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Letters From North America Well, here we go into another New Year. We are all optimistic and looking forward to correcting some of the bad habits that we managed to pick up throughout the preceding months aren’t we? Yes we are. We are going to lose some weight. Been saying that for more years than I can remember. Exercise more…Ditto on that one as well. Paint the house. Finish clearing the brush and trimming those trees. Yep, there’s another project that I’ve been putting off too long. Make more money. Now, that’s one I need to move to the top of the list. Now, at first glance, it would appear that all anyone would have to do to make a huge amount of money is to simply invest in the stock market. This past month we have seen the stock of companies that don’t expect to earn a profit of any sort for the next two to three year’s soar to astronomical values. The terrible part of this plan is that no matter what stocks I have ever bought; they always managed to decrease in value in a short period of time. I must be the poster boy for the short sellers. If only I could learn how to do this, then I’d be able to retire in style to the Caribbean or somewhere. But that’s another story and I don’t have time to go over that at this time. No, usually I find myself looking at those little ads in the paper under the section called “Business opportunities”. You know that part. It’s where the ads say things like…”Make $6,000 a month in your home, cutting out paper dolls…. We’ll show you how, just send $19.95 for our entire kit.” Or the ones I really love are the kind that say…”I made millions using my home computer for just 30 minutes a day and so can you…just send $49.95 for my complete kit (including video) to….” Now, if I was making millions from my home, why would I want to go out and tell everyone how I was doing it? No, I believe you’d want to keep a low profile and just stay at home and crank out 10 or 15 million bucks without anyone knowing anything about your business. I tend to look for opportunities where I don’t need a lot of formal training and experience. For example, I skip the ads for brain surgeons, since I’m not familiar with what all you need to do. However, if I was to see a video explaining…”How to learn to be a brain surgeon in the comfort of your own home.” I might have to buy it, I understand those guys make some real big money. But the ad that strikes up my interest is in the paper today. It says.”Make $75,000 or more per year picking up dead animals.” I suppose I’ve never thought about it before, but someone has to do this. What happens to all of those flattened squirrels, raccoons and other unidentified creatures of the forest that end up on the highways and byways of our nation? Now, here’s a job that doesn’t seem to require much in the way of experience or a major investment in equipment. I mean, most of us know at first glance when something is dead on the highway. It doesn’t move and it’s thinner than usual. I guess the first rule is, if it moves, leave it, if it doesn’t then get it. I think the capital investment for this enterprise could be really small as well. You’d need a pickup truck. I don’t think a small car would work. Somehow loading a recently deceased deer into your trunk might not be advisable. I know my wife wouldn’t like for me to use her car. You’d obviously need a shovel. Another piece of indispensable gear would be a pencil and paper to mark down where you saw something you might want to check on in a day or so. That’s about it. Oh, yes and some magnetic signs for your truck that say something like…”Earl’s Dead Animal Processing Corporation. ” That sounds pretty snappy, doesn’t it? I like the corporation part, that let’s people know that you’re not just some fly-by-night person working out of your garage. You are a PROFESSIONAL. I’d also advise you to use some other name besides your own. Like ACME DEAD ANIMAL RECOVERY CORP. or whatever. Put the signs on your truck once you have driven several miles from the house so the neighbors don’t have a clue as to how you’re making all of this money. Say, why am I telling you all of this? Send for my new workbook and video explaining how “You can make over $75,000 with only a pick-up and a shovel…for only $39.99” |
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