alternative ways to invest

[david90]

besides stock, bond, real estate and cd, what are some other ways I can make my money work for me?

[skyhigh007]

maybe you should help others like the kiva.com and the prosper.com

[dslackman]

commodities, ETFs, futures, options, collectibles, ...

[Bodge4]

I alway look for different ways to invest or have fun. Whenever I make money that was not expected or not part of normal business, I put it aside. When something different catches my eye, I put the money into that.

This year I put some money in horse racing. I bought two race horses this year. It was a good risk, I plan I buying 3-5 next year too.

I almost started a 6th business this year. I have that money saved because I still may proceed in early 2010.

One thing I do is take profit from one place to start something new. I try to have income for as many sources as I can.