Help: Roommate Nightmare, Need Help

I have no idea how this will turn out but I thought it was worth a shot.

My roommate is a nightmare to live with. I could go into great detail on that but I would be writting a book. Because of issues related to my roommate, I am very poor at the moment. I also have an unstable job but I do have other prospects very close at hand. What I need help with are some ideas. I would like any suggest anyone might have for earning money quickly and legally. I need to be able to save up enough to move out and get my own place. I have no other option at this point. I've tried working with him and reasoning with him. But it just will not work. I have a job interview on Monday for a better paying job plus I'm donating plasma again starting next week (a total of $45 a week last I checked). The money situation is getting so bad because of him that I'm turning to foodstamps and charities just to keep food available. Not to sound too desperate, but please any help would be appreciated. I don't care the method so long as it is quick and legal.

kill him.......lethal injection...that legal in your state right?

sell anything you have of value on Ebay

I don't really have anything of value to sell. Everything I do have is old and not worth very much. Even this computer is nearly 10 years old and has been patch worked by me. I have a few possible ideas but nothing worth banking on.

Sue him. A good lawyer can get creative and it sounds like you have a laundry list of issues from which to choose. Although it's not very quick.

Steal money from his wallet whenever he gets drunk...although it's not very legal. Dammit.

See, this is why people are poor, because there ARE no quick legal ways to make money.

Kick your roommate the hell out and find someone who won't fuck with your funds.

I can't kick him out. Because of his ass kissing, the super would side with him over me in a heart beat. I kind of figured that much (about why people are poor) but there has to be something out there for someone willing enough. I don't care how dirty, difficult, degrading, or awful it is. So long as its legal I'll do it to get the money I need to get out of here.

Couch surf at someone else's place till you get enough for your own place?

Go door to door collecting bottles from people?
Oh wait, do they recycled bottles for $$ on texas?

um, Make a card board sign and spend your free time charming people for change?

Good luck!

[Edited on Jan 29, 2006 by yumchen]

Work seventy hour weeks. You'll both be earning money and not seeing your roommate.

what about a payday loan or a loan on your car? these are really high interest loans and a pain in the ass--but if you need money, you need money.

check with a temp/labor agency. if you don't mind some heavy manual labor, they can usually find something for you that pays cash at the end of every day. a day or two of work is pretty quick. unless you need money tonight...

I kept reading that and reading that until it finally dawned on me that you did not mean "cough surf" but "couch surf".

Throw a party. Five bucks to get in.

Ah shit...

How does one go about doing this?

Contact the Red Cross about it. But it freakin' hurts. They suck out blood, put it in a salad-spinner for blood so to speak, keep the plasma and pump your leftover blood back into you. Owwie.

A few ideas so far. Keep'em coming. I need all the help I can get.

what about weekend gardening services in your neighbourhood...like mowing lawns and stuff?

That would be good for the spring, summer, or even the fall. But everything is dead out here. And by this time of the year, just about everyone who would want the leaves gathered up has already done so. I would mow all day long if it was the right time of the year for it.

sell a kidney

The real money is in deer semen. You can get between $500 - $1000 per straw for a deer's baby batter.

Sad to say, but if I knew of any buyers and where to find the deer, I just might give it a try. Live with my roommate and so would you.

Go to a temp agency, or try day labor. Hell I don't know, phone sex operator?

I've been told I have the voice to be a phone sex operator but as far as I know there aren't any local to my area. If you have any information on how to get into the profession, please by all means let me know.

Tomorrow will be a busy day of interviews, applications, and hitting up every job resource I can think of. I already have the texas work force commission and a couple of temp agencies on the list.

Get a crappy temporary job at a grocery store or WalMart or Target or FedEx or something. Seriously. They won't turn you down, you can usually start working immediately, and you can work nights and weekends while you're looking for a good regular job, and it's instant money.

Medical Research. Drop by local colleges and check their bulletin boards for research listings.

Is there any chance of skipping out and crashing at a friends place for a while?

[Edited on Jan 30, 2006 by Frank]