Tony,
These are GREAT additions! Thanks! (I'd forgotten about garage
sales, yard sales, tag sales, etc. but, I have one friend who's turned
it into to something of an art form: a.) cleaning out her house and b.
) reselling things she purchased during her eBay addiction! :-)


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On Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 10:45 AM, Tony Guzman <tonyguzman59@...> wrote:
> Hi Vincent,
>
> Here is my humble contribution.
>
> 6. Garage or yard sale (short term fix)
> 7. Network party (Do a pot luck where everyone brings something to share
> and a lead or two for you regarding new opportunities)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tony Guzman, Talent Scout
>
> --- On Thu, 7/24/08, Vincent Wright <Linkedin@...>
> wrote:
>
> From: Vincent Wright <Linkedin@...>
> Subject: Linking Recruiters Nano-Post 4 of 10: Brainstorming To Help One
> Another... Can We Think Of 50 Ways To Pay Rent?
> To: "myvirtualpowerforum" <MyVirtualPowerForum@yahoogroups.com>,
> "forumactionday" <ForumActionDay@yahoogroups.com>
> Cc: linkingnonprofits@yahoogroups.com, "linkingrecruiters"
> <LinkingRecruiters@yahoogroups.com>, "wrighthandemploymentnetworking"
> <WrightHandEmploymentNetworking@yahoogroups.com>, "myjobtiger"
> <myjobtiger@yahoogroups.com>, linkingresources@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thursday, July 24, 2008, 11:54 AM
>
> I just had a brief conversation with yet another person whose home and
> business situation remind me remarkably of my own recent experiences.
> While I'm well, well, well aware that many of us don't have money to
> contribute to cover rent and/or mortgages, I believe that a community
> such as this can serve another, equally important purpose: help each
> other to find appropriate resources by helping each other to THINK
> BETTER DURING TIME OF CRISES -
>
> Many of our problems are compounded because we're left with nothing by
> our own, individual thinking at the highest stress points of our
> lives. From my own personal experience, THAT is a recipe for
> disaster...
>
> And while some people may be naturally gifted at solving problems and
> finding resources, I believe that many of us can use a hand with
> problem identification and finding proven, reliable resources to which
> we can safely turn.
>
> Being well aware that My Virtual Power Forum is a business forum and
> being well aware that the most fundamental thing we need in order to
> conduct business is a home in which we can renew ourselves from the
> wear and tear we each face, I thought it would be a good community
> exercise if we could come up with ways to help those in need
> strengthen their ability to keep their homes.
>
> For example: Let's say that some of our members here are close to
> eviction, close to losing their homes. Can we think of 50 ways to
> cover rent/mortgage? If a person is a month, 2 weeks, or even a week
> from eviction and their rent is $800-$1,000 per month, is there
> ANYTHING we can do on or off the Internet by which we can earn
> $100-$150 per day?
>
> Please let me remind you: Not even McDonald's can hire all of us.
> Thus, while I believe we should leave no stone unturned in trying to
> provide for ourselves, we also need fresh brains and fresh ideas in
> generating the incomes to help us live better...
>
> So, with that in mind, I'll start us off by offering the first 5 of 50
> ways we can pay (short-term) rent by:
>
> 1. Referral fees (who do you know who would pay you for good referrals?)
> 2. Virtual work (who do you know who would pay you for research,
> database work, excel spreadsheets, etc?)
> 3. Teaching (who do you know whom you could teach something of
> monetary value? (Not everyone knows what you know...))
> 4. Editing/proofreadin g (Who do you know who could use an extra set of
> eyes?)
> 5. Same day, temporary work (Where can you find, same day, temporary
> work? ( http://www.simplyhi red.com/a/ jobs/list/ l-San+Diego, +CA/t-Same+
> Day+Temporary+ Assignments
> )
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