What would you do for $4,000? An extra $4,000 is a lot of money, and can do a lot of things. You could easily pay for a few months of your house or apartment, or go on a really great vacation (with money left over), or buy a big screen TV, and more! The question is, how far would you go to get it?

Before I went away, I read an article about making $4,000 if you agree to get malaria. No, I’m not kidding. The article talks about how if you are willing to get bitten by mosquitoes and contract malaria, that you would get $4,000 for your troubles.

They go on to let you know that they will cure you, they just want to test what vaccines work the fastest.

Well, when you look at it, you’re really just giving up a few days of your life so that they can do this and supervise you in a hotel while all of this is going on…but there’s just something about it that makes me say NO thanks!

I of course would love an extra $4,000…don’t get me wrong, but to me it just isn’t worth it.

This is where every person is different. Some people would be willing to go a lot further to get money than others. Also, what is “going a lot further” to one person is nothing to another!

I’m sure some people read this same article and were excited at the chance, and didn’t have any issues with it at all, while others like me, thought that it just wasn’t worth it, and will pass on it.

So when you see someone doing something they think is an “easy way” to get money, and works well for them, it doesn’t always have to mean it’s right for you!