How To Pay For Auto Repair

Dec 6
09:41

2011

Aloysius Aucoin

Aloysius Aucoin

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Do you need auto repair but can't afford to pay the mechanic? Relax, there are ways to come up with some cash.

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Auto repair is never cheap and it usually happens when your bank account least expects it. When you need your vehicle to get to work,How To Pay For Auto Repair Articles pick your kids up from school, and buy groceries, you're going to have to figure something out. How much money you have to come up with will depend on what sort of auto repair you're going to need. Some repairs are less than $100 while others are over $1,000. But relax, where there's a will there's a way to come up with the money to pay for auto repair. Here are some ideas:

For small repairs under $100:

Babysit: If your friends need a babysitter to take a well earned respite away from their brood of children, you can offer to babysit for an evening or a weekend while they experience childlessness. Depending on how many tots there are and how generous your friends are, you'll likely be able to pay your mechanic with the proceeds.

Sell something on E-Bay: Look around your house. Surely there are items you don't care about that others would like. If your kids have outgrown their designer duds, you can list them as gently used kids' clothes with impressive labels and you'll have your cash in no time.

Used textbooks: Do you still have your old textbooks from college? Amazon and other used book sellers will pay top dollar for textbooks. Some sites will even pay shipping and provide you with an address label. Current and classic fiction and nonfiction are always hot items for resale, too.

For larger repairs that cost $$$:

Take in a boarder: Have you been considering renting out that extra room to a college student or single person? Well, now's the time to do it. A single bedroom, especially one with a bathroom attached, can make up to $500 in monthly rent money. It's not uncommon for landlords to ask for a security deposit of an amount equal to the rent. You could be holding $1,000 in your hot little hands by next week.

Sell your TV: Do you have a television set that you rarely watch because you stream everything onto your computer? Then you certainly don't need that pricey flat screen, now do you? Place an ad on Craigslist or in your local paper and let the money roll in.

Have a garage sale: If you have items to sell in a garage sell, these can be great ways to generate money and clean out your storage areas. If you have antiques, furniture, sports equipment or a boat that you never use and just sits in storage, sell it and fix your car.

Collect debts owed to you: Does your sister, mother or friend owe you a large sum of money? Now's the time to collect it.

When auto repair needs to be performed and a person is a bit short of cash, they can still accomplish the needed fixes. Whether the mechanics' bill is small or large, where there's a will, there's a way.

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