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Abbie's prediction may be coming true. Amerika could be on the slide toward being a poor third world nation. It could be what game theory based economic education leads to, everyone grabbing as big a slice for themselves as they can only weighing the punishment against the potential gains. At this pace, in a few years, the Amerikan dollar might not even be worth the paper it's printed on. In the future, it might as well be used as asswipe or require wheelbarrows full just to get a loaf of bread.
Till then, there are many things that require money.
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[edit] Gambling
What discussion on Free Money would be complete without a short mention of gambling? In theory, you walk in, play a game and maybe leave with someone else's cash. However, it is not that simple. The casinos are in the business of taking people's money by offering the chance of something for nothing. The top people that run the business are legalized crooks. Everyone that enters is profiled and monitored by cameras and plain clothes detectives. They have been known to use CIA level tactics on folks that consistently win by 'fair' tactics such as skill (in what few games have skill as a component), card-counting, and knowledge. If a slot machine tends to pay out too much, they have been known to remove the machine from the floor. Or worse, have security goons come up and tell you a machine is 'malfunctioning' when it hits jackpot on.
While they have a tough stance against 'cheating' (even if the cheating is good tactics), they have no problem with doing everything in their power to rig things for themselves. This includes cameras looking at every players hand in card games, 'loosening' and 'tightening' slots, only playing games greatly rigged in their favor, and maintaining industry blacklists.
If you do want to try your luck, do your research and try to stick with games that are a bit more skill-based like the card games. Do some research on good strategy. Yes, there have been folks who have made livings off of winnings, but it is rare. The huge, nice buildings and fountains are not built on winners. Most of the people that have made tons of money in casinos eventually ended up on blacklists or messed with at some time like Ken Uston or the MIT gang. The tactics those guys used are now obsolete as the casino constantly researches modern play styles to keep ahead and keep taking money from people.
A short word about Comps. Casinos have guys called Player Development Coordinators that keep track of player's winnings and profile. If it is thought the casino may get even more money, the casino can give out free meals, hotel rooms, and other perks. They usually reserve the best deals for people they profile as "whales". Whales are incredibly wealthy folks that can blow hundreds like most folks blow dollars. With big whales, the casino sometimes puts them in hotel rooms days before they even gamble! However, sometimes they give Comps to the smaller guy as well, if they feel they can get his paycheck in the future on a regular basis. It may pay to ask around and check into Comp programs.
[edit] Online Gambling
Online Gambling can be a source of cash, with some risk. Some poker sites may give you up to a 25% bonus in cash simply for depositing some dough when you sign up. The problem is that many sites are located on off-shore servers with even less oversight than the land based casinos. There have been folks make money, but be careful. These sites can be very easy to rig.
With good research and attentiveness, there are tricks in the card games like Poker. Many sites have low-stakes gambling, where the antes range between a quarter and fifty cents per hand, and the bets and raises are limited. If you learn what cards to play and how to play them, you might could earn about $50 a week or more, with only a few hours in front of the computer. Many of the other players at those low-stakes tables are newbies, who don't know what they're doing, or veteran players looking for some relaxation, and they both can play recklessly. They don't care about losing a buck fifty here, three dollars there. But to revolutionaries, $4.50 is a full meal. As long as you play more carefully than most of the other people at the table, you may come out ahead.
[edit] The Lottery
This is a Corpgov scam. While there are winners, the chance of winning is somewhere between getting struck by lightning twice and spontaneously combusting. Do this only if you have a dollar or two you never want to see again. This includes scratch off games.
[edit] Selling Blood Plasma
In most major cities, there are places you can sell blood plasma. Plasma is the liquid portion of your blood. They hook you up to a machine that separates your blood cells from the plasma then returns the blood cells to you. Not everyone qualifies, because they do tests on your blood to make sure iron levels, red blood cell count, etc. are to standards. You can also be disqualified if you are a man who admits having sex with men, admit to previous IV drug use, have donated blood within a certain time frame, admit to previous IV drug use, or have certain medical conditions. Some facilities frown on selling to folks out of state and will want to see an in-state ID, but this differs depending on the place. They are also going to drug test you for Heroin and also test you for Hepititis and AIDS.
You can sell twice every 7 days and the prices vary from 20 USD to 50 USD a pop or more depending on area and blood type. Sometimes the centers take walk-ins, other times an appointment must be made. The first time you go, be prepared to be there for about 3 to 4 hours as they are going to give you a physical exam, have you fill out paperwork, and may make you watch a movie. The process of giving plasma itself is about an hour or so procedure. They mark your fingernail with a permanent ink that shows under a black light to make sure you do not go to multiple plasma centers throughout the day.
Doing this long term eventually messes up the veins in your arms and can leave scars. You should always drink plenty of fluids when selling plasma as you can get dizzy and dehydrated easily.
[edit] Online Surveys/polls
Some online surveys, polls, and such will sign you up for a chance to win money or prizes when you participate. While most are just a scam to collect valid e-mail addresses, some MAY be legit - but UNLIKELY. They generally don't take that long, and in the small chance you may actually win a prize, you can always pawn it if you do not want it. Just be sure to read the fine print, some sites may try to sign you up for mailings if you don't cancel them right away. Beware of adware, spyware, viruses, and worms if you decide to try this.
[edit] 10. Original Free Money
No book on survival should fail to give you some good tips on how to rip-off bread. Really horning in on this chapter will put you on Free-loader Street for life, 'cause with all the money in Amerika, the only thing you'll have trouble getting is poor.
