Top 4 Ways to Get Quick Cash

Everyone Needs Cash Quickly at Times

What do you do if you need money urgently? Ideally, you should have an emergency fund set up so you can meet financial exigencies without a problem. However, most people lead their lives blissfully unaware of saving for a rainy day. So, when you are caught in a bad cash crunch, what are your options for getting some quick cash?

Pawnbroker:

The very best way to get cash fast is to Pawn something – Pawning has a bad reputation, undeserved in my opinion. If you really need hard cash to tied you over to pay your mortgage or credit card then pawning is ideal – all you need is something of value – ie a Rolex watch or jewellery and you can get cash.

Pawnbroker

The interrest can be quite high – expect to pay about £20 a week to borrow £300 but as long as you pay it back within a few weeks it can be a life saver, and of course you can get it within a hour – in cash in your hand.

Traditionally it is gold or Jewellery but some brokers will take your car or boat for example – it depends on how much money you need.

A word of warning – this is a short term measure – if you don’t pay it back you loose your pledge!

Today’s pawnbroking customers range widely. Certainly they are ordinary people, who may wish to borrow a small sum of money for a short period of time. Very much like an overdraft is used the service is a real ‘tide me over’ until payday situation. With more and more people paid monthly the pressure on managing short-term cashflow became more difficult than when weekly brown paper wage packets were the norm.

Pawnbroking customers pledge property that they own and consider the loan simply turning their goods temporarily back into cash as they once were. In other words customers feel they are simply, in effect, borrowing from themselves. No fuss, no favours, no extending or creating unsecured credit with the threat of negative credit ratings or ‘blacklisting’ as it is known if the loan is not repaid. Fully secured, straightforward and transparent credit in minutes – and from themselves. No wonder so many customers and regulatory bodies see pawnbroking as ‘just another way of borrowing money’.

“Using a pawnbroker…just another way of borrowing money”
Office of Fair Trading

Credit card:
This is what most of us do. Pay through the credit card if credit is available. Of course, paying through the credit card is convenient but costly because credit cards charge exorbitant interest rates. Swiping your card is fun, only if you have the financial backup to meet your credit card commitments in time.

A little friendly help:
Since emergency loans charge heavy interest rates, you could try approaching your friends or relatives for some quick cash. However, you do run the risk of ruining your relationship with the person in case they refuse the loan and you feel cut up about it. These days, lending money to someone, however dear they are to you, is an expensive proposition and most people are simply not willing to take the risk. Besides, your friend could be in the same position as you!

Bank loans:
If you can afford to wait for a while, you can avail of bank loans. But bank loans are a long time in coming. The procedure involved is quite circuitous and the loan may or may not be disbursed because a lot depends on your credit rating and the validity of the documents you present. So, you cannot really be assured of getting these loans.

Payday loans:
If you want a small amount of money (anywhere between $500 and $1,500) within the next 24-36 hours, payday cash loans are perhaps the only assured way to get quick cash. These loans are quick, easy and fast; and you do not have to leave your home to get them. You may simply visit the website of a company offering these loans and fill in their online application. Almost any salaried person over the age of 18 and holding an active checking account can get these loans. The best part is that you do not have to fax or submit any documents to avail of these loans. Even people with low credit ratings can get these loans. The reason these loans are easy to get is because the loan is structured to accept the next paycheck as collateral. These loans are generally offered for 15-30 days, though there is the option of extending the period of the loan on payment of a small charge.

However, you need to be careful while taking payday loans because unless you use them for their intended purpose, they can actually make your situation worse. You will be paying higher APR with these loans. Therefore, you should always avail an amount that you can easily pay off when your next paycheck comes.