Eight Ways You Could Be a Millionaire by Tomorrow (Really!)

1. You may be sitting at home tonight, watching your favorite TV show, when suddenly you hear something crashing through the roof of a back bedroom. You jump up and discover that a meteorite has fallen into your house. An expert arrives and announces that this meteorite is, like many meteorites, a rare variety worth perhaps a million dollars. (Meteorites can be among the most valuable minerals on earth...and while meteorites falling into houses are rare, it has happened many times. Check Wikipedia!)

2. You could be driving to the grocery store and see a vehicle broken down alongside the road. When you stop to help the person, you discover that it's Donald Trump. (True Story: In a January, 2005 episode of "The Apprentice," Trump claimed that he really did pay off the mortgage of someone who helped him alongside the road!)

3. You could receive a letter in the mail from an official government entity, telling you that you are the legal owner of a very valuable property. (Sure, there are scams of this type out there, but did you know that according to the website unclaimed.org, government agencies are safeguarding unclaimed property funds in excess of $32.8 BILLION! Is some of it yours?)

4. While driving through the neighborhood, you could stop at a garage sale and discover an old painting that turns out to be by one of the masters. (It happens more often than you think! Did you see the "60 Minutes" piece in which a woman found a Jackson Pollock painting worth $50 Million?)

5. Shortly after midnight, you could hear a knock at your door and discover a bulbous-headed alien from the planet Zifron on your doorstep.
He explains that his water-vapor powered space ark has run out of fuel, and could you spare some tap water so he can get on his way? You agree, but insist he pose for a picture with you in exchange. The next morning, the National Enquirer offers you $1,000,000 for exclusive rights to the photo. (The National Enquirer pays huge sums of money for exclusive photos all the time!)

6. You could be going through some old papers left by your spouse on the top of the dresser drawer and find an uncashed lottery ticket. When you check the ticket, you discover it is a multi-million dollar winner! (Literally MILLIONS of dollars in lottery winnings go unclaimed every year.)

7. On the way to work, you are looking down changing radio stations when suddenly you veer off the road and your car hurtles over the edge of a steep cliff. Fortunately, you land harmlessly in a grove of soft pine trees. You crawl out of the car, seeking help, and make your way to a nearby, nondescript building. When the door opens, you discover you've stumbled on to the headquarters of an international smuggling operation. You are taken hostage, but are able to a daring escape and notify police. Immediately after talking to the media, you receive a call from a Hollywood producer who offers you $1,000,000 for the movie rights to your story. (Producers are always on the lookout for a great story!)

8. This evening, you create a clever humor piece (such as "Eight Ways You Could Be A Millionaire By Tomorrow (Really!)") for Associated Content. Overnight, it takes the internet by storm, garnering several hundred million hits and making you an instant millionaire!