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Make your hobby pay its way

Posted 32 weeks 1 day ago by Philip Brewer

Art and Leisure, DIY, Lifestyle, Making Extra Cash

Hobbies generally end up in the expense category. Depending on the hobby, you may be paying for equipment, supplies, books and magazines, classes, training--the list goes on. Short of turning your hobby into a business, is there any way to get your hobby to pay its own way? Very possibly.

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Sell handmade goods, buy cheap handmade goodies.

Posted 1 year ago by Paul Michael

Filed Under: Shopping, Art and Leisure

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In these days of mass-production and Wal-Mart's low prices and lower standards, it's great to see handmade artifacts making a comeback. Today, my wife introduced me to a site that is a meeting-place for buying and selling wonderful handmade items. Everything from jewelry and ties to paintings and teddy bears. And it's all 100% hand crafted.

ETSY.COM - your place to buy and sell all things handmade

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Get $25 FREE for opening a savings account with 5.05% interest. - UPDATED

Posted 1 year ago by Paul Michael

Filed Under: Investment

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8 fun ways to make money

Posted 1 year ago by Sarah Winfrey

Filed Under: Entrepreneurship, Making Extra Cash

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None of these will make you independently wealthy or even allow you to quit your day job (unless you get a serious dose of luck along with your ingenuity), but they just might let you get enough cash to fund something special.

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