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If you don't spend money on things you enjoy, you are wasting your money.

This is why I turned to hardcore drugs. Much cheaper.

...Factorio counts as a drug, right?

I mean, what else to spend spare money on besides the things I enjoy. Like other people spend thousands travel. I spend the same amount on a box of Warhammer. Jk. I can't afford Warhammer.

Am I the only person with financial self control?? (I hate joy)

Gaming used to not be like that, but now a good GPU alone costs 800 to 2500 bucks. Sure you get away with cheaper components but at what cost, you got to be patient gamer to enjoy this endeavor.

My hobby is hobbies. I start something spend whatever money I want whilst it entertains me and then drop it without reason and move on to something else. Some I will come back to years later.

The curse of ADHD.

When friends comment on my ever changing hobbies and dropping them, my reply is simple; it’s the journey for me and not the end goal.

Current hobbies and durations:

• Rubik’s Cube - 6 years
• Indoor bouldering - 4 months
• Running - 25 years on and off, currently off.
• Lego - 1 week. Only have one set. The Bonsai Tree.
• 3D Printing - 2 years but off right now until I can get a new printer that isn’t so high maintenance.

"All you need is a pair of running shoes!" And another. And another. And another. Ad infinitum $$$

Mine is gardening. Cheap to start, gives you exercise, and ultimately pays you in food.

Can be true but like all things it depends. In the 6 years I've been into 3d printing I've observed that lots of people compulsively mod their machines. I just print stuff. Filament is cheap and I use free online software to do designs. The repair parts I've made have actually paid for the machine by being able to keep broken stuff instead of replacing them. But I'm cheap. I think people who are determined to spend money will find a hobby to spend it on.

Never get into actual warhammer, only videogames.

I got a couple Rubik's cubes for my kids a few years ago for nostalgia and they didn't want anything to do with them once they realized it wasn't easy to fix.

I tried to encourage them to keep plugging at it but they said "how am I supposed to do this if you can't?" I realized they had a point so I downloaded an illustrated book that takes you step by step through the beginner method, and after a couple of hours I solved it!

I felt like I had climbed Everest and the first thing my kids did was scramble it again as soon as I showed them. That was the beginning of me getting into cubing as a hobby, and I have to say it's one of the LEAST expensive hobbies I've ever been a part of!

Like with any hobby there are entry-level cubes and then enthusiast cubes that are more feature-rich and expensive. But the Delta between the two is surprisingly small. The cube that I use the most is one that has won world records and it was about $20 I think?

I have bought several variations of the 3X3 and other form factors. I have also bought a few as gifts as well as a Bluetooth connected cube with an accompanying robot and I don't think I've spent more than $300-$350 total for the lifetime of the hobby.

That said you could easily be competitive with a world class cube, a timer, a mat, and some "Cube Lube" for maintenance all for about $60-$80 no prob. It's about the only hobby I have my wife fully endorses, lol.

Never get into Modular Synthesizers.

Be sure to see if your local library or community center has hobby stuff to check out or cheap classes! YMMV depending on how well funded they are, but it’s becoming really common to have a 3D printer, specialty baking pans, tools, etc.

Turns out PC's are a cheap hobby.

Having a hobby in a price gouging capitalist hellscape.

A nice ukulele is around 100$. Voilà.

A lot of expensive hobbies don't have to be expensive. I'm a musician, and I have spent thousands of dollars on musical equipment but realistically, if I weren't going to play out, or record high quality songs, you can get away with just a $200-$300 guitar (you might even be able to go lower. Cheap guitars are crazy good these days), a used amp, a tuner, and a cable. With that alone you have a lifetime of entertainment and challange, and the most expensive long-term cost is your strings. It's honestly a steal in term of cost to entertainment ratio.

Now. That said. The real challenge is not falling into GAS (Gear Aquisition Syndrome), which is a real challange. And if you become even mildly capable on guitar you're probably gonna wanna play live and record too, so, easier said than done, but it doesn't have to be expensive.

Horses, recreational vehicles, motorhomes, boats, sports cars... I'll just settle with my watercolors. I will however splurge on Daniel Smith paints.

A 7€ MTG Starter Set.

And now I'm stuck.

Saw a YouTube video yesterday of a sim racer hobbiest that spent upwards of $700+ on literally just a wheel, shifter, petals, etc. Like not even the seat or computer or monitor or anything. Literally JUST the wheel parts.

Which is crazy but I have no way to complain as I've spent like 1,000 on my computer setup at least even excluding the actual PC.

Then there's Steam..

* note I bought 2 steamdecks in that time and my account is like 4 years old

Compare yours with mine! https://help.steampowered.com/en/accountdata/AccountSpend

Me with 30+ Libreboot desktops/laptops.

The boobs on that dude on the left.

My bike is my pride and joy but good god she is also a money sink.