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Work Sucks…AND Some Creative Excuses to Skip Work

By Mike Collins | March 21, 2008

Its one of the universal truths of life. Understood by people across the world and from all walks of life.

Work sucks.

You wake up early every morning, drag yourself into the shower, throw on some clothes, and trudge away to the office. You stew away in traffic while listening to corny radio personalities until you finally reach your destination…a 6 X 8 cubicle in hell.

The guy to your left is clipping his fingernails (at least you hope its his fingernails) and the girl to your right is droning on and on about absolutely nothing. You just want to fire a stapler at her head so she’ll shut up.

Sound familiar? Unfortunately this is how the majority of people feel about their jobs. Work does indeed suck.

work sucks

It didn’t take long for me to realize that sitting in an office pushing paper for some mega-corporation wasn’t the way I wanted to live my life. Being chained to a desk all day, struggling to live from paycheck to paycheck, knowing that my job could be downsized or sent off-shore at any given moment…

Screw that.

One of the best days of my life (next to the birth of my 2 daughters) was the day I decided to walk my own path. I didn’t just up and quit my job of course. I still had bills to pay.

But I made a commitment to improving myself and learning how to make money at home so I could have the freedom to spend more time with my family and doing what I want, instead of what my boss told me to do.

Working from home has its challenges, especially if you have kids. But its really the only way I want to live.

In this blog, I’ll share with you the knowledge and tips you’ll need to make money at home. We’ll talk about building websites, blogging, article marketing, affiliate marketing, developing your own products, and anything else related to making money online. We’ll also touch on ways to make money offline.

And you’ll see why one of my favorite phrases is “passive income”.

In the meantime, start thinking about what you want to do with your life. What skills do you have? What interests you? And what do you enjoy doing and what are you good at? In fact grab a piece of paper right now and write down the answers to these questions.

There are many ways to make money online, and what works for me may not be the best for you. For example, I like to write. I’m big into article marketing and even sell packages of PLR articles on one of my websites.

But if the thought of writing makes you want to rip off your fingernails with a pair of rusty pliers, you may want to choose another path.

The answers to my questions will help guide you toward the money-making methods that best suit you. Take your time and put some thought into them.

If you want to take a day off from work to think about it, go ahead! Just don’t tell your boss I told you to. :)

Below I’ve listed a few creative excuses you can use to take the day off. These are all real excuses that people have actually used…my buddy works in the HR department of a small company and he’s heard them all.

Creative Excuses to Skip Work

“I need off so I can try out for American Idol.”
“I have no heat in my apartment.” (Wouldn’t you WANT to come to work where its warm?)
“I have a lot going on and need to reflect on things and find myself.”
“I hurt my wrist playing Guitar Hero.”
“I’m getting a boob job.”
“Man, I TOLD my wife the chicken looked undercooked!”
“I’m in a 3-day Madden tournament.”
“It looks like it might snow.”
“Dude, its March Madness time!”
“I need a month off while I serve a 30 day sentence.” (This guy actually called from prison!)