There’s no such thing as a free lunch. But Lady Luck sometimes smiles on you and sends a bit of good fortune your way. There are moments when everything falls into place and you totally luck out. At least, financially.
You might get paid a massive amount of money for doing barely any work. Or you accidentally stumble upon some cash in the least likely of places. It feels great when you’re surprised this way. (Far better than the alternative, too, when your hopes for a decent reward get dashed.)
Redditors from around the globe shared their personal stories about the ‘easiest’ money they’ve ever gotten in a very interesting r/AskReddit thread. We’ve collected some of their very best tales. Scroll down to read them and let us know which of these you enjoyed the most by upvoting them and writing a comment with your opinion. What’s the easiest money that you’ve ever gotten, dear Pandas? Feel free to share.
Bored Panda reached out to Sam Dogen for some personal finance and investment advice. Sam is the author of the best-selling book, 'Buy This, Not That: How to Spend Your Way to Wealth and Freedom,' and is the founder of the popular 'Financial Samurai' blog. He explained what (not) to do if you suddenly come into a lot of money, and shared the very best long-term investments. Read on for his insights.
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#21
Bought a car that "didnt run" for $250, put some fresh gas in it and polished the paint, sold it for $2000 a week later
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90points
#22
This morning I proctored a test for two hours. All I had to do was sit there and then collect the tests when they finished, and I got to study while there. Only made $30, but I was going to spend the two hours studying anyways so I basically got paid to do what I was going to do for free.
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89points
#23
Bought an Instagram account with 110k followers for $300 from a friend, kept posting stuff 4-5 weeks daily and one day a marketing agency offered me $2500 for it.
Later I found out that it was worth more than that but for me was a great deal.
Later I found out that it was worth more than that but for me was a great deal.
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82points
#24
Had something wrong with my Throat last year and went to a walk in. There was a guy there doing research on a new flu test. Got like a 4 inch q-tip shoved up my nose and got paid $75. Was in and out in maybe 10 minutes
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79points
#25
500 euros for an acting job as a waiter, I didn't have to say anything.
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76points
#26
Three hundred bucks for my spot in line for the bathroom at McDonald's. It was new years eve.
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76points
#27
I did a few tests for Stanford so they could research autism, and they gave me about 300 bucks. The tests consisted of a few MRIs, some cognitive ability tests, and others. They were pretty easy.
76points
#28
I own a cell phone repair shop. About 13 years ago the Blackberry was extremely popular. They all had a trackball in the centre like an upside down computer mouse. Unfortunately, they would fail all the time and the customers were desperate to get it fixed. Other stores sold cheap knockoffs but I had an in and got original BlackBerry versions. I replaced them for $30 and it took me no more than 30 seconds. I'd buy them for under 2 bucks. I'd do at least 5 a day! Those days are gone now:(
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67points
#30
My job while I was at school. Worked at the school pool as a lifeguard, but it was almost always empty so I could sit in the office and work or watch youtube videos and get paid £8.15 an hour for it.
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47points