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Hobbies that cost more than playing bass
- Thread starter sanderic
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Music is pretty cheap when you think of it.
I've got almost 50K in a custom harley I built.
My competition shooting hobby includes historical firearms that easily cost 5K each and I have 12 of those.......so many adult hobbies, when done right are stupidly expensive.
With gigging, you can get by with a $500 bass and go to the front of the house and still get paid for it!!!
Of course, most of us go way above and beyond that.........
I've got almost 50K in a custom harley I built.
My competition shooting hobby includes historical firearms that easily cost 5K each and I have 12 of those.......so many adult hobbies, when done right are stupidly expensive.
With gigging, you can get by with a $500 bass and go to the front of the house and still get paid for it!!!
Of course, most of us go way above and beyond that.........
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No, I just like japanese swords.
either way, that's cool. I have a few repro's myself and studied martial arts extensively in my younger days.
I still think I'd grab a sword on a home invasion simply because it would fulfill a long-standing fantasy of mine!!
Oooooooh yeah... I have a friend who's dad has sunk a good 70k+ into his studio so far, and is constantly upgrading.
I dont really have expensive hobbies. I couldnt really afford them if I did.
I have a few hundred dollars wrapped up in my PS3, like maybe $400-450
Ive gotten into vegetale gardening, but Ive probably only sunk about $100 or so into that at best.
I tend to spend almost $4-10 a week on buying used books, though Im on a break right now since I have a queue of unread books awating.
Bass playing has definitely been my most expensive hoppy. I have a few thousand spent on various gear.
I have a few hundred dollars wrapped up in my PS3, like maybe $400-450
Ive gotten into vegetale gardening, but Ive probably only sunk about $100 or so into that at best.
I tend to spend almost $4-10 a week on buying used books, though Im on a break right now since I have a queue of unread books awating.
Bass playing has definitely been my most expensive hoppy. I have a few thousand spent on various gear.
The most expensive hobbies a man can have are known as the "Three F's"
Flying
Floating
F**king.
Solution: If it flies, floats or f**ks, then rent it.
Flying
Floating
F**king.
Solution: If it flies, floats or f**ks, then rent it.
That's what I'm thinking. Yachting, horses, airplanes, and car racing seem to eclipse nearly any other hobby I can think of and most listed here so far.
I don't think any form of cycling, 4-wheeling, auto restoration, guns, or fishing can come close to purchasing, mooring, and maintaining a big yacht.
A buddy of mine recently turned me onto Blimping.
He says he'll sell me his real cheap, but the talking toilet paper dispenser might have ulterior motives.
He says he'll sell me his real cheap, but the talking toilet paper dispenser might have ulterior motives.
Seems to me that most hobbies aren't prohibitively expensive unless you feel the need to simply own things. I biked 3000 miles last year on a $300 ride. I play a $400 bass. I smoke $40 pipes.
It depends on whether you like actually doing the thing or having the things associated with doing the thing. Of course these aren't mutually exclusive, but let's not kid ourselves that you need a $5k Dakota .338 to go shoot an elk, or a $3k Kona to take a ride.
I used to be acquisitive about things. Getting rid of that compulsion was really liberating.
It depends on whether you like actually doing the thing or having the things associated with doing the thing. Of course these aren't mutually exclusive, but let's not kid ourselves that you need a $5k Dakota .338 to go shoot an elk, or a $3k Kona to take a ride.
I used to be acquisitive about things. Getting rid of that compulsion was really liberating.
Ye, owning a horse is hella expensive...especially if you want to board/house/feed/ and pay the medical bills for them. For such powerful creatures, they are very fragile, and when they get an injury, it's a major issue. My buddy thought he'd get rich by racing horses, and just saw it suck the life out of his finances. That's different from recreational riding, but still. Just a thought, but maybe you two can work out a hobbies budget where each of you gets a certain hobby allowance from your budget, then spend it on whatever you like.
I fly airplanes, and it is extremely expensive, average cost of simply getting certified as a private pilot is 10K and you still don't have a plane.
Most of my childhood and adult life I spent a lot of my free time riding and racing off road motorcycles. I engaged in this hobby until around 2002. When I worked in the motorcycle industry it wasn't too bad but was still a very expensive hobby. When the perks, big parts discounts and free lubricants and tires went away it got very expensive. That on top of the medical co-pays for Dr visits, Urgent Care and hospital stays. Two knee and ankle surgeries and six month of treatments and physical therapy for a broken back. I would say that my motorcycle hobby was way more expensive.
My bass playing / music hobby is relatively less expensive and a lot less hazardous to my health which makes my wife happy.
My bass playing / music hobby is relatively less expensive and a lot less hazardous to my health which makes my wife happy.
Here's a good one for you - quilting. I quilt and it *can* be CRAZY expensive! $15,000 long arm machines, $5000 stitch regulators, not to mention piles (yes, there must be piles!) of fabric at $10 a yard, rulers, notions, threads... Not that I own any of the expensive stuff (except OBVIOUSLY the piles of fabric). I hand-quilt - I mean I already have the calluses on my fingers, right, so why not?
And of course the complimentary hobby to quilting - woodworking (so you can build your own frame, cabinet, display, storage, etc.).
And of course the complimentary hobby to quilting - woodworking (so you can build your own frame, cabinet, display, storage, etc.).
Good grief, that is expensive!
My end nothing on that scale, me or the wife, but she does also complain that all my hobbies are expensive ;-) Bass probably is the most costly in terms of capex and I've not even got a decent rig yet! I also play competition bridge but that is puny by comparison and no capex, since I don't chase tournaments round the country.
Please don`t show this thread to my wife, as I ride a 50k Harley, play golf, guitar and bass . Trusting that you keep this to yourself, she is still the most expensive hobby I`ve got
AMEN to this one.....mine is very expensive and very much worth it!!
Radio control model helicopters, and I don't mean the toys you buy at the mall. It was them or the house. The house won.
