1001 Ways to Make Money If You Dare (54 page)

331 DEEJAY A BAR OR BAT MITZVAH.
Get ready to “Hava Nagila” with a room full of thirteen-year-olds. The ages of the guests at bar mitzvahs range from infant to octogenarian, so it can be tricky to satisfy everyone's musical tastes. Be sure to partake in the Manishewitz and you'll be rocking. Advertise your service at local synagogues and event halls and you should be so busy you'll have no reason to kvetch.

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332 BE A WEDDING SINGER.
Controversial social commentator Adam Sandler threw the spotlight on the wedding-singing industry in 1998's
The Wedding Singer
. Being a wedding singer has just as much to do with handling drunken family members and pissed-off mothers-in-law as it does hitting the high note in Journey's “Faithfully.” If you're a moderately talented singer with time to work on weekends, create a demo disc and drop it off at event venues in your town or city. You'll be singing “YMCA” in no time.

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333 SELL MIX TAPES.
What's old is new again. A well-thought-out and properly executed mix tape was considered a work of art when you were in high school. With the ubiquitous iTunes, there is no need for mix tapes. However, the Urban Outfitters crowd seems to love old, useless crap, and you can make a killing by producing your own mix tapes. Make some sample mixes (with themes like, “love,” “breakup,” or “party”) and shop them around to local gift shops and music stores. They may like your lazy man's mix and decide to carry them in their store.

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334 BE AN EXTRA.
If a movie is being filmed in your area, consider having your fifteen minutes of fame by being an extra in a movie. There's a lot of hurry up and wait but you may get to rub elbows with a star — and you'll definitely earn yourself some cash.

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335 GO ON A DATING SHOW.
No, you can't be paid to date someone. But if you land a spot on one of those classy programs that houses all the wannabe boyfriends and girlfriends in a house, you can have all your living costs paid for, as well as your travel arrangements. Plus, VH1 seems to give anyone who's ever been on a dating show his or her own series.

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336 ENTER A TALENT CONTEST.
Can you sing like Aretha? Staple your genitals to your leg without crying? The general public needs to share in your skill. Enter a talent contest anywhere from your local community center to a nationally televised contest and you could earn big bucks to entertain … or just freak people out.

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