Donating Plasma for Fun and Profit
I’ve mentioned before that my husband’s friend makes extra money donating plasma. Well, he was over Friday night for the NCAA tournament, and the topic somehow came up again (could be that $20 referral bonus).
There’s a donation center near our house that pays $20 per donation, or $40 if it’s your second donation that week. So, if my husband and I were each to donate twice per week, that would be $480 per month. Sweet!
However, I’m still not convinced I’m going to try it. I’ve never even given blood because I have a severe phobia of needles (just typing that made me shudder). I’ve nearly passed out from vaccinations, and my ambitions of becoming a veterinarian ended when I shadowed a vet for a day in eighth grade.
Am I being a total wuss? Has anyone else donated plasma before?
Photo Credit: 515 Grams of My Plasma by reinvented, used under Creative Commons licensing
