Making Up for It

So we got a random deposit of $500(+) from Jordan's insurance provider this morning - that's fantastic because today our weekly mortgage payment also came out.



We have looked into a few other things we can do to help with the bit of shortfall, and still meet our goal of paying of the credit card.

• We checked our points Aeroplan/Air Miles balances




• We had enough Aeroplan to order a $100 Costco gift card - it should arrive in the next week or so




• Checked with Enmax




• We have signed up with something called Easy Max Rewards with Enmax - basically you accrue $100 a year (or you can get it applied to each bill in increments) as a 'thank you' for bundling your utilities with them


• We have a $88.48 credit we'll be applying to the next bill 




• Return Pop Cans




• When we have a bag full of recyclables we toss them in the back of Jordan's truck (it has a canopy and isn't driven much). 


• We haven't gone yet (but hopefully this weekend) - the truck has half a dozen black garbage bags full - I'm crossing my fingers for about $50-$75 there.

With these three methods - we've almost found the $300 shortfall!! 

What strategies do you have to find more money when you have a shortfall or unexpected drop in income? (other than your emergency fund, which I know, I know, we need to get funded again).