1. Sell It: One of the fastest and easiest ways to get extra cash is to sell unwanted and unused stuff. And it's never been easier to make hundreds or even thousands of dollars. You could post a few signs in the neighborhood and sell everything at a Saturday garage sale or you could try the online route with services such as eBay or Craigslist。

　　1、出售：最迅速、簡單的賺外快方式之一就是賣出那些不需要或沒有用過的東西。現在賺上成百上千美元比以往任何時候都要容易。你可以在住所周圍的地方貼傳單，在周六的車庫大甩賣中賣任何東西，或者，你可以通過像eBay或Craigslist這樣的網站嘗試在網上做買賣。

　　Linda Lightman first tried eBay more than 10 years ago because she wanted to help her sons get more for their old videogames. It was so easy that the former lawyer started selling her old suits. Then, friends asked her to sell theirs。

　　琳達•萊特曼(Linda Lightman)十年多前第一次接觸到了eBay，當時她希望幫助自己的兒子們為他們的舊游戲機賣出更高的價錢。這件事做起來是如此的簡單，因此曾當過律師的萊特曼開始出售她的舊套裝。后來，朋友們開始讓她幫忙銷售他們的東西。

　　Today, shoplindasstuff.com has 50 employees and expects to reach $7 million in sales this year on eBay. 'The economy has been the perfect storm for my business,' Ms. Lightman says. 'More people need cash, and more people are looking for bargains.'

　　如今，萊特曼的shoplindasstuff.com已經擁有了50名雇員。該網站今年在eBay上的銷售額有望達到700萬美元。"經濟形勢對我的生意來說像是個完美風暴，"萊特曼表示。"越來越多的人需要錢，越來越多的人在尋找便宜貨。"

　　Auction houses also are a popular place to sell potentially valuable items. Alexander Eblen, head of the jewelry and fine timepieces department at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers in Chicago, says people often don't realize the value of an old watch or grandmother's Art Deco jewelry. For example, a Tiffany broach recently sold for about $68,000.

　　拍賣會也是個出售貴重物品的好地方。美國拍賣商芝加哥Leslie Hindman Auctioneers珠寶和工藝鐘表部門的負責人亞歷山大•艾伯林(Alexander Eblen)表示，人們通常都沒有意識到一塊舊手表或祖母戴的裝飾藝術風格的珠寶價值幾何。舉例來說，一枚蒂芙尼(Tiffany)胸針最近賣出了約 6.8萬美元的高價。

　　Don't overlook some of the more mundane items, such as books and sports equipment. Many bookstores provide cash or store credits for 'gently' used books. Similarly, stores like Play It Again Sports provide cash and store credits for gently used sports equipment. Check with local stores but they often need golf clubs, ice skates, lacrosse equipment and other gear。

　　也別忽視那些看起來更家常的物品，比如書籍和運動器材。許多書店為那些八成新的書籍提供現金或者購物積分獎勵。同樣，像Play It Again Sports這樣的商店也為那些八成新的運動器材提供現金和購物積分獎勵。聯系一下本地商店，不過它們通常都需要高爾夫球具、溜冰鞋、曲棍球器材和其他的一些裝備。