Looking for retirement hobbies that make money? Check this list!
How to make money with your hobbies – principle
It may look strange or contradictory how to earn money from some hobbies, but there is always a solution; you simply need to be creative in order to generate money from your pastime. You may not find many people doing this, but creativity will help you monetize your passion, especially now that the internet is available.
A crucial aspect to remember is that no matter what you enjoy doing, you must sell something in order to generate money. Whether digital, such as music, video, ad spots, books, or articles; or tangible, such as physical objects.
Giving your skill to the world by teaching or practicing it is one of the finest ways to do what you love and still generate money as a retiree.
What about activities that are just passive, such as people watching or nature listening?
The answer is: “Recording”. The recording is the easiest way to monetize inactive hobbies. If you enjoy natural sounds, record them and sell them straight online, or post them on YouTube and monetize with advertisements. If you enjoy watching people, videotape them and do the same to make money from your hobby.
Just be creative!
List of hobbies to monetize for retirees
Educational hobbies – Just teach this
| Archaeology |
| Astronomy |
| Animation |
| Aerospace |
| Biology |
| Botany |
| Business |
| Chemistry |
| Entrepreneurship |
| Geography |
| History |
| Linguistics |
| Literature |
| Mathematics |
| Medical science |
| Microbiology |
| Mycology |
| Neuroscience |
| Philosophy |
| Physics |
| Psychology |
| Railway studies |
| Research |
| Science and technology studies |
| Social studies |
| Sociology |
| Sports science |
| Story writing |
| Life science |
| Web design |
Collection hobbies – Just flip (resell)
Indoors – flip these collectibles if you have a passion for one of these hobbies
| Action figure |
| Antiquing |
| Ant-keeping |
| Art collecting |
| Book collecting |
| Button collecting |
| Cartophily (card collecting) |
| Coin collecting |
| Comic book collecting |
| Compact discs |
| Crystals |
| Deltiology (postcard collecting) |
| Die-cast toy |
| Digital hoarding |
| Dolls |
| Element collecting |
| Ephemera collecting |
| Films |
| Fingerprint collecting |
| Fusilately (phonecard collecting) |
| Knife collecting |
| Lapel pin |
| Lotology (lottery ticket collecting) |
| Movie memorabilia collecting |
| Perfume |
| Philately |
| Phillumeny |
| Radio-controlled model collecting |
| Rail transport modelling |
| Record collecting |
| Rock tumbling |
| Scutelliphily |
| Shoes |
| Slot car |
| Sports memorabilia |
| Stamp collecting |
| Stuffed toy collecting |
| Tea bag collecting |
| Ticket collecting |
| Transit map collecting |
| Video game collecting |
| Vintage cars |
| Vintage clothing |
| Vinyl Records |
Outdoors
| Antiquities |
| Auto audiophilia |
| Flower collecting and pressing |
| Fossil hunting |
| Insect collecting |
| Leaves |
| Magnet fishing |
| Metal detecting |
| Mineral collecting |
| Rock balancing |
| Sea glass collecting |
| Seashell collecting |
| Stone collecting |
Observation hobbies – do this or be an expert
Indoors
| Audiophile |
| Fishkeeping |
| Learning and sharing information |
| Meditation |
| Microscopy |
| Reading |
| Research |
| Shortwave listening |
Outdoors
| Aircraft spotting |
| Amateur astronomy |
| Benchmarking |
| Birdwatching |
| Bus spotting |
| Butterfly watching |
| Geocaching |
| Gongoozling |
| Herping |
| Hiking/backpacking |
| Meteorology |
| People recording |
| Photography |
| Satellite |
| Trainspotting recording |
| Whale recording |
You may like these jobs as a retiree
- Accounting & Bookkeeping
- Bilingual Interpreting & Translating
- Coaching & Consulting
- Customer Service – Chat & Email
- Customer Service – Phone
- Data Entry
- Driving
- Freelance Writing & Editing
- Medical Coding, Transcription & Billing
- Microtasking
- Social Media & Community Management
- Tech Support
- Transcription
- Tutoring
- Virtual Assisting
- Voice Over Acting