1001 Ways to Make Money If You Dare (14 page)

76 HOST A POETRY SLAM.
Ask the owners of bars you frequent about slow nights like Tuesdays or Wednesdays. If you can pack in the people, chances are you can work out getting a cut of the profits. And hey, people love poetry slams!

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77 CREATE AND RENT OUT A DARK ROOM.
Chances are you have at least one room in your house with no windows. Do you really need that second bathroom? Put it to use by renting it out to a local photographer with no dark space of his own.

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78 HOST AN OPEN STUDIO EVENT.
Artists don't always live or work in the most appealing places. So they often need a place that people are actually willing to go to where they can showcase their work. Throw out a cheese plate and charge the artist either a flat fee or percentage of profits made (depending on how pricey and aesthetically pleasing the art is).

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79 RUN AN ARTIST RETREAT.
Artists like to get together to get creative. This is especially lucrative if you live near woods — there's something about connecting to nature that artists, especially those who live in the city, seem to love.

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80 RENT A ROOM AS AN ART STUDIO.
Most artists are used to being creative in adverse conditions — hey, whatever helps get the creative juices flowing, right? So chances are they won't mind painting in your noninsulated sunroom during the winter, or in the dark windowless basement room that you never got around to finishing.

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Hittin' the Streets

While you won't need to cue up the Bee Gees and strut like John Travolta, getting off your couch, out of your house, and hitting the pavement opens up a world of opportunity for making money. Take the lead from these inventive ideas and see what type of return you can achieve by taking it to the streets.

81 COLLECT BOTTLES.
Earn green and go green at the same time. People throw away bottles every day, and you can profit to the tune of five or ten cents per bottle. To make the most amount of money possible, find out where the biggest parties are and pick through the trash the next day. You may look homeless, but you'll be rolling in the dough.

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