Comments on: What Is Your Most Expensive Hobby?

By: Artsy Gal

Artsy Gal — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:14:21 +0000

I recently got into Asian ball jointed dolls. Some people think they’re creepy, but I happen to think they’re rather cute! Anyway, I’ve seen some dolls hit up to over a thousand dollars! A good outfit alone can start at 25 – 40, wigs are another 20+, changable eyes are 15+… It’s terrifying how much it’ll bring you up to.
I’m also an artist, and all those supplies (many of which I barely use since I do a lot of digital art) seem to add up!

By: Dee

Dee — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:46:04 +0000

Any hobby that leads to another hobby can cost you more than you hoped. Miniature indoor gardens… umm yeah I actually thought it wouldn’t cost too much. Add the cost of terrariums, plants, soil, lighting, miniature furniture and decorations. Then finding out that there is a whole market for miniatures. Look it up. Hobbyists for miniature trains, dollhouses and bonsai. I started with a mini forest and now I’ve been looking at how to make the miniature things I need to make (more money) my mini forest look realistic and 1/2 scale. Oh, and I also bought a camera to visually document my progress. I must be crazy, but I am enoying myself immensely.

By: AnimaDraghi

AnimaDraghi — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 07:23:38 +0000

Rebuilding machines, yep I do it for fun. Any kind of machine makes me happy but buying the parts is a different story. For the parts I can’t buy I have to cast out of metal my self and then machine. I would say somewere between the $1600 lathe to the $2000 mill and with all the casting equiptment I built, and bought supples for. I would say I have around $10,000 (cheap for alot of machining enthusiasts) just to start invested in all that I have not including the ongoing purchase of parts and materials. Exotic materials needed in alot of applications can be tedious to find and expensive to make or buy. Just one miserable milling bit for the mill can sometimes hit $50+ unless I buy ones that don’t last long.
My runner up is my computers and electronics, building electronics is rather expensive. Computers just have a never ending expense because the parts are always out of date and legal software sometimes cost more then the whole dang computer.

By: Cheap Favors

Cheap Favors — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:46:05 +0000

Definitely Gaming, I have spent somewhere from $3,000 to $4,000 on computer gaming supplies alone. Since those purchases, I have been saving up for my dream computer….I don’t even want to mention how expensive that is going to be

By: SlyTX

SlyTX — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 05:01:57 +0000

Longboard skateboarding. In comparison to others its not that expensive. 250 for a complete longboard, basic helmet 40 dollars, knee pads and elbow pads and gloves = 80 dollars. Those are just basics, you can get carbon boards and machined trucks that like up t 500 dollars each, custom leathers for 1000 dollars, aero helmets for 300, traveling to races, entry fees, medical insurance. However if you crash and get hurt without medical insurance, youll be spending a lot more than you ever did on any equipment. Paragliding…now that is a rich mans sport.