Sometimes, and bear with me here, sometimes we engage in hobbies that are fun and pay us a little beer money. I know, I know, pretty incomprehensible, but it can happen.
To answer OP’s question; Been meaning to get into buying old kayaks off FB Marketplace in the winter, fixing them up and selling in the spring. Easy $100-$200 bucks profit a pop, and it would be fun learning new tips and tricks on someone else’s gear.
Love to do some gunsmithing, but my skills aren’t quite there and people are so fucking picky about their guns. Too much like auto mechanics. “Ah! There’s a microscopic scratch!”
Not a bad idea with the kayaks. I just bought a couple of old style geoff barker kayaks/ canoes from an old bloke who does that as a hobby. The old style fibreglass kayaks really lend themselves to easy and quality repair jobs. I felt like we both got a win out of the sale.
They’re pretty fun on the water compared to my old plastic behemoths. So easy to load and unload and takes almost zero energy input to paddle. Bloody easy to tip them over though!
If you’re considering a side hustle, the best one is preparing yourself to apply for a job that pays a living wage.
We shouldn’t have to work in our downtime to live a good life.
Sometimes, and bear with me here, sometimes we engage in hobbies that are fun and pay us a little beer money. I know, I know, pretty incomprehensible, but it can happen.
To answer OP’s question; Been meaning to get into buying old kayaks off FB Marketplace in the winter, fixing them up and selling in the spring. Easy $100-$200 bucks profit a pop, and it would be fun learning new tips and tricks on someone else’s gear.
Love to do some gunsmithing, but my skills aren’t quite there and people are so fucking picky about their guns. Too much like auto mechanics. “Ah! There’s a microscopic scratch!”
Not a bad idea with the kayaks. I just bought a couple of old style geoff barker kayaks/ canoes from an old bloke who does that as a hobby. The old style fibreglass kayaks really lend themselves to easy and quality repair jobs. I felt like we both got a win out of the sale.
They’re pretty fun on the water compared to my old plastic behemoths. So easy to load and unload and takes almost zero energy input to paddle. Bloody easy to tip them over though!
This is specifically an issue in the US where the minimum wage just doesn’t match the cost of living in many areas.
Many European countries do much better on this.