1001 Ways to Make Money If You Dare (30 page)

178 PLAY FANTASY BASKETBALL.
It's all about knowing the game. You don't have to be good on the court; you just have to know which pro basketball players are good. Get online, get into a league, and get a team together. If you know your sports stats, you can get a good return on investment.

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179 BECOME A FANTASY COMMISSIONER.
The commish supervises the trades between teams, league rules and stats, schedules, and scoring options. As commish, you can also charge a small fee per transaction for these services. Be fair, be square, and make money.

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Use Your Body

Some of us have been given a chance by natural selection to use our bodies (in a variety of ways) to make money (in a variety of amounts). Now whether you were granted a beautiful body, bulging biceps, or insensitivity to pain, we don't know — but we do know you can make a buck using each.

180 SELL YOUR BODY TO SCIENCE.
The trick here is to cash in while you're still alive. You could take part in a study for a new drug, be the guinea pig for college psych students, or be one of those people walking on treadmills with little suction cups all over them (and pray they keep the suction cups above your waist).

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181 SELL YOUR PLASMA.
You probably didn't even know you had plasma. So you won't miss it, right? Plasma is the part of your blood that carries nutrients to your cells and doctors are willing to pay you for it. Check out the Yellow Pages or college campuses for the closest plasma collection center, and earn anywhere from $35 to $100 — but you can only donate twice a week.

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182 SELL YOUR HAIR.
Some generous souls actually donate their hair, but your soul isn't very generous, is it? People will pay big bucks for wigs and hair extensions, and if you have long hair, you may as well earn something for it. Visit
TheHairTrader.com
to find out how you can earn crazy cash for your coif (though you may have to invest in a few hats after your cut).

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183 SELL YOUR SPERM.
If the idea of a kid who shares genes with you running around somewhere doesn't freak you out, then by all means, sell your baby batter to a sperm bank. While there's more to it than porking a plastic cup (you have to undergo a medical history test before you're considered), it can be fun to earn money for doing something you were going to do anyway. Talk to your doctor about where to find a reputable sperm bank (because a regular bank teller would probably slap you).

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