03-03-2005, 03:27 PM
Occhidiangela,Mar 3 2005, 01:57 PM Wrote:Just a thought. Consider your hobbies, and whether or not they can grow into a career. Sometimes it works, sometimes it don't.
I for example, whenever I'm not playing Diablo at least B) , like to craft leather bracelets and chainmail items. I have sold many of those to friends, at very minimal price, I would'nt want to make cash off my buddies, but I figure I could turn out a decent profit while selling them at about 50% retail price!
Same thing for fly tying, flies for fishing that is! :) I took a course with a world renouned fly tyer, Paul Bean, now deceased :(, and many of my stepfather's friends who were into fly fishing purchased flies from me, being of higher quality than store-bought equivalents.
Turning a hobby into a career must necessitate a lot of dedication and hard work, since it's very likely to be a small business, but if you get to do as a job something you love, then it could be a good idea. And you can also get to dodge the standard 9to5 thing :).
As I see it, a hobby is more fit as a sideline income, just to put some icing on that cake :).
Cheers!
-D