1001 Ways to Make Money If You Dare (38 page)

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229 WAIT ON TABLES.
The general public will test your patience when you're slinging drinks and burgers. However, depending on the size, location, and type of restaurant, this profession can get you cash quickly. Better practice your fake smile.

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230 SELL YOUR SOUL.
Faust did it. So did Bart Simpson and Dorian Gray. If you're desperate enough, pawn your existence off to an interested party. Be warned, though: eternity is a wicked long time. Throw it up on eBay and see what you can get for eternal damnation.

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231 SET OUT AS A TELEGRAM SINGER.
You sing to people on the street when you're drunk, so delivering a singing telegram isn't too different except you're sober (potentially). Start a service where people can request you to tunefully deliver any message. Then go out there and shine (bottle of tequila in hand, optional).

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232 MODEL FOR AN ART CLASS.
If the only time you sit still for a long period of time involves the sports section and a courtesy flush, this job may not be for you. Art classes often need live models, and it doesn't involve much more than sitting (or standing) around while strangers stare at you and attempt to recreate your likeness. Boring? Yes. Easier than brick laying? Hell yeah.

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233 BE A NUDE MODEL FOR AN ART CLASS.
Here is where you need some, ahem, balls to succeed. While it's uncomfortable to be nude in front of strangers, art students view their models as part of the artistic process, which they take very seriously. So cast your fears aside (as well as your undies), and contact the art departments at local community centers and colleges to see if they need nude models.

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234 POSE NUDE FOR A MAGAZINE.
Next time you're at the gas station, count how many adult magazines there are behind the counter. They have to fill the pages, right? While getting professional pictures taken will set you back, it doesn't take anything but guts to ask a friend or your partner to take a shot of you in the buff and send it off to a number of adult magazines. If they decide they want you to model, you can earn thousands of dollars a day — and guarantee your place in gas stations everywhere.

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