unremunerative

They justify their unremunerative paths by an idea of art as ultimate redemption.

In these dialogues, my sister spoke to me as if she were morally wrenching one of my teeth out at every reference; while Pumblechook himself, self-constituted my patron, would sit supervising me with a depreciatory eye, like the architect of my fortunes who thought himself engaged on a very unremunerative job.

The Apology Line has a distinct regional and period flavor, transporting listeners back the New York of the 1980s and ’90s—a funkier, less gentrified city, where an artist like Allan Bridge could pursue his unremunerative passion project for years, scraping together cash from carpentry work to make rent on a run-down but capacious midtown loft.

As state support declined, the problem of unremunerative prices and debt escalated.

For fun, yes, if your definition of fun involves hours of historical research, days of dough-drying and the pursuit of an esoteric craft that is as unremunerative as it is beautiful.