Posted on May 15, 2025

What This Indiana Man Did at 2AM Will Blow Your Mind

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Granger, IN — Most folks in Granger spend their 2AMs either raiding the fridge or scrolling Facebook Marketplace for stuff they’ll never pick up. But for one unsuspecting Hoosier, a random bout of late-night boredom turned into something wild: he clicked on a flashy online ad and stumbled straight into the weird, wonderful world of making money while barely awake. Now he swears his midnight mistake might be the best thing that ever happened to him—and his wallet.

It all started innocently enough: Rick Miller, 52, was half-watching a rerun of Judge Judy and half-eating a bag of off-brand cheese curls. With the rest of his house asleep and only the humming of the fridge for company, he did what any bored Hoosier might do—he opened YouTube, scrolled past the conspiracy theories, and got hit with an ad for “the last webinar you’ll ever need.”

“I don’t know if it was the cheese dust or the hypnotic music, but suddenly this guy in a Hawaiian shirt is telling me I could make money from home—no boss, no dress code, and, apparently, no actual work,” Rick said. “I figured, why not? Worst case, I’d get a story to tell. Best case, I’d finally have enough for new tires.”

So Rick clicked. The “autowebinar” began, promising riches for anyone willing to listen for the next 90 minutes. “I thought for sure there was a catch,” Rick admitted. “There was a countdown clock, some talk about ‘traffic secrets,’ and at least three warnings that the offer was ‘about to expire forever’—which it didn’t, because I checked the next night and it was still there.”

Still, Rick stuck it out, mostly because the dog had fallen asleep on his foot and he didn’t want to wake her. By the end of the webinar, he was somehow convinced—not entirely sure what he’d signed up for, but definitely sure he wasn’t going back to sleep.

The next morning, Rick poked around the “Super Affiliate System.” He still wasn’t convinced—until he started seeing people in the training who looked just like him, only somehow happier and sitting next to pools. “I don’t even like swimming,” Rick said, “but if I could make money sitting by a pool, I’d give it a shot.”

His wife, Brenda, was… less than supportive. “Rick’s tried everything over the years,” she said, listing off a string of failed businesses that included backyard fireworks, three-legged lawn chairs, and an attempt to sell air fryers door-to-door. “But this one? At least it kept him busy and out of the garage.”

Rick’s strategy was simple: post the “magic money link” wherever he could. He dropped it in Facebook groups, sent it to his cousins (“even the ones I only see at funerals”), and even wrote it on a napkin for his neighbor at the local bar. “I figured, if I don’t understand it, maybe someone else will,” he said.

Soon, Rick was checking his phone more than a teenager at prom. Every time it buzzed, he hoped it was finally some proof that this whole thing actually worked. And then, it happened—his first commission.

Rick says his first commission was $37, but the host claims folks are making $500 commissions in their pajamas. Rick’s still holding out for that kind of windfall—preferably before the next tire rotation.

His family couldn’t believe it. “He’s like a walking commercial now,” Brenda said. “Last Thanksgiving he tried to get Grandma to ‘invest in her future’ with a webinar. She just wanted cranberry sauce.”

Neighbors were equally confused but oddly supportive. “If Rick can make money from the internet, anyone can,” said his buddy Steve. “The only thing he’s ever won before was a meat raffle—and he forgot to pick it up.”

The best part, according to Rick, is how little he actually has to do. “The system does the selling. The emails? Automated. The presentations? All handled by the computer. My job? Just post my link and check back later. It’s like fishing, but you don’t have to sit in a boat or explain to your wife why you bought new tackle.”

He admits he still doesn’t totally understand “funnels” or “click-through rates,” but it hasn’t stopped him. “I just tell people, ‘Click this link, watch the thing, and see what happens.’ If it works for me, it can work for anyone. Trust me, I once locked myself out of my own online bank account for a week.”

Not everything’s perfect. Rick says there are moments he thinks it can’t possibly be real. “Sometimes I worry it’ll all disappear, like my uncle’s pyramid scheme. But every time I log in, the money’s still there—just a little more than yesterday.”

Local legend has it that Rick now spends most days “working from home,” which mostly means sitting on the back porch, drinking coffee, and occasionally telling the dog she’s not getting a cut of the profits. “She’s got her own hustle—she chases the mailman for free,” Rick said.

He’s not rich yet, but he swears he’s on his way. “If this keeps up, I’ll buy Brenda a new set of kitchen knives. The good kind, not the ones from the TV.”

So what’s Rick’s advice for anyone else up late, wondering if it’s worth a click? “Look, I’m no genius. But I clicked a link, watched a video, and now I make money online. Worst case, you waste an hour. Best case, you’ll get to upgrade from 'yard sale king' to 'internet tycoon'.”

For anyone with a phone, an internet connection, and the ability to stay awake past midnight, Rick says the opportunity is right there—just one weird webinar away.