How to Get Money Without Working Hard

If you Google "Make money without working" or "Get money without working," you'll get a bunch of websites that you probably think are scams. Those 4 am infomercials about Making Internet Millions or No Money Down Real Estate probably give you a good laugh. From personal experience, I've tried all the MLMs, the mail order crap, all that -- and here's what you need to know. For every person who owes money, there's a person who's owed money. For every internet business you think is a scam, there's someone who had the wherewithall to offer it. How is your credit card any less of a scam? You can learn many things from those 4 am ads. Here's how to weed through them.

PASSION COMES FIRST. I love (hate) all the self-help crap that gives you all these useless tips and then the last tip is like, "Make sure your heart is in it." NO! Passion comes first. Money follows passion. Passion doesn't follow money. I keep it real around here. You must find something you're passionate about FIRST. I mean, it's EASY to make money online. Go to "Free Stuff" on Craigslist, go get the free stuff, and then sell it on Half.com or eBay. EASY. But do you want to do it? I know all about it, and I won't do it. (If you want to do it, school textbooks are the biggest moneymaker.) Even all these actors like Colin Farrell that you think suck, put in work. He was like the Little Engine that Could, just saying to himself, "I know I can make it" and so he put in all the gym work, saved his money for the hairstylist and the fashion expert, so when he went into the audition he looked like someone who should get the part. And now look at him. Can't act worth a damn, but super rich and famous. You have to think that way. You don't even have to be GOOD at stuff if you have a true passion.

1. GATHER TIPS. All these guys you think are scams -- they might be, they might not -- you don't have to worry about it. All of them give out free info to try to get you to buy, and the same principle is fleshed out in everything -- FOCUS. You could go to http://www.therichjerk.com/blog/. He's a rich guy who's business is internet marketing. You could go to http://www.daviddeangelo.com. He's a guy that focuses on dating. All those creepy work from home, work at home ads? That's how I found eHow. I've written 53 articles for them to date. The common thread is FOCUS. The Rich Jerk tells you that the best way to market online is to focus your efforts on the market you're passionate about. The first step David DeAngelo gives you is to only talk to girls that you REALLY think are the bomb diggy. Focus your efforts on gathering free tips from all these "scam artists," and I bet you will obtain some principles that made them all rich and that can make you rich.

2. FOCUS. Passion + tips = focus on a particular market. Personal example: I love to write, but I hate editors. I researched online for a while, and found eHow. I know I have great stuff to say, and I know that if I keep my passion flowing, people will come to me here. So I write. And I make money. I don't have to take orders from anyone because of a few hours on Google and trust in my writing ability. You can do the same. Focus your passion and find the tips. You will find an outlet.

3. RESIDUAL INCOME. The key to wealth is residual income; basically, getting people to work for you, or doing something once and having it pay off multiple times. The professions that lend themselves to residual income are: 1. investment, 2. online advertising, 3. renting property, 4. lending money (check out kiva.org). Save, save, save, and invest.