• assembly@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    My only current skill is blacksmithing. I can make stuff that folk might want to buy like custom railings and candle holders. I have made knives and swords but I feel like everyone does that already. I think it’s just tough to make it a career as I have to keep health insurance for the kids and other kinds of expenses like that. I do make some money playing live music but that also ain’t paying the bills anytime soon. Pretty sure if I ever see a retirement I’m just going to focus on those things.

    • Beacon@fedia.io
      2·
      3 months ago

      Blacksmithing could be a nice supplemental income at least. Make artsy objects, think about how much you could charge for it, multiply that number by ten, and sell them at craft fairs. You’ll only sell a couple now and then, but you might make a break even amount of money on your hobby, and you’ll spend the day having people enjoy looking at the things you created