Have you been so desperate for money you'd consider doing anything?

Have you joined your local Freecycle http://freecycle.org/groups/ There is usual a local forum where you can ask for ideas on where to go for help

Just about .. I spent a whole year with no earnings once .. I walked around the town on crutches through the winter looking for waste paper and wood to burn on my fire to keep warm (heheh we must have had the tidiest town ever after I'd walked round!) .. I used to go to the twice weekly market and beg for 'bruised' fruit and vegetables for my fictional parrot .. so I pretty much lived on fruit and vegetable soup that year .. I haunted the supermarkets for when the ladies came round doing demonstrations .. I sat in the library most of the winter in the day time to keep warm and read the newspapers .. I collected all the bottles that had a refund on them and took back to the pibs and supermarkets (not sure they still do that though) .. and I would help anyone or do anything for a free feed and a cup of coffee .. Getting cash was much harder though .. I wrote to everysingle person I owed money to and asked them to be patient and to stop the interest on any payments until I was able to start paying again .. Do you have a financial 'shop' or FREE financial advisory clinic where they can help you ?? They are wonderful people and always help you to make the most of every single penny (or cent) that you have .. and can you not get more help from the government as 'special hardship' or something .. I do wish you luck .. and I'm sorry I cannot be more helpful to you !

Do you have some old clothes that are in good condition that you could ebay? I've noticed people there like large lots of stuff. Just take a picture of all the items, box them up and sell them all in one throw to make hassle minimal. Of course this works for other things that you don't want anymore. People love big grab bags of good stuff.

I know those people. Really get on my nerves too. Sorry I've not money making idea for you. :(

Its funny you post this though because a month or so ago I was approched by a man who works for one of the exotic dance clubs in the big city 2 hours away from where we lived. I was dacing with some girlfriends when he gave me his card and told me to call him if i was looking for some serious money. At that point I realised I preferd my dignity over money!

I wish I could help you :( my partner and I are in the same boat as well. We were in quite a mess in 2005 where at one stage we lived for three weeks without power. It was the most horrible time foro both of us. All I can think of is register to heaps of survey sites. One of my friends on here gave me this site http://earn-home.blogspot.com/ It has heaps of friendly free U.S survey sites. I really do hope things get better for you.