Sometimes, buying the floor model can save you a LOT of money. I can understand why for certain things you would want to make sure the item you buy is in the box, has all of the manuals, is brand new, and has no scratches or dents, but sometimes that just isn’t important.

Take for example a small stereo. We were looking to buy one for our house. Our house was built with speakers in the ceiling of each room, and was set up so that all we needed was a portable stereo that we could hook up, and we would get great music in each room.

The problem is, with the one we had since we moved into the house, you could only play the radio or 1 cd at a time. Since the stereo is kept high up in our laundry room, it was very inconvenient to get to, so we decided to get a new one that would play mp3′s, and have a better remote than ours did.

Since this was definitely a want, and not a need, we weren’t willing to spend more than $100.00 on it. So, we went to Best Buy to take a look at what they had. They had a few different choices, but one in particular caught our eye. The Panasonic SC-EN37 Micro System had side speakers that we could easily take off and connect the wires to our system, so that was most important to us. It plays mp3′s, so that was great as well. It even would play an iPod, so although we don’t have one now, if we got one in the future, it would be perfect.

What was even better, was that it was normally $129.99, but was on clearance for $79.99. That was a great price, so we were excited. Of course, because we like to shop around, we then went home and did some research online, finding out that first – it is a good product, and second – that WAS indeed the best price around. So this past weekend, we went back to Best Buy to pick it up.

Guess what? They were all sold out, and only had the floor model left. Since it looked in good shape, and we could see that it worked, that didn’t bother us. We did ask if we took the floor model, what kind of discount we could get off of it…and this is where I was shocked. The sales woman told us we would get it for $39.99. Talk about excited! We were told that there was no box or instructions, but let’s face it…it’s a simple stereo, we didn’t need instructions, and if we really did, I’m sure we could find them online. We didn’t care about not having a box. It was worth the $40.00 savings not to get a box!

So we ended up getting a really nice new sound system for our house for $39.99, regularly $129.99.

So while getting the floor model might not sound ideal, if you really want a certain model, but don’t want to pay the full price, it’s a great way to save a little bit of money! Usually the store will be willing to negotiate as well, so you might get an even better deal. It’s definitely worth checking out!

Looking to make an “easy” $17,000? NASA is looking to pay you $17,000 if you’ll stay in bed for 90 days.

You don’t have to sleep the whole time. In fact, you can even play on your computer! You’ll also be able to watch tv…and sometimes they’ll roll the beds out to a common area so you can play cards or board games.  You can even have visitors.

To me, this is one of those things that just isn’t worth it. I couldn’t give up 3 months of my life for $17,000….I think I’d get board after the first day! But, I’m sure there are people out there who wouldn’t mind doing it…so if you’re one of them, you can find a link to the NASA application here.

Are you looking for another way to earn a little extra cash? Selling your old electronics that you’ve replaced is a good way to get a little extra cash from something you no longer use. Of course there are many ways to sell your old electronics, but here is a quick and easy one.

If you go to Second Rotation, you’ll be able to look up the cell phone, digital camera, laptop, mp3 player, or other electronic device you are thinking about selling. You answer a few quick questions about the condition, and what parts you still have of it, and right away you’ll get a dollar amount of how much they’re willing to pay you for it!

If you like what you see, you can sell the item to them – they’ll even pay for shipping, as long as you live in the US. What if you don’t like the number you see? Then you don’t have to sell it to them.

It looks like a very easy way to get some cash (or at least find out what they think your product is worth) for something you don’t even use anymore!

If you’ve looked for ways to make extra money online, one way you’ve probably heard come up a lot is answering surveys. The truth is, it is possible to make money online answering surveys, but it isn’t always as easy as you think.

Once you are signed up to a survey site (like Your2Cents), you will get an email when a new survey becomes available. Then, you will click on the link provided in your email, and answer a few questions. If you are part of their target market, you will then get offered the survey. In that case, you will earn some money once you finish the survey. If you don’t fit their target market after answering the first, shorter survey, you will get nothing, and will have to wait until the next time a survey comes out.

So as you can see, it is very possible to earn some money taking these surveys. You just have to understand that you won’t always be able to complete every survey that gets emailed to you.

Your2Cents is one of the survey companies that I have been signed up with for a while, and get emails from them regularly…so I know that they are a legitimate company. The amount they offer varies per survey, but it is nice to know that they give more when it is a longer survey.

What would you do for $4,000? An extra $4,000 is a lot of money, and can do a lot of things. You could easily pay for a few months of your house or apartment, or go on a really great vacation (with money left over), or buy a big screen TV, and more! The question is, how far would you go to get it?

Before I went away, I read an article about making $4,000 if you agree to get malaria. No, I’m not kidding. The article talks about how if you are willing to get bitten by mosquitoes and contract malaria, that you would get $4,000 for your troubles.

They go on to let you know that they will cure you, they just want to test what vaccines work the fastest.

Well, when you look at it, you’re really just giving up a few days of your life so that they can do this and supervise you in a hotel while all of this is going on…but there’s just something about it that makes me say NO thanks!

I of course would love an extra $4,000…don’t get me wrong, but to me it just isn’t worth it.

This is where every person is different. Some people would be willing to go a lot further to get money than others. Also, what is “going a lot further” to one person is nothing to another!

I’m sure some people read this same article and were excited at the chance, and didn’t have any issues with it at all, while others like me, thought that it just wasn’t worth it, and will pass on it.

So when you see someone doing something they think is an “easy way” to get money, and works well for them, it doesn’t always have to mean it’s right for you!

At the end of February, I had a post about how I earned $30.00 in Amazon Gift Certificates through BzzAgent’s Frogpond by writing a few articles about travel. Well, I just checked my account, and the codes for all $30.00 are there!

You stil have time to join and write your articles so that you will also get $30.00 in Amazon Gift Certificates.

This is a perfect amount too, since once you spend at least $25.00 you won’t have to pay for shipping…so you can get $30.00 worth of almost anything just for spending a little bit of time posting about some recent vacations.

I just wanted to share, so that if anyone was waiting until someone actually got the gift certificates, you would know that they do come!

If you have been trying to come up with a new way to make a little bit of extra money, you might be in luck. If you’re artistic and like creating things for others, you can sell those items, and make some money!

The site is called Etsy, and it’s a site where you can buy and sell all items that are homemade. Here are just a few categories of things you can sell:

• Bags and Purses
• Candles
• Art
• Clothing
• Glass
• Jewelry
• Woodworking
• …and a lot more

Your first question is probably – how much will this cost? Well, they’re pretty good! It’s only $0.20 to list an item. With that listing you get up to 5 images, and the item will stay up for 4 months. Once the item sells, you pay a 3.5% fee. That’s it. Everything else that’s left is all yours. As long as what you make has a decent profit, you should be able to make a good bit of extra money!

Plus, if you are making these homemade things, most likely you enjoy doing it. It’s always great to be able to make money doing something you enjoy!

I’ve mentioned BzzAgent before. They’re a great company where you get a chance to test products, and buzz about them – good or bad. In the past I’ve buzzed about my Sonicare Toothbrush and Sanitizer (which I absolutely LOVE and would never get another toothbrush), Listerine Whitening Strips, Perfumes, and a lot more.

Well, they also have what is called the “Frogpond”, where you can take a look at some really cool websites, and post your thoughts about them.

BzzAgent is having a GREAT promotion right now. If you go through their link to take a look at a website called GoneGoing, and post 3 articles, you can earn $30.00 in Amazon Gift Certificates.

GoneGoing is a travel website where people post about different places they’ve been. You can search these articles to figure out where you want to travel, or you can post your own.

Through March 31st, if you create an account with them using this link, you will be able to get $10.00 for each article that you write (up to 3) about a recent trip that has at least 200 words, and 4 pictures. Isn’t that a great and easy way to earn a little extra money? You can buy almost anything on Amazon, so you will easily be able to spend it!

It’s also fun to talk about a vacation you’ve taken, so it hardly feels like work…at least to me! I have already signed up, and will be posting my 3 articles today. Enjoy!!

If you want to earn up to $30.00 in Amazon Gift Certificates, click here to sign up.

Here is another way you can earn a little extra money – if you have a blog. It’s called Pay Per Post, and payperpost does exactly what it sounds like. They pay you for posting on your blog about certain companies. Now, while this sounds like a great simple way to make money – you just have to post to your blog about a specific company or topic, I will caution that turning your blog into as many of these posts as possible will do nothing but lose all of your readers!!

There are some great things about this company though. If you can find opportunities that complement what you are already posting about, you will now be able to get paid for some of these posts. Another thing I really like is that you must say on the post that the post is sponsored. I like this so that no one has to worry that they can’t believe anything that they read on blogs anymore, wondering if the person is getting paid for it. You’ll know just by reading it. Another great thing is that you can post your honest opinions with most of these posts! So if you don’t like something, you can say it.

While this is my first post for them, I have been watching some other blogs that use them for a while, and like the mix of things you can post about. So far I really like their interface. It’s nice and easy! You can easily search for earning opportunities, and choose what you like. They also make it very clear exactly what you need to do in order to get paid for the post.

While you won’t become rich using them, if you do a few posting opportunities a week, you can easily earn a little extra spending money. It also doesn’t take too much time to do it, so you’re earning money without having to spend a lot of time – which of course is something else I like!

If you’re looking for an easy way to make some extra money, one way is to sell something that you don’t use anymore but that others would like. This works very well with clothes because as well all know, our tastes change over time, and that shirt that we absolutely HAD to buy…well…once we got it home it might have been worn once, if at all.As much as I hate to say it, almost all of us have clothes that we are done wearing, whether we have worn them to death, or haven’t even worn once.

It’s the clothes that haven’t been worn, or have been worn a few times but are still in great shape that can help you make some money.

You can sell some of these clothes, and get a little extra money. What are the best ways to do this?

The way to get the most people seeing what your selling would be to sell it on eBay. People all over the world would be able to see and bid on your item of clothing. If you take a nice picture of it, you could probably get a good amount of money for it. Especially if it’s a highly sought after brand name.

If you don’t want to worry about shipping anything, try your local consignment shop. Just go to Google and search for a consignment shop in your area. The way they usually work is if they sell your item, you get 50% of the profits, and they get to keep the other half. If you don’t want to have to do anything but drop the items off, this is a great way to sell your items!

Of course, a garage sale will also work, but know that when people go to a garage sale they expect to get really good prices, so you won’t get too much for your clothes. But if you want to get rid of them fast and easy, a garage sale is a good way to go.

If you still haven’t been able to find a way to get rid of the clothes you no longer want but are in good shape, always consider donating them. While you won’t make any money off of it, you can get a deduction on your taxes which will help you down the road.