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[–] Justas@sh.itjust.works 19 points 5 days ago (5 children)

To start drawing you need a pencil and some paper. It costs almost nothing to start and it can be very rewarding.

[–] aceshigh@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I started doing junk journaling. It’s cheap but very satisfying…. Although that got me interested in geli printing so now I’m painting, and of course I had to also get acrylic markers… but the ones that I got are too thick for the detail I want. So now I have to get a 2nd set… not to mention the stamps. Never mind. Don’t start a hobby. No matter how cheap it sounds.

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[–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 55 points 6 days ago

Yeah no wonder you're smiling. You have a fucking house.

[–] morphballganon@lemmynsfw.com 23 points 5 days ago (4 children)

Borrowing books from the library is free!

[–] LordWiggle@lemmy.world 17 points 5 days ago

So is downloading movies and series, fuck streaming services.

The most fun and properly constructed games these days are cheap indie games and which don't require expensive gaming rigs.

You don't need an expensive camera, you can already do decent photography with your phone. Just do a course to learn about tricks and composition. Too expensive you say? Hell no, YouTube offers loads of courses for nearly anything. Hate YouTube ads you say? I get it, just use grayjay app for a ad free experience :) because fuck Google.

You can clone plants, put them in second hand pots. Get some seeds. Grow your own herbs and food.

Get a cheap 3D printer. Can be as cheap as 250 euros. Filament can be as cheap as 8 to 10 euros per kilo. Learn CAD through YouTube, design your own stuff. Maybe tools for other hobbies, like a phone stand for long exposure photos or nice pots for your plants.

[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 7 points 5 days ago

Or ask Anna for them

She has a great archive

[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

Not just books. In some places, DVDs and video games. Some even offer digital services connected to your library card.

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[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 65 points 6 days ago (2 children)

What if your hobby is stealing expensive things from international chains and pawning them?

[–] FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world 39 points 6 days ago (1 children)

If you love your job, you never work a day in your life or something

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[–] tourist@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

do you have any laptops with the bios unlocked

edit: I am not soliciting stolen goods I am asking a question out of interest

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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 12 points 5 days ago (7 children)

I could pay $1200 for concert tickets or $0 for D&D

[–] Edgarallenpwn@midwest.social 6 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Concerts costing that much are never worth it. I spend ~400$ for 2 nosebleed SZA tickets for my wife 2 years ago. We were watching the jumbotron the whole time.

My birthday shows this year are 30 and 50 a ticket and we can actually be see the musicians. I know I'm being a dumb hipster, but its so hard to justify ticket prices for large artists. What's the point of going to a football stadium to listen to live music. You could get a decent home sound system for the same price

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[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Shoutout to 2014.5e.tools (or just 5e.tools if you want the gross new shit)

[–] UntitledQuitting@reddthat.com 1 points 4 days ago

Watch it, we’re people too

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[–] panicky_patzer@lemmy.world 30 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I play chess online and it only costs me my self esteem.

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Chess seems unique in the sports/games world because randomness plays absolutely no role in the outcome. It is purely the other person's brain squashing your brain down into a beige stain.

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 5 days ago

There are a bunch of No Hidden Informationn / Perfect Information games. The next well known one probably being Go

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_information

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[–] RIPandTERROR@sh.itjust.works 8 points 4 days ago

Your house?

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 25 points 6 days ago (1 children)

One of the reasons I'm glad I live in the city. There're free concerts in the parks. Free movies, sometimes. I can bike or train to the beach. There're meetups for all sorts of interests. When I lived in the suburbs, it was a wasteland. At best you could drive somewhere interesting.

[–] Soup@lemmy.world 12 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Seriously. Suburbs are a hell I refuse to return to and which I wouldn’t wish on anyone. They just suck the life out of everything and you don’t even get anything for it. Hell, the houses aren’t even that cheap so you really just get to spend a lot of money on hot garbage.

“Hey, wanna be isolated from all your friends while getting nothing in return except the blandest, cookie-cutter hellscape? Have I got the place for you! And fret not, it’ll still cost you a staggering amount of money for even a small, shitty place so you better be fuckin’ married if you want even a two-bedroom condo!”

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[–] dawcas@scribe.disroot.org 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I like ants. I paid 0.30€ per tube and I don't think I'll ever need to buy more, I use old plastic food containers, so free, I breed my ants' feeder insects...

I mean, there are many hobbies that can be dirt cheap or free. Do you like plants? Get free cuttings asking for them to your neighbor or any acquaintance, buy a little dirt and cheap pots. Do you like fishes or crustaceans? You don't need an expensive aquarium, you just need a really cheap food grade plastic tub. Do you like bikes? My bike is a cheap second hand one. Do you need a house? Forget it, you'll never be able to pay for one.

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[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 25 points 6 days ago (2 children)

OTOH, if you can afford basic necessities, hobbies are just a rounding error on top of them.

[–] kameecoding@lemmy.world 24 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Kind of depends on the hobby, for example if you live in a country with some mountains and you like hiking than it's a negligible cost, if you like skydiving then I am gonna go out on a limb and say that costs quite a but more.

And if your hobby is warhammer 40k or MtG then just pickup a cocaine habit instead to cut costs.

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[–] Octavio@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Unless it’s motorsports. Then the necessities of life are the rounding error. 🤣

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[–] GaMEChld@lemmy.world 15 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I'm introverted and frugal. I sit in my chair and vibrate through realities.

If you're skilled you can even turn these vibes into reality.

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 6 points 4 days ago

Look at Mr. Fancy pants over here with their own house. Man, that must be nice.

[–] Rusty@lemmy.ca 23 points 6 days ago (3 children)

I think concert tickets are expensive only if you listen to pop music. I recently went to a concert with line up of Cannibal Corpse, Mayhem and two more bands and the tickets were just $50.

[–] moseschrute@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago

I went to a Shrek rave for $20

[–] Taldan@lemmy.world 16 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It will primarily depend on the venue. Ticketmaster/Live Nation managed venues will be far more expensive, and they now operate ticket sales for basically all of them

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[–] Octavio@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago

Classical music is even a better deal. I was in the 2nd row to see Augustin Hadelich play Mozart and the tickets were less than $30. Lucky for me I’d rather see that than any pop music.

[–] Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Some hobbies can be really cheap. Just bought a bow and arrow set for $150 and an archery range nearby only costs $5 for the whole day.

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 13 points 6 days ago

Just found out there's a well-reviewed archery range 9 minutes away from me. Thank you for the suggestion, I'll definitely be checking it out!

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I bought a used school bus as a hobby. Now I'm a school bus driver so technically I get paid for my hobby. Except that dealing with middle-schoolers is definitely not a hobby.

[–] Patches@ttrpg.network 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Wait... Do most bus drivers own the bus?

No, bus drivers don't own the buses they drive kids around in. Those buses are owned or leased by the district or company they work for. The bus I own I converted into a motorhome, so I couldn't drive kids in it even if I wanted to (no more than two, anyway, since I do have one passenger seat in my bus).

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 13 points 6 days ago (2 children)

People that don't have to pay rent every month have the luxury of pursuing expensive hobbies. Housing is so expensive that permanent homes are so far out of reach for many workers...

[–] Patches@ttrpg.network 5 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (3 children)

Are you aware that the vast, vast, majority of homes are mortgaged? We are paying a shit ton too dude...

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[–] But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I take my daughter out to lunch and I just don’t eat now. $18 for a bowl of spaghetti bolognese, I’ll just drink water while she eats thanks

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[–] piefood@feddit.online 10 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Buddhism has entered the chat!

Learning to sit still, in the quiet, and just being has been one of the biggest improvements to my mental health.

Of course, a bigger improvement to my mental health would be if we had an economy that worked for the people rather than for the rich...

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[–] callouscomic@lemmy.zip 11 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Going to concerts is not a hobby. That's an entertainment expense.

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[–] MissJinx@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago

crying in 3d printing

[–] Octavio@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I spent $50 on boots at the REI garage sale and went hiking every weekend. YMMV

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[–] pixeltree@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 6 days ago
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