A Paypal account is very easy to set up, unless you're not using a bank or a credit or debit card. I had a recent experience with Paypal where it took 8 days to get the money, but at least it came. Paypal kept saying the other person's bank hadn't released the money, and the other person's bank kept saying they had. No way to figure out which institution was lying or telling the truth.
Skinny I'm not sure why you're averse to getting a Paypal when you clearly need one and could certainly benefit from it. There are other better companies to use as well, which I found out after the experience with Paypal.
Another idea is WalMart Pay (or their MoneyGram feature). It costs far less for someone to send you money via that as opposed to Western Union.