Empowering Your Financial Future: The Significance of Learning Crafts in Times of Economic Uncertainty

With the advent of inflation, continuous depreciation of currency, and hikes in the prices of various goods and services, a lot of people are in financial trouble and can't afford their basic needs. While this is general, some people have been fortunate to navigate a way to still earn via another stream of income, such as their skills and crafts, and these lead me to some of the importance of learning a craft and some that can be learned.

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Although it's worthy of note that not all skills can be learned within a short while, regardless of the duration that it'll take to learn a skill, one thing that is very essential is that you should learn something you've a passion for and that you'll enjoy doing. One shouldn't learn a skill because everyone else is doing it; you should do what you'll enjoy doing because that's what will serve as fueling motivation to keep going during it, unlike when you learn something you don't enjoy and you get bored with it along the way.

Some of the many benefits of learning a skill or craft are stated below.

• New stream of income: Number one is that it can serve as a stream of income that helps you earn when you become a professional in a craft. You can then go on to offer your services in exchange for me to the general public, and that'll go on to save the day in a situation like we're presently in Nigeria.

• Reduce cost: It will also help to cut costs and the amount spent on such services because once you're a pro at something, there's no point inviting others to help you with it; even if you would, the chances of them cheating you will be slim because you're already familiar with the trade. Take, for example, a fashion designer who doesn't need to pay to sew again when they can easily do that by themselves.

• Boost confidence: Having a skill also boosts one's confidence and morale, because when you're good at something, you'll be more sure of yourself and your ability to deliver what is being requested.

• Impact knowledge for financial gain: Another aspect of having a skill is that you can now impart the same knowledge to others, which will go on to earn you some chat depending on your presentation, how you package your ads, your teaching, and many more things. Well, that's a lesson for another day.

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There are many other benefits, but I'll bring an end to them at this point, and I'm sure you'll agree with me that this will come in handy.

For examples of skills you can Learn

It's worthy of note that we've soft skills and hard skills, I'll put both together below, but it would expatiate in another content that complete one.

• Coding
• Graphic design
• Fashion design
• Website design
• Digital marketing
• Copywriting
• Digital literacy
• Transcription and many more.

In another article, I'll elaborate on the above and give more details. Thanks for your time, and stay blessed.