Hobbies:
Enjoy Your Hobby just for fun, or turn your hobby into a profitable business!
10 Categories
of the Most Popular Hobbies
Arts and Crafts – creating
functional and decorative objects for purposes such as making candles, ceramic
plates and executive toys, jewelry making, making porcelain figurines, glass
sculpture, quilting
Collectibles - collecting
art, paintings, antiques, beautiful dolls, memorabilia, scale model cars and
trains, vintage wine, unique cars, stamps, old coins, plates
Outdoor Activities - gardening, photographing
nature, bird watching, fishing, train and plane spotting, horse riding, biking,
camping, diving, rafting, mountain climbing, treasure hunts, hiking
Culinary Activities - cooking,
making fruit preserves, bread baking, baking and decorating cakes, making
cookies, making dumplings and pasta, bar-b-queing meat
Dancing and Music - ballroom
dancing, line dancing, hip hop dance, flamenco, belly dancing, tap dancing,
karaoke singing, learning a musical instrument
Sports Activities - golf, martial
arts, figure skating, skiing, sailing and rowing, gymnastics, darts and
snooker, bowling
Indoor Activities - sewing,
embroidery, knitting, quilting, painting and decorating, plumbing, reading and
writing
Paper Crafts - making Paper-Mache
crafts, origami folding paper crafts, making paper flowers, making paper
lanterns, making boxes and folders, scrapbooking
Cultural Activities - theater,
concerts, cinemas, eating out and dining, museums, festivals and fun, pub crawl
Travel - golf trips, fishing
trips, Theatre breaks, city breaks, cruise packages, beach vacations, ski
vacations
Photo of my "vacation in paradise" ... just a hop, skip, and jump down the road!
Many people, while enjoying their favorite hobby, have
turned their hobby into a business and supplement their retirement income by
writing books about their hobby or selling their products locally or on the
internet. eBay is a good starting point.
For example, if you like to go golfing or on cruises
you can write about your golf travels or the places you've visited during your
cruise.
You can also start your own classes to teach others
the skills you learned from your favorite pastime. If you enjoy baking cakes or
making fruit preserves, you can sell your products in your local markets.
This is a great way to earn additional retirement
income while having fun.
Do you have a hobby? Did you have one as a kid? What is it? What is your favorite fun thing to do?
I've got quite a few hobbies, but sadly none that I could turn into a source for money earning.
ReplyDeleteNowadays, anyone can learn to do things in various fields, with the help of Youtube tutorials. So people are less dependant on the skill of others.
I sometimes sell a photo, but I am sure that it has cost me more to display them than I have ever made from them. But having people just sometimes appreciate them in passing is just about enough for me.
ReplyDeleteMost of my hobbies have gone by the wayside. The computer could keep me busy forever. I've done some home maintenance work since I've retired. But I soon got tired of dealing with the public. Besides, I've got enough work around my house to keep me busy into my next lifetime.
ReplyDeleteMy hobby is taking photos of birds but I never thought about selling them. I also like to paint from time to time, just for myself. I wish I would have some great skills and could do something that I would sell on Etsy and earn extra money.
ReplyDeleteStay safe and healthy and take good care of each other.
A warm hug.
This is a great list, nothing I think I could make money from, me personally though I enjoy a bunch of those.
ReplyDeleteThat's a great list! I think it's good to keep active mentally and physically. I used to like doing things outside - planting my garden, snowmobiling and volunteering at my church. AFter my MS attack I had to find different types of things to do. My Mom passed away and I was left with lots of pictures so I got into scrapbooking so my girls and Granddaughters would know about their heritage since I am the only one left to tell the story. This led me into crafts which I love. Everyone wants me to sell my products, but I like to make them when I want to. My main hobby now is spending time with my Granddaughters. Best job I everr had!!
ReplyDeleteWell... Right now, I'm sewing masks, but not for money. I've been giving them away.
ReplyDeleteI agree - turning things that we already love to do into hobbies is the perfect way to earn an income,because it seems like we're not working at all. Lots of great choices, and thank you so much! Hope you are doing well! Hugs, RO
ReplyDeleteuseful tips with great lists.
ReplyDeleteI would like to consider one of your lists.
Thank you for your sharing.
What a good list of ideas! Thank you for sharing. Blessings for you and yours.
ReplyDeleteThat's a good list :)
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan