For me, once I was able to find a project I was able to make a small amount of money off of, it started the spark for doing tons of other projects. Only now the

For me, once I was able to find a project I was able to make a small amount of money off of, it started the spark for doing tons of other projects. Only now the projects tend to contribute to the original project usually by enhancements in efficiency. Some of my other hobbies have taken a back seat, but being able to tie in soldering projects with woodworking and website building all while being able to fund it through some other means than my day job is pretty glorious. It also makes it easier to put a value on things.