[quote name='Fernando Rocker']I was spending too much money on games (thanks to CAG and Amazon)... I have a decent job, but still, I was spending too much money, so I decided to go to BioLife Plasma Services.
I have been donating plasma since three weeks ago. They gave this Visa Debit Card and that's what I'm using to purchase my games... I receive $60 per week (plus an extra $20 every 7th donation) and I think it's a good limit for my gaming purchases. Plus, I'm helping people by donating plasma.
And $60 per week ($80 with the bonus) + Cheap Ass Gamer tips = A lot of good games.
And this way, I have been saving a lot of money earned with my job.
If you need to save money for any reason, you should consider donating plasma. But don't do it just for the money... you are helping people too.[/QUOTE]
I used to do this at a place by Penn State and got two of my friends involved (I didn't have a car and lived far away.)
It was easy cash, while it lasted. I made $20 the first time in the week and $30 the second. Plus, $10 bonus for bringing a new friend along. (Which worked out really well as I got a few random college kids saying they signed up through me.)
A few notes, though. You can't have fresh tattoos (3... maybe 6 months.) My one friend got permabanned from the place when he went back after a break and lied about his tattoo, then got called on it.
It's roughly 2-3 hours each time you stop (minus travel and your first time and the occassional three or six month "checkups" they do) to decide if you wanna bother with it. I was always around 2-ish, but I was donating the minimum amount.
It's not bad at all if you weren't too squeamish. Not only are you dealing with blood, your watching blood get cycled and then pumped back into you sans the plasma. Then afterwards, they replace the amount of plasma with a saline solution. It's room temperature so it feels like ice water going into your veins. Some people couldn't stand that, especially in the winter, but I personally found it fun.
They beefed up the weight limit, a friend said (which makes me ineligble now. I used to donate when it was 105 or 115 (I barely ever made the weight limit due to being skinny as hell). Now I believe it's whatever the blood weight is. On the reverse, if you're obese, you may run into troubles as cholesterol can screw things up. I've seen some dudes get turned down for that reason and they didn't even look in that bad of shape. Also, vein issues can tie into that too. If you can't see the veins on the inside of where your elbow bends, you may run into trouble too. Obesity can trigger those problems, but it also just has to do with genetics as well.
But with that said, it was cool and if I find a place again and reach the weight, I'd likely get back into the scheme. The place I went to also had the benefit of comfy bed/chairs and TVs to watch. When it comes to the TVs, you can talk to employees there. Where I went they played ER on TNT and then would toss in movies. My friend started scheduling his donations for the usual movie start time, but I honestly didnt' care as I was usually done before that point.