Hobbies Just Right to Become Money-Making Side Hustles

Today’s world is all about the gig economy and it’s time to cash in on that. The pressure is truly on to find a few side hustles. After working your day job, you definitely don’t want to devote too much time to working a new gig or trying to start a new side hustle. However, what if you could make money doing what you already love doing? Turning your hobby into a money-making machine will give you a whole new perspective on “free time.” 

Twitch/Gaming

If you’re a huge video game fan, you may be able to earn a few extra dollars. The philosophy is if you’re already going to play the game, why not make some cash while doing so?

The internet has seen a rise in content creation surrounding video games in recent years. Particularly, Twitch and YouTube gaming has blown up. Rather than taking the time to edit videos, live streaming platforms like this allow you to be way more casual about your content in real life, in real-time.

On Twitch specifically, after becoming an affiliate, your viewers can purchase subscriptions to your channel and even donate money to support you. Sometimes brands or new games even reach out for collaboration. The best part is that you can take it as casually or seriously as you’d like.

Working Out

Whether you’re a gym junkie or just trying to casually lose a few pounds, you can make some money off of your fitness goals. There’s actually a service that will pay you to work out. HealthyWager allows you to bet towards your goals. Of course, this requires you to pay a little bit of money upfront. However, if you can meet your weight loss goals it is certainly worth it.

Walking Some Furry Friends

Animal lovers will be thrilled to learn that they can make some extra cash by hanging out with other people’s household pets. Wag! and Rover are two excellent apps for dog walking. It works very similar to Uber, but rather than driving a car, you get to spend time with a furry friend. If walking isn’t your thing, you can also spend some time pet-sitting as well. You can either find some clients yourself or use Rover’s pet-sitting feature to find clients in your area.

Stock Music

Content creators and marketers are in desperate need of non-copyrighted music. They’re even willing to pay a few extra dollars for the rights, but beats these days are beyond pricey. Services like Shutterstock give you an opportunity to showcase the beats you’ve been making for free. You may know Shutterstock as a stock photo site (and you’re right), but they have an entire catalog of licensable tunes as well. 

Drawing

If you enjoy doodling in your spare time, you can turn those drawings into cash! All you have to do is upload them to a website like Redbubble and they’ll do all the work for you. Your little art hobby can turn into some passive income. Once you upload your designs, you’ll get to choose which products they can be printed on. Customers will then place an order through Redbubble who will print and ship the products for you. Once it’s all done, they’ll cut you a check for your artwork. Unlike selling your artwork on your own, you don’t need to even keep inventory.