I always keep a HUGE empty cat food bucket and every day I empty my pockets and throw change in it. When times get hard and I need extra money, I take the bucket of coins to the coin exchange and get bills. Sometimes this is enough to get me through. At other times I may park the truck up, cancel insurance, cut off cable TV or sell something on craigslist (once I sold my food dehydrator). Has anyone one done anything like this or even more extreme to get cash in an emergency, like when faced with eviction?