Method of moments when the first moment is $0$

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I have a quick question regarding the method of moments estimator.

Generally, when you have $k$ parameters you want to estimate, it suffices to find $k$ equations using $k$ moments.

If you are estimating one parameter, and you find that the first moment is equal to $0$, what do you do? Do you find the second moment and use that as the estimate?

Thanks!