Just Nicky

Make Money While You Sleep (and other myths) June 5, 2007

Tuesdays and Thursdays are mothers’ group days. Thursday was the day we met at the maternal & child health centre originally and it is now the day when we will congregate at someone’s house. Tuesday is usually an informal morning tea at the local shopping centre. Anyone who can get themselves together and get out of the house toddles on down for a piece of cake, a tea or coffee and a chat. Today was a bit different, though.

It was an information session at the home of one of the mums. She’s hit upon a way to make some money from home and wanted to share it with us. It’s this stuff.

Apparently all you need to do is sign up 2 people a month and you’re well on the way to being rich - as well as enjoying the incredible health benefits of drinking the juice of an obscure amazonian berry. The guy who did the presentation claimed that since he had signed up people in the US he was making money while he slept.

I’m certainly curious about the health benefits of the juice, but unsurprisingly I’m very sceptical about the financial gain to be made from selling it. If it’s as easy as it sounds, why isn’t everyone making money this way? The mum who organised the session is completely into it and very excited. I’d like to be as into it and excited as she is, but I’m just not. Aside from anything else, I don’t think I have enough friends and family that I could co-opt to make the exercise profitable.

I’m thinking that I may obtain a couple of bottles to try out and, if it’s any good, I’ll get some from my mothers’ group connection, but I can’t see myself taking part in a network selling set up. It requires people skills that I just don’t feel like developing. Maybe I need to go back to testing…