May I ask a stupid question? You can code, so why not offer your skills for cash.
a) you could kill some time, waiting for your $2000...
b) you would earn some money, $800 is like a 1 week fulltime coding job.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KT4vhl8slbE... someone whos not looking for a job wont find a job...
there are tons of webmaster boards where you can offer your service and where people are looking for coders.