Top Bizarre and Wonderful Ways to Make Money

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There’s a common saying that goes, “Money doesn’t grow on trees”. The world is harsh and everything has to be earned. To survive you need money, and to get access to money you need to work. But finding jobs is just too hard or even harder than working in today’s world.

The List Of Top 10 Bizarre and wonderful ways to make money

1. Become a Fake Patient

2. Trade in empty ink cartridges for cash

3. Sell your hair

4. Sell your plasma

5. Answer some bizarre text messages

6. Play video games

7. Make money by queuing

8. Make money by watching TV

9. Make money by testing the food

10. Get paid to review music

What are the bizarre ways to make money?

1. Become a Fake Patient

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Known as “standardized patients”, people with this job help new doctors get trained. It is essentially an acting job where people are paid to play different roles while medical students examine them. These jobs can be found in several medical colleges if you can act and don’t mind being poked and prodded by aspiring doctors.

2. Trade in empty ink cartridges for cash

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I’m no statistisst-isst-ician (yes, that’s a word) but I’m pretty confident that most homes in Britain have empty ink cartridges lying at the bottom of a drawer.

Instead of letting your ink cartridges languish away in the shadows send them to The Recycling Factory, who will pay you up to £4.10 per empty cartridge. Printer Cartridge Recycling lets you fill an online ‘basket’ with your empties and start paying back when it hits £5. You could even have a cheeky rummage through your friend and family’s old printers when they’re not looking (just kidding…obviously).

3. Sell your hair

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Since the dawn of time, long hair has been a hallmark of a woman’s beauty (the occasional man too – romance novel model Fabio Lanzoni springs to mind). Hair extensions are more popular than ever, so if you have lovely long locks you can cash in!

Hop on Gumtree and you’ll find a plethora of ads from wigmakers willing to pay cold hard cash for your hair. It’s also worth contacting your local colleges and hair salons to see if they need ‘hair models’ to fine-tune their craft on.

4. Sell your plasma

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Similar to selling your poop, when you sell plasma, you’re helping sick people.

The biggest misconception about plasma donations is that they’re the same as blood donations. But they’re not at all. Plasma is actually a clear liquid. The process takes much longer (1-2 hours, your first time takes longest), there is more screening involved, and you get paid.

5. Answer some bizarre text messages

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If you’re a bit of a texting fiend, then this tip is for you. ChaCha lets people text any question – no matter how random – and can get an answer back in minutes. If you reply to these questions, you get paid!

It couldn’t be simpler. Log in to ChaCha to answer questions ranging from ‘What Pokemon takes less steps to hatch?’ to ‘How do I make myself more attractive?’. Again, at 15p per question, it’s a ‘slow and steady wins the race’ way to boost your income but hey, who doesn’t like racking up some pennies on a lazy afternoon at home? Plus, it’s fun and educational – or funducational!

6. Play video games

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you’re a big gamer then making money playing video games is probably the ultimate dream.

But it doesn’t have to be just a dream.

There are, in fact, several ways you can make money playing videos. Some of these ways will just supplement your income, but others can be full time money makers.

If you just want to make a bit extra money from your hobby, why not set up a gaming blog? You’ll be able to put some adverts on it so once it begins to get a lot of visitors you’ll start to make money.

Or, if you prefer making videos to writing up articles, you can upload videos to YouTube or twitch.tv and see how much you can make there.

If you want to make serious money with video games, though, then why not become a video game tester with a starting salary of between £12,000 – £18,000?

There’s also the chance to win BIG money in e-sports tournaments (one winner won $500,000) but you have to be incredibly good to win!

7. Make money by queuing

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Have you ever been told you don’t get paid to stand around and do nothing?

Well, here’s a job that genuinely pays you to do just that – getting paid to queue (or line sitting).

How does it work, you ask?

Well, we’ve all seen the long queues as people wait in line to be the first to get their hands on the latest Apple product, sometimes even enduring a whole night of rain. Chances are at least one of those people would have paid you to take their place.

Equally there are many people who would love to get the latest iPhone or concert tickets but can’t because they have work or family commitments. They may well be willing to pay for your line sitting services.

Despite success in the US, it’s still a relatively unheard of practice in the UK so you’d be leading the way with this money making opportunity.

You’d be able to set your own price, either at a fixed rate or an agreed amount per hour/half hour. For example, you could charge a fixed rate of £100, or agree on £6 an hour.

8. Make money by watching TV

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Ok, unlike the last point, this is a slightly misleading title.

You can’t make money JUST by watching TV, but there are certainly ways you can incorporate watching TV into your money making process, and that’s pretty cool right?

For example you could make money by giving your views on the latest television programmes by joining a focus group or taking part in relevant online surveys. You could even set up your own blog reviewing the latest TV programs.

9. Make money by testing the food

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Getting paid to test food sounds amazing, doesn’t it?

And, unlike getting paid to sleep, it’s something you have a good shot at actually being hired to do.

As a food tester, research companies are interested in getting your views on food products.

Once you’ve tasted the food you’ll be asked to give your feedback on the product – this might be as part of a focus group or you might simply just have to give it a score in a questionnaire.

In between each food sample you’ll be given a palette cleaner, such as a cracker and water, so you’re ready for the next taste.

Tests tend to last around an hour or two, but maybe slightly longer if you’re taking part in a focus group.

You’re not going to make a career out of it, it’s really just a nice way to supplement your income, but you can earn between £5-£55 depending on whether you’re just completing a questionnaire or if you’re taking part in a focus group.

10. Get paid to review music

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If you fancy yourself a bit of a music buff, Slicethepie is a nice little earner that’s sure to hit all the right notes (again, sorry).

There are a gazillion unsigned bands out there, and they need you to listen to and review their tracks. Initially, you won’t make much, but writing trustworthy reviews will increase your scout rating, earning you more and more.

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