1001 Ways to Make Money If You Dare (150 page)

935 BECOME AN ONLINE PROFESSOR.
If you're a college professor with some extra time on your hands (say, June, July, and August), consider becoming an online professor. It may involve some work up front, but the time commitment is minimal and you can't beat the commute.

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936 EDUCATE OTHERS ON SURVIVAL SKILLS.
Whether they're preparing to live in a post-Apocalyptic world, or just hoping to make it on the next season of
Survivor
, there are plenty of people looking to learn how to make it on their own in the wilderness. Show them the ins and outs of building shelter, eating berries and bugs, and starting the all-important fire.

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Cook Up Some Cash

You might not be Martha or Rocco, but as long as you're skilled in the kitchen — and don't scare away diners — you have an opportunity to make some money off your culinary abilities.

937 PUT UP A LEMONADE STAND.
It's not just for kids anymore. Choose the right busy corner and offer a variety of lemonade flavors — raspberry, mango, peach. You may even offer juices and other snacks. In fact, it could turn into quite a little street food business if you work it right.

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938 CATER AN EVENT.
You don't need a big operation to cater, just a normal kitchen with a good working oven and refrigerator. Solicit your first jobs from friends and acquaintances and, if you do well, word will quickly spread. Clip recipes from magazines and invest in an appetizer cookbook.

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939 BARTEND AT A FRIEND'S PARTY.
You do what you have to do, and if that means missing out on being the guest passed out on your friend's floor at the end of the night … so be it. This time offer to bartend the party. Be sure to watch
Cocktail
to brush up on your cup-juggling skills.

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940 BARTEND AT A RESTAURANT.
Okay, you don't need to be Tom Cruise in
Cocktail
. Spending some time in bars (it's a hardship, I know!) and a couple of hours with a bartender's guide to mixed drinks will give you the basic know-how. And if you stick with it long enough, you may learn to juggle cocktail shakers.

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