• kameecoding@lemmy.worldEnglish
      10·
      12 天前

      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.

      • ☂️-@lemmy.mlEnglish
        1·
        11 天前

        i kind of hate it. trying to get into chess feels the same to me as casually playing the hot new battle royale shooter and getting crushed by 14 year olds who play 8 hours daily.

    • Octavio@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      12 天前

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

      • ☂️-@lemmy.mlEnglish
        1·
        11 天前

        seldomly flooring it and doing the regular maintenance can sometimes feel like this nowadays.

  • Rusty@lemmy.caEnglish
    15·
    12 天前

    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.

    • Taldan@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      12 天前

      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

      • scytale@piefed.zipEnglish
        2·
        12 天前

        Yeah, but even then, it’s still true that non-mainstream artists’ show tickets are cheaper than a mainstream pop one. A metal concert ticket would be anything between $45 and $125 depending on where you sit. While a kpop concert ticket can cost $80 for nosebleeds.

    • Octavio@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      12 天前

      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.comEnglish
    11·
    12 天前

    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.nlEnglish
      5·
      12 天前

      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!

  • jjjalljs@ttrpg.networkEnglish
    7·
    12 天前

    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.worldEnglish
      3·
      12 天前

      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!”

    • Soup@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      12 天前

      I ain’t tryin’ to blame ya, just to be clear but:

      • Bahn Mí is way cheaper and way more fun.
      • Shawarma is usually pretty cheap and if it’s still $20 for a plate you best believe you’ll have a meal to share.
      • The last tip could probably work for a whatever burrito place’s big burrito. They always got a really big one on the menu somewhere.

      Italian food from a restaurant is such a ripoff. I can make a way better pasta with some ground beef or pork, store-bought sauce, and some random pasta, and I get the option to add other vegetables that they either don’t include or have in pathetically small amounts.

  • Empricorn@feddit.nlEnglish
    72·
    12 天前

    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.networkEnglish
      51·
      12 天前

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

      • Empricorn@feddit.nlEnglish
        1·
        11 天前

        Yes, I’m aware. And around 34% of Americans rent. No offense, but this is part of the disconnect. Home-owners (especially when they bought long ago when homes were cheaper) and out-of-touch boomers are dismissive. “Just get a loan like I did! Just earn more money! It’s easy!”

        Let’s get the obvious out of the way: you chose to buy a home. You’re also making payments on that, instead of throwing thousands away on rent every month. My rent is more every month than the mortgage for older people I know’s family homes, and that’s not an unusual situation! I’m a millennial, so I can only speak for myself. But many of us have to rent because what’s the alternative? Live with family? Many of us don’t have that option. Live on the street?

        We’re paying rent because we have to. Meanwhile, they jack up the rent because they have a captive audience so we can barely afford that, we certainly can’t afford to save money to eventually buy a home. Many also can’t afford the cost of moving, trying to get people to help them pack up and move everything, and get the time off work. This all benefits the giant corporations that are buying up all the properties to enrich themselves, but what are we to do? They have us over a barrel and they know it.

        • Patches@ttrpg.networkEnglish
          2·
          11 天前

          Yes the world is getting harder everyday but yes It’s all still a choice for now.

          Do you think I wanted to up root my entire life? Move 7 hours away from where I grew up? Leave all of my friends and family? To live 30 minutes away from the city where I don’t know anyone? I didn’t in case that isn’t clear. But this was the only path forward to getting out from under someone’s thumb with rent.

          I had to use a credit card to pay for moving, it took 4 years to pay that off.

          My down payment was pathetic so I will pay PMI for a long time.

          It’s not all rainbows and sunshine. The people who own homes are struggling too. Most people are struggling these days.

  • GaMEChld@lemmy.worldEnglish
    51·
    12 天前

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