7 Cool Money-Making Careers So We No Longer Have To Depend On Finance Bros

Since childhood, our parents and teachers have told us, "The world is yours for the taking!", and we actually believed them. We'd dream up all these wacky career paths and try turning our peculiar hobbies into jobs. Everything from our basic lemonade stands and selling our trinkets at garage sales, to event planning our girlfriend's birthday parties. Poolside, just for kicks. Of course, we had little to no concept of money or the notion of bills, so granted, our view was kind of limited. And obviously, there's a fine line between wanting something and actually achieving it. But what if I told you there are realistic careers out there that are equally fun and quirky as they are well-paying? That if you want to be financially independent, there are actually cool options out there for you. So, instead of moping around your 9 to 5, try honing your life skills and see if any of these cool jobs meet your criteria.

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Play with Pandas—I’m Serious

Those YouTube vids do not lie - there are actually people that get paid to play with pandas. Baby pandas! Mama pandas! Squishy real-life teddy bear pandas! So how, you may ask? Well, there are loads of research centers in China, mostly in periphery provinces, that care for the preservation of these creatures. The young ones need more tending to than the older ones—and good news—you don't even need to be a scientist to participate. Likely, the money isn't top-notch, but you'll be spending most of your time watching over these mush-balls, bonding over your fondness for bamboo and the like.

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Sommelier AKA Wine Taster

We've heard this term tossed around conversations many times, but never bothered asking what it really meant. A sommelier is a professional wine taster, to put it lightly. But as with most alcohol-related professions, you technically can't get hammered on the job. It's quite literally one of the most serious and prestigious professions out there. Some people will quit years of smoking just to restore their sense of smell for the wine they'll be tasting. Why? Well, the money is pretty good. A basic-level sommelier can make about $80,000 a year, so there's no telling what a higher leveler can earn.

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Luxury House Sitter

Need I say more? Just chilling in a rich b's mansion for weeks on end while the owner is off traipsing the French Riviera? Sign me up!

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Writer

Hear me out, this may not be the best paying gig. But if you work hard enough, you can actually make it pretty well as a freelance writer these days. Everything is so fast paced that if you have the right mind and skillset, everywhere you look can be made into a story. It just takes a bit of time and a lot of discipline. Start with a blog—not for the money or aesthetic, but to get a feel for what daily writing feels like. Now, start pitching—be diligent, consistent and in time, you too can be writing full-time all from the comfort of your bed and PJs.

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Closet Organizer

This goes out to all my neat freaks that get off on placing lined items into perpendicular order and arranging clothing by color. No, by size. No, excuse me, by SEASON. There's definitely a negative side to posting our entire existence on social media, from our food orders to our living rooms, but on the bright side? At least you can use this aesthetically crazed society to your advantage. If you sell yourself right, there are plenty of wealthy homemakers that'll pay good money to have their Gucci's and Pucci's sorted just right.

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TikTok Sensation

Hear me out. Everyone on TikTok has got a thing. Even the vegan chefs have a thing: a signature sign-off. Some quirky intro. Find your skill, explore what it is the world of sensationalized media is missing, develop your "thing" and start posting. You may just be mere weeks away from being handed your own makeup company.

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Art Therapist

This one's for the impressionist painters and Baroque-era lovers. A sub-branch of psychology studies, art therapy has got to be one of the coolest ways to heal minds. It uses both visual and audio methods, such as painting activities and even music implementation, to help those that have undergone trauma. So if you're the artsy/academic type that has an altruistic bone in her body, this career path might be the one for you.
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