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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 hour ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 49 minutes ago

I do some cross stitching and it hasn't been bad. Even using kits instead of doing custom ones. I've got like $120 CAD worth of large kits and, at the rate I'm going, they'll probably last me a decade or maybe my daughter will inherit some of them.

I'm well into year 2 of working on the current one.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 hour ago

my current hobby has so far cost me about $5k over 10 years

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Me with 30+ Libreboot desktops/laptops.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 hours ago

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Me who enjoys reselling as a hobby.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 17 minutes ago

What do you resell?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

A 7€ MTG Starter Set.

And now I'm stuck.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago

I remember when the game started in the '90s, booster packs were like a buck. I can't afford to stay in standard and most popular formats I enjoy won't let me use cards I like.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 hours ago

Never get into Modular Synthesizers.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (5 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 46 minutes ago

Uh oh, I've spent about $2,000 on my racing setup (moza r9 wheel base, SR-P pedals, RS V2 wheel, FSR Formula wheel, and ES wheel) and for me its been worth it, but it is ludicrously indulgent. Raced against (drove in the same race 3s slower a lap) a bunch of F2, F3 and F4 drivers and even Romain Grosjean. I was running on a cheap second hand G27 for 6 years before upgrading though, I would recommend going through that first to make sure you really want to race frequently enough to justify the cost.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 53 minutes ago

700 bucks for a wheel is kinda mid tier, I say this with a 300 buck logi wheel.

Starts getting pricing when the drive motor alone is 1000 -2000 see fanatec

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

If you're good enough you can compete against real NASCAR drivers. Much cheaper than even the most basic amateur racing such as auto cross.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago

1000243151

Oh dear, I think I have a problem. I wonder if that counts keys bought for games from other sites like humble bundle redemptions? Even if it does, I guess I should focus on my backlog.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

Over a decade+ that's not horrendous. I've probably spent around $2000 on computers for gaming in that same period. I know people who've dropped far more than that in a single day for their hobbies so gaming really is a pretty cheap hobby

[–] Yerbouti 7 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

A nice ukulele is around 100$. Voilà.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

I might get into ukelele. Any good suggestions? What's the cheapest one I can get that's good?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

A shit one is even cheaper

[–] Yerbouti 2 points 2 hours ago

Agree. But having played on many different ones, I'de say instruments under 50$ are too shitty too be enjoyable, especially if you're learning.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago

Never understood the obsessive tinkerers, all that work to have something worse than a Bambu P1S. To each their own ig, I just see my printer as a means to an end I don't want to mess with it. I want to mess with the stuff I build with it

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 hours ago

As someone who learned subtractive machining (milling, turning etc) I find additive machining very interesting. My friend bought a cheap printer recently and I'm excited to try it out.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago

Paint for whatever reason needs this sliding scale of ‘archival’ which I don’t understand why student grade has to exist. it should all be archival and to be affordable. I suppose it comes down to pigment and binder but you could probably mix your own to maybe make it affordable.gum Arabic can be as cheap as less than 20$ a bottle

[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 hours ago (4 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 hours ago

The Main Reason I became an Indie Gamer.

It's not that I can't afford it, it's just that it isn't worth it for me.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 hours ago

Bought a 4070 super for 600. They have come down a lot

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 hours ago

You just should play different games.

For example ping pong runs on integrated gpus.

[–] Yerbouti -2 points 5 hours ago

My 15 years old i5 750 upgraded with a 1060 can play almost anything. You could literally play great free games for the next 10 years on it without spending a dime. Maybe some gamers are doing too much? There's no need to upgrade your pc every years to get 2 more fps...

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 hours ago

Having a hobby in a price gouging capitalist hellscape.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (4 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

"I got into barefoot running but mainly for the savings"

[–] [email protected] 9 points 16 hours ago

But how expensive is obesity?

Those shoes are damn worth it!

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 13 hours ago

The boobs on that dude on the left.

[–] [email protected] 65 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

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

...Factorio counts as a drug, right?

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Never get into actual warhammer, only videogames.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

Or go for the cheaper alternatives. Or just buy a 3D printer, so you can have beautiful, unpainted armies that'll never see any action, just like 70% of all GW models!

[–] Assman 22 points 20 hours ago (10 children)

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

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