I've had the same attitude for a long time, and I've filed away lots of fun project ideas because I didn't see any way to monetize them. My goal has been to get

I've had the same attitude for a long time, and I've filed away lots of fun project ideas because I didn't see any way to monetize them. My goal has been to get back to those fun projects and hobbies once I have enough income from SaaS apps or investments. If go back to a full-time job, then I would probably start working on them during the evenings and weekends. I've also been tempted to try making a career out of those fun projects, with YouTube, Twitch, Patreon, etc. I'm a huge fan of Colin Furze, Simone Giertz, Abhishek Singh, and Mark Rober, to name a few. Sometimes you can also leverage your following into a successful Kickstarter campaign. I think it would be possible, but I don't really have the right personality for it, and it's also really hard to make a decent income from YouTube. If I didn't have to worry about money, I'd probably do it anyway and upload some videos. But only when inspiration strikes, and I would ignore any pressure to keep making videos if I didn't feel like it. I should also mention that it's awesome when people are willing to pay for some software that solves a real problem. Sometimes you can get more meaning and satisfaction from serving customers and solving a pain point (and earning real money), instead of making a silly project that entertains people for a few minutes. So I'm actually not feeling a strong desire to go back to these silly project ideas, and I find it very interesting and rewarding to build monetized SaaS apps.