I would recommend making something at your local Makerspace. Besides a way to learn a new skill, the makerspace communities around the world are wonderful communities, and allow one to meet people IN PERSON. I'm a member of a makerspace in Houston, and I have learned 3d printing, laser cutting, and producing things like t-shirts & cups. ETSY ( https://www.etsy.com/ ) is an online shop to sell crafts. Not necessarily a way to make a living per se, but a way to supplement your income. The emphasis on tech / programming / AI is making the custom crafts market very attractive.

GREAT to see all the new people here! If you see something you like, please comment. Let's get the comments flowing! ........... I just published something I've been sitting on for months. It's about watching freelance work disappear. About being 57 and reinventing myself again. About being scared. I used to sell "I write content." That work is dying. AI does it for $20/month. So I shifted to "I help founders figure out what the hell they're trying to say." Same skill. Different positioning. Different survival. The truth: AI is great at tasks. Terrible at problems. If your freelance service can be explained in one sentence, it can probably be automated. Entry-level jobs dropped 29 percentage points since January 2024. This isn't coming. It's here. Read it: Here Question for the group: If you're freelancing, what shifted? What's still working? What died? Drop a comment. Let's figure this out together.