OK I haven't posted in a while (sorry no excuses) although I have been reading SOTT and the forum regularly and of course subscribed to the Dot Connector ;D, I saw this thread and have not read it thouroughly but I have searched each page for 'metal' with no results so I must suggest 'metal detecting' as a way to make 'unearned' money...
A colleague at work was recently introduced to it and he had his first gold coin find (which can take years for most people) of a Charles II...worth £7000.
So I'm in the process of researching which detector to save for (yes my eyes are $_$) and hopefully it's food for thought for somebody, just be careful of the laws in your country, depending on the value/rarity of the find they require it to go to a museum and you may just get the leftover crumbs of it's worth. I'm still a novice to the subject so I can't offer any more information but I can imagine it's a very rewarding hobby.
A colleague at work was recently introduced to it and he had his first gold coin find (which can take years for most people) of a Charles II...worth £7000.
So I'm in the process of researching which detector to save for (yes my eyes are $_$) and hopefully it's food for thought for somebody, just be careful of the laws in your country, depending on the value/rarity of the find they require it to go to a museum and you may just get the leftover crumbs of it's worth. I'm still a novice to the subject so I can't offer any more information but I can imagine it's a very rewarding hobby.