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What is something you would spend/ have spent a significant amount of money on? (lemmy.world)
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For me, it'll be computers and electronics. And travel. But I'm also frugal so I like to search for deals.

I am also interested in BIFL electronics like fridges, microwave ovens, washing machines etc, but I realise that I might not find such appliances in the coming future any more.

What about you?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As others have said here, I tend to spend a lot on computers, specifically a lot on computer hardware personally. I work in tech, and when I get home, I like to tinker and see what fun stuff I can do with them. I find it a very mindful, grounding, and fulfilling activity. I'm also a big fan of free and open-source software (and I'm also on lemmy, surprise surprise) so a lot of what I do is rigging up FOSS solutions for friends and family like a Jellyfin media server or a retropi. I'm very lucky that I'm currently in a position where I can afford small hardware expenditures like that and give them away to people who can use them. It makes me feel good, plus it (hopefully) popularises free software in my community!

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I'm a fan of FOSS too!

My current interest is in networking and network security in the homelab - DNS, VPNs, automating certificates and a nice Reverse-proxy. Is a money-pit if someone doesn't take care to get the best value from their hardware though.

Cheers