Category Archives: Creative Works

Passive Income through Humor: Military-style Toilet Paper Holder Instructions

For some time now, I’ve been frustrated by people who don’t change the toilet paper roll.  I had this idea for a military-style set of instructions to post over the roll holder.  In typical form, it’s taken me a few years to actually make the design, but here it is:

Military-style Instructions for Changing the Toilet Paper Roll
Military-style Instructions for Changing the Toilet Paper Roll

I think that this is a perfect chance to test out the idea of passive income. I think that this is the sort of creative work that people might buy because it’s funny. Maybe I’m wrong, but it doesn’t cost my anything to try, thanks to CafePress.

I’ve made stickers and a number of other products with this design.  I put them up at http://www.cafepress.com/libmylife/8866113 to see if anyone might buy them.  I’m also posting links to the design on Facebook.  We shall see…