I forget the exact statistic, but there is a good sized percentage of credit scores/histories with mistakes on them.Heck, I currently have two past 30 day late payments on my Home Depot credit card. 

There is a whole different feeling when one pays with hard cold cash rather than swiping a  card, isn't it?  

My employees can't accept monetary or gift card tips, but they can accept lunch or sodas.  

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With the Medicaid aspect, we'll need to get an inspection/appraisal to get creative to drive the price down low enough, but I think it can be done.With a bit of remodeling and repairs, I think it would raise the value to around $140k as that is what the other houses in the neighborhood are selling for or more. 

How to get in-touch with lenders and Raising capital2.

Go crazy, one year we made cards for a Halloween party with things on them like "do the chicken dance, make an orgasm noise, take a shot, give someone a hickie" and we shuffled them up and handed them out at the door. the throughout the night you could give the card you were given to anyone at the party and they had to do whatever it said on it right then and there no matter where we were (you can also just put all the cards in a hat and make people draw them throughout the night since you're the birthday boy).

I've tapped about as much family support as I care to ask for, I've dipped into the zero interest for x months credit cards, I've looked under rocks...  

We don't have any active raises right now, but we will have some in the future.  

I would keep that card hidden and only use it IF necessary.