#724 - London Clerk Hires Ghosts to Visit Boss, Earns Passive Income
Side Hustle School
Chris Guillebeau
4.7 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 25 December 2018
⏱️ 6 minutes
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In search of medicine for his ill son, a London clerk outsources three ghost visits to scare his employer into paying up. Merry Christmas, everyone!
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| 0:00.0 | Music |
| 0:08.0 | It was the night before cashmess when all through the land. |
| 0:12.0 | We listened to podcasts our tablets at hand. |
| 0:14.0 | The parents were dreaming of all the ways to go from idea to income in just 27 days. |
| 0:20.0 | Hello my friends, that is just a brief selection of last year's epic 10 verse |
| 0:25.0 | stands up of how grandma saved Christmas with her Venmo account. |
| 0:29.0 | Check out last year's Christmas Eve episode number 358. |
| 0:32.0 | If you'd like to hear the full masterpiece, now also the next day episode 359 |
| 0:37.0 | also featured the special story of a bearded man from Finland who cashes in on holiday cheer. |
| 0:42.0 | Well that's all fine and well, but you might say well Chris what are we doing for this Christmas? |
| 0:47.0 | Listen, fear not, it is a new year, new special episode. |
| 0:50.0 | Today I'll tell you all about a very early crowdfunding campaign that took place out of desperate need. |
| 0:56.0 | In this story a London clerk hires three ghosts to scare his employer into paying him more money. |
| 1:01.0 | How does it turn out? Dun dun dun. Well stay tuned and you'll hear in about 30 seconds. |
| 1:08.0 | Music |
| 1:17.0 | Bob Cratchett, a records clerk from East London, was in trouble. |
| 1:21.0 | He spent his days, every single day, toiling away for an ungrateful employer. |
| 1:26.0 | Not only was his work tedious and unfulfilling, he wasn't getting anywhere. |
| 1:30.0 | All he had to look forward to was the morning bowl of porridge with extra raisins, |
| 1:34.0 | that he picked up from Predamanger on his way into work. |
| 1:37.0 | Worst of all his son Tim was seriously ill. |
| 1:40.0 | In these early days before Britain's national health service was created, Bob needed funds to care for him. |
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