26 Weirdest Things People Have Done for Money

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Last Updated on January 22, 2021 by Daniella

What’s the weirdest thing you’ve done for money?

Seriously, don’t hold back on this one.

Don’t feel shamed either if it is something you wouldn’t tell your family or friends about.

Chances are, most of the people you know have done some pretty weird things for money too.

I know I have, and want to know what other things people have done.

So naturally, I turned to Twitter again (and then Instagram).

What is the weirdest thing you've done for money?
— Side Hustle Queen & Remote Work Bestie | Daniella (@iliketodabble) September 10, 2020

This is what they said.

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26 Weird Things People Have Done for Money

1. Sold garden snakes to my classmates

I sold garden snakes to my classmates… in 3rd grade. I set traps & brought the snakes to school in my pockets 😬. 5$/🐍 and I gave 2$ discounts for smaller ones or group purchases 🤣. pic.twitter.com/tYjWZmF6hC
— Modest Millionaires (@ModMillionaires) September 10, 2020

2. Sold a clip of me drinking water

A custom fetish clip of me drinking a lot of water then saw the customer cloud box with other same videos 😂
— 💰🇨🇦🔥Minnie St. Claire💋🍑 (@MinnieOnCam) September 10, 2020

3. Letting 4,000 strangers into my car

Let over 4,000 strangers into my car so I could drive them around? Oh wait, that's just called Uber nowadays 😂
— User Josh Overmyer not found (@Jovermyer1) September 10, 2020

4. Found wedding dresses for those who met on Tinder

Found wedding dresses for people who met on Tinder
— Mykail James | Gen Z Financial Education (@BoujieBudgeter) September 10, 2020

5. Crocheted pot holders from cat hair

Lady paid me to crochet pot holders out her cat’s hair.
— Amber Sauer, M.Ed (she/her) (@asauer00) September 10, 2020

6. Made bows in a locked basement

Made bows in a locked basement, danced in a cow costume, bought sex toys in bulk, herded llamas, held parrots, prop mistress'd for an underwear company, collected and charged electric scooters, worked for a texting company to be a fake girlfriend, etc etc.
— Huskmaiden / Prehensile nipple cult priestess (@thattoychick) September 10, 2020

7. Dressed up in a space suit mini dress

Dressed up in a purple and gold space suit mini dress to promote the movie Soul Plane. This was in college and the job paid cash! Don’t judge me.
— The Purpose of Money (@purpose_money) September 10, 2020

8. Temporary tattoo artist at Six Flags

Temporary tattoo artist at Six Flags. I actually rose in the ranks to become the temporary tattoo supervisor.
— Emily Guy Birken (@EmilyGuyBirken) September 10, 2020

9. Watched ads with electrodes attached to my head

Watch ads with electrodes attached to my head (market research)
— NZ Muse – real talk on money and life (@eemusings) September 11, 2020

10. Roller rink DJ

Nothing too crazy. I was a roller rink DJ in college. pic.twitter.com/bdWSfPHHnY
— Kevin Payne – Family Money Adventure (@TheFMadventure) September 10, 2020

11. Lived off Groupons for a year

Lived of Groupons for an entire year.
— Josh Stevens (@Gpawned) September 10, 2020

12. 1 hour court case study

Not sure if this is weird, but I randomly signed up for a case study on Craigslist a few years ago to watch a court case for an hour. I answered a short survey after and made the easiest $100 of my life.
— Sarah Lai (@_SarahLai) September 11, 2020

13. Frozen food warehouse worker

Long while back I worked in a frozen food warehouse. Loading and unloading pallets of boxes wearing suits that looked like you were on the north pole. 8 hrs a day (with breaks of course) in a huge room with no windows cooled to 30 degrees.
— Larry Fine (@loanman619) September 10, 2020

14. Resold produce

15. Dressed up as a seal

Dressed up as Sammy the Seal when I had a holiday job at my local Sealife Centre.
— Investing For My Freedom 🇬🇧 (@jonp201Invst) September 11, 2020

16. Sold a cactus

I sold part of my cactus to a stranger who knocked on my door recently!

Who knew that beast of a plant was such a moneymaker! 🌵
— HippieFinance (@hippie_finance) September 10, 2020

17. Camped out for a PS3 to resell for $300 profit

I camped out in a Walmart parking lot overnight for a PS3 which I then resold on eBay pocketing a $300 profit.
— 💰Money Sensei 💵 (@themoneysensei) September 10, 2020

18. Sold blood plasma

I sold my blood plasma in college. But this pales in comparison to the other awesome answers here!
— Diana Crabtree Green, CPA (@buckthebudget) September 10, 2020

19. Livestreamed an Edward 40 hands challenge

Edward 40 hands…on a livestream.
— TravelBuddyGames (@TravelBuddyGame) September 10, 2020

20. Started a Twitch channel

I started a twitch channel.
— Doughz1lla (@doughz1lla) September 10, 2020

21. Edited people’s online dating profiles

Edited people’s online dating profiles. One couple who met off a profile I made got married!
— Spender to Saver (@spendertosaver) September 10, 2020

22. Random academic studies

I did random academic studies including one that tested my pain tolerance.
— wanderlustingk.com (@wanderlustingk) September 10, 2020

23. Opened 13 new bank accounts in 1 year

Tweet image with comment Opened 13 new bank accounts in 1 year

24. Sold underwear

Tweet screenshot of comment Legit sold my chonies online to cover my buss pass and phone bill one month in hawaii

25. Someone wanted to randomly buy a picture of mine

Tweet screenshot of I posted a throwback picture of an old calendar from the 90s, from an old tv show. Someone contacted me and asked me if they could buy it off me and I was sure easiest most randomest money

26. Surveys and mystery shopping

Scrrenshot of woman announcing she did surveys and mystery shopping to earn extra money

Weird Things I’ve Done for Money

There was a time where all the side hustles I did came from the gig section of Craigslist.

I’ve done some pretty weird things for money like cheer stunts on the side of a main road to raise money in high school, I was a hair model, did draped modeling in drawing class in college, and sold blood plasma. I’ve also repaired PlayStations and resold them on Craigslist, worked at a movie theatre as the person who cleaned the theatre after you left and was a brand ambassador for Camel and Bacardi.

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Daniella

Daniella is the creator and author of iliketodabble.com. When their wife Alexandra and them aren’t globetrotting or playing with their 7+ animals, they are dabbling and working towards a future of financial freedom.

Shay

September 13, 2021 at 1:47 pm

My daughter sold tickets to her neighborhood kid friends to watch her pet snake eat (he ate live mice & it was pretty cool).

When I was in college I cleaned the rat cages in one of the research labs

My husband sold his sperm when he was in college

Daniella
September 15, 2021 at 6:23 pm

What a creative family – and I love that entrepreneurial spirit from your daughter!

Camilla North

September 13, 2021 at 6:39 am

In college a group of friends and I wrote poetry on-demand at a local art fair. I was dressed up in full renaissance dress and would recite the custom poem to recipients.

Daniella
September 15, 2021 at 6:21 pm

I love it!!

Donna Freedman

September 21, 2020 at 5:14 pm

While back in college in midlife, I was paid $35 to watch a woman-made short porn film. It was for a study on female sexual response.

Some people pay TO watch porn….