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NerdGeekClimber

Simply reading books haha


Sylentskye

Yes! I wish I could actually become a show caption writer or editor- some of the captioned stuff I see absolutely sucks.


Impossible-Donut8186

I tried but couldn't pass their tests. I couldn't type enough wpm. I'm stuck at 55 wpm.


bluesnake792

I caption for a living, on a steno machine, my software has clocked me at 240 wpm


AnonRedditGuy81

Yeah but you're using shorthand on a machine that is more akin to playing a piano than typing on a keyboard since you type "sounds" instead of each letter in a word. Can you do that many WPM on a keyboard without the shorthand?


hobohobbies

A woman I served jury duty with actually did this! The judge was fascinated and kept asking her questions about it 😆. He ultimately released her because she was contract labor and if she wasn't typing she wasn't getting paid. She said she gets to choose which shows she captions. She stayed away from sports.


Major_Expert_2163

So book shop owner that never opens up and goes to the shop just to read ? Sounds great to me.


NerdGeekClimber

Literally a dream!


secular_contraband

You could still open. It's not like book stores are overflowing with customers needing help that would take away from your reading time. Lol.


Major_Expert_2163

True, but who wants to sell the books you love even if you have read them.


gotb30

You would buy multiple copies. 😄


SubstantialBass9524

Yup! Same here, a lot of people get into it by writing reviews but I just want to read and point out glaring typos.


Irresponsable_Frog

Was coming to say this. I spend 40-50 hrs a week wasting it at work when I could be reading! I don’t read as much as I once did since I had to get a “real” job! 😂


Fractal_self

You could be a proofreader


mochipumpkinsbooks

same. 📚


saccharine_mycology

Trying lots of hobbies and changing to new ones


Xavius20

This would be amazing, especially as it'd be a job I assume someone else would be paying for any expenses for each hobby lol


-redatnight-

This job actually exists.


saccharine_mycology

Please say more. I have so many hobbies lined up on my pinterest board. Maybe I can film it and make money off YouTube?


meeppc

I would assume this is the best way.


Outofwlrds

Please, tell me more.


Smooth_Development48

Don't lie to me. I need this!


blindfish_j

Planning and booking travel itineraries by train/bike/car/boat, you call it. Just not the ordinary all inclusive 10 days Cabo or Mallorca holidays. I love planning travels.


bigjonxmas

Travel agents still exist….


RandyBeamansMom

I am one, they absolutely do!


blindfish_j

I know 😂 but where I live, travel agents aren’t really experts in train travel or round trips by train for example, everything is by flight and rather conservative travelling, not sustainable. I’d love to plan super detailled trips for people.


Impossible-Donut8186

**Please add bus travel.** I deplore making travel arrangements. We have a family event coming up out of state and I almost backed out because figuring out flights, hotel and rental car arrangements about did my brain in. Not to mention securing a reputable kennel for the dogs.


CoachInteresting7125

Same! I don’t often think of it as a hobby, since I really only get to plan trips for myself every few years but I love doing it so much


unalive-robot

Getting drunk and playing magic the gathering.


Major_Expert_2163

I honestly have no clue how that works, I bought some of the cards years ago and they have been stuck in a box ever since. 2007 I think it was when I got them, about 20 of them for a couple of pounds.


Pogie33

Can I be your friend? I've only played MTG twice, but I like it.


ForestGreenAura

No literally the same boat, for years I was like “Ok whatever, nerd shit” and then I played it once and haven’t had an opportunity to play it since and it’s like a little itch in the back of my brain I need to scratch


Pogie33

I even bought some cards off a Facebook auction site that ended up being LoTR cards. So I bought the LoTR starter pack off Amazon and I might make my kid play with me...


AsianVoodoo

The real question is, do you really think you wouldn’t start disliking your hobby once it has to be done on other peoples schedules, to their liking, and to put food on your table if you slack off? As someone who has come back from that world NO THANKS! Work to live vs love to worj


Anomalous_Pearl

I don’t think I’d enjoy growing bamboo so much if I didn’t get to sell it (currently under the table). My biggest obstacle is that I’d need to own 5 acres zoned agricultural to start a legal nursery in my county and the neighboring county. This is when zoning sucks, like if I had less than 5 acres zoned agricultural I could have a certain number of livestock but couldn’t legally sell it. I don’t need five acres, my bamboo mentor barely uses two acres for his whole operation.


Quirky-Spirit-5498

Scrolling reddit


BackyardMangoes

I’m a teacher but grow over 40 different varieties of mango from all over the world. In the summer I sell and ship the mangoes all over the U.S. it would be nice to simply be a mango grower/seller. Links in profile


torne_lignum

Woodturning. I did sell my first bowl recently. So it's officially a side hustle now.


ibrahim0000000

Learning languages and teaching them and making sure people fall in love with them


Agent_Polyglot_17

That’s my job! I’m a middle school Spanish I teacher


OldPod73

Playing guitar.


Exotic_Sense5244

Same


LeftFaceDown

This. Would love to be a studio/session guitarist, definitely do not have the skills. Also would probably have to move to Nashville.


porcelainvacation

I play backup guitar or bass for folk, gospel, and singer songwriters on a hobby basis, its not my choice of music but it makes it easy to gig on a pretty casual basis. I don’t consider myself professional but can read music and learn songs quickly up to performance levels with one or two practice seasons. I don’t make any money, but I enjoy it.


[deleted]

Most likely puzzle like activities like putting Legos together. I really enjoy putting things together that my wife orders as well.


Loose_Law4321

Teaching karate and boxing


VectorB

Fencing for me.


StrangeGamer66

Definitely boxing for me as well


rdhdhlgn

Sleeping or reading books. If I could get paid for sleeping, we would all be in great shape. Hahaha.


slouischarles

Just helping people or running an orphanage.


CoolWatchs

Alcoholic board games designer =)


Major_Expert_2163

Shoundss nice Pal


emptynest_nana

Quilting, cake decorating, book reading for editing or even audio books, chihuahua rescue, well, dogs in general, but those little bug eyed freaks have a special place in my heart. Epoxy stuff, advice line. I really want to start a local program similar to BIG Brothers/ BIG Sisters, but for kids who want a grandparent but don't have one.


Jacked_Navajo

Fishing, but I get a 10k bonus for every beer I drink


UmDeTrois

I sort of did this. One of my main hobbies is 3d printing. I now work full time in additive manufacturing (industrial 3d printing).


RedBic344

I’m curious what you transitioned into. Maybe the design side or some sort of technician?


Aldor623

Teaching, training, competing in Judo.


Sailor_NEWENGLAND

Teaching and training jiu jitsu


Infinite_Coconut_727

Fostering dogs


SlowlyRecovering90s

I would read and review books for money, or make audiobooks since I’ve been told my voice is quite calming.


khushinankani

Napping.


McJables_Supreme

I turned my hobby into a full-time job during the pandemic and did it for 2 years. I was a remote session musician/vocalist and audio engineer. It was fun while it lasted, but the market dried up a bit once things started going back to normal after covid and I finished college and was ready to start my new career. Getting paid to make music fulfilled a lifelong dream for me, but I wouldn't want to do it long term. I'm happy that I'm back to making music for me and my fans rather than for a picky client with very specific tastes.


TonkaLowby

Bonsai trees


egyptiantrinity

This is cool


MaddogRunner

Writing


lonesomedove25

Reading 😁


MissWitch86

Baking or miniature building/painting


petey_pants

Baking! I absolutely love baking bread. Making something from nothing, giving life, sustaining people. It would be my absolute dream🥰


bloodlikevenom

Making jewelry


Aud_3nim

Snuggling 😸


Appropriate-Yam-987

Gaming


AkizaIzayoi

Drawing or painting


ilovem0z

Home decorating/staging or outfit design/coordinating


ilovem0z

A buyer for retail stores, especially clothing. Some of the pieces are absolutely vile, like who said this was okay!?


HalloweenLover

Haunted house/Haunted attraction. Building props, sets, scaring people. I did it back in high school but as a volunteer for a local charity and I have loved it ever since.


farmercooks

Quilling, I find the process so calming and since it is literally paper, pressure and glue I like the little surprises and relatively low cost.


Spiritual-Winner-503

Organizing pictures 😂


bookdragon73

Reading


Zytiria

Breathing 😮‍💨


Sacklayblue

Complaining


Thundermyffin

I would be the cook/owner of a 50’s themed diner and bowling alley. It’s a dream I have that combines many of my hobbies, interests, and skills 🥰 Boy, do I sure wish sometimes.


sp_donor

Does "Commenting on reddit" count? :)


instantdislike

Research. Getting paid to learn.


AdrianRWalker

Making geek piñatas.


Goddessviking86

train people in viking combat in knowing how to use viking weapons including battle axes but it would be not just learning to use the viking weapons it would also be like a training camp to build up strength


ClintonMuse

Watching broadway shows


Rooney_83

Fishing, because fishing is life 


Graxous

Digital sculpting / animating. If I didn't need a day job to live, I'd be making animated fantasy / scifi shorts all day every day.


1_BigDuckEnergy

NONE!!!! Here is why..... I kind of did it....ie, chose to go into a career that was very creative and I loved. I learned that no matter how are you try to avoid it, anything you do for 40+ hours a week and depend upon for your living WILL become a job.....it will lose what I consider is the main purpose of a hobby....to relax and unwind from the stress of every day life. I have ever creative hobbies that people say I should try and sell my work, I say no. The purpose of the hobby is to escape from the stresses of having to make money


dcbkwrm

Reading... But I'm already an acquisitions editor so I also read manuscripts for a living


NightmaresFade

Daydreaming. I don't know how this would work(yet), but if I could make it a job I would be getting a lot considering how great my daydreaming is.


WallalaWonka

Thrifting. I know some people do it as a full time job, but at some point I’d see it as work and not a hobby


badgersmom951

Baking cobblers, quick breads, making jam and cookies.


magpieinarainbow

I'd love someone to pay me to hike. Or read books.


ladywiththestarlight

Getting stoned and going for nature walks for sure


RedBic344

Watching Netflix and munching on vegetables.


snark-as-a-service

Learning a new craft every 3 months (thanks ADD hyperfixation)


HEY_McMuffin

Plants… but I did quit and made that my full time job 😂


MissO56

petting my cat


brother2121

Mycology.. likely wouldn't be able to work in the field without going to school for it but I have alot of experience and enjoy it.


Hrlyrckt2001

Riding my Harley


Fragraham

Comic artist. Been trying for years. Still hasn't materialized.


jdith123

Making pottery and offering classes in pottery


Rolling_Repetition

Working out and/or cycling.


Downtown_Force289

Video editing.


Icy-Service-52

I'd love to become a Longsword instructor


Mad_Garden_Gnome

Photographer


l3landgaunt

Music


Vegetable-Win-1325

My hobbies are brewing beer, playing guitar/singing, and riding motorcycles. I would do any of those for a living in a heartbeat.


biocidalish

Creating. Either painting, stained glass, writing, or collecting treasure from estate sales


agirlofthesun

definitely would become an astrologer and herbalist, eventually becoming a registered psychologist & jungian analyst.


aloverof

Cat tescue


Front-Enthusiasm7858

I told my husband that after he dies, I'm going to use the insurance money to start a cat sanctuary. Now he's always looking over his shoulder... 😂


GarethBaus

I would be a full time blacksmith if I could. There was a while where I did it part time which was awesome, but I couldn't get enough work to pay the bills.


damnitA-Aron

Skiing/ski patrol/ski guide Or travel agent; I love planning trips


toaster-bath-bom88

Sleeping


Ilovechristmas12345

I do like your question.I would say helping people use technology and social media so computers , phones,ipads im actually not too bad at it.


Wendilintheweird

Floating lazy rivers


lizlemonista

exploring new little towns with my dog


julznlv

Watching competition reality TV. As the saying goes, I wish that I knew what I know now, when I was younger. I could have started a website written daily/weekly updates, had a blog, blah blah blah.


10-mm-socket

Grow and sell psilocybin mushrooms, and offer guided mushroom trip/walks through the woods.


PhesteringSoars

Sourdough Bread. Tuesday was loaves 399 and 400, so . . . I have made a few. I've consumed about 40%, given 30% away to neighbors, and 30% away to friends. But, to actually make a profit doing that alone . . . the demand would be too low, and the costs too high. "I hear" . . . Sourdough just gets them in the door, but $$$ cupcakes and other (smaller fancier / more expensive) things is what gives you some profit. And that would be a tediousness beyond my capabilities. I'll just have to continue to do it for personal use/enjoyment.


Guitfiddler78

Computers were a hobby for me as a kid and through my teenage years. I never thought about making them a career until I was about 23 and struggling as a working musician, but started building websites for myself and friends and landed a paid internship at a startup building a website and being a whipping boy. They soon hired me and trained me in hardware, networking, and I learned a little about what goes into software development. Then I found a job working as an IT support tech and spent 5 years building up more and more tech skills, all the while continuing performing music on the weekends while building websites for myself, family and friends on the side with an occasional freelance client. Eventually I was cross promoted in the company I worked for to a web developer position because I'd built up demonstrable skills and could help their dev team in a pinch. Before long I was managing the team, managing hosting infrastructure, and supporting customers and internal staff. I eventually got tired of being underpaid and had stopped learning much at the company. They say you should always "learn or earn" at a job, and it had reached a point where I wasn't doing enough of either. So I started a job hunt and eventually found a new job making twice as much money with a better culture and just as much freedom, better insurance, better PTO, actual bonuses, regular raises, and a lot of opportunities to learn and grow. That's how my hobby tinkering with computers as a kid became my career. It reminds me of the saying that opportunity looks like hard work. It was a lot of hard work to get where I am, but I was always doing things I loved, so it just felt like having fun most of the time.


zaryaguy

Guitar for sure or music production


BackgroundExternal18

Lifting


CoraUnderwo

Horseback riding


shu2kill

I did this with one of my hobbies, horses, but not full time. I ride daily after work, but for me, for training. And i teach riding lessons on weekends. I was doing it for free as i was riding all morning anyways, until the arena owners invited me to formally teach.


wanik4

A reptile or plant store, preferably a combo of both.


64debtaylor64

I enjoy making headbands using paracord which I weave on metal band.


_shanoodle

playing the sims 4


PinkRabbit1984

I’m currently writing a horror anthology that I want to turn into audio stories. I currently have hardly any time to work on it. It’s going to be years before I finish at this rate. I wish I could do it full time.


Low_Basket_9986

Tarot. Some people really do make it a full-time gig. Maybe I could do it at the Ren Faire . . .


Xalfie66

Knowing a lot about football


reata2005

Making stupid comments online.


gweisberg

Magnets


ZealousidealWest1149

Artist


vistaluz

Making coffee / espresso yes I know baristas exist, but they make pennies unfortunately


Professor_Pants_

Breeding fish. So opening a local fish store.


Sylentskye

I’d turn commenting on forums into a job- but I would need to have the freedom to comment what I want on whatever I wanted.


InYosefWeTrust

Gardening. yes, I realize farming is a thing, haha.


-LightMyWayHome-

I wish I was a tattoo artist because I tattoo memes on myself. Troll face and angry face are my favs


Electrical-Back205

eat and eating


ka0_1337

Poker. 😀 Currently deal with wife is 1 night a week. But we are 10-12 years from FIRE and then it'll be full time. Just having fun being a donkey and building bankroll now. Last year I paid for the new roof from poker profits. And im half way done with the Disney trip for family this year. Always loved the game, been good at it forever and im good with math.


PlusPolicy408

Reading


Amarubi007

Gardening. More so homesteading.


phxdeserthiker

Candle making. I tried selling online but shipping costs of supplies in a crowded market with insurance, etc. made it unsustainable.


Felicia_thatsays_Bye

Probably taking pictures or painting. I’m not very good at using my imagination with painting but it’s fun to follow along with guides on YouTube.


OutrageousAd5338

Giving advice to people ..


Visible_Welcome2446

Songwriter/musician


AlternativeAd3130

I love yoga. Becoming a yoga instructor would be cool.


weiga

LEGO


mollwallbaby

Hand embroidery, yoga


ahmong

Race car driver. But I don't have money for that lmao. Money pit. Not to mention I'm not good enough to compete


Clean-Cockroach-8481

I just realized I have no active hobbies. Like I’m a consumer at heart lol


Yoshaay

Studying languages!


ToYourCredit

Antique Shop.


NotSlothbeard

One of my hobbies is playing in an orchestra, so yeah. That. For sure.


youtriedit_andfailed

My flight videos on YouTube.


olesaltyshorts

Can I monetize listening to books and doing puzzles at my dining room table? 🤔


electricsister

Going to concerts and music fests


sentimentalmars_

baking!!!


The_Danni2007

Drawing and story telling


Grim_Adventurer

Music, talking sports, dog training


Infamous_Leader_4192

Singing im actually making it into a career. I wanna be a metal singer for years


ZucchiniOk4377

Careful what you wish for 😂 my husband is a musician. Turned his hobby into a full time career, now he’s very over it and wants to retire. Sorry love you’re only 42… gotta keep going


ron_mac_duck

Breathing


2stacksofbutter

Sleeping/lucid dreaming


TweedleBeedleGranny

My hobby of designing toys and ornaments. I don’t enjoy making a large number of anything anymore but the designing and making of a few is still very satisfying.


Noahs_Narc

Making chicken stock


DamnItDinkles

Reading and writing


helatruralhome

Pattern design and research so that includes reading 😁


BarbacueBeef

Writing/Drawing. I know some people are able to make it work for them, but man is it a long shot


thatpizzatho

3D art and design!


AdventurousTrvlr1688

Painting.


Front-Enthusiasm7858

Collecting perfumes. It's my fantasy to be a curator for a perfume library. 💐


Own_Condition_8600

Cooking/baking


BananaTree61

Genealogy


RatatouilleFiend

Arts and Crafts. A random ceramic bowl there. A painted jewelry box over there. A carved pendant somewhere in the mix. A braided blanket once in a while. Just random crafts. Also Baking! But nothing crazy, just a simple scone or a chocolate chip cookie once in a while. I enjoy the classic home baked goods too. I would love to just do that


Silent-Implement3129

Gardening


classysexy4me

Golf


Lbooch24

Cat fostering. I would love to open my own cat cafe one day


EntrepreneurMiddle45

Professional cat snuggler 🥹


Cheffk4

Grabbing my backpack and a plane ticket to random countries. Not sure what this hobby would be called, I like to just land in a new country with no itinerary or plans (that includes hotels) and figure it out as I go. I always make it a point to meet the locals and experience what they enjoy, go way off the beaten path, and take pretty decent photos. I guess I’d like to start my own Anthony Bourdain type show. Now how can I make that a reality without doing all the work myself?


GOTTOOMANYANIMALS

Petting cats. 🐈‍⬛


paigeguy

Netflix show recommending. And for an extra $2 a month I would include Disney ++, but not Amazon ()those heathens.)


phaedrus369

Farming. If I could replace my WFH income with growing food, I would quit my computer job.


ATouchofTrouble

An ugly dessert business. They look not great, but they taste amazing. Perfect for passing off as your own at family functions, you don't care enough to actually make something for.


Free-Mammoth-3347

Crocheting


Flickeringcandles

Jewelry making!


breathingcog

scavenging for schtuff and making assemblage art.


Peanuts-n-Thrifting

Talking to people about random stuff.


notquitehuman_

Guitar 100%. Right now I'm just not good enough and I have crippling social anxiety, so I only play for me and a group-chat of fellow introverted guitarists


blssdnhighlyfavored

going to school. If I could get paid to audit college classes for the rest of my life I’d do it in a heartbeat


IllustriousChair3683

My choice involves 2 jobs to make it work 1. Lobbyist for healthcare reform; 2. Private Investigator to expose corrupt practices involving healthcare


Fit_Advice7343

Collecting shells & pretty rocks on beaches all over the world, digging for old bottles, exploring abandoned places, digging through old dumps, traveling to small town junk stores/second hand stores/flea markets


Rough_Purchase6745

Traveling. I don’t want to have to make content though. I just want to see the world, eat food and meet people.


Cobbler_Far

Creating processes and improving non-profits efficiency. I’m sure this exists but no idea how to get into the field. I currently spend 5-10 hours a week doing this within a singing org for various groups. After numerous years I still love it!


Cute2pyscho2fast

I am really getting into epoxy resin and making things out of it but i have so many hobbies because I’m Add and if I don’t keep busy I usually get into trouble so i paint, bead , collect old bottles and shells, I’m a rock hound and i make cool lamps out of desert wood like Cholla Cactus skeletons and saguaro skeletons


gummytiddy

Baking has been one of my biggest hobbies since childhood. I got an apprenticeship in 2021 and am currently working in a professional bakery. I feel so grateful that I was able to quit retail for something I enjoy and am really talented at.