Unusual ways you have gained money? (credit, buy, sell, investments)

[Grlzrl]

We once sued the builder of our home. I was told 99% of the cases settle out of court but the builder gambled that we would lose. So we went to court and won.

[MaryleeII]

I inherited some land from both Grandfathers. I sold land, but reserved mineral rights. Land has gas reserves Mine, Mine, Mine!!!!!

[Themanwithnoname]

I was walking into an Academy Sports and a guy walking out gave me a gift card with $2 left on it.

closest to winning anything I've ever got.

[Serious Conversation]

Made quite a bit in crypto's run up last year. Won $500 on this contest. I used to dumpster dive for electronics and made some money that way.

[SLIMMACKEY]

Found a $50 bill while walking my dog. He took a crap and when i bent over to pick it up there was the $50!!

He actually said half was his since his act was the precursor to me finding it......

[ABQ2015]

While working low paying jobs and trying to put myself through college, I found a newspaper machine that would give me 4 quarters every time I pressed the return button. Would only work 3 or 4 times and only on Sunday when the newspaper was $1. I made several dollars every Sunday for a few months until they fixed it.

[Disgustedman]

Walked into a bar I was known at. Found a plastic envelope with 2 $20's a 1880 silver dollar and a set of small ruby earrings.

Once attended an auction. Bought a box of misc stuff and in it was a ceramic owl bank. I opened the rubber stopper and pulled out a $100 bill.

Went to a junkyard and saw several taxis. Checking the backseats, found $130 in various denominations. That was a fun day.

Three weeks ago decided to go for a weekend to the coast. Hit chinook winds. Playing "Let it ride" and bet $10 every spot and got three queens and the dealer dropped the fourth. Paid $1,900....Total for the day playing was $2,600.

[Javawood]

$150 dollars in front of One and One on 1st and 1st. Groceries were free for those 2 months.

[Posh66]

My 20 yo daughter and I started an Etsy shop selling pins with pop culture quotes on them. It's been a grand success (in our eyes haha) from the very beginning, so we're going to keep it up. It's only one or two hundred dollars a month extra income for each of us, but there's no feeling quite like creating something from nothing and getting paid for it!

[kjg1963]

I just recently received a check for $589 dollars as a settlement from a class action lawsuit on a payday loan company. Totally unexpected.