• Gambling - Sure you MIGHT make a few extra dollars and leave it to chance to strike it BIG but you may be left a lot shorter than what you started with. Most gambling places rig the games so you first think you're a winner then when you do, you spend even more and end up losing everything you put into the game and more!
• Borrowing - Well of course you can always do this, and if there's no other option, this may be the fastest way to go but then you have to pay it back somehow, and if it's with a credit card, interest adds up.
• Illegal Methods - you definitely know the consequences to using this approach, and believe me for the few hours of enjoyment it really isn't worth the lifetime of how you will pay it back.

Now let's look at some ways you CAN look for free money:

• Selling - Have some stuff stored in the garage that you don't need? Put up a garage sale or take some pictures and put it on ebay. You'll be surprised how someone's used and dated items can become another person's treasure.
• Providing Services - Have a skill or know of a way to solve a problem or fix something? Provide a service and put an ad in the local paper. You can even make some flyers and pass them around for more advertising.
• Get Another Job - If you already have a full time job and very busy afterwards, this is probably not the best answer. But sometimes an additional income can make all the difference.
• Stashing - If you already are making money but want to know the best way to find extra cash, then make yourself an allowance and every time you get paid, stash away some money in a sock or somewhere hidden that you could forget about it but will remember when it's a rainy day.
• Grants - There are so many government and personalized grants that people don't know about based on anything from your ethnicity to the size of your yard. you just have to find them. Here are a couple links that can get you started:
  http://12.46.245.173/cfda/cfda.html and http://www.firstgov.gov/Citizen/Topics/Benefits.shtml