How to Make Quick Money for Christmas Gifts

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By Julie Mayfield
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You can make quick money for Christmas Gifts

Buying Christmas gifts can take a bite out of even the best budget. Its not unusual to find that Christmas is around the corner and your bank account is empty. It is possible, however, to make quick money to buy Christmas gifts.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Step 1

EBAY

Gather up some unwanted items around the house and list them on eBay. With a seven day listing, you could have cash in your pocket in just over a week. If you use the 'buy it now' feature it could be even quicker.
Step 2

SELL USED BOOKS, CDs, and DVDs

You can sell used books, CDs and DVDs online but an even quicker method would be taking them to a local used book store. Many used book stores pay cash for these items. Half Price Books is a well-known book store in many parts of the US that pays cash for books, CDs and DVDs. You could have cash in your pocket today!
Step 3

OFFER A SERVICE

Can you hang Christmas lights? Wrap gifts? Run errands? Babysit? The holidays are busy and many are looking for help. For most services, you can expect payment right away which will give you money for your Christmas gift shopping.
Step 4

WRITE ONLINE

Sites such as eHow and Bukisa allow you to earn money for your informative articles. It's possible to start earning money for your writing right away. As long as you reach the minimum payout for each site ($10 for eHow and $50 for Bukisa) you could have a payment as early as the beginning of next month!

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xxspudsmomxx said

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on 6/4/2009 Every year at Christmas time I wish for more cash for gifts. These are some great pointers on how to free up some extra cash for the holidays 5*'s