80 People Share The Most Unusual Things They Did When They Were Desperate For Money

Have you ever been so desperate for money that you had to resort to some of the weirdest ways of making it? Like entering a sleep study where you’ll have to sleep with electrodes attached to your head, participating in market research for a new beer (with the samples tasting like the devil’s underpants), or even… working in life insurance? If you've ever been in this situation, then you’ll find the answers from this AskReddit thread extremely relatable. And if you’ve never been near this kind of rock bottom, then treat these tales of the things people did when they were desperate for money as proof of human ingenuity and willpower. Without any further ado, here’s what the Reddit community had to share when they were asked about the ways to make money when you’re truly desperate.

This desperate for money Reddit thread is a real treasure trove of unbelievable stories, so much so that we never thought there were so many original ways to make money. Including, but not limited to, pawning someone’s trash, holding a sign at an intersection, working as a human ‘lab rat,’ or planting tulip bulbs in Holland (absolutely not as romantic as one might’ve thought). And no, most of these jobs, or rather lengths that people went to when they were in need of money, are not necessarily degrading, more so very unusual, not mainstream, and sometimes involving strenuous physical work. Either way, the stories are truly something!

So, ready to check out the tales that people in this Reddit thread shared about the times they were desperate for more money? If so, just scroll on down below. Rank these stories if you’d like by giving them your vote since now they are in no particular order (however, they’re all equally interesting).

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"Was homeless for a while when I younger and lived in Massachusetts. Summer, was easy but late fall to like the middle of spring it was FAR too cold to not to have a bed, so we’d stay at a local motel, cancel the stay during the day so we didn’t have to pay then rebook for the night time, we’d also take steal money from the tip jar, some little old lady always worked the front, she knew the situation and was perfectly fine with us taking the tips and only booking the nights. She even told us where they would put the buffet food no one ate, which they would store in a chilled room for the workers to eat but they never did. Eventually, the manager of the motel found us out and almost kicked us to the curb, but thankfully he was a nice guy and my dad talked him into letting us stay/letting my dad and mom work there as well as all 4 of us (me, my dad, my mom, and my sister) stay in the suite which had 3 beds instead of the 1 bed and a large couch which all the other rooms had. Thanks to that man (god bless his soul, he died in 2020 from Covid) we were able to eventually move into project development, and then sometime after into our own apartment. I’m now 16 almost 17, this was 5 years ago. I now live in a pretty decent-sized house that my parents own) in one of the many southern states (not disclosing for my privacy). Just as a reminder to everyone going through hard times no matter what the situation is, it will get better, just give it time and continue working for what you want."

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