Hello, I've been researching about this issue, but got even more confused. So I've been laid off from my work and I started to receive unemployment money since January 2024. To make my living somewhat bearable financially, I was thinking to open an Etsy shop to sell stickers and prints that I've made. I got to know that I can make 165 Euro per month as a side hustle and don't lose my unemployment money and health insurance. And in order to open an Etsy shop I need to register as a self employed/business.
I'm scared to open the shop and register it as a business. What if I make for example 200Eur a month and Arbeitsagentur cancels my unemployment benefits and I would sabotage my finances this way and make my living even worse than it is now? What if Arbeitsagentur will get to know that I opened up a business/became self employed and cancel my benefits because they would think that I'm capable of supporting myself financially, when in real life I would have no clue how much I would make at the beginning of opening the shop?
Did any of you have this situation before?