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I always imagine other wizards approaching life in the same way that some monks and monasteries approach the problem of keeping the lights on (think westvleteren beer or the monks of new skete dogs).
Some monks don't depend on donations to fund their buildings and organizations. They pick a thing that takes a lot of time, attention and focus to produce - then make it extremely well. The same ability to focus that allows you to meditate for hours or reread the same three lines of text a thousand times in the hope of revelation probably translates well to small batch, high quality, labor intensive crafts/products. Wizards have to spend a lot of time in isolation focusing and studying in order to grow as well, so I wouldn't be surprised if they had similar skills and used them in similar ways.
Imagine Luccio, even in her current body, blacksmithing insanely high quality swords that she only makes and sells once or twice a year. Koehira Watan, one of the last traditional katana makers in Japan, has a wait list measured in years, if not decades. Or maybe imagine Ebenezer making small expensive batches of the best whisky seen this side of the Mississippi - the kind that only show up in the cellars of petro-oligarchs.
Even Harry, a 'yungun without centuries of experience, is really good at being a private detective. The main reason he's broke and the other wizards aren't may be that he's the only one who actually says "I'm a wizard!" ... which tends to scare off potential customers.
Side Note: Stuff about the monestaries I mentioned
Westvleteren Beer - http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/episode-55-the-best-beer-in-the-world/
Monks of New Skete Dogs - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0047Y0FC8/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
Korehira Watan - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2BLg756_4M
I really like the methods used in this book http://www.amazon.com/Art-Raising-Puppy-Revised-Skete-ebook/dp/B0047Y0FC8/ref=sr_1_1 and we've used this technique with several dogs over the years, always with very positive results. As everyone else said, aussies must have a job and get a lot of activity! If you don't give them something to do, they will find something to do, usually something you'll wish they hadn't done. Which leads me to...
Warning: Their teething phase is more destructive than you can even imagine. We've had them eat entire thorny rose bushes, a small tree, an entire sprinkler system, outdoor furniture, a dog house... each of these took only a few hours of their time! This was with many better options, like bones and chew toys, available. This wasn't all one dog, we've had 4 over the years.