1001 Ways to Make Money If You Dare (120 page)

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746 RE-LAY A WALKWAY.
Pulling up bricks and slate, tamping down soil, and laying new stones in the summer heat — what better way to spend a Saturday? Offer to fix up your friends' and neighbors' walkways for a price. Just make sure that price includes the materials needed if they expect you to purchase them.

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747 INSTALL DOOR LOCKS.
Cut newspaper clippings or pass on stories (either true and fabricated) to your neighbors about recent home invasions where the intruders were able to enter because of weak locks. Then tell them how you learned to install reinforced locking mechanisms in your spare time. You'll basically be robbing them of their money.

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748 PUT IN NEW DOORS.
Forget installing new locks. Why not go for the whole shebang and offer to put in a brand new door? Maybe customers want more security, or possibly a change in the exterior look of their house — whatever the case, you can score some sweet change by changing the way they enter their home.

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749 INSTALL WATER HEATERS.
Nobody likes taking a cold shower — unless of course you need one. Heat things up by being the only water heater install-person in your neighborhood. Who knows, maybe you'll meet some homeowners who will make you want a cold shower.

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750 INSTALL KITCHEN APPLIANCES.
Some people trying to save a buck will opt to go without the installation fee that comes with buying a new appliance and attempt to do it themselves. (A smaller fraction of new-appliance owners will waive a free installation thinking they can do it themselves.) Chances are — in both cases — they will fail. Luckily for them, you know what you're doing, and will do it for a price.

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