Easy Money

I just spent a fun-filled evening taking part in a focus group. At first, I thought it would suck and 'd be bored out of mind, but my debt-laden ass was willing to make the sacrifice for the cash... Turns out, spending two hours sitting in a room with 7 other math teachers saying what we did and didn’t like about sample textbook chapters, followed by me walking out with a $100 check, is not an entirely unpleasant way to spend an evening. I actually kind of enjoyed it... Who’d have thunk it?
I guess what I really want to know is how I get to be a part of the beer focus group that was taking place next door. I wonder how much they got paid....