How Do The Yns Fund Their Hobby?

I was more of a YP (Young Philatelist) when I was a kid but I did have (and still have) a small collection of interesting coins from my grandfather. Like others above, I used after school jobs (yard work, paper routes) to fund my hobbies.

Nowadays, lawn services and paper routes are all (or mostly) done by pros. I like the paper route because it taught business at a basic level and got me out of the house.

I'm 15 and I don't have a job, but to be honest I don't really spend a lot of money on the hobby- I mostly try to learn as much as I can (I now have the exact composition and designer of every US coin memorized). I survive on money from my grandparents every birthday and Christmas (my parents usually get actual gifts)- for Christmas this year I got $490 from grandparents plus $2000 which went to the college fund. It's about the same for birthdays. I also have about $3000 saved up in the bank, so I can use that if I want to make an expensive purchase (it's also good for CRHing). I also tutor a 7th grader, and I get $15 for a 45 minute session, but I only do one session per week, so that doesn't pay much. I sell if I am no longer interested in a coin, and get $10 allowance every week.