being absolutely tapped out in college. It is a great learning experience. You, however, have more than enough money to get you through to next payday. STOP using that credit card and you will find you have more money |
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paulrizik04
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hand jobs...donate blood...lol |
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Bored@Work
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You could donate plasma. It helps a lot of people out, and they pay you for it! They give you more if you have had your hepatitis shots, but will still pay you if you haven't |
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peter p
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selling good copy thing on line may be a good way
(1)wholesale the thing from china ,for girl u can sell hangbag,sandal,or jean.
(2)first u do not have so much money you can first sell them on ebay .
(3)you need find a wholesaler with lowest price and best quality items
i hope my website will help u ,we can accept paypal
www.lowestbest.com
it6848@hotmail.com |
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skigator93
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You may try contacting a local market research firm - they will often pay you a small amount to particiapte in one of their studies if you meet the profile they are looking for. The psychology department at your school might have similar studies.
Depending on how desparate you are, you may even consider selling your eggs at a fertility clinic. |
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joeydubz0
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well maybe you should look into another job in the mean time, or possibly 2 jobs. Like work at a local pizza place delivering (cash every time u work).... |
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