This document provides tips for finding data that is not meant to be found through developing networks, conducting thorough preliminary research, creating your own data alert system, scraping data yourself if it doesn't already exist, using your phone as a logbook, considering sensor journalism, organizing hackathons and bootcamps, and inviting whistleblowers. The tips are part of a plan to analyze over 195 inaugural speeches through text analysis and prepare for investigative journalism through acquiring a cheap phone, creating accounts, and allocating time for setup.