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re: What are not so cost prohibitive hobbies?

Posted on 10/23/25 at 12:24 pm to
Posted by Willie Stroker
Member since Sep 2008
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Posted on 10/23/25 at 12:24 pm to
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What are not so cost prohibitive hobbies?by fareplay


Cooking
Posted by parrothead
big salty ham
Member since Mar 2010
5106 posts
Posted on 10/23/25 at 12:29 pm to
disc golf has a pretty low barrier for entry. go to a local shop and buy a few disc and you have what you need. put them in a walmart bag to carry them around in. Courses are usually free to play as well.
Posted by SG_Geaux
Beautiful St George, LA
Member since Aug 2004
80497 posts
Posted on 10/23/25 at 12:33 pm to
Influencer
Posted by Swamp Angel
Somewhere on a river
Member since Jul 2004
9686 posts
Posted on 10/23/25 at 12:42 pm to
I tie several hundred flies every winter. I think I might spend about $250 on materials (hooks, beads, thread, chenille, etc.). Considering that I'd probably have to pay anywhere from $2.99 to $4.29 per fly at BassPro or a local fly shop, I think I'm doing pretty well. Of course, if you don't fly fish there's really no point in picking up this hobby since the best part of tying them is imagining the fish you'll catch on 'em.
Posted by Thirty Three
Thank You
Member since Oct 2025
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Posted on 10/23/25 at 12:44 pm to
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Birdwatching
Excellent hobby. Nature is awesome.

I just spent about 5 minutes watching 3 crows attacking a red-tailed hawk in midflight.

Kinda felt bad for the hawk. Nice reminder that Nature is not a Disney movie...

A large monarch butterfly keeps flying by as well...

csb
This post was edited on 10/23/25 at 12:45 pm
Posted by East Coast Band
Member since Nov 2010
66950 posts
Posted on 10/23/25 at 12:44 pm to
Biking. Of course I prefer mountain biking, but either would do.
Further, you could drop thousands on a good bike, but you could easily get a respectable bike on FB marketplace for just a few hundred bucks.
Then you're more or less set..
Posted by Afrojedi
Member since Jul 2017
603 posts
Posted on 10/23/25 at 12:57 pm to
3D printing, surprisingly. You can get an Ender 3v2 (which is just fine for learning and tooling around with) for super cheap and alot of the slicer programs and a good deal of models are open source and free. PLA filament will run you $15-20 a roll but depending on what your printing a roll can last you a while. Theres a pretty steep learning curve but thats part of the fun, for me at least. Id go as vanilla as possible with your machine and work your way up from there.
Posted by Tempratt
Member since Oct 2013
14917 posts
Posted on 10/23/25 at 1:03 pm to
LIbrary card.
Reading
Checking out CD's and rip the ones you like
Checking out DVD's. Great way to see if you actually like something enough to buy.
Posted by Oilfieldbiology
Member since Nov 2016
41371 posts
Posted on 10/23/25 at 1:04 pm to
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I’ve picked up magic the gathering recently and man I did NOT expect cards to be so expensive. Need some indoor hobbies since it’s rainy cold season.


What about wood carving? You basically need a knife or two with varying geometries and then wood.
Posted by CAD703X
Liberty Island
Member since Jul 2008
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Posted on 10/23/25 at 1:05 pm to
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but you could easily get a respectable bike on FB marketplace for just a few hundred bucks.
Then you're more or less set..


as a former amateur racer rocking 12 bikes in his basement right now i can tell you this is not correct.

any self-respecting cyclist is going to be drooling over the latest tech & components and finding a way to justify upgrading, adding power meters, clipless pedals and shoes, bike computer, sunglasses, helmets, front & rear cameras, never-full-bike-pack with tools, co2 cartridges...

equipment-cost-wise cycling is up there w/ golfing except no green fees.
Posted by Sus-Scrofa
Member since Feb 2013
10435 posts
Posted on 10/23/25 at 1:09 pm to
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Whittling (Woodcarving).


Following up on this. Go buy the cheap lathe from harbor freight.

Now every fallen branch or log you find can be turned (pun intended) into stuff.
Posted by YouKnowImRight
Parts Unknown
Member since Oct 2023
2835 posts
Posted on 10/23/25 at 1:11 pm to
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I kid, I kid, those dudes always look like they're having a blast.


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The cost for weed and tall boys of Natty Light start adding up though...


I think I know why
Posted by Chicken
Jackassistan
Member since Aug 2003
26887 posts
Posted on 10/23/25 at 1:13 pm to
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Disc golf
aka Frolf
Posted by morganwadefan
TN
Member since May 2023
1437 posts
Posted on 10/23/25 at 1:19 pm to
After school mentoring. There are too many kids with single parents that could use a positive role model to look up to.
Posted by Misnomer
Member since Apr 2020
3681 posts
Posted on 10/23/25 at 1:20 pm to
Speed cubing
Posted by Jubalie Moe
Member since Feb 2016
105 posts
Posted on 10/23/25 at 1:53 pm to
Knitting. It’s not that tough to learn the basics and it’s quietly satisfying. The only scarf and hat I wear in winter are ones I knitted.
Posted by Tarps99
Lafourche Parish
Member since Apr 2017
11528 posts
Posted on 10/23/25 at 3:41 pm to
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I’ve picked up magic the gathering recently and man I did NOT expect cards to be so expensive.


Try gambling at the casino, either table games or slots. Worst decision to pickup the habit, it is as bad as smoking or social drinking.

Every once and awhile you catch a big win, but most of the time you are feeding the casino.
Posted by cbree88
South Louisiana
Member since Feb 2010
9768 posts
Posted on 10/23/25 at 3:50 pm to
Charcoal grilling
Posted by BillyMaisLa
Member since Jan 2013
5 posts
Posted on 10/23/25 at 3:55 pm to
collecting knives
Posted by LSUGUMBO
Shreveport, LA
Member since Sep 2005
9497 posts
Posted on 10/23/25 at 3:56 pm to
How did this thread go 4 pages without a mention of Garage Sale flipping? Apparently, it's quite the opposite of cost prohibitive....I've heard of people planning trips to Japan just on their profits alone. Maybe just a rumor, though
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