Whilst it is now legal in various parts of the US to grow a completely different kind of weed, we won't offer that as advice, because in most places you could still get in a lot of trouble that way! Catnip, however, is a weed that grows easily, and is in constant demand everywhere. You could become a catnip farmer with a start-up cost of less than $5 for the seeds, so long as you have somewhere to grow the catnip.
If you're not a cat owner and you're not familiar with the substance, cats go absolutely crazy for catnip. It's used as a treat for them, and sometimes it's placed inside their toys to keep them stimulated. Almost everyone loves cats, and they're never going to stop being household pets, so there will always be a demand for catnip. Who's going to do a better job of supplying it than you?
To insure one’s house, one’s car or to underwrite a life insurance policy, that is common practice. But who would pay an insurance premium for his/her thumb, legs or smile? Stars, of course.
At the top of the ranking are the legs of Mariah Carey, worth 810 million USD: The diva became, in 2006, the Gillette brand muse for the advertising campaign «Legs of a Goddess». She then took out an insurance policy with London Lloyds to protect her legs, a decision that is far from being insignificant. Among its customers, the London insurer then included several icons of music, such as Bob Dylan or Rod Stewart.
David Beckham’s body insured for 195 million USD: European champion with Manchester United in 1999, David Beckham was in 2006 the most renowned footballer of the planet. In relation to his sporting activities, he took out an insurance cover for his legs. The huge amount paid for his insurance would reportedly exceed the 103 million USD disbursed by Real Madrid for the cover of Christiano Ronaldo in 2009. The fashion model would later extend his insurance cover to his entire body.
15 million USD in insurance for Kim Kardashian’s curves: The curves of Kim Kardashian are her number one beauty asset. The reality TV star, who is crazy about plastic surgery, has underwritten an insurance policy worth 15 million USD to protect her famous butt.
The culinary critic Egon Ronay assured his taste buds: The famous Hungarian culinary critic has insured his taste buds since 1957, for the amount of 400 000 USD. An original insurance policy which allows him to cover his sense of taste without which he will no longer be able to practice his job.