The Retirement Newsletter: Would it be possible to turn being a couch potato into a side-hustle?

Issue Number: -58 — Can I make money from sitting on my sofa, and how old is your hot water bottle?

Photo by Author — the home of the couch potato

Welcome

Welcome to issue -58.

This week, I ask — can you turn being a couch potato into a side hustle?

And I also ask the all-important question, “how old is your hot water bottle”?

Being a couch potato — hobby or side-hustle?

When I retire, I want to set up several side-hustles to bring in a little extra cash to buy a few luxuries. And the side-hustle should also keep me mentally and physically active. Hence, I’ve been looking for side-hustle ideas, and you will have seen a few of them in previous newsletters.

When I was making the list of possible side-hustles, one of the things I added was “couch potato”. That is, I wondered whether I could turn sitting on the sofa all day from a hobby into a side-hustle and make some money. As a side-hustle, it fails one of my goals for a side-hustle; it won’t keep me physically active.

The more I think about it, the less likely I think you can turn being a couch potato…