Do you get paid in bitcoin? If not, how are you going to get the bitcoin to repay the loan?

i'm at this point as well.. I pay all my bills through paypal and make a living doing web work. so i'm not on here to "play around" or scam anybody! I do have a lot in my pp account right now which I'm willing to transfer for bitcoins whenever.

if anybody is willing for quick cash I will provide payment instantly via paypal. looking for 10-30 bc right now... I'm even cool to wait a few days if you want to confirm the funds will transfer out of pp into your bank account before sending me the bitcoins. still new here, trying to build a solid rep

I have a good history on ebay and through payments via freelance work (web design, dev, mobile apps, etc.)

PM and i'll be happy to share more details and prove legitimacy

This is why it's silly when people confuse the "value" of bitcoin with the "price."  The value of Bitcoin as a monetary system is undoubtedly higher than a year ago, and higher than 3 months ago, and higher than last week.  The "price" on the other hand, has fallen.

Those who see a price fall and equate it with a fall in Bitcoin's fundamental value will always be missing the boat.

I still don't think that the occupy movement will do much (if anything) to bitcoin in the long run.

There are some cash in the mail exchanges, they're probably the best alternative if you don't want to be traced - MtGox will trace you, they are creating a database with the official IDs of all their users, that is, most bitcoin/USD traders.

Unfortunately there isn't yet enough demand for bitcoins to make buying it as easy as buying bread. And "convenient" electronic means of payment like paypal or credit cards are too dangerous to the btc seller due to reversible nature of these means of payment and irreversible nature of bticoin transactions.

So, for "small scales", either use cash in the mail, or use OTC trading and pay with paypal or bank transfers, but you'll have to deal with very small volumes until people start trusting you.