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1001 Ways to Make Money If You Dare | 
 enlarge | Author: Trent Hamm
Publisher: Adams Media
Category: Book
List Price: $12.95
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Rating:  3 reviews
Media: Paperback
Pages: 288
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.5 x 0.9
ISBN: 1598698850
Dewey Decimal Number: 658.041
EAN: 9781598698855
Publication Date: April 18, 2009
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Product Description
Everyone's in search of a quick buck, and now they know where to find it--if they dare. Whether it's becoming a living, breathing billboard, or selling bootleg concert t-shirts in the arena's parking lot, there's plenty of ways to rake in the dough on daring ventures and ballsy entrepreneurial moves. This book documents hundreds of these potential money-making schemes, ploys, and backyard startups, including:
- Print [fashion]-on-demand. Have a witty turn of phrase? Stick a pop culture zinger on a t-shirt and sell it through cafepress.com
- Give your body to science. They're always looking for guinea pigs for an array of tests. All you have to do is sign up--and been mindful of the side effects
- Become Trump 2.0: build an empire in the digital world (try Second Life) and then sell it for some major loot
Rated by the endeavor's risk level and potential return, this book offers up plenty of possible wallet-filling stunts. Employed or unemployed, young or old, daring or really daring, if you're looking to make some scratch--this book's for you.
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 Big Disappointment November 22, 2009
Auntielle (Long Beach, CA)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I'm a regular reader of Trent's personal finance blog 'The Simple Dollar'. I purchased his 1st book and was looking forward to this one. I'm still in shock after reading some of the tips that border on being illegal or are actually illegal (starting a chain letter or being a loan shark, for openers). Some of the other tips are just plain sleazy... open a strip club, write a porno, host a swinger's party, etc. Still others require dishonesty and/or taking advantage of others, like working as a telephone psychic. Some ideas seem in poor taste, like throwing a party and charging your guests to attend. A potluck would be fine, but I would never charge my friends to spend an evening in my home. Suggesting that someone could start their own religion or create a likeness of Jesus or the Virgin Mary in a grilled cheese sandwich to sell photos of it on ebay??? That last one really turned my stomach, as I read about how I could "end up making a fortune off a gullible religious fanatic".
If this book was written for entertainment and humor, I suppose that some would find parts of it to be funny. It left me feeling disgusted more than amused. The author is capable of much better than this; I feel sad that this book will be a part of his legacy as an author.
 Some ideas are really funny August 14, 2009
Mariusz Skonieczny (ClassicValueInvestors . com)
2 out of 7 found this review helpful
This book is full of ideas on how to make money in your spare time. It could make a great gift for someone or to read with your friends. Some of my favorite ideas are:
* Start a dating service for dorks
* Get and sell celebrity autographs
* Start your own religion
* Beg online
- Mariusz Skonieczny, author of Why Are We So Clueless about the Stock Market? Learn how to invest your money, how to pick stocks, and how to make money in the stock market
Outstanding and creative ways to make a few bucks! June 18, 2009
Roxanne H. Russell (Hoover, AL)
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
It has some terrific ideas in it especially for teenagers, college kids, retired, and semi-retired folks. I purchased several copies for friends and relatives in those groups.
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