3 Money Saving Hobbies

by Mary Ann Romans | More from this Blogger

12 Jan 2009 11:19 AM

Are you looking for a new New Year's Resolution or just something fun to do? If you resolve to learn a new money saving hobby, you'll entertain yourself without a big expense plus save additional money or even earn some money!

Here are three different money saving hobbies that you might want to consider taking up. They all involve minimal expense or no expense to get started, but they will do a lot to either cut expenses or add to your income.

Baking

Baking is a great hobby that doesn't require a lot of initial skill. You can easily bake your own bread with a bread maker found at a garage sale, a thrift store or handed down by a friend. Even if you purchase on new, you will get your costs back very quickly. Or, skip the bread maker and make your loaves by hand. Making your own muffins, short breads, bagels, cakes, pies, cookies and more will definitely cut your food bill in those areas.

Sewing

Learning how to mend your own clothing will save you the expense of saving a seamstress do it or the cost of purchasing something to replace a torn item. You can sew by hand or invest in an inexpensive sewing machine. Get good at it, and soon you can make your own clothes, kid's clothes, linens and more. It may even lead to a home business.

Ebay

Learning how to sell thing using online auctions has helped some families generate income, and they say it is lots of fun. Whether you want to just sell off some of your outgrown children's clothes and use the money to buy the next size or hunt down bargains that you resell for a profit, selling online can be a frugal hobby to have. Investment is minimal if you start your inventory with what you already have in your home.

Mary Ann Romans writes about everything related to saving money in the Frugal Blog, creating a home in the Home Blog, caring for little ones in the Baby Blog and now relationships in the Marriage Blog. You can read more of her articles by clicking here or subscribe to the blog using the subscription box on the right.

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Mary Ann Romans is a freelance writer and mother of three children. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, the kids and a 16-pound cat.

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lizard49 (10) 19 Jan 2009 03:08 PM

Hi Mary Ann. It's definitely true you can save by baking your own bread! On impulse, I bought a bread machine for $60 about eight years ago. My husband uses it a couple of times a week and I've used it once! He makes dough for pizza crusts & kaiser rolls too.

Mary Ann Romans (26791) 20 Feb 2009 01:30 PM

And as an added benefit, you get tasty bread! What is your favorite recipe?

thequeenofthecastle (413) 27 Mar 2009 02:31 PM

I have started to sew, which is something I've been wanting to learn for years. A friend loaned me her sewing machine and once I was comfortable with the machine itself I was so surprised to find basic sewing project quite easy. Suddenly there is a whole new world open to me from mending clothes, reinventing things around my house into new things, decorating projects and I've been making toys for my kids and as gifts. There are so many ways to save money with sewing.

Mary Ann Romans (26791) 30 Mar 2009 04:31 AM

That is wonderful thequeen! What are some of your current projects?

thequeenofthecastle (413) 10 Apr 2009 08:10 AM

I actually just started an etsy site (thebirchperch.etsy.com) selling my felt food. That is my main obsession now is making play felt food. It's so much fun and they make great gifts too.