If you're one of the millions of Hiffers perpetually broke (I assume millions of you read HIF over each other's shoulder on a single, shared laptop), then I know how you feel. However, it could be worse. Imagine if we were also sick on top of being strapped for cash! I know when I was going through chemo, the last thing I needed was another bill to pay.
If you find yourself in a similar boat needing more cash, one possible method of making a little side money is through paid, legitimate medical research studies. If you have a qualifying illness and live in a needed area, you can apply for a paid clinical trial earning hundreds of dollars!
To get started, create a free profile on their site and answer a few basic demographic questions. Then they'll pair you up with companies running official studies that you safely qualify for.
These types of studies help doctors and research scientists better understand illnesses and diseases as well as find treatments and cures. Some of the studies are demographic-based while others involve studying products, medicines, or placebos.
Which CareHealth is currently accepting new applicants, they're also not the only site out there. A lot of trials are run by Acurian, a company who specializes in recruiting potential qualifying candidates for targeted trials.
When applying for these, I still recommend using your freebie email and freebie phone number. That way, if you change your mind on participating in a trial, you can easily stop any future calls or emails.
While researching clinical trials, I also came across ClinicalTrials.gov, a searchable database of licensed clinical trials run by the U.S. National Library of Medicine. While many of these do not pay for participation, I still wanted to share this resource with anybody interested.
As usual, I'm not a professional anything! If you get accepted to a paid study, please make sure to talk it over with your medical doctor first!
