Wealth Today

The eBay fiasco was a success, however not quite the way I was hoping. I did make a little money, I had an ROI of 6.7% which beats any savings account or money market fund. I did learn a little. I received the experience, and while they weren’t the first things I sold on eBay, they were the first items I had bought with the sole purpose of reselling for profit. I was much more interested in their success/failure and constantly monitored them compared to previous i-just-need-to-get-rid-ofit or im-sellings-because-im-upgrading auctions. I spent a lot more time and attention on the details while the auction was open and during the setup process. Because of the energy it requires, I of course would need to refine the process in order to make it more lucrative. (cheaper/more products, streamline the posting process, so forth).

I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on any kind of alternative for making some quick cash (not stocks/bonds/etc) that required little effort.

I don’t know how they do it, but my mother and step-father pull off some amazing bets. My step-father’s about to receive a mechanical heart (goes in for pre-op on 8/13/2005) and as a gift my mother took him on a showboat in Louisiana. My step-father got a quarter jackpot, and won $2500.00. He bought Mom the running boards for her brand new Dodge Ram that she’s had a hard time climbing into. He had them installed and used the remaining money to finance another trip to the horse races today. My mom’d won $12000 another year on the same boat (with a dollar bet). How DO they do it?