101 Weird Ways to Make Money: Cricket Farming, Repossessing Cars, and Other Jobs With Big Upside and Not Much Competition

Table of Contents

Introduction.

Part 1: Fun Ways to Make Money.

1. Stealing Cars for Fun and Profit - The Auto Repossession Business.

2. Drinking on the Job - Specialty Beer Brewing.

3. Creating Beauty and the Beast - Working as a Make-Up Artist.

4. Count to Twenty-One - Working as a Casino Dealer.

5. Magic Money - Becoming a Part-Time Magician.

6. Exploding on the Job - Doing Demolition Work.

7. Maybe It's Not so Funny - Being a Rodeo Clown.

8. The Business of Chasing Criminals - Bounty Hunting Careers.

9. Hilarious Income - Being a Niche Comedian.

10. Juggling Burning Bowling Pins - Be a Street Performer.

11. Digging Up Old Coins - Making Money Metal Detecting.

Part 2: Making Money Outdoors.

12. Have Fun Frightening Geese - Golf Course Bird Removal.

13. Killing Small Trees - Christmas Tree Sales.

14. Swimming at the Golf Course - Golf Ball Recovery Work.

15. Medicating Maple Trees - Becoming a Tree Surgeon.

16. Chop Wood, Make Money - Selling Specialty Firewood.

17. Winter Time Profits - Rooftop Snow Removal.

18. Paid to Exercise - Running a Bicycle Taxi.

19. Your Product Cost is Zero - Worm Grunting and Farming.

Part 3: Dirty and Ugly Jobs.

20. Jiminy Cricket! - Cricket Farming Careers.

21. Mopping Up Brains - Crime Scene Cleaning.

22. Pumping Poop - Opportunities in Septic Cleaning.

23. Traveling Grease Monkey - The Mobile Oil Change Business.

24. Another Pooportunity - Running a Diaper Cleaning Service.

25. Preparing the Way for Santa - Be a Chimney Sweep.

26. Capturing Wild Animals - Being an Animal Control Specialist.

27. Clean Up With This Dirty Job - Garbage and Junk Hauling.

28. Work in a Sewer - Wastewater Treatment Work.

29. Perhaps the Stinkiest Job? - The Joys of Maggot Farming.

30. Blood Sucking Profits - The Business of Leeches.

Part 4: Internet Opportunities.

31. A Laptop in a Bangkok - Selling Writing Services From Anywhere.

32. Get Rich With Unreal Estate - Making Money in Virtual Worlds.

33. Give it Away and Make it Pay - Unusual Ways to Profit From E-Books.

34. Automatic Profits From Writing - Auto-Responder Email Newsletters.

35. Paid to Write About Feet - Making Money With Niche Blogs.

36. Be Master of Your Domains - Buying and Selling Internet Names.

37. What’s Your Opinion Worth? - Online Product Reviewing.

Part 5: Green Jobs and Businesses.

38. Green Death - Providing Environmentally Friendly Funerals.

39. Sleep on This Idea - Recycling Mattresses.

40. Computer Garbage Man - Electronic Waste Recycling.

41. Be an Oil Tank Tycoon - Removing Old Fuel Tanks.

42. Cash From Catalytic Converters - Salvaging and Selling Scrap Metals.

43. Solar-Roasted Coffee - Selling Unique Green Foods and Drinks.

Part 6: Home Based Money Makers.

44. Be a Home-Based Slumlord - Renting Rooms to Friends.

45. Driving Home Your Profits - Selling Used Cars From Your Yard.

46. Making People Pay - Working as a Judgment Enforcer.

47. Big Money in Metal Houses - Flipping Mobile Homes.

48. Judging a Book by its Cover - Selling Used Books From Home.

49. Sell Your Dating, Design or Dog Expertise - Specialty Consulting.

50. Staying Home Monday Morning - Being a Virtual Assistant.

Part 7: Working With People.

51. Handicapped Kids and Other Daycare Niches - Specialty Daycare.

52. The Life of a Traveling Bartender -  Serving Drinks for a Living.

53. Professor Without a Degree - Teaching Non-Credit College Classes.

54. Coming Into the Closet - Home Organizing Consultant.

55. Students Pay You $50 Per Hour - Specialized Tutoring Jobs.

56. Prepping Grandpa’s Condo - Providing Senior Services.

57. Paid to Travel the World - Teaching English Overseas.

Part 8: Working With Animals.

58. Hooking Up Lady and the Tramp - Dog Breeding.

59. Making Pets Beautiful - Mobile Pet Grooming.

60. Paid to Visit Animals - Pet Sitting Services.

61. It’s a Walk in the Park - Dog Walking Services.

62. Managing Noah’s Ark - The Animal Boarding Business.

63. A Car Full of Animals - Running a Pet Taxi Service.

64. Sit Fetch and Roll Over - Working as an Animal Trainer.

65. Caging Wild Kittens - Making and Selling Cat Enclosures.

Part 9: Creative and Artistic Work.

66. Bird Poop Earrings - Making and Selling Unique Jewelry.

67. You’ll Like the Sound of This - Voice-Over Work.

68. Paint Yourself a Profit - Mural Painting Jobs.

69. Putting Antlers on Dogs - Inventing Gadgets and Gifts.

70. A Burning Desire to Create? - Making Aromatherapy Candles.

71. Carving out a Niche - Making and Selling Walking Sticks.

72. Profits From Painting People - The Temporary Tattoo Business.

Part 10: Buying and Selling Things.

73. I See Dead People Profits - Buying and Selling Estate Goods.

74. Their Loss is Your Gain - Money From Storage Unit Auctions.

75. The Middleman Always Gets His Cut - Be a Liquidation Broker.

76. Barber Chairs and Other Opportunities - Used and Unusual Furniture.

77. Finding New Owners For Old Shirts - Selling Used Clothing.

78. One Man’s Trash - Antique Treasure Hunting.

79. A Little Here and a Little There - Rack Merchandising.

80. A Store With No Overhead - Flea Market Dollar Store.

81. Profiting From the End Times - Selling Survival Supplies and More.

Part 11: Cleaning Jobs and Businesses.

82. Sucking Up Dirt - Specialty Carpet Cleaning.

83. Get Paid by the Banks - Foreclosure Cleaning.

84. The Money is in the Details - Auto Detailing Niches.

85. Cleaning Up After Trash Collectors - Garbage Truck Washing.

86. Cleaning Up After Carnies - Event Cleanup Work.

Part 12: Still More Unusual Ways To Make Money.

87. Be a Human Guinea Pig - Working as a Medical Research Subject.

88. Deep Fried Butter - Unique Food Concession Businesses.

89. Secretly Watching People - Working in Surveillance.

90. The Parts Are Greater Than the Whole - The Junkyard Business.

91. You’ve Got Their Number - House Number Curb Painting.

92. Playing With Plastic People - The Mannequin Business.

93. A Sweet Job - Becoming a Chocolatier.

94. Putting it All on the Table - Table Top Advertising.

95. Small Cracks Equal Big Profits - Mobile Windshield Repair.

96. Driving Other People’s Cars - Being a Contract Chauffeur.

97. Making Room for More Stuff - The Shed Installation Business.

98. Rugs For Students - Renting Necessities to College Students.

99. Beating the House - Gambling as a Profession.

100. What to Do With an IOU - Note Brokering.

101. Animal Poop Coffee Anyone? - Selling Rare and Unusual Foods.

Index.