25 Odd Jobs and Hobbies That Make Money in Creative Ways

by Laurie · Published February 21, 2017 · Updated February 21, 2017

These “odd jobs” and hobbies are also the most unusual careers and creative ways to make money. Why drag yourself to to work every day when you can be enchanted by your job?

In How to Start a Life History Writing Business. I describe how I turned my writing hobby into an actual career. Writing memoirs or life histories can be a fascinating and creative way to make money – especially if you’re genuinely interested in people and their past lives – but it isn’t the oddest job on the block. I started my life-history writing business two decades ago, long before I started blogging for a living. Now I earn over $100,000 a year as a blogger; while blogging is a creative way to make money, these odd jobs and hobbies are even more unusual ways to pay the bills…

I researched these odd jobs and hobbies about a decade ago, when I was pitching a column idea to Canada’s version of The New York Times. At the end of this list you’ll find the actual query letter I sent to the editor of the newspaper. Feel free to use it as you wish! Maybe it’ll help you take the next step to finding your own creative ways to make money with your odd job or hobby.