Little sacrifices can pay off big.
When you put travel above gadgets on your holiday wish list or give up some Saturdays to earn tuition dollars, you’re investing in an experience that will last you a lifetime.
Traveling flamingos
Visit a local specialty shop or outdoor center and purchase several large pink flamingo yard decorations. Place the flamingos in the yards of a few people who you know will play along. Each flamingo should have a sign around its neck stating that for $10 its trainer will come and remove it from their yard. For $15 you will not only remove it, but also place it in someone else’s yard (they choose who). For an extra $5 they can purchase “flamingo insurance” guaranteeing that the flamingos won’t come back. The sign should have your phone number on it so that you can receive calls to remove the flamingo.
- Pink flamingo (how many is up to you)
- Construction paper for the flamingo’s sign
- Identify people who will help you start.
- Plant the flamingo in their yard and wait for the phone to start ringing. Thanks to a pink plastic bird you are on your way to Paying Your Way!
Special note: It’s important that you have an adult with you at all times while delivering flamingos, as you will likely be visiting the homes of people you don’t know. After a while, you’ll find that your flamingos are making their way across town as people play this funny joke on their friends and neighbors.