Make Money Doing Nothing
People often wonder how to make money doing nothing. In fact, it is the most searched phrase on Google.*
Sadly, these days, it is possible to make money doing nothing, similar to how you can succeed in American business today.
You see, making money isn’t about building something useful, providing something of value or even working at all. Unfortunately.
But, first, let’s get the political discussion out of the way by mentioning the advice that politicians should be following. After all, with the recession in full force, many Americans have come to these same conclusions. Unfortunately, the tax-and-spend-and-tax-and-spend-some-more mindset in Washington D.C. isn’t changing anytime soon.
“If you know how to spend less than you get, you have the philosopher’s stone.”
~Ben Franklin“If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting.”
~Ben Franklin“If you would know the value of money, go try to borrow some; for he that goes a-borrowing goes a-sorrowing.”
~Ben Franklin
All those cities and states and whatnot looking for bailouts should be listening to that last bit of advice very carefully. Many banks have already learned that the hard way!
Anyway, lots of people want to know how to make money doing nothing. Well, if you have the stomach for politics, that’s one way for you. You don’t need to be smart or be able to do math or even be able to read. You don’t even need to keep security secrets either–just ask Joe Biden! Nor do you have to know history–again, just ask Joe Biden!
Oh, but enough about politics…
You want to know how to make money doing nothing. Well, first you have to be born into a rich family, then you make an embarrassing tape, which makes you famous. Then you can make money off the fact that you’re famous. You can get paid to party. You can get paid to call things hot. Whatever.
But, for most people, that’s not an option. You could resort to selling bodily fluids or even selling organs on the black market, but the organs are where the money is and eventually you will run out. You’re not going to get rich selling your bodily fluids, unless you’re already famous, in which case you can leverage your fame for money and you won’t need to sell any bodily fluids.
You could also stumble across oil, a gold mind, some long lost artifact and make money selling that. But, again, that’s not an option for most people.
So, how can you make money doing nothing?
Well, you probably can’t. You’re going to have to work for it. Or think for it. Or work and think for it. Sorry.
And, with the way the politicians are spending money right and left, you’re going to need to work even harder for it, because they’ll end up taking more of it away through taxes, which means you’ll need to make more.
The alternative is to make no money at all. Then demand everything be provided to you free of charge. But, you won’t have been the first to embrace that idea, will you?
*Not really. I made that up.
Well this post was really helpful… I need to stop googling how to make money doing nothing.
I’m glad it was helpful. I’m sure my next post will be even more helpful.
I just read this, went out back in the swamp and discovered oil!
I will be in business with Jed Clampett “undercover” … so please keep this our little secret.
Hi Michelle! You want in on my new oil business?
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