1001 Ways to Make Money If You Dare (7 page)

32 GET PAID TO REVIEW PRODUCTS.
You bitch and moan when something doesn't work like it should, and you talk about how you couldn't live without something when it functions correctly. Why not make some money either trashing or praising that something. Check out Consumer
Search.com
and see if your assessment skills are good enough to help pay the bills.

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33 WRITE TO STRANGERS FOR MONEY.
It can't hurt, right? If it works for that Nigerian prince who won't stop e-mailing you, then you might as well give it a try. Type up a letter that explains your story, why you're in need, what you'd do with the money, and so on. Then play white-page roulette and mail out a stack with a self-addressed stamped envelope (you don't want to seem too cheap, do you?).

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34 SELL YOUR CELL.
In this text-message and Bluetooth world, a phone's “in” for about fifteen minutes. If you're the kind of person who needs to keep up with technology, chances are you have a drawer full of functioning cell phones. Put them up for purchase online. Some people don't care if their cell can send high-res videos or find them the nearest Italian restaurant.

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35 GET MARRIED.
A quick way to (hopefully) double your assets and (undoubtedly) quadruple your headaches, marriage can work for you financially if you play up the “what's mine is yours, what's yours is mine” sentiment. As long as your future spouse isn't deep in debt, wedding bells will be
ka-ching
-ing.

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36 GET DIVORCED.
While the goal — financially — for walking down the aisle is doubling up on your income and savings, the reason for divorce — besides those pesky irreconcilable differences — is to cut your losses and walk away with a nice severance package. The risk here is how much better your divorce lawyer is than your one-time soul mate's. As long as you don't get stuck footing the bill, your marital exit should put you in the black.

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37 CHARGE TO RECORD SHOWS FOR OTHERS.
Some people have TiVo. Some people have DVR. Some people have to record the ol' fashioned way. And most of those people end up messing up their recordings because they don't know how to do it. Here's a perfect opportunity for you. Set up gigs recording television shows and special events for the tech-incompetent. The money might not be much, but as long you know what you're doing, the hassle isn't either.

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