I found $10 on the street. How should I invest it?

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(2) If they're as ridiculous as the responses in every other "I have $X what should I do" thread.

#$10 #found #invest #street
  • Profile picture of the author Tom Addams
    Buy a domain. Either flip it to a local business or use it to start a new cash cow.
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    • Profile picture of the author VodAssociate
      Originally Posted by Get Rich Methods View Post

      Buy a domain. Either flip it to a local business or use it to start a new cash cow.
      Like this method,

      You would be surprised at the amount of businesses using a long domain name when shorter, more relevant ones are available.

      Current: www. example-business-london .net

      Available: www. example-business .com

      I would scout out a website, buy the more preferable domain using a coupon (£0.99) and then approach the business.

      You could probably contact the business before buying it, and providing you don’t charge ridiculous rates - should be happy days.
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  • Profile picture of the author travlinguy
    Buy 10 $1 rain ponchos at the dollar store and sell them by the subway (or anywhere lots of people come and go) for $3 each during the next downpour.
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  • Profile picture of the author Mark Singletary
    My best advice is to:

    1. Invest in the $1 Aweber trial. You'll need a way to keep in touch with your competitors.
    2. Invest in the $1.99 hosting offer in the web hosting subforum. You'll need a website to get everything going the right direction.

    Now you have $7.01 left.

    3. Install a Wordpress blog. This will make it easy to write the articles you need to write. This is free.
    4. Create a FB fan page. Social media is one of the best ways to start marketing. This is free.
    5. Go to Fiverr and get the 600 likes for $5 gig.
    6. Now start copying and pasting articles out of EZArticles onto your blog. This will make it easy to get the blog up fast.
    7. Sign up for PayPal to be able to get access to your money.
    8. Write a sales letter telling people that you can help them get out of their financial crisis pretty darn quickly. Make the price $20. Hey! - You've doubled your money already!!!
    9. Copy this forum post verbatim and put it in a PDF file. Stick it behind your sales letter and you'll be raring to go.
    10. Wait for the customers to start rolling in from your FB marketing.

    Oh and there is a #11.

    11. Once you get things going and have made at least $80 (4 times your initial money) spend $20 for a WSO ad and watch things go from simmer to boiling!!!

    Mark
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    • Profile picture of the author Samker
      Originally Posted by Mark Singletary View Post

      My best advice is to:

      1. Invest in the $1 Aweber trial. You'll need a way to keep in touch with your competitors.
      2. Invest in the $1.99 hosting offer in the web hosting subforum. You'll need a website to get everything going the right direction.

      Now you have $7.01 left.

      3. Install a Wordpress blog. This will make it easy to write the articles you need to write. This is free.
      4. Create a FB fan page. Social media is one of the best ways to start marketing. This is free.
      5. Go to Fiverr and get the 600 likes for $5 gig.
      6. Now start copying and pasting articles out of EZArticles onto your blog. This will make it easy to get the blog up fast.
      7. Sign up for PayPal to be able to get access to your money.
      8. Write a sales letter telling people that you can help them get out of their financial crisis pretty darn quickly. Make the price $20. Hey! - You've doubled your money already!!!
      9. Copy this forum post verbatim and put it in a PDF file. Stick it behind your sales letter and you'll be raring to go.
      10. Wait for the customers to start rolling in from your FB marketing.

      Oh and there is a #11.

      11. Once you get things going and have made at least $80 (4 times your initial money) spend $20 for a WSO ad and watch things go from simmer to boiling!!!

      Mark
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    • Profile picture of the author JohnnyPlan
      I would probably want to know where your starting point is right now, such as if you already have a website/hosting/domain name. Everyone else is just jumping right in with suggestions, but I'm guessing you already have all that now so why even suggest it. Anyway, this is a hypothetical so I'd just use the money on myself for maybe a coffee or latte.

      Originally Posted by Mark Singletary View Post

      My best advice is to:

      4. Create a FB fan page. Social media is one of the best ways to start marketing. This is free.
      5. Go to Fiverr and get the 600 likes for $5 gig.
      I liked most of your list until you got to the part about paying for fake likes. I'm not sure what fake likes have to do with building a successful business. Didn't you hear how Facebook is dropping fake likes like crazy?

      And, yeah that other part about using copied/syndicated content, won't really help your site too much.
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  • Profile picture of the author Chaudhary Daniyal
    - Buy Logo's on Fiverr. You can get 2 for $5 so that makes it 4 differently designed logo's for $10. Use something like 'You Company' as the text in the logo (make sure you own the rights).
    Head over to 99Designs.com and put your Logo designs for sale. People buy Logo's for upto $100 in 99 Designs and if they don't want the same design to be used over and over again, they pay a premium $250 for it.

    - Buy a domain from GoDaddy. You can get a domain for upto $0.99 via coupons (YES! I have bought at this price). Get free hosting from Atspace.com (They offer free hosting for 1 domain). Subscribe to MailChimp which is free for 2000 subscribers and/or 12K Emails/month. Use different techniques to drive free traffic and build a list.

    - Buy a Geo Domain i.e Boston + Resturants .com (MAKE SURE IT's A .COM) and cold E-mail restaurants in boston regarding the sale of this domain. You can get Email addresses via Manta, YP, Google etc. If you use GoDaddy coupon, you can get 3-4 domain for $10.

    I'm sure there are more ways but these come to my mind at this moment. I'm sick of seeing comments like 'Get a sandwitch' or 'Buy a nice meal' - It's possible to make a profit, even from $3, but given the correct advice.

    Hope it helps.

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  • Profile picture of the author Ihate9to5
    Youtube and CPA offers.I would invest the $5 to buy 10 K backlink package from fiver to rank your video on Google and $1 trial for an aweber autoresponder now you have only $4.Invest the $4 into some snacks because you are going to get hungry working on the computer ,brain cannot function without something in the stomach.Good luck.
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    • Profile picture of the author garyv
      I would buy $10 worth of $100 bills.
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  • Profile picture of the author OldToad
    buy a few antique toy cars and sell on ebay, with your profit but more.
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  • Profile picture of the author LuckyIMer
    Buy a domain name and then sell it for a better price.
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  • Profile picture of the author Suleymen
    Make a homeless happy Buy some food for the homeless, The best invest you can do with a found 10$
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    • Profile picture of the author Tom Addams
      Originally Posted by Suleymen View Post

      Make a homeless happy Buy some food for the homeless, The best invest you can do with a found 10$
      This suggestion gets my vote. No question.
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  • Profile picture of the author Mr Bill
    Agreed, did it make you happy when you found it? Multiply that happiness and make it last forever - here's how...

    Pay it forward
    - give it to someone else who needs it more. It's only $10 so after you buy your domain or "invest" it it'll be gone and so will the energy of the "find". Find someone who's down on their luck who would really appreciate $10, give it to them personally, shake their hand and tell them that they "never know what's just around the corner" and make them happier than you were when you found it. That way it'll multiple the happiness and pay (internal) dividends for the rest of your life.

    TIP: Don't tell anyone that you did it or it will instantly lose it's power on you the moment you share it because you're showing off - big mistake. This is not about you. That $10 has much more power than you think - especially when you give it personally to someone who has nothing. Just smile to yourself while brushing your teeth - you'll know.
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  • Profile picture of the author George Wright
    Considering it took you about one second to pick up the $10, Wright an eBook titled How I made $36,000 an hour.

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    • Profile picture of the author JohnMcCabe
      Originally Posted by George Wright View Post

      Considering it took you about one second to pick up the $10, Wright an eBook titled How I made $36,000 an hour.

      George Wright
      Invest in winning lottery tickets. Create a $2,000 a pop coaching program on "how to turn $10 into $250,000,000 in 30 seconds with no work and zero investment."
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  • Profile picture of the author salegurus
    Originally Posted by ronrule View Post

    Let's see if:

    (1) This thread gets any responses, and
    You know it's going to get responses, look at how many have already told you how to turn $10 into a small fortune.....

    Originally Posted by ronrule View Post

    (2) If they're as ridiculous as the responses in every other "I have what should I do" thread.

    It has become rather pathetic has it not...
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  • Profile picture of the author amuro
    Invest in reliable autoresponder like Aweber.

    For websites, you can make do with a free blog like Blogger and Wix.

    But for autoresponder, you need a reliable service like Aweber so that you can send emails and connect with your prospects and customers without giving them the impression that you are spamming them.
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  • Profile picture of the author celente
    these ads are silly.

    I know 2 other warriors with $200k dollar a month companies.

    1) physical product and PPC

    2) The other one does better, just hosting, domain, list building, sales funnel. Seminars. (is a warrior in here and does $250,000 USD sales a month)

    I think you are starting to see a pattern yes???
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  • Profile picture of the author Adie
    Originally Posted by ronrule View Post

    Let's see if:

    (1) This thread gets any responses, and
    (2) If they're as ridiculous as the responses in every other "I have what should I do" thread.

    LOL.. anyway my answer if other person posted this..

    Buy a domain and flip it to make at least $100 then buy a metal detector to find more coins.
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  • Profile picture of the author anwar001
    Don't invest what is not yours. Give it away in charity to someone needy. No matter how desperate your financial situation seems, there are thousands of people who are much more needy than us who do not have even the basic necessities of life.
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    • Profile picture of the author JohnnyPlan
      Originally Posted by anwar001 View Post

      Don't invest what is not yours. Give it away in charity to someone needy. No matter how desperate your financial situation seems, there are thousands of people who are much more needy than us who do not have even the basic necessities of life.
      Thanks! This is a really decent idea. Find someone in need such as someone sleeping outdoors on a park bench and treat them to a new pair of shoes. I know that $10 won't buy much in the way of shoes but any dollar store would have something ten times better than what they're likely wearing now. Or, invite that person to a lunch at a diner. A hot bowl of soul on a cold day will not only lift their spirits but also restore hope in humanity/future. There is common decency left in the world. And, what better return could you ask for from ten dollars than to make someone's day in this way?
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  • Profile picture of the author Rick Rodd
    I know this sounds stupid, but if you can find the owner of that $10 you should return it to them. If not possible, then it belongs to the street-- not to you. This is just another way of looking at things. Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers as they say. I just don't want to be at the losing-weeping end that is why I don't go by this philosophy.

    Now, if indeed I made it a habit to go out of my way to search whole streets for loose change and dropped bills then I deserve it. It was lying around for a reason, that money was meant for me because looking for left behind money is how I make a living.

    This may be peanuts-$10. Add another six zeroes after that and you get a travesty. You say, "but it was just left on the street..." Do not let them question your actions. You have to earn it. You have to OWN it.
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  • Profile picture of the author RogozRazvan
    Buy a good book. The time it takes you to go to the bank and put them into your bank account is worth more than $10.
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  • Profile picture of the author DylanCoogan
    Buy a can of pepper spray. Spray yourself in the face with pepper spray while recording it on your webcam. Post the video on YouTube. Go viral. Make thousands of ad dollars.
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  • Profile picture of the author Madhavi
    I guess you have a lot of ideas by now from this thread. There are countless ideas in Warriorforum as well. And I bet you still have the 10 bucks .

    Get a list of ideas, see what is feasible and can make a difference. Use the $10 to invite two friends (an investor and another entrepreneur maybe) for coffee, and discuss your idea. Start off your business right there. That would be the best way to utilize it.
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  • Cheeseburger and beer would be my choice.
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  • Profile picture of the author butters
    Straight in the bookies A small £10 bet and see where I end up.
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    • Profile picture of the author gjabiz
      Pocket the 10. Go to nearest place that sells lottery tickets, rummage through the trash look for scratch off tickets, double check them...cause the guy who lost the 10 spot, probably is the same guy who scratched off a winning lottery ticket, then through it away.

      gjabi

      PS. Lest you think idea silly and ridiculous IM standout Glen Osborn even has a report on how to do it.
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  • Profile picture of the author Horacioplus
    Get a sandwich and a lottery ticket
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  • Profile picture of the author cyberzolo
    Originally Posted by ronrule View Post

    Let's see if:

    (1) This thread gets any responses, and
    (2) If they're as ridiculous as the responses in every other "I have what should I do" thread.

    I really do not like those threads
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  • Profile picture of the author littleacorns
    $10 is a tiny amount of money,hence easily squandered,so I would be looking for a GUARANTEED way to multiply that seed money into a meaningful sum.Most of the ideas so far would be worthless,as you'd run into cashflow problems.my solution would be to buy secondhand books and sell them on Amazon.Why? I can easily buy 10 -20 books for $10,while knowing how much profit I can make and how quickly they will sell,BEFORE I risk any money,then I'd turn that $10 into $100 in the span of a couple of weeks,get paid by Amazon,reinvest that $100 and turn it into $1000 over the next few weeks,then use some of it to purchase the tools I needed,say an autoresponder,hosting,domains,traffic etc and get a product created and launched.
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  • Profile picture of the author JosephC
    Originally Posted by ronrule View Post

    Let's see if:

    (1) This thread gets any responses, and
    (2) If they're as ridiculous as the responses in every other "I have what should I do" thread.

    Yes and Yes haha

    Ron just taught us all a lesson.

    Do people just post a reply based off the title?
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    • Profile picture of the author salegurus
      Originally Posted by joecason View Post

      Yes and Yes haha

      Ron just taught us all a lesson.

      Do people just post a reply based off the title?
      Judging by the utter nonsense that gets posted on these forums i would say a big YES...
      They are in such a rush to get exposure for their sig or to try and establish themselves as experts that they often post complete BS unrelated to the OP...
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  • Profile picture of the author juk123
    You could buy some new Batman socks.
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  • Profile picture of the author Dbm811
    Give the 10 Dollars to someone who needs it more then you. Was that ridiculous enough?
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  • Profile picture of the author alikadi
    go nd ivest it in fiverr buy services with 5 dollqr nd sell it with 10 or 15.... ;p
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  • Profile picture of the author johnben1444
    Let's do JV, i have got a bright idea.
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  • Profile picture of the author brutecky
    Buy a pizza, you wont be hungry for a day. $10 well spent and a day that your better off than nearly a billion people on this planet are.
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  • Profile picture of the author lalla
    Found money is not your money! some poor person must cursing the gods, he/she lost ALL THE MONEY they had and now they have none. Go to the nearest police station and file a report that you found money and describe where,when and how you found it and wait for 30 days for the police to find the person who lost the money, and if there are no collectors them the money is naturally belongs to you, only then you can go out and enjoy the loot
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