Letting Your Freak Flag Fly: 10 Weird Ways to Make Money
Everybody can use some extra cash each month to pay bills or for entertainment. But, depending on what you do, making a little extra cash each month can be fun…or frightening! Listed below are 10 ways to make a little extra money. If any of them are really appealing, you can quit your day job and do it full time.
1. Dog Food Tester
Yes, pet food is NOT tested by dogs, but by humans. After all, dogs can’t give feedback on the taste and texture of the cuisine, right?
2. Breath Odor Evaluator
Just saying “aahh” is all you need! This job is to make sure that the manufacturer’s mouthwashes, toothpastes and gum products are all up to their standards. This is done by real, live evaluators who do a before and after of the subject’s breath.
3. Hair Selling
If you can grow long, healthy hair, your tresses will be in demand by every wig and weave manufacturer around! Just make sure that your hair is clean, healthy and grows at a steady rate to keep the cash coming in.
4. Sex Sells
Well, not REAL sex, but the components of it. That would include selling sperm and donating eggs. For those who are quite prolific in this area, this can be a nice, steady source of income. Oh, and don’t forget being a chicken ‘sexer’; that’s where you get to go through baby chickens and separate them according to sex. Fun!
5. Underwear Maker
This is not just your average, ordinary underwear maker, but someone who creates protective underwear that guards against human gas odors for those who suffer from gastrointestinal problems. The secret in the underwear is the material that’s made of various filters to block hydrogen sulfide gases, the culprit in foul smells.
6. Pet Modeling
Does your pet have what it takes to be a pet supermodel? If he’s not like Cujo and can wow an audience, you can make a little extra cash by getting him into commercials, print magazines and pet advertisements.
7. Medical Trials
Taking strange, test medications and giving your feedback can be a great way to make money. Just be sure to stay close to a bathroom, you know, just in case.
8. Crack Filler
This is not just regular cracks, but cracks in national monuments and attractions like the Statue of Liberty and Mount Rushmore. The crack filler uses a silicone sealant to repair the normal wear and tear on these structures.
9. Scrap Metal Selling
This job can pay very well and keep you busy, provided you know where to find good scrap metal and a place that will pay fair to high dollar for your scraps.
10. Photographer
This would be ideal for an aspiring photographer who likes to take random and unusual photos. Some stock photo companies will pay well for certain shots.
Although these are not your typical jobs, working some of these strangely weird occupations can make you the envy of all your friends. But be sure you’re ready for the gigantic influx of income and that your accounting software can handle those big numbers!
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