1001 Ways to Make Money If You Dare (121 page)

751 WALLPAPER.
Grab a ladder, it's time to hang some wallpaper. Transform a nursery into a Disney wonderland or a bathroom into a Monet painting. Think you're really pretty good at this whole wallpapering thing? Grab your camcorder and make a video of yourself doing it (see entry 752).

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752 SELL AN INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO.
Did you discover when making money off of one of these ideas that you're actually extremely good at it? So good, in fact, that you should be teaching other people? Film yourself giving step-by-step instructions and see if you can find any takers. You can always sign up to be an
About.com
guide, where you get paid to post blogs and videos about a specific topic.

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753 BE AN ON-CALL HANDYMAN.
If you're not picky about getting woken up in the middle of the night when people realize that their [fill in the blank] is broken, you can make good money as an on-call handyman. Make sure people know that you're available twenty-four hours a day, and charge them to reflect that.

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754 BE A “HUSBAND-FOR-HIRE.”
It may sound sexist, but a husband-for-hire is exactly what some women are looking for: a couple of dedicated man-hours with no need to clean up after them (or listen to them complain about doing the work). Even married women will be lining up to pay you to service them — er, their homes, that is.

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755 POWERWASH SIDING.
Because a somewhat large machine is needed for this job, you can earn back your investment by purchasing one — especially if you're the only game in town and there are lots of houses with vinyl siding.

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756 SANDBLAST PATIOS AND WALKWAYS.
Thinking that a sandblaster is too expensive for you? Consider sharing the cost — and the use — of a sandblaster with a couple of friends. This works especially well if you live in different areas of a city so that you can each corner your own market.

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757 EXTERMINATE RODENTS AND BUGS.
Live out your childhood fantasy of being a ghost buster by becoming an exterminator. People want pests gone so badly they likely won't say a word about you walking through the house singing “Who you gonna call?”

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