Signs of the times… Nowadays, as the financial crunch is felt worldwide, people are disposing/selling some of their material possessions be it online or other means. I think, that is not an act to be frowned at, as we human beings are equipped to cope, and ride through adversity.
Many companies are folding up, and more and more people are losing their employment. Is there ever such a thing as a recession proof job? Being self- employed a.k.a. owning ones business, is not even a guarantee that you can keep that means of livelihood anymore. As it is, financial giants are getting hit too, and obviously because of this, the smaller entities are affected. Every industry is affected by this economic flu. I myself, actually wonders if jobs in sales are easy to come by nowadays. I am very much aware about the enormous impact of this economic downturn on retail sales. But then again, that is retail and that does not generally represent the sales job industry as a whole.
So, you want to know how one can raise money aside from selling personal possessions? Read On…
Need Cash Fast? Sell Your Hair, Give Blood
CBS 2 HD Has Tips On How You Can Make Needed Money During These Tough Economic Times
NEW YORK (CBS) ?
Groceries, mortgage payments, bills — they all add up, leaving many struggling to make ends meet in this tough economy. Now, CBS 2 HD has uncovered the extreme things some are doing to earn some fast cash.
When Deanna Pendragon’s car recently quit on her, she and her husband couldn’t afford to cut a check for a new one.
“We decided that we didn’t want to get into debt for another car,” Pendragon said. So instead, Deanna cut her hair … for cash. “Everybody’s always crooned over my hair,” Pendragon said. Several sites are paying big bucks — anywhere from $150 to more than $2,500 for your tresses. “Because of the economy, we’ve experienced about a 40 percent increase over the last few months,” said Jacalyn Elise of HairTrader.com.
The longer and healthier, the more valuable to wigmakers and others the hair is. Deanna was paid $2,000 for her hair and paid for another car. Other people are opting to sell their own blood. “The trend has been existing for the past three-plus years,” said Joshua Penrod of the Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association. “I haven’t seen any indication that that is going to be any different in the future.”
At $20 to $40 per donation, it let struggling college student Lisa Teicher take an unpaid internship.
“In order for me to do it, I would need $60 a week to be able to drive down here,” Teicher said. “Well, for me, I didn’t have an extra $60 a week, so that’s where plasma came in.”
But if blood is a little extreme for you, you might opt to sell everything from your old books to an unused gift card or unwanted electronics on the Internet for fast cash.
And if you’re looking for an occasional second job there is money to be made by working as a mystery shopper.
News Source: wcbstv.com
Indeed, these are very, very troubled economic times. What is even more laughable is that there are quarters that are in a state of denial and say that they don’t feel anything. Like my second son who runs a business which I feel will go under when people here give greater priority to purchases their basic needs.
My only nephew is a Cambridge (UK) educated Economist and works at JPMorgan in Beijing, returned for Christmas on home leave. He is shaken up. He is trying to find a job now in his motherland, Singapore even though he has not been retrenched.
In part, fear and panic is not helping a recovery. On the contrary it will only add to worsening the situation.
yap, it’s really sad to see it happening:( one time at Vons, I was next to a lady (at the cashier) who paid coupon for the 3 items she had, then, she asked the cashier to give her an extra discount and so the cashier called the manager and she got 5% off… when she found out it totaled to $14- she told the cashier that she’s not going to buy the other item- then, the cashier called the manager again for approval, etc…it took her 20 minutes to get out of the store…it felt so bad:(:( maybe she still need an extra money for gas:(
Good day!
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gagay
It’s getting scary. Even Microsoft is laying off people now even if made 4 Bil last year in profit.
It’s a bit chilly here…we’re in the low 20s when the husband left for work and 40s throughout the day….same tomorrow. The weekend, it will be back to normal….yay…low 70s daw….can’t wait.
Enjoy your Friday tomorrow Tuks….
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gagay
@ gagay
I’m sorry to hear about this. My prayers are with him and the family.
@ Juliana
it is indeed. that’s why I’ve been telling F, if he losses his job, we might as well go into early retirement. P.I. bound kami or move to another states where the costs of living is cheap and lead a laid back life.
@ gagay
not sure, if I’m the right person to dish out sound advice on issues about relationship haha.
@ grateful heart
It used to be just the older people(retired) counting pennies on the counters as they are about to pay. Now, anyone can fall into that situation with tons of job cuts and add to that the financial responsibilities that a lot of people took on when times were better and credit was easy to get. Sometimes I think that because credit then was within easy access, consumers just kept biting more than they can chew. It’s really sad.
@ Windmill
You are absolutely right about that Windmill. I can’t seem to fathom why some people can be in big denial, or they are just putting on a great act?
I can imagine the fear of your nephew. My husband is also working for a giant firm on Wall Street and he is not comfortable with what is going on right now. He’s been with the firm for 25 years(last year), yes, his very first employment since graduation from college but that seniority is not even a guarantee anymore. No, he’s not in panic just yet but everything is uncertain because of the very uncertain economic climate. We joke about going into early retirement if it happens LOL.