1001 Ways to Make Money If You Dare (11 page)

56 SELL YOUR SHOES.
They say you can't really know a man until you've walked a mile in his shoes. Give someone that opportunity by selling your footwear. You really only need one pair, so say adios to the rest (yes, even that blue suede pair you keep waiting for an occasion to wear).

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57 HOST A FUND-RAISER.
Nonprofits need cheap places to host fundraisers so that they can put as much of the proceeds as possible to the organization. If you charge less than the local Holiday Inn ballroom you're golden.

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58 HOST AN AUCTION.
Auctions aren't just happening online. If you have a big room in your house and some folding chairs, you can host an auction for a local antique store or a nonprofit. To make some extra bucks, offer your services as an auctioneer.

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59 RUN A HAUNTED HOUSE.
Grab some peeled grapes (eye-balls), cold spaghetti (brains), and hot dogs (intestines) and you've got yourself the start of a haunted house. Replace all of the bulbs in your home with red and black lights and make sure to rig up a couple of severed heads to fall when doors are opened.

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60 ENTER RADIO CONTESTS.
Use those free nights and weekend minutes to call radio stations over and over and over and over again until you win. Don't like the prize? Sell it on eBay or craigslist — at an inflated price of course.

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61 RENT OUT YOUR KARAOKE MACHINE.
Remember that karaoke machine you got for Christmas last year that's been in its box ever since? Rent it out to tone-deaf fiends who don't have their own. Better yet, have a karaoke party and charge people per song (once they've had a chance to drink away their stage fright).

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62 HOST SEX TOY PARTIES.
Are your friends underserved in the bedroom? Help a sister out by hosting a sex toy party so that they can buy some bedroom fun without the embarrassing trip to an adult store. They get their toys, you get your cut, and everybody goes home happy.

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