1001 Ways to Make Money If You Dare (21 page)

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Authors: Trent Hamm

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119 DELIVER PIZZAS.
We know. It's hard to go back to something you did when you were in high school, but even in a bad economy, people gotta eat. Want to be especially daring? Make the pizza yourself — people will never know that it's not delivery, it's DiGiorno! This way, you keep all the money you bring in.

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120 CLEAN OUT COINS FROM FOUNTAINS.
Since you were a young child, you have always fantasized about jumping in a public fountain and going on a coin-grabbing frenzy. It's okay — you can admit it. Now you can fulfill your dream while looting the coins meant to fulfill the dreams of others. Just be careful: You never know when someone will alert the cops to your coin cleanup.

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121 BE AN ICE ROAD TRUCKER.
You've hauled commercial truckloads across the country but still desire a little more danger in your life. When you become an ice road trucker, you'll be the Jason Bourne of the road (or rather, the ice). Check out companies that hire truckers for the eighteen-wheel artic adventure like Nuna Logistics (
www.nunalogistics.com
).

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122 SOLVE A CRIME FOR A REWARD.
You have watched enough
CSI
and
Law & Order
to know everything there is to know about any crime ever committed. So do your best Veronica Mars impression and get to the bottom of cases both small and large — and always for a fee.

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123 LEAD A WALKING TOUR.
Is there anything interesting about the city that you live in? Maybe fitness-minded people would like to discover these things by foot. And trust me, by foot is the best way of doing it (if you've ever seen people try to navigate a busy city on Segways then you know what I mean).

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124 LEAD A BICYCLE TOUR.
If you haven't already rented your bike to make money (see entry 7) then you can put it to use by leading a bicycle tour of your city. Buy a couple of beaters to fix up, and then you can double your money by both renting the bikes and leading the tour. It's so green!

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125 SELL TOURIST MAPS.
Whether you simply pick up some stock maps or design and print your own, as long as you market them as “insider info” then you'll be all set. Throw a few gold stars on your area's main attractions as well as some green ones on “local favorites.” Hit the street corner and start picking out people with cameras around their necks and mixed expressions of wonder and bewilderment.

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