5 Weird Ways to Make Money
Making money isn’t as straightforward as it once was.
It used to be pretty simple: your father was a fisherman so you became a fisherman. Your father was a farmer so you became a farmer. Your father ran a store so you ran a store. It doesn’t work that way anymore.
Not to say people don’t follow in the footsteps of their parents but its less common and there are so many jobs now that it’s hard to choose. If you’re looking for something a bit more unique then you’ll enjoy our list of 5 weird ways to make money.
1. Sell Ads on Your Car ($400/month)
Companies like San Diego based AutoWraps will pay you up to $400/month to put large advertising banners on both sides of your car.
The company’s profile is as follows: “We offer a variety of exciting non-traditional marketing campaigns custom designed to help you reach your targeted demo.”
You might look a bit silly driving around town with a car plastered in ads but that $400 could go along way to covering your gas, insurance, or even the cost of your car.
2. A Million Dollar Webpage ($1 million)
The idea of making a million dollars selling individual pixels on a website for $10 each was so weird that even the website’s owner, Alex Tew, didn’t think he would make it all the way to a million dollars. You get all the major newspapers in the UK and many in the US involved and all of sudden young Alex looks like a genius.
When asked what the University student would do with the money, this is one of his replies: “I definitely need some new socks. Whenever I buy new ones they seem to disappear, or they disintegrate. So I want to buy some really expensive, long-lasting socks.” We hope you’re enjoying those socks Alex!
3. Sell Your Luscious Locks ($10 - $3600)
Just like eBay, TheHairTrader.com lets users post ads and bid on items. We’re not talking records and collectibles though…we’re talking hair.
This one might not be a great moneymaker if you can’t grow hair in the first place, sorry Dr. Phil.
4. Rent-a-friend (Various prices)
In Tokyo, you can hire yourself out for weddings and funerals to be a rented friend or relative. The Tokyo agency I Want to Cheer Up will dispatch you to funerals and weddings and for a price; you’ll have to pretend to be a relative. They also hire out husbands and wives to help single people get acquainted with the married life.
5. Pretend to be Saint Nick ($2.8+ million)
The guy that set up Santamail.org will send your children a personalized letter from Santa for the low price of $9.99. Their website says they have already sent over 290,000 such letters.
That means this faux-Santa has taken in over $2.8 million dollars since 2002. I’m guessing that mall Santas don’t make that much.
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This is a guest post from Gary Foss from Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act Canada.
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What You Need to Know About Military Payday Loans
Even servicemen and women in the United States Armed Forces, who happily enjoy a great deal of job safety, can be exposed to financial insecurity by family medical emergencies, mortgage difficulties, credit card debt or even car trouble.
Today’s economy is a difficult and unforgiving one. Even servicemen and women in the United States Armed Forces, who happily enjoy a great deal of job safety, can be exposed to financial insecurity by family medical emergencies, mortgage difficulties, credit card debt or even car trouble. If such a situation were to arise in your life, would you know how to take out a military loan without incurring excessive interest rates?
Sadly, even those in the know about civilian debt can, at times, be flummoxed by the variety and complexity of military loan choices. One seemingly tempting option is the payday loan. Payday loans provide an immediate advance on your next paycheck. Some even offer overnight payment. While these loans may seem to be an easy way to pay a credit card, mortgage or utility bill that needs to be dealt with rapidly, they are in fact a mechanism for predatory lenders to take advantage of financially desperate servicemen and women.
Unlike other, safer military loan options, payday loans generally come with incredibly high interest rates. In the past, less financially savvy members of the Armed Forces have been tricked into agreeing to interest rates of up to 800% on their payday loans. At this interest rate, a borrower would be required to return 4000 dollars to their lender in exchange for a meager 500 dollar military loan.
The problem of predatory payday loans has become so pervasive and damaging that that both the Federal government and quite a few state governments have felt forced to step in on multiple occasions in recent years. In 2006, for example, Congress passed a law limiting payday loans to an interest rate of 36%. In eleven states, payday loans are outright illegal, as they are considered forms of usury.
While payday loans may seem tempting to cover your short term needs, they are never the answer. A trusted financial institution that specializes in military finance can provide with you a range of military loan options. Good financial advice from such an institution can help you stay out of debt and even generate assets to invest in and retire on.
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