1001 Ways to Make Money If You Dare (49 page)

300 CLEAN UP AFTER PEOPLE'S PARTIES.
If you decorate for the party and clean up after the party, it only makes sense for you to attend the party, right? You can try making a case for it, or you can go home and wait while everybody else has fun making a mess.

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301 HELP PEOPLE GO PAPERLESS.
Green is so hot right now. There are people out there who want to go green, but just don't know how. You can help by setting them up with online billing, e-mail messages with that little “don't print this!” symbol, and reading a newspaper online.

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302 ASEMBLE FURNITURE.
Furniture is always making false promises. “Easy to assemble!” “No tools needed!” “Only takes ten minutes!” Forty-five minutes later and with nothing that looks like it did in the store, people need someone to call to come pick up the pieces. They need you.

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303 ASEMBLE TOYS.
There's getting paid to assemble toys for people in your community, and then there's getting scammed on the Internet by companies promising to pay you to work from home assembling toys. Make sure you're doing the legal, profitable version.

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304 CARVE PUMPKINS.
You probably won't find many people who will pay for a triangle-eyed jack-o'-lantern. But if you've got mad knife skills and a good dose of artistic talent, try your hand at the fine art of pumpkin sculpture.

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305 DO SOMEONE'S HALLOWEEN MAKEUP.
Are you skilled with a makeup brush? Put that talent to good use once a year by doing Halloween makeup. This doesn't just have to be kid's faces either. Find a group of guys dressing as pregnant cheerleaders and whip out your sluttiest lipstick.

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306 TAKE KIDS TRICK-OR-TREATING.
You miss trick-or-treating, don't you? Try convincing your friends that their kids would score better candy if they were with you (since you're such a sweet talker). Your friends know that they'll be profiting in the long run since half their kids' take goes to them.

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