Photography. Camera bodies are in the thousands. Lenses are in the thousands (gotta have at least 5). Need a computer for editing – thousands. Multiple harddrives and memory cards. Need some lighting? Thousands. A decent backpack is like $50. A decent photography backpack is like $300. It’s insane.
Motorcycles (Harleys) can be expensive at times, but doing my own work with help from YouTube and friends helps keep it in check. There’s always something else I want to modify though so it’s constantly something to spend $$ on.
Boating – speed boats = expensive to run and maintain (sold my last one 10+ years ago).
Of all previous hobbies, drinking/alcohol has def cost me the most over the years. That is def NOT a flex in any way.
Dating. Nothing drains your wallet faster than trying to impress someone who thinks “just something casual” still involves steak dinners and concert tickets.
It started as a hobby, but it’s now my sport – horse riding. My horse alone costed £7500, and don’t even get me started on how much it costs to keep her. Lessons and competition fees are astronomical too
A salt water aquarium. You have thousands of dollars of tech to keep another thousands of dollars of coral and fish alive. I had literal nightmares about a filter failing and having everything die.
For ease of mind I eventually sold everything and went with a ‘simple’ fresh water tank.
Mountaineering/peak bagging/climbing has been pretty expensive
Can definitely be done cheaper too, but when you start getting into all the different aspects (trad climbing, back country skiing, camping, ice climbing), plus if you get an off-road car to access certain areas, or get into international travel for different objectives…
Pretty broad scope, and I’ve put tons of money into it for sure 😅
Sailing. My boat is a hole in the water and I throw all my money into it. It’s fun. Like standing under a cold shower and tearing 500 Euro bills apart.
Im a stationary addict. Stationary might look small, but trust me, if u count all the useless and ridiculously expensive pens u bought (and barely use them), all the notebooks,(which never end up being filled), sticky notes (for no apparent reason, just cuz they look pretty) u would be surprised by the cost. Constantly need new stuff every few months. When i’ll be earning by myself i would spend even more.
Drag Racing. I bought a brand new Mustang GT in the summer of 2003. By the fall of 2007, I’d spent over $35,000 turning it into a 930 rwhp twin-turbo NMCA True Street car. And that’s not including the $26,000 I paid for the car and was still paying a note on. Lol.
The shitty part was, around August of 2009 I was at a Test N’ Tune getting the boost controller and suspension dialed in for the NMCA event at Bowling Green in Oct. I got greedy and I upped the boost to 26psi and ended up popping a $17,000 motor at the 1000′ mark. When it did, the radiator hose blew off and sprayed coolant thru the opening in the 4″ cowl hood and covered my windshield so I couldn’t see shit. To make things worse, it also dumped coolant onto the track, which of course my rear tires ran thru, causing the car to quickly pitch sideways, nearly putting me into the wall at 143 mph.
The even shittier part was, about a year later I needed money so I sold the car as a rolling chassis (no motor or transmission) for about $15,000. Oh, and the 22′ car hauler with a diamond-plate aluminum floor that I paid $4500 for was included with it.
Lesson learned.
The only hobbies I have now are long-range air rifle target shooting and magnet fishing. They’re a hell of alot cheaper and there’s much less of a chance I’ll need to be dug out from underneath a pile of “discount parts”. Lol
Children. Especially when those children become national level ice skater (oldest) and the other is national level equestrian. Thank god I didn’t have a third 😂
Gambling. I used to go every weekend and often spent $1000 or more in just a few hours. Now I just watch other people do it on Youtube….a lot less expensive.
Tournament paintball. Most competitive players have $2000-$3000 worth of gear, $50-$80 for a case of 2000 paintballs (which goes awfully quick when youre shooting 10.5 balls per second), $400-$1000 for entry per event in which you’ll probably go through 20 cases of paint minimum. Practice every weekend and we usually go through 2 cases per person per day. And none of that includes travel costs for events.
I did the math the other day and almost shat myself realizing it costs $15-$30k to field a team for a year and play at an amateur level.
Car racing. Not even pro. Just amateur/driving school stuff. The car itself. Tens of thousands to get the car prepped once you start getting serious. $500+ for a helmet and gloves every couple years. $1500+ a weekend for track time, hotel, and gas. $1000+ every 4 track days for tires. $500+ every couple months for brake pads and oil changes. Plus, whatever else you break along the way. And, you will break things. Add even more once you want to trailer your car to the track.
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Car enthusiast.
Also, cycling.
I’ve gotta go with Lego. The prices are insane.
keeping this fat belly is really expensive
Cycling
Cocaine.
Model trains
I crew on a racing sailboat. It is relatively cheap.
If I ever wanted to step up and become an owner of a racing sailboat, it would be decidedly not cheap.
Skydiving glad those days are behind me but i easily spent over $50,000 during the course of 20 years
Yachts. I thought the cars were bad, then, yachts.
Photography. Camera bodies are in the thousands. Lenses are in the thousands (gotta have at least 5). Need a computer for editing – thousands. Multiple harddrives and memory cards. Need some lighting? Thousands. A decent backpack is like $50. A decent photography backpack is like $300. It’s insane.
Either collecting guns or magic cards and it legit is probably magic cards at this point.
Motorcycles (Harleys) can be expensive at times, but doing my own work with help from YouTube and friends helps keep it in check. There’s always something else I want to modify though so it’s constantly something to spend $$ on.
Boating – speed boats = expensive to run and maintain (sold my last one 10+ years ago).
Of all previous hobbies, drinking/alcohol has def cost me the most over the years. That is def NOT a flex in any way.
Boating, it’s a 25k a year habit
Drinking 1.2 million for new liver
750k for new kidney
Photography
Dating multiple women at a time. That shit adds up real fast.
Dating. Nothing drains your wallet faster than trying to impress someone who thinks “just something casual” still involves steak dinners and concert tickets.
Hockey
Flying airplanes.
Hands down guns. I don’t even want to know what I’ve spent but it’s definitely in the six figures.
Shoe collection
It started as a hobby, but it’s now my sport – horse riding. My horse alone costed £7500, and don’t even get me started on how much it costs to keep her. Lessons and competition fees are astronomical too
Warhammer
Friggen golf…. Thousands to get down to a 9 handicap ugh!!!
Scuba Diving.
Playing video games
Whiskey
A salt water aquarium. You have thousands of dollars of tech to keep another thousands of dollars of coral and fish alive. I had literal nightmares about a filter failing and having everything die.
For ease of mind I eventually sold everything and went with a ‘simple’ fresh water tank.
Mountaineering/peak bagging/climbing has been pretty expensive
Can definitely be done cheaper too, but when you start getting into all the different aspects (trad climbing, back country skiing, camping, ice climbing), plus if you get an off-road car to access certain areas, or get into international travel for different objectives…
Pretty broad scope, and I’ve put tons of money into it for sure 😅
Fountain pen restoration/repair/collecting. It’s always the accumulation of small things that gets me.
Watches. My wallet is not grateful.
Building race cars. So I made a company of it, and had a successful run.
Building furniture. So I made a company of it, and am having success.
Audiophilia
Skiing. I wound up getting a part time job as an instructor mostly for the free season pass and discounts on gear.
Sewing
Sewing if machine 30k + depending on the sophistication
Fabric, thread, feet and more 10k+
And still going
Sailing. My boat is a hole in the water and I throw all my money into it. It’s fun. Like standing under a cold shower and tearing 500 Euro bills apart.
Getting bachelor’s degrees (also grad school).
Scuba diving
Books.
Does higher education count?
Im a stationary addict. Stationary might look small, but trust me, if u count all the useless and ridiculously expensive pens u bought (and barely use them), all the notebooks,(which never end up being filled), sticky notes (for no apparent reason, just cuz they look pretty) u would be surprised by the cost. Constantly need new stuff every few months. When i’ll be earning by myself i would spend even more.
Homebuilt kit airplanes.
Horses
Drag Racing. I bought a brand new Mustang GT in the summer of 2003. By the fall of 2007, I’d spent over $35,000 turning it into a 930 rwhp twin-turbo NMCA True Street car. And that’s not including the $26,000 I paid for the car and was still paying a note on. Lol.
The shitty part was, around August of 2009 I was at a Test N’ Tune getting the boost controller and suspension dialed in for the NMCA event at Bowling Green in Oct. I got greedy and I upped the boost to 26psi and ended up popping a $17,000 motor at the 1000′ mark. When it did, the radiator hose blew off and sprayed coolant thru the opening in the 4″ cowl hood and covered my windshield so I couldn’t see shit. To make things worse, it also dumped coolant onto the track, which of course my rear tires ran thru, causing the car to quickly pitch sideways, nearly putting me into the wall at 143 mph.
The even shittier part was, about a year later I needed money so I sold the car as a rolling chassis (no motor or transmission) for about $15,000. Oh, and the 22′ car hauler with a diamond-plate aluminum floor that I paid $4500 for was included with it.
Lesson learned.
The only hobbies I have now are long-range air rifle target shooting and magnet fishing. They’re a hell of alot cheaper and there’s much less of a chance I’ll need to be dug out from underneath a pile of “discount parts”. Lol
Drinking. Almost cost me my life.
Vegetable garden. I grew some of the most expensive mediocre tomatoes I’ve ever eaten.
Motocross. Gear, parts, entry fees, driving across the state to various tracks, not to mention the bikes themselves. Had to give it up in my late 20s.
Firearms. However, once I started working as a paid hitman, it’s become my most profitable hobby.
Children. Especially when those children become national level ice skater (oldest) and the other is national level equestrian. Thank god I didn’t have a third 😂
Fish tanks
Gambling. I used to go every weekend and often spent $1000 or more in just a few hours. Now I just watch other people do it on Youtube….a lot less expensive.
Joining the 501st
golf
Magic the Gathering!
My wife
I was a dancer for 13 years, dancing 4 hours a day, six days a week. Between classes, attire and shoes, and costumes, it was pretty damn expensive
Horses, and I have never even owned one. The money just flies out and into my riding school. No regrets! Love everything about what I have there!
Raising kids . . .
Rescuing dogs (specifically medical cases)
Aviation
Chickens
Horses
Tournament paintball. Most competitive players have $2000-$3000 worth of gear, $50-$80 for a case of 2000 paintballs (which goes awfully quick when youre shooting 10.5 balls per second), $400-$1000 for entry per event in which you’ll probably go through 20 cases of paint minimum. Practice every weekend and we usually go through 2 cases per person per day. And none of that includes travel costs for events.
I did the math the other day and almost shat myself realizing it costs $15-$30k to field a team for a year and play at an amateur level.
Horses
I’m surprised it’s not the top comment cause they cost everything, all your money, all your time, your soul and sanity.
Love them
Skiing. The gear is expensive to begin with but that quickly becomes a pittance compared to lift tickets and lodging.
Skydiving. Quit that to show horses. $$$$$$$$$$
Car racing. Not even pro. Just amateur/driving school stuff. The car itself. Tens of thousands to get the car prepped once you start getting serious. $500+ for a helmet and gloves every couple years. $1500+ a weekend for track time, hotel, and gas. $1000+ every 4 track days for tires. $500+ every couple months for brake pads and oil changes. Plus, whatever else you break along the way. And, you will break things. Add even more once you want to trailer your car to the track.
If you add everything up over the years, video games.
So many consoles, games, subscriptions, accessories, merch, time spent
Probably over $10,000 total.
Y’all can afford hobbies?
Being alive
My daughters horse
Comedy. Spend a ton of gas money driving to a gig that pays $25 tops. Worth it.
Quilting
Shooting and snowboarding
Analog synths
I wouldn’t call this a hobby but impulse spending
Lazy boyfriends
Tattoos
Flying planes.
Stephen King but he’s worth every penny
Cocaine
Smoking.
Scuba