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Sell Your Gold Jewelry for Cash | 31 Days to Find $1000

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I was the mother of a toddler and a baby and I loaded them up in the van and headed to a jewelry store where I ran into a camera crew and walked out with $150 in cash. How I Made $150 by Cashing in My Gold Jewelry. A local jewelry store ran a newspaper advertisement with the headline, “Holiday Cash-Fast!

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10 Ideas to Find Cash for Christmas

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Sell Your Old, Unused Gold Jewelry. Read about my experience: Sell Your Gold Jewelry for Cash. Look for the big items that are worth your time and list them on Craigslist or find a local Facebook page where you can list stuff that you’re selling. Sell Unused Video Games. Spend some time and go through your house.

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10 Ideas to Find Cash for Christmas

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Sell Your Old, Unused Gold Jewelry. Read about my experience: Sell Your Gold Jewelry for Cash. Look for the big items that are worth your time and list them on Craigslist or find a local Facebook page where you can list stuff that you’re selling. If you’re a knitter, make some scarves and/or hats to sell.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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If you have some bigger items, you will likely make more money selling them on Craigslist or your local Facebook sale page than at a yard sale. 21 – Sell your unused gold jewelry. Many years ago, I gathered up all of my unused and broken 14k jewelry and sold it to a jeweler. 16 – Sell the big stuff online.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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12 – Sell your unused gold jewelry. Many years ago, I gathered up all of my unused and broken 14k jewelry and sold it to a jeweler. You can read more about how I made $150 by selling my gold jewelry here. If you get cash back, put it in your emergency fund. Bringing in Extra Money. 13 – Have a yard sale.

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The Final Day of 31 Days to Find $1000 ~ How Did You Do?

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Day 3: Sell Your Big Stuff on Craigslist. Day 10: Sell Your Gold Jewelry for Cash. Day 2: Have a Yard Sale. Day 4: Find a Seasonal Part-Time Retail Job. Day 5: Return Unused Purchases. Day 6: Found Cash Update. Day 7: Make Money from Your Skills. Day 8: Sell Your Unused Video Games. Day 9: Plan a Low Heat Challenge.

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Meet Carrie. She Paid Off $14,000 in Debt in 14 Months.

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I also downsized my lifestyle and sold extra furniture, clothes, and jewelry, on Craigslist. I also found small ways to earn extra money, specifically flipping yard sale finds for a profit on eBay. What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt.

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