Ways to earn money for gaming without working:

1.) Trade in old games: It may seem like blasphemy to a gamer but if you're desperate to get a new game that just came out then this should help bring the price down by a few bucks.

2.) Save change: You'd be amazed by how quickly change starts to accumulate. I save about 2-5 dollars a week by keeping my change in a cup in my car. It's very slow but when the time comes for when you need money then that little cup full of pennies and dimes is a life saver.

3.) Ebay/Pawn: I haven't used these techniques yet but if you have anything that just lying around and you won't miss it then you could try to get some money out of it. I'm sitting on a bunch of old Pokemon cards right now that I really should just get rid of.

4.) Coke Rewards: Not really helpful to earning money but if you like to rent movies or games from Blockbuster then definitely save up your coke caps. For about 45 points you can rent a free movie, and for about 80 you can rent a free game. If you drink a lot of coke anyway this is a great way to get free stuff (most of the other prizes are garbage though).

5.) Collecting can: I might be wrong on this one but recycling places still give money for old cans right? Can someone confirm this for me?

There's also getting a job, but that one is so obvious I didn't even feel a need to put it in the list. I need to head out right now but if I think of any other ways to save some cash I'll post here again.

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How to make unlimited quick money with zero risk:

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Go to any gambling outlet that gives you 2x your bet back when you win. Bet £X on the first round (e.g. a roulette wheel). Bet £2X on the next. Then keep doubling your bet until you win. You will get your bet back, plus £X more than the total you lost before the winning bet.

e.g.

had bet £40, £80, £160, £320, £640 and £1280.

You bet £2560 and won.

You get your bet back (£2560) plus £2560 in winnings. Previously you had lost £2520, so you now have £40 in profit.

You cannot statistically lose, and you always make your original stake back. Repeat this a few times and you get unlimited free money.

@Game_boy: You're wrong. You always can get to the point you have no money to bet again. It won't happen often but when it does you will lose all of your money. When you win you will get only 40 pounds. If chances of winning are less than 50% (which is expected) in long term you will lose money.

Crime has no age limit. Despite what you have been told your whole life, crime DOES pay.

start your website feature bra pictures. I'm sure some perverts will pay for the subscription fees.

Think about it, it's still better than working at the corner. ;)

@ gameboy 

He's correct, try it, on any gambling game, you will lose.

When I was 15 I found a job with a friend that owned his own company that made steel handrails. I ended up working for $7/hr (minimum was ~$5), but had the odd state job for $27, and county job for $15.

When I was 18, I went on to work for another friend who owned his own Sound, Lighting and Video company. I did a little traveling with him (farthest I've gone is from Syracuse NY, to do a concert in Detroit Michigan) , and on average earned $16.

I also managed to pick up a side job last year as a computer consultant for a doctors office who wanted to upgrade their computers, but didn't want to pay big bucks into contracts for things they didn't need. I also did network administration for them and helped them move a server from another office that was merging with them. I actually convinced them to pay $30 for that job.

So my vote is to find someone who needs small quantities of work, but will pay well for a skill set. I never worked full time (well, I have worked full time for the last 3 years, but those other jobs were before, except the IT one), but I made quite a bit of cash over the summer and on breaks and some weekends the rest of the year.

at 14 I'm not sure there's such a thing as quick money, at least not in large amounts. Best thing is to take a job if you can few hours a week and you'll have some cash in your pocket for your hobbies and you still have parents to ask for stuff here and there.

Failing the job thing just do odd jobs for people if you're able too or ask your parents if they'll pay you to do more than your typical chores..

I know. Anyone stupid enough to try it would lose all of their money. On an infinite bank account it would work, although you would already have infinite money so you wouldn't need to.  I just thought it would be funny because it was true.