1001 Ways to Make Money If You Dare (84 page)

518 WORK AS A HYPNOTIST.
You're getting desperate … very desperate. The next time you have to borrow laundry quarters from your mother, you'll go to
www.hypnosiseducation.com
to find out how you can become a hypnotist and help desperate souls quit smoking, go on a diet, or find eternal enlightenment.

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519 SELL MEDITATION TAPES.
Since it's easiest to meditate in quiet, this one is pretty easy. Create a tape or CD of soothing sounds (nature sounds are a good one) and sell them at yoga studios and meditation centers. You may not achieve enlightenment, but you should earn enough money to buy a CD that actually has music on it.

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520 HOST MEDITATION RETREATS.
Open your house and say “Ommm.” If your home is in a peaceful and serene location, offer up your abode to a meditation group looking for a retreat. Be sure to offer healthy and organic meals and make sure they bring their own meditation leader — even you can't fake meditation for forty-eight hours.

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521 BE A WINGMAN FOR HIRE.
When you're looking to score with an attractive member of the opposite sex, a wingman always helps. Market yourself as the ultimate wingman (including “testimonials” from previous “customers”) and post an ad on craigslist or the entertainment section on your city's newspaper's website. Be ready to help out the socially inept, and possibly enlist the help of a hired target so that your efforts don't prove fruitless.

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522 BECOME A DATING COACH.
You probably know people who have been on a thousand first dates, only to never hear from their love interest again. Hold a coaching session to teach these loveless saps what they're doing wrong. If you don't know how to handle yourself on a first date, pick up any old issue of
Cosmo
— there's probably an article that can teach you how. Just don't let your students know that.

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523 FENG SHUI OTHER PEOPLE'S HOMES.
People can come up with plenty of reasons to rationalize their crappy lives. One such reason is that their environment doesn't have positive qi, or energy flow. Buy yourself a book on feng shui (a good beginner's one is
The Everything Guide to Feng Shui
) and reorganize people's homes so that the flow of energy translates to some cash flow.

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