1001 Ways to Make Money If You Dare (58 page)

356 BE A CLOWN.
God knows why clowns haven't been outlawed for violation of anti-creepy laws, but they haven't. So grab your big floppy shoes and earn extra cash on weekends by playing kids' birthday parties. Figure out how to get started (and earn enough money for a really tiny car) at
ClownSchool.net
.

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357 BE A MASCOT.
These days, from Little League to the MLB, every team has a mascot. If you want to be the next unidentifiable furry animal to get in a fight with drunken fans, consider going to school to become a mascot.
Promascot.com
will get you started. You'll be leading thousands of fans in the Macarena in no time.

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358 BE A BIRTHDAY MAGICIAN.
The difference between being a regular magician and one for kids' parties is that you can get away with doing very little that qualifies as impressive. Make a balloon puppy? It's magic! Advertise your services on craigslist (be sure to include a zany and lame tag line) and get ready to mystify (or mildly entertain) a lot of gullible little kids.

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359 FORM AN INTERPRETATIVE DANCE TROUPE.
You may be thinking, “I'm not that great of a dancer.” No problem here. Interpretative dance is a snotty code word for, “move around like an idiot.” So put on a black leotard, buy a CD of Flemish flute music, grab your ribbon baton, and prepare yourself for difficult-to-understand greatness.

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Write Yourself a Check

Anyone can write a sentence (hopefully). A very select few, however, can make a living by writing. We assume you aren't one of those few. (That's okay — we aren't either.) You can make some extra cash by cranking out some words, though.

360 WRITE A MYSTERY.
It's not a mystery that suspense and crime novels have gripped the imagination of the American public and you've watched enough
CSI
to have a good idea of how a crime progresses. Make some mad money and write your own. Join the community at the Mystery Writers of America (
www.mysterywriters.org
) to learn more.

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361 WRITE YOUR MEMOIR.
How old are you? Who cares? Everyone has a story to tell, and who better to tell yours than you? Pull out your laptop, or typewriter if you're old school, and get going. Check out
www.writemymemoirs.com
to find out how. Just be ready for the repercussions of airing your dirty laundry.

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