I'm a web developer by trade, and I've been slowly working on a passive-ish side income site to try and increase my income and boost my savings rate. However, the more I work on it, the more it feels like a chore. This has gotten me thinking about whether the pursuit of this side income, which doesn't have any guarantee of taking off, is worth giving up the time that I am putting into it. Time that I could instead be devoting to something I actually like (more creative meals, music, gym time, volunteering), even if it makes me no money in the short term. I should note, I've got no actual love of the project. I was simply trying to find a small way to increase my own income while we wait for my wife to finish grad school next year and double our income by starting her career.
Has anyone else faced a choice like this? I know we have several posters here with side gigs of one form or another, but have any of you purposely pursued one purely for the extra income, even if the pursuit of that income boost has a negative impact on other important parts of your life?