<human>: I recently have fallen on very hard financial times. I lost out on a fairly large chunk of $ then had a check get mixed in with some misc papers and thrown out on accident by a friend, putting me even deeper in a rut (luckily this can be reprinted but I have to wait a few weeks). I was very lucky to have some friends help me out and allow me to stay in their extra room for the past month, despite it only supposed to be for 2 weeks, and have shared even some food with me. I know this streak of bad luck is coming to an end real soon as I have guaranteed $ on the way to get me out of their place and into my own by the end of this month. I have already told them I would be giving them $ to pay my fair share of rent and bills before I leave but I would like to do something else as a way to say thanks for being so kind to me during a dark time. So far the only think I can think of is a full apartment cleaning. Mopping floors, scrubbing tubs, dusting , and all the other fun stuff involved in cleaning. I'm looking for some other options that might be nicer but remember that I still have no money so it has to be something not involving $.

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<bot>: friends helped me out by giving me a place to sleep when i had no home for this month, looking for some ideas of something nice i can do to repay their kindness that doesn't cost $