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Monetize your hobby

Having a hobby is a really healthy and necessary habit nowadays, but making money while doing it makes it even more enjoyable :)

If you have already a hobby think how and to who you could sell the skills you already have.

If you don't have a hobby, you should look for one. It will be good for your mental health and it could be for your pocket in the long run.

First things first: you have to enjoy it

You'll be doing this in your free time, so you should do something you're passionate about.

Don't worry about making money in first place, learn the skills related to it, enjoy the process and then you'll find a way to make money out of it. But remember, to enjoy it is the most important thing when considering a hobby, if you don't enjoy it you'll drop it really soon.

If you start to learn to play chess only because you think that chess teachers learn a lot, you're going to be unhappy and will drop before you can make any money.

There are plenty of activities you can learn and enjoy, eg. playing piano, playing guitar, playing tennis, soccer, basketball,..., the list is very very long. So I'm sure you can find something you would love to do.

What you must avoid is jumping from hobby to hobby, since this way you won't become an "expert" in anything. Doing what you love is the best strategy to never drop a hobby.

Selling your skills

Once you've learned the basic skills to practise your hobby, you should start thinking about helping other people to develop these skills.

You don't need to be the best in the world, you just have to know more about the field than the people that want to learn it.

You can then become a part-time piano teacher, yoga trainer, soccer/football trainer, etc.

If you love the hobby you will enjoy helping other people developing their skills. It's a highly rewarding task and it can become more lucrative than you think.

What to do with the extra money?

Perfect! Thanks to your hobby you have an extra income now, you have more available income so I recommend you two things invest it or save it, or even better: both.