5. Professional Gambler
This is a job that could actually make you an instant millionaire. We know, we’re finally getting to the good stuff, right? If you’ve got a little start-up capital, and obviously some skill and a ton of luck, you can take your money and double, triple or even quadruple it.
This probably isn’t a career path we recommend taking, but it may be for you if you are a bit of a risk taker. Obviously, a lot of the big money is in the competitive circle, and if you’re talented and dedicated enough, you just might get there. More accessibly, though, you can try your luck on any of the seemingly endless online poker sites. There, you can start off betting small and gradually work your way up as you get bolder. We have friends who have made thousands going this route.
However, if you want to really make a lot, you are probably better served going to actual casinos and sitting down at the high-end poker tables, where you can make some truly big bets against some tough competition. Remember, the greater the risk, the greater the reward.
4. Write A Best-Selling Book
Writing roughly 80,000 words, the average size of a novel, finding an agent who believes in your work and who will represent you, is already quite a feat. On top of that, you then have to get the book published. But if becomes a bestseller, you are looking at serious dollar signs, not to mention the fact that you will live on through your words, and maybe even sell the rights to Hollywood.
If you have talent, the possibility is certainly there. In other words, there’s hope. Recent examples of relatively unknown people writing a bestseller come to mind, from Veronica Roth (the Divergent series) to Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl). Of course, you could always go the self-publishing route, too.
If you’ve got 80,000 words inside you, and maybe even more, you could spend your days penning chapters in an effort to write a best-seller. All it takes is one shot and if you hit it big, you can reach millionaire status.
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