1001 Ways to Make Money If You Dare (24 page)

138 SELL OFFICE SUPPLIES ONLINE.
Is your home office turning into an Office Max? Do you collect office supplies and let them sit in your desk drawer for all eternity? Clean out your desk and sell the extra supplies online. You really don't need twenty bottles of Wite-Out.

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139 TELECOMMUTE WHILE AT WORK.
If you get caught, you might be fired, so watch out with this one. However, if you're the king or queen of multitasking, you're in the clear. Do something simple that won't take a lot of time from your “real job,” and keep your eyes peeled for nosy bosses.

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140 SELL TEXTBOOKS.
Admit it, you'll never open that copy of
Western Civilization, Vol. 1
or
The Complete Works of Shakespeare
again. Since textbooks are so expensive on campus, sell yours on Amazon or even craigslist.

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141 SELL YOUR EXTRA COMPUTER.
If you recently upgraded your system and no longer need that Mac from 1998, sell it online. People will always pick up old computers, even if it's just to ransack it for parts.

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142 CONDUCT ONLINE GENEALOGY.
With websites like Ancestry. com and
Familytree.com
, finding family members is easy. Many people want to find out where they came from, so market yourself as someone who can help them track down their lineage.

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143 PLAN OTHER PEOPLE'S TRIPS.
Become a one-person travel agency and find customers the best deals possible. Not everyone has time to plan their vacation, but they want it to be cheap and memorable. Take some classes about the travel industry and start today. Just remember, it's your ass if they don't have any fun!

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144 WORK AS A TYPIST.
Many companies outsource small jobs like typing documents. You could even advertise your services at local colleges for those lazy students who don't want to type their research papers.

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