Spending Money.

This summer for me has definitly been a quest to make some money, and thanks to a friend of mine, I have discovered another way to get a little spending money in your pocket while possibly saving lives. I am talking about donating plasma.

If you don't mind needles on the bigger side going into your arm or getting a finger prick everytime you go in, then donating plasma is right for you. Right now, I've been going to a place in Minnesota called Biolife, although I'm pretty sure they have many locations around the U.S. The first appointment usually takes a while (mine took 3 hours) because they have to do a physical where they pretty much just listen to your heart and lungs and ask you a ton of questions about your history.

From there, the actual donating part takes about an hour once they begin to draw blood. Once they seperate the plasma from the blood, the machine actually mixes your blood with a saline solution and then it is pumped back into your arm to refill your blood and rehydrate you plasma has a lot of your bodies water in it.

At Biolife, the first time you go you get $40 for your donation, and after that if you donate twice a week, the first donation of the week is another $40 and the second is $20. They also give you a convienient debit card, and the money from each donation gets automatically loaded on there when you are done.

So hopefully everyone has some good summer jobs but if you're looking for making some extra dough while helping save lives, be sure to check out donating plasma near you. Peace.