1001 Ways to Make Money If You Dare (147 page)

917 BE A CREDIT COUNSELOR.
People who have financially overextended themselves often find themselves in the unpleasant position of paying someone to tell them the best way to pay down their debt. You may want to ask for payment up front. In cash.

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918 GIVE POTTERY LESSONS.
Archaeologists can tell a lot from the pottery shards they unearth when they excavate ancient civilizations. What future generations will make of the clay dinosaurs you teach summer camp kids to make is anyone's guess.

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919 TEACH ETIQUETTE.
Gentle Reader: Miss Manners encourages you to share the guidelines of proper decorum with the other members of your generation. Student organizations such as fraternities and sororities and service sector employers are the most likely to take advantage of your services.

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920 CRITIQUE ESSAYS.
How much is it worth to earn an A in English? You can find out by charging a consultation fee to edit students' essays. Best of all, making your services available online lets you reach paying customers anywhere in the world.

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921 CERTIFY OTHERS IN SCUBA.
Help others gain the skills they need to explore shipwrecks and coral reefs. First things first, you need to be a strong swimmer and you must be certified in scuba. PADI (
www.padi.com
) is a good place to start.

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922 TAKE NOTES FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS.
The brothers of Delta Tau Chi can nurse the hangovers they got from your Beirut tournament (entry 29) while you take notes at their lectures. If you're not a student, make sure you can get into the lecture halls without a university-issued ID.

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