Question: whats the quickest way to get money in a day without doing any thing illegal? 

Answer: Hmm... Money begets money!\n\nIf you already have some money, think about day trading.  Some folks equate day-trading with gambling.  But if done cautiously (positive cash-flow, decent P/E), then you can safely exploit the (almost) daily waves in the price.  These waves have nothing to do with the fundamentals.. It's just herd mentality.  You do need 'a lot of patience and fortitude and study', to pick out companies with solid foundations, but which are under-noticed and under-valued.  Then you jump in...  however, you still got to know when to ride the wave and when to cut losses.  One danger is there is not enough material to read on penny companies... that can sometimes surprise you... so beware!\n\nTry some new internet-based pyramid schemes.  Again these are often thought to be shady by most.  The obviously dangerous schemes to avoid are ponzi, chain letters, money for free etc.  But where a 'real' product underlies the pyramid, with (again) positive cash flow, with graded percentage based incentives; it could be a good scheme to generate residual income.  Won't see immediate results though.  Will take 6-8 months of dedicated time investment..but has a high probability of success.\n\nFinally, nothing beats selling on E-Bay.  Make sure you have something unique (though it's not always easy to come up with something unique, given that on an average about 15 million items are on sale on EBay at any given time).  But through courteuos, prompt and honest service, you can gradually rake in a good positive response that will raise your profile among sellers and kick in extra business.
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