Yahoo Finance Wedding speeches to killing spiders: 5 weird ways to make money
There are a ton of weird and wacky ways to make some extra cash.
From writing someone’s wedding speech, to killing a huntsman spider, there are a ton of weird and wacky ways you can make money.
We’ve rounded up some of the strangest tasks people are getting paid to do on Airtasker.
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1. Writing a wedding speech - $100
Your wedding is supposed to be one of the happiest days of your life and a chance for you to express your love to your partner. But, for some people, finding the words can be tough.
One Queensland man offered to pay someone $100 to write their engagement speech for them and then another $100 to pen their wedding speech.
“Would love some help putting together an engagement speech,” the groom-to-be wrote.
2. Killing a spider - $100
We get it, spiders are scary. And one Sydney woman offered a whopping $100 for someone brave enough to come and kill one she found at home.
“I’m moving out and came across a spider that ran out of a cupboard. He’s a large [huntsman]. I am scared of spiders - not a joke if someone can come take care of this,” the woman wrote.
3. Fixing IKEA furniture - $60
Another woman needed someone to help fix her flat-pack IKEA furniture for $60.
“I have a queen size IKEA MALM bed that I put together over a year ago, but I must not have tightened it enough as it’s been quite squeaky and loose since then and only getting worse,” a Sydney woman wrote.
“I’ve Googled it and it seems like a common problem, and it’s suggested to put some solid nails or screws in the corners to make it more secure.”
4. Waiting in line - $100
One customer was so desperate to get their hands on the OMEGA x Swatch watch collaboration that they were willing to pay $100 for someone to wait in line for them.
“Need someone to wait in line for me at the Swatch store in Pitt st Mall Sydney until 4pm. I will take over from around 4pm. Need someone there asap as queue is already growing,” the poster wrote.
5. Nonna’s recipe - $50
If you have an Italian nonna, this last task is still live. One Sydney woman is offering up $50 for someone who knows how to make carciofi, a Roman-style artichoke dish.
“Looking for a great carciofi dish that only a genuine Italian nonna can make!! Is this your grandmother please respond!!” the poster wrote.
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