Yesterday I shared the most important money tip: to gain wealth, you must spend less than you earn. Get Rich Slowly has covered many ways to reduce the spending side of the equation. But how can a person increase the earning side?

昨天，我分享到一條非常重要的有關(guān)錢的建議：要獲得健康，你必須花的比掙得少，慢慢的變得富有，包括很多方式來降低等式中花銷這一邊。但是，一個人，怎么才能增加收入這一邊呢？

Consider an entrepreneurial endeavor. Start a small business based around one of your hobbies. It’s not difficult to earn a couple thousand dollars each year doing something you love in your free time. The key is to not let the hobby-as-business overwhelm you. Keep it fun. Don’t let it become a chore.

想想一個企業(yè)家的努力。圍繞你的一個愛好開創(chuàng)一份小事業(yè)。每年在你的空閑時間里做一些你喜歡的事來賺幾千美元是不困難的。主要是不要讓那種事業(yè)型的愛好淹沒了你。保持它的趣味性，不要讓它成為瑣事。

With that in mind, here are some real-life examples of hobbies I’ve seen people turn into side-businesses. I know people who:

在頭腦里留著這種想法，這里有一些實際生活中我看的別人把愛好變成事業(yè)的例子。我知道這樣的人：

Repair computers. Are you a tech geek? Start a business providing computer advice for family and friends. Help people set up new computers, add peripherals, remove viruses and spyware, and maintain home networks. Consider offering hour-long training sessions in programs you know well.

修電腦。你是一個技術(shù)瘋子么？開創(chuàng)一份為家人朋友提供計算機建議的工作。幫助別人安裝新的電腦，添加外圍設(shè)備，出去病毒和間諜軟件，并且維護家里的網(wǎng)絡(luò)。可以考慮主動提供你熟知的有關(guān)程序按小時的訓(xùn)練課程。

Make photographs. Sell your photos! Take a community college class to enhance your skills. Enter photo contests. Display your photos at the county fair. If you make a good image, you can sell it repeatedly for $50, $100, $200. I recently met a woman who now makes her living by selling images through iStockPhoto.

制圖。銷售你的圖片。參加一個社區(qū)學(xué)院來加強你的技能。輸入你的圖片內(nèi)容，在縣集市上展示你的圖片。如果你的圖片做的好，你可以不斷的以50美元，100美元，200美元把它賣掉，我最近就遇到一位女士靠通過iStockPhoto賣圖片為生。

Garden. If you have a huge garden, consider selling produce or flowers. In rural areas, you can run a small road-side stand on weekends selling fresh roses, blueberries, tomatoes, whatever. If you live in the city, let your neighbors know you have fresh produce for sale (or trade).

園藝。如果你有一個大花園，你可以考慮買些產(chǎn)品或者花卉。在鄉(xiāng)下，你可以經(jīng)營一個路邊攤位，每周末賣一些新鮮的玫瑰，藍莓，番茄，隨便什么都可以。假設(shè)你住在城里，可以讓你的鄰居知道你在買一些新鮮的產(chǎn)品（或者交易）

Make music. Can you play an instrument? Hire yourself out to play at weddings or dinner parties. Start a small group. Play at holiday events (especially Christmas). Get creative: play at street fairs and farmers markets.

音樂制作。你能彈奏樂器么？在外面受雇于婚禮或者宴會來演奏。組織一個小團隊，在節(jié)日的時候演奏（特別是圣誕節(jié)）。要創(chuàng)新，可以在街頭展位演奏，也可以在農(nóng)貿(mào)市場。

Write. Do you write well? Offer your services to friends and family. Edit important letters. Proof papers. Compose pieces on commission. Start a weblog about one of your passions!

寫作。你擅長寫作么  ？為你的家人朋友提供些幫助，編輯重要信函，試驗論文，編寫有關(guān)授權(quán)的細節(jié)，開設(shè)一個你某種酷愛的博客。

Build things. If you have a shop and some skills, teach yourself to build tables or bookshelves or cabinets or chairs. Sell these items on craigslist or to people you know.

建造東西。如果你有店面，并且擁有技能，可以自學(xué)建造桌子，或者書架，或者櫥柜，亦或是椅子，然后把這些東西放在Craiglist賣，或者賣給你認識的人。

Knit. If you’ve been bit by the knitting bug, put that yarn habit to work. Create simple, beautiful hats and scarves. Take commissioned projects. My wife is learning to knit adorable little stuffed animals; she could sell them for $20 a pop.

編織。如果你已經(jīng)被那種編制的小物件吸引，那么就把你編織的愛好放到工作中吧，編制一些簡單的、漂亮的帽子和圍巾，接一些委托的項目。我妻子正在學(xué)習(xí)編制些可愛的小填充玩具動物，一個銷售點可以賣20美元

Repair cars. Offer to perform simple car repairs for friends and family. It’s a win-win situation: you make some extra cash, and they save money. (Just be sure not to get in over your head.)

修理汽車。為家人和朋友做一些簡單的汽車修理，這是雙贏的局面，你賺一些額外現(xiàn)金，并且他們節(jié)約了錢。（但是要確定超出你的能力是不要去做）

Cook. Do people rave about your food? Offer to cater events. Provide food for a picnic, for a cocktail party, for a sit-down dinner. Sell cookies and cakes.

烹飪。有人稱贊過你做的食物么？主動去為一些活動提供食物幫助，為野餐，雞尾酒晚會，或一次僅僅坐一坐的聚餐做吃的，賣一些餅干和糕點。

Haul things. If you have a van or a large pickup, offer your services for transporting couches and dressers, etc. Hire yourself out to haul barkdust and mulch. Help people move. In March, I met a fellow who advertises on craigslist. Several times a week, as he drives home from work, he hauls something from one part of the city to another for $25. It takes little him little extra time and generates a couple hundred dollars a month. It’s his “mad money”.

拉貨。如果你有貨車或者大卡車，可 以做些運送沙發(fā)和梳妝臺等的服務(wù)，受雇出去運一些沙土和護樹稻草，幫人搬家。三月份的時候，我在Crailist遇到一個做廣告的老兄，一周好幾次，當(dāng)他 開車下班回家的時候，他拖運一些東西從城市的一邊到另一半收25美元，這只花費了他很少的空閑時間卻每月賺好幾百美元，這是自卑的零錢。

The possibilities are endless. The key is to examine your passions and talents to find something for which people would pay you. You won’t get rich quickly through these side businesses (though there’s nothing that says you can’t), but you will boost the earning side of your wealth accumulation.

可能性是無止境的。關(guān)鍵是檢查一下你的愛好和才能，找到別人能付錢給你的東西，通過這些邊角生意你不會很快富起來（雖然沒有什么能說你不能），但是你會把你財富積累中賺錢這邊加強。

Everyone has something that they can do well. Discover what it is you can do, and then market your abilities. The best part is: you’ll be making money while simultaneously improving your skills so that you can make even more money in the future!

每個人都有他擅長的東西，找找你能做什么，然后銷售你的能力，最好的情形就是：你會在賺錢的同時一汽提升了你的能力，這樣，將來你會賺能多得錢！

Addendum: Via e-mail, Melissa A. reminded me of another great use for hobbies: “Hobbies are a good way to make gifts for people cheaper than it costs to buy them too.” This helps with the “spend less” side of the basic equation. My wife has given knitted items as gifts. I sometimes give photographs. One of my favorite birthday gifts ever was a batch of chocolate chip cookies.

附錄：憑借一封郵件，Melissa A.提醒我愛好的另一種大用途：“愛好是一種很好的方式來為別人制作比他們花錢買廉價的多的禮物?！边@有助于使基本方程中花費這邊變少。我的妻子已經(jīng)把那 些編制的東西作為禮物，我有時送一些圖表。我曾經(jīng)最喜歡的生日禮物之一是一些巧克力心的餅干