Sell Yourself with 'Body Bucks' Course
Fri Jan 23, 8:22 AM ET
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Selling yourself might be second nature for wannabe movie stars or aspiring screenwriters looking for a lucky break in California.
But now anyone can get lessons in how to, literally, sell their bodies and make big bucks.
"Body Bucks: How to Sell Your Body to Science While You're Still Alive," is the latest and wackiest course offered by the year-old online New Canoe University, based in Sausalito, just north of San Francisco.
"By selling bodily fluids and participating in medical experiments, a human being can earn $20,000 or more per year," said course instructor Bob Heyman on Thursday. "This is literally the only business out there where you can always carry your assets with you and they're renewable to boot."
Using Internet-based learning modules with titles like "Bleeding for Bucks," the course teaches students how to make money by legally selling their blood, sperm, eggs, hair and bone marrow, and by taking part in paid medical trials and research. The sale of vital organs is illegal in the United States.
New Canoe University (http://www.newcanoeu.com) expects the Body Bucks course to appeal mostly to the college-age crowd, or young people with more time on their hands than money.
The university specializes in Internet-based training courses in practical skills needed to set up unusual small or home-based businesses. Other upcoming course include "How to Become a Mystery Shopper" and "How to Become a Private Investigator."
Or how about just becoming a Nova teacher and make about $30k?
