This is why I turned to hardcore drugs. Much cheaper.
...Factorio counts as a drug, right?
Yes
Hey man, you got any of them combinators? I got a serious jones for some arithmetic combinators.
Schedule 1. No inherent benefit whatsoever. Just time dilation.
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.
No! You're supposed to be miserable for your entire youth by saving and investing every penny you don't need to survive! That way you can afford all the medical bills and therapy you'll need when you're old and retired and have had a life devoid of joy!!
Sigma grindset!!!!
Am I the only person with financial self control?? (I hate joy)
There's usually a point in hobbies where you can find a great price/enjoyment point. Until you want to go deeper down the rabbit hole
Why go deeper when you can quit a hobby every 3 months. 
Oh yeah, so self controled... why don't you buy a 3d printer then hun?!
If you don't spend money on things you enjoy, you are wasting your money.
Mine is gardening. Cheap to start, gives you exercise, and ultimately pays you in food.
Except if you plant flowers. Bulbs taste awful.
Depends on the flower. Brassicas are generally edible and technically flowers.
Asparagus is just a fern. Idk what pineapple is but it looks fake.
Sunflowers are nice too
You can trade or sell bulbs though
"All you need is a pair of running shoes!" And another. And another. And another. Ad infinitum $$$
Turns out PC's are a cheap hobby.
Many hobbies are cheap if you choose wisely out of your possible interests; and then go with cheap, good enough options rather than getting swept up in online echo chambers (where nothing less than top tier is acceptable).
Yeah but they don't pull the dopamine like the expensive ones do
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.
Bruh. 3d printing is a mildly expensive gateway hobby that funnels things into other hobbies
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.
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.
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.
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:
Indoor bouldering
Wait, what? Is this a Sysiphus kind of hobby that I haven't heard about yet!
I’m not sure if you’re being serious right now and it doesn’t help that my Greek mythology knowledge is severely lacking (something I’ve wanted to learn more about).
So in case you don’t know what I’m talking about, indoor bouldering is like indoor rock climbing but not so high you need a belay system. Also, the climbs imitate boulders and so you might climb with all the holds being above your head, like the top of a cave.
As an expert in hobbies, I can honestly say this is freaking amazing. It’s got physical activity mixed in with problem solving and all the people I’ve talked to are super nice too (geeks, we are all geeks). If anything like me I find it hard to turn off my mind; this does that for me though. It’s meditative for me.
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.
Having a hobby in a price gouging capitalist hellscape.
Never get into Modular Synthesizers.
#expensivehobbyautism it gets us all at one point.
I got some 35mm film cause I was playing with the idea of film based astrophotography on my 3d printed telescope and wanted to test out a few different types of film.... And since the local places are charging $16+ per roll, was going to develop them myself.
Am I doing this right?
There is a hell of a lot of things I would have loved to turn into hobbies if weren't for the money
Horses, recreational vehicles, motorhomes, boats, sports cars... I'll just settle with my watercolors. I will however splurge on Daniel Smith paints.
The boobs on that dude on the left.
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.
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