so, 5000 in two months?!

kirn

Just for fun....
Would it be possible to make €5000 in 2 months?
i have 1000 at the mo to play with - i already work nine to five, and my wages barely cover my very basic lifestyle, so saving it isn't an option.

anyone have any crazy money making ideas or stories?

i was thinking of gambling - perhaps 10 bets of 100 on favorites in horse racing, depending on my chances, i could make slightly more than my original 1000. riiiiight?

or, i could buy stuff on ebay and sell it again repeatedly til i hit my target. no?

OR, i could paint lots, (i can't paint. or draw) and have an exhibition and try to sell it all? heh.

or root through my attic and sell every stupid thing i have.
although, i'm fairly certain i'll have nothing interesting.

any ideas?

Karoma

Sell your body to medical science. Or just sell your body.

You want to make €5000 'just for fun'?

pvt. joker

legal or illegal or does it matter

craigslist.com is an excellent website

Karoma

pvt. joker wrote:

legal or illegal or does it matter

spammycrap is an excellent website

..or sell your soul,eh?
Don't encourage that crap. Remove the link, please?

pvt. joker

spammy crap? there's no ads on it and it's free?

kirn

Myth wrote:

You want to make €5000 'just for fun'?

well, money is nice.

but i'm going to have to get a loan otherwise, so just for fun i'm putting it up here, and if i got a good enough suggestion i'd do it and post up my idea here!

i could do progress reports.

eg:
week one - 1007 euros. need 3993. losing hope.

John R

kirn wrote:

any ideas?

Get a better job. Or a worse one with better pay.

Chakar

God! and here was me thinking the title thread stood for 5000 posts in two months!!

John R

Chakar wrote:

God! and here was me thinking the title thread stood for 5000 posts in two months!!

Postcount envy is a terrible thing.

Tar.Aldarion

kirn wrote:

well, money is nice.

but i'm going to have to get a loan otherwise, so just for fun i'm putting it up here, and if i got a good enough suggestion i'd do it and post up my idea here!

i could do progress reports.

eg:
week one - 1007 euros. need 3993. losing hope.

How did you make the seven euro?

Chakar

John R wrote:

Postcount envy is a terrible thing.

*envies John R's 3000+ posts*

Ruu_Old

Karoma wrote:

Sell your body to medical science. Or just sell your body.

Guinea pig for science ftw.

Zebra3

Ring Vegas and put it on red. :cool:

Ruu_Old

Zebra3 wrote:

Ring Vegas and put it on red. :cool:

I hope your right, I have the company payroll on it!

The Hill Billy

Check out what this dude managed to get after starting out with only a paperclip...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/5167388.stm

Now - Think of how many paperclips you can buy with your €1007.


300th post - woo-hoo!

Kernel

Pighead is a jammy bastard with the gambling, he'll give you a few tips to make money, I'll ask him now. Of course, the magic doesn't work if *I* put money on anything!

Sounds like a fun challenge though, good luck with it!

masterK

Follow the sig

Hobbes

If you want to make more money, you can start by budgetting.

How much do you spend on nights out?
On useless items like games.
Do you buy your lunches or make a packed lunch?
Do you buy soda instead of just drinking water?

If you change your lifestyle you can pull back some of the money you are throwing away. For example I used to spend 12 euros a day on brekky/lunch, now that I make it beforehand I spend 2 euros a day. Thats 200 euros a month.

masterK

Hobbes wrote:

If you want to make more money, you can start by budgetting.

How much do you spend on nights out?
On useless items like games.
Do you buy your lunches or make a packed lunch?
Do you buy soda instead of just drinking water?

If you change your lifestyle you can pull back some of the money you are throwing away. For example I used to spend 12 euros a day on brekky/lunch, now that I make it beforehand I spend 2 euros a day. Thats 200 euros a month.

Not really in the spirit of thread but alas it's totally true.

But this is so much more fun
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054949095

Pighead

Don't mind that Sensible Simon Hobbes fella. The path to true riches shall be reached thanks to the Gambling Gods. Ignore the Accumulators. RESPECT THE SINGLES!

Endurance Man

Hobbes wrote:

If you want to make more money, you can start by budgetting.

How much do you spend on nights out?
On useless items like games.
Do you buy your lunches or make a packed lunch?
Do you buy soda instead of just drinking water?

If you change your lifestyle you can pull back some of the money you are throwing away. For example I used to spend 12 euros a day on brekky/lunch, now that I make it beforehand I spend 2 euros a day. Thats 200 euros a month.

Bang, the cruel hand of reason just bitch slapped you .

PS: Holy ****e @ this crumbs system :eek: , im gonna start betting!

declanoneill

kirn wrote:

Just for fun....
Would it be possible to make €5000 in 2 months?

You could sleep with 500 chicks for €10 each. Or you could sleep with 10 really fat chicks for €500 each.


I can't believe I'm the first to post this

Smellyirishman

Fat people need love too, they just gotta pay!

Anyway, €50 on a 100/1 bet, then with the €957 left over go on a wild adventure to ensure that horse/team/whatever wins.

DamienH

Crumbs 3000 FTW!!!

kirn

aye.
profesional gambling would be good. can't find a foolproof system though... ah well.
had a look at things to sell.... um.. some cds, a playstation and ten games... 200+ Q magazines, but nothing that will break the bank.

hmmmn....
i also signed up to two survey sites, and have made 1.50 so far. in hmv vouchers. hmmmnn...

how does one go about selling their ass?

The Hill Billy

Hobbes wrote:

If you want to make more money, you can start by budgetting.

How much do you spend on nights out?
On useless items like games.
Do you buy your lunches or make a packed lunch?
Do you buy soda instead of just drinking water?

If you change your lifestyle you can pull back some of the money you are throwing away. For example I used to spend 12 euros a day on brekky/lunch, now that I make it beforehand I spend 2 euros a day. Thats 200 euros a month.

That's saving money - not making money.


Stick your wad on a horse! (fnarr, fnarr)

Cianos

What are you good at? Maybe someone requires your services?

muppetkiller

Simple back three No. 6 dogs in races where they are favorites in both racing post and on screen in the shop .
At odds no less than 3/1
place 3 * 10 euro singles and a 10 euro treble
if one wins you get all your money back 3/1 * 10 +stake = 40
if 3 win it's 40 * 3/1 + stake = 160 * 3/1 + stake = 640
Now add your three single bets too and you get a total of 760 euro
for 40 ... repeat a few times and your laughin
you never loose provided one wins

that's why i'm super rich

Emmo

and what happens when your dog doesnt win, or indeed ever win?

Nah mate, start selling crack. Only way to gets paid!

Emmo

kirn

muppetkiller wrote:

Simple back three No. 6 dogs in races where they are favorites in both racing post and on screen in the shop .
At odds no less than 3/1
place 3 * 10 euro singles and a 10 euro treble
if one wins you get all your money back 3/1 * 10 +stake = 40
if 3 win it's 40 * 3/1 + stake = 160 * 3/1 + stake = 640
Now add your three single bets too and you get a total of 760 euro
for 40 ... repeat a few times and your laughin
you never loose provided one wins

that's why i'm super rich

oh. is this possible?
i might look into this.
why number 6's?

g5hn710m4xpdwy

you should know that you have done somthing wrong, in encouraging a 13 year old to bet (using parents) :P

muppetkiller

well besides the fact that the number 6 dog has the easiest line, if you pick three 6's satan takes over and you can't loose ...simple really when ya think about it

RoundyMooney

muppetkiller wrote:

well besides the fact that the number 6 dog has the easiest line

How's that then?

Dragan

RoundyMooney wrote:

How's that then?

Closest to the inside of the track, no need to cross the other dogs on the turns.

kirn

yeah, i went into the bookies, and i had no idea what was going on.
hmmn.

gambling may be more complicated than i thought. especially on dogs.
football bets i can understand, but gambling on dogs, no.

blorg

Betting is specifically designed so that, on average over time, the average person will lose a certain percentage, from 5% (e.g. Betfair, open about it as commission) -20% (most other bookies.) Bookies would not be profitable if it were otherwise; think about it, they have all their infrastructure, advertising, etc. to support _and_ still have to make a profit, where do you think it comes from.

Having said that, I did make €140 from the World Cup, betting on 90 minute draws between evenly matched teams. (Free €20 stake, wouldn't have done so otherwise.)

Dustaz

Hobbes wrote:

If you want to make more money, you can start by budgetting.

How much do you spend on nights out?
On useless items like games.

WTF, did i wake up in bizzarro world?

nikolaitr

Buy risky exploration stocks with a low profit to earning ratio????

Splinter

depending no how resiliant your body is you could sell loads and LOADs of blood...

or root round your couch for coins...

GerryRyan

Right, I can't believe no-one's said it yet.

Start up a Pyramid Scheme - pay-offs will come eventually.

Splinter

ThatGuy wrote:

Right, I can't believe no-one's said it yet.

Start up a Pyramid Scheme - pay-offs will come eventually.

emmm doubt it would in 3 weeks...become a personal maid/servant for 3 weeks outside of work? sell your flatmate/other half?

bullrunner

Dragan wrote:

Closest to the inside of the track, no need to cross the other dogs on the turns.

no 6 dog is the OUTSIDE dog...no 1 dog is the inside dog (at the rails)

GerryRyan

splinter wrote:

sell your flatmate/other half?

Or just sell their belongings

Keep the ideas coming people...

kirn

splinter wrote:

depending no how resiliant your body is you could sell loads and LOADs of blood...

or root round your couch for coins...

oh..
how do i sell blood?

update - playstation sold + games = €120

Splinter

i'v heard of it but no idea...or cant ya sell sperm? and i dont mean on a side street...

emeraldstar

if i knew the answer to your question do you reallly think id let you in on my little secret? mwahahaha!!!!

/now excuse me while i go roll around on the floor in my euro (that's euro as in the plural not singular in case you're wondering)/

nikolaitr

Deal or no Deal?????
That is if you can put up with that Edmonds fellow.

Gone West

Dear Sir, I am Prince Kufour Otumfuo the elder son of the late King Otumfuo Opoku ware II whose demise occur following a brief illness. Before the death of my father, King Otumfuo Opoku ware II, I was authorised and officially known as the next successor and beneficiary of my father's property according to African Traditional rite.

Most of my father's wealth includes Gold and Diamond worth the following qualities.

(1) 99kg alluvial gold dust Best quality GEM/Servce 100

(2) 22 karat Quantity 3000 S.A

(3) 9.0 purity Colour : Brown (unpolished) Size: 3/8 carats

As a result of polygamous family, there has been a dead luck over the issue of division of my father's property between members of my family and community as a whole. In conjunction with this, the thrown which is only left to me as the eldest man in the family is been battled by the member of the twenty one hamlet that made up of Ashanti kingdom.

This ugly situation made me to secretly move the gold dust having the above mentioned qualities into a security and finance firm with the assistance of my uncle whom serves as a secretary to Ashanti council of elders.

If you are interested to buy it just contact me or just look for a buyer for me.

I have promise to run the deal with you, base in the degree of sincerity and trust in you. Having receive your reply, I will feed you with the relevant information covering the consignment.

Note, I and my mother hoped heavily on this transaction. Please reach me through my e-mail address m_gambo@onebox.com to avoid much publicity.

Thanks. Yours faithfully,

PRINCE KUFOUR OTUMFUO

Chakar

FuzzyLogic wrote:

Dear Sir, I am Prince Kufour Otumfuo the elder son of the late King Otumfuo Opoku ware II whose demise occur following a brief illness. Before the death of my father, King Otumfuo Opoku ware II, I was authorised and officially known as the next successor and beneficiary of my father's property according to African Traditional rite.

Most of my father's wealth includes Gold and Diamond worth the following qualities.

(1) 99kg alluvial gold dust Best quality GEM/Servce 100

(2) 22 karat Quantity 3000 S.A

(3) 9.0 purity Colour : Brown (unpolished) Size: 3/8 carats

As a result of polygamous family, there has been a dead luck over the issue of division of my father's property between members of my family and community as a whole. In conjunction with this, the thrown which is only left to me as the eldest man in the family is been battled by the member of the twenty one hamlet that made up of Ashanti kingdom.

This ugly situation made me to secretly move the gold dust having the above mentioned qualities into a security and finance firm with the assistance of my uncle whom serves as a secretary to Ashanti council of elders.

If you are interested to buy it just contact me or just look for a buyer for me.

I have promise to run the deal with you, base in the degree of sincerity and trust in you. Having receive your reply, I will feed you with the relevant information covering the consignment.

Note, I and my mother hoped heavily on this transaction. Please reach me through my e-mail address m_gambo@onebox.com to avoid much publicity.

Thanks. Yours faithfully,

PRINCE KUFOUR OTUMFUO

Thats a rough example of Nigerian emails sent from Nigeria, there's millions sent each month and out of those millions they want the stupid people who actually reply and give their bank details.

People if you see them just delete them they're a scam.The Nigerian government has put out ads trying to dissuade people from replying to these emails in newspapers and magazines.

Gone West

Chakar wrote:

Thats a rough example of Nigerian emails sent from Nigeria, there's millions sent each month and out of those millions they want the stupid people who actually reply and give their bank details.

People if you see them just delete them they're a scam.The Nigerian government has put out ads trying to dissuade people from replying to these emails in newspapers and magazines.

orly?
0_o

Here, meet my friend "Irony"