Some ground rules: I won't sell either of my macs, my car, or turn tricks in the Tenderloin. The $5000 needs to come from from a source other than my salary and I don't have much spare time to chase down freelance gigs. What are your best creative ideas for raising $5000 in 30 days?
Provisional patents are $150. They give you a year to file a utility patent (the expensive one) but neither should set you back $10k unless you really like your IP lawyers.
http://www.dumblittleman.com/2006/12/how-to-stamp-patent-pen...