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Poor Man’s Treasure Chest

Posted on 17. Aug, 2009 by Justin in Money Tips

Your room can be a treasure chest! Don’t you hate those damn days of the month where you absolutely do not have one penny to your freaking name. You know every month has them, but you just don’t know when that hellish of a day is going to take place. FEAR NO MORE, this simple easy hustling tactic will fill your empty ass pockets.

Pretend you are a treasure hunter. Go explore your living quarters for items which you have not used within the past three months. The items which you collect can be anything from an old raggedy paperback book to a used snowboard. Take your treasure which you have found and sell them on craigslist.com. Also, consider using Ebay.com as well because you can get a wider range of exposure for yourself.  You will definitely second guess your self in deciding to sell the items which you have chosen. But trust me you hobos, if you have not used something in the past three months than it is a guarantee you will continue not to use it.

I remember a time, when I was having one of those broke ass days and I needed to purchase something for school. So I decided to hunt in my room for potential treasure. It took me an hour of hunting and low and behold I struck gold. I found this old snow board hiding in my closet.  I purchased it about two years prior to this particular day. I sat there debating with myself if I should sell the snowboard. I have only used this snowboard a few times each boarding season, so I made the decision to sell it. I thought to myself, “ if I’m going to only snow board a couple of times a season, then I might as well barrow one of my buddies boards if I decide to go.” I am so glad I sold that snow board. I made BANK on it. I actually sold it for more than I bought it, even though it was a couple of years old. I guess the pro model was rare and so that was the reasoning for me making more money than what I bought it for. I ended up making enough money to purchase what I needed for school and to buy a nice refreshing six pack of beer.

Tags: cheap, free, treasure