I've been thinking of starting a blog or a Twitch stream, which I want to dedicate all net revenue towards EA charities. I love my day job; it's impactful (improving access to US healthcare) and pays very well such that I can donate while living a comfortable life. Thus, I don't need the extra money that may come from my hobbies.
However, I'm hesitant since both activities are going to take significant time investment with minimal ROI in the beginning. I feel like it'll be fun to start, but it'll become a grind when I realize I'm not raising much money for the time I'm putting in. What if that time is better spent elsewhere for practicing EA?
I thought about doing freelance / volunteer work with my skills, but I think that's too close to work for me such that I won't enjoy doing it - yet, it would be highly effective.
As someone who returned to a game from childhood and then began to stream it, I recommend the strategy of "start and see how you feel". Feeling obligated to do something regularly can suck the joy out of it if you aren't careful, and it would be really sad for that to happen with, of all things, video games.