- Cash on hand.
- Stop paying bills for unsecured debts that your bankruptcy will wipe out – credit cards, hospital bills, etc.
- Stop making payments on things you’re going to surrender or foreclose on during or after the bankruptcy – homes, extra cars, boats, etc.
- Gifts from friends.
- Borrow from friends or family.
- Cash in a small part of your retirement.
- Use your tax refund.
- Get a 2nd job to earn enough.
- Take a loan against your life insurance.
- Move in with someone or take a roommate to get enough money.
- Sell toys and property on Craigslist, garage sales, eBay.
- Take a close look at your expenses and cut out unnecessary or play items.
- Have your teenagers work to earn money for their own expenses, and save your own money.
- Work overtime.
- Have a non-working spouse take a job.
- Read Jay Conrad Levinson’s 555 Ways to Earn Extra Money for more ideas on how to turn skills and hobbies into cash.