7 Weird (But Legal) Ways To Make $10,000 (Article)

#AMPtv got the word on how you can make up to $10,000 doing some very odd (but legal) things. Check out our list of 7 things you can do for 10K below.

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1. Start a Cricket Farm

 

Not afraid of insects are you ? Well you could give cricket farming a try. No, just follow me here for a minute.

It’s a fairly easy hustle to begin, and there’s more demand for them than you actually might think.

Starting materials you need are a fish tank, some egg cartons and dirt to get your habitat set up, and once you begin to breed them, they can sell for up to $12 for 250. Thing about it is, the females lay five to 10 eggs EVERYDAY.
Check out our full-blown guide to cricket farming to get started. Reptile owners have to feed their pets somehow, if the business falls through, however, you’ve got a home-grown source of protein for yourself !

You said insects don't freak you out, soooooo.......
How many crickets you’d have to sell: 208,333 1/3 crickets. Wonder which third of the last one you’ll get…

2. Watch Youtube-Like Videos

The good people over at Swagbucks will pay you to actually watch videos!
Now, most of them aren’t as entertaining as your favorite cat videos that we so adore here at #AMPtv, but you’re getting paid.....so SCREW IT !


This works because each video has a sponsor by brands that really could use the promo.

Every time you watch one of their ads, they’ll credit your account with cash. Here’s a link to sign up.

They give you 5 bucks just to sign up.

How many Swagbucks videos you’d have to watch: Most videos are worth between 1 and 3 SBs to watch. After your $5 signup bonus, you’d need to watch 499,750 videos to reach $10,000!

3. Test Websites Drunk

If you like getting hammered and surfing the net why not get paid for it ?

You could try the Richard Littauer approach and charge websites to browse their sites after a few shots.

Why ?

Well, you would be test how navigable a website is while you’re drunk to give the creator valuable information about how to make the interface more simple and the experience more user-friendly.
The idea is websites should be easy enough to navigate, that someone should be able to use it while their a little tipsy.

Littauer’s a, what you might call a professional web-surfer. So your mileage in this business may vary… but you have to admit, it'll be a nice gig to have, right ?

How many beers you’d have to drink: To make $10,000, you’d have to test 200 websites at Littauer’s original price of $50. If it takes you three beers to work up a sufficient buzz, that’s 600 beers!

4. Tell Companies How You Really Feel About Their Products

If  filling out surveys is an ideal job for you, you could reap rewards for your efforts. Not to mention you get a chance to make a difference when it comes to big decisions on products in varying markets. It’s like writing a Yelp review… that might win you a a trip to Turks and Caicos.

Vip Voice & Ipsos Panel are two companies who provide these types of opportunities. So if you’re just hanging out in front of Netflix all day, hey….why not?

How many opinions you’d have to share: If you only made $1 per survey — a lowball estimate — you’d have to tell 10,000 companies how you feel about their goods!

5. Earn Cash for Searching the Web

 

I love this one, because you just set it and forget it.
I bet you didn't you know that InboxDollars (powered by Yahoo!) pays you for making searches on your computer or phone? You just have to sign up for InboxDollars, which is free and takes 30 seconds.

How many searches you’d have to do: If you get one credit per search, that’s 10,000,000 searches! Better get curious…

6. Drive for Uber

 

If you enjoy finding the best route across town and tranquility on the open road, this is a great way to make money at the same damn time !

As an Uber contractor, you’re responsible for setting your schedule and motivating yourself to work — no one is keeping tabs on you. You keep 80% of everything you earn as a driver (Uber keeps 20%).


Here’s a link to apply with Uber.

How many Uber rides you’d have to give: This Uber driver says a 30-minute ride nets him about $11.14. Although this number will vary based on surge pricing and geography, at this rate you’d need to give 898 half-hour rides and spend a total of 1,796 hours driving!

To put that into perspective, there are about 2,000 working hours in a calendar year if you account for two weeks of time off.

7. Share Stories About Your Kids on Scary Mommy

If you're a mother, you’ve got automatic story generators.

Everything from pregnancy fashion choices to dealing with finding your tween daughter’s dating profile, there is so much you can say about parenthood. And on Scary Mommy, it’s “real talk” only.
As long as you are a decent writer, you can generate some money off those daily adventures of "Mom" . Here are eight parenting magazines and blogs that pay contributors, averaging about $100 per submission.

How many stories you’d have to share: 100. Good thing your kid’s full of antics — and young…