The Cost Of A Hobby

[tsyarnall]

I feel better already

After reading all of these very valid points, me too!!!

 

[Ken]

But,,but,,but reloading saves money

 

[rwj]

I started reloading to save money. Well, I'm about as far from saving money as I can get.
I always shop around for the best deals but I realized...you never SAVE money you just spent less.

Very, very, very true! It takes a looonnngggg time to offset the equipment costs. Been a while since I’ve done a comparison, but last time I did it was less expensive to buy 9mm pistol rounds! That may have recently changed!

 

[jds holler]

Heck, a big part of my hobby is finding economical ways to enjoy my hobby. (yeah, I've got the tight-wad gene)

Of my family pack, which is basically me and a bunch of wimmin of varying ages, I'm the only one with a job. There is usually something considered important, and frequently a catastrophe, that occurs to eat up any extra pay that I might acquire.

If I get to spend a few hundred here and there to hobb-ify with, I'm pretty happy.

I just spent more on a pup than most guys would, unless they were an extreme bird hunter. I'll be happy enough if she and I can kill an occasional sack full of quail, or a rabbit or two. She may become my new coyote calling decoy dog.

I guess maybe I'm one of the guys who has learned that the secret to happiness in life, is low expectations. jd

 

[K22]

K22 "5" Rules on Hobbies_O

1. It's only "green paper" - - you can't take it with you when you go to the "big hay field in the sky" or if go the other way.

2. As long as you use and enjoy what you buy and can afford it then don't sweat it.

3. The guy with the most toys in the end wins. In my case the guy with the most ground hog safaris in the end wins

4. Life would be pretty boring and mundane without a hobby that you're passionate about.

5. Life is short - enjoy it as much as you can because there are no repeat performances so indulge your hobbies if they give you enjoyment.

 

[Schandler]

I’m pretty set for rifle ammo (reloaded) and have components and am sure it saves money - some you just can’t buy as you all know. Bought a couple handguns and conceal carry class and permit and after pricing pistol ammo these days i just can’t help think it’s cheaper - 45 ammo anyhow- So now i gotta get press and components to save money if i shoot pistols much. Unless prices drop on things and i continue with shooting then it has to be the best route. Wife likes to take vacation and stay in air bnb - this hobby is much cheaper than few days in one and you have someth8ng to show for it

 

[jackieschmidt]

I have a really nice Chevelle that I hauled out of a guys backyard back in 1992.

I jokingly tell people that I am on a quest to spend $300,000 to have a $30,000 car.

I think I have succeeded.

As for my shooting “hobby”, let’s just say I am never satisfied.

 

[jepp2]

I jokingly tell people that I am on a quest to spend $300,000 to have a $30,000 car.

You should have bought my 1968 SS Camaro when I sold it (1972 I think). 396 - 375HP, 4 bolt mains, close ratio Muncie, 4.10 positrac. I got 6 mpg in the city and you could actually watch the fuel gauge decrease (16 gallon tank). It got 9 mpg on the highway. But could it run. Red with black vinyl top.

 

[farmerjohn]

Please let me know how to tell when one has everything they need/want. In spite of my considerable powers of observation and my uncanny grasp of the obvious, I've never been able to tell.

I may not know how to to tell when you have "enough" but I have figured out how to justify not having "enough". From a 1955 Lee hammer realoading rig, Star loaders and lubsizers. Plus a Master Caster in the 60s, Wilson set up in the 70s, skeet and trap in the 80s and 90s, shot shell rigs, Texans, poiness Warren, and a full set of hyd mecs, all four gauges, 2000 to present long range bench rifles, never sold a thing. Still have it all, just keep building bigger shops... BUT, I have a plan, came to me just before my 75th birthday this week. When I get too old to shoot I'm going to open a museum, sit on the front porch in a rocking chair and collect 50 cents a head to go in and look

 

[Murray Brook]

Quick answer - No - it will not get less expensive because you never have all you need.
@jackieschmidt Great looking ride. Tell us about that motor.

 

[Phillip Crowe]

I've spent most of my money on shooting, guns and ammo.
The rest, I've just wasted.

 

[Texas10]

You want a hobby that will put you in the poorhouse? Buy an airplane, preferably a twin.

Or a boat!

A hobby is something you get goofy about to keep from going crazy about things in general. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A BOTTOM.

 

[cjames]

I have a Skeeter ZXR20 on order. It should be here in a couple of weeks. My 16 year old son and his buddy are going to fish the Texas High School Bass Association trail. I'm going to captain. It should be here in a couple of weeks. I about throw up ever time I think about how much its going to cost. I am selling a 17' Triton to upgrade to a bigger boat for the bigger lakes. All it takes is money!

 

[mike a]

My wife says if I don’t spend some money on my truck I’ll be taking my expensive guns to the range in an Uber.

 

[Cecil S.]

Rebuilding good salt water fishing reels is my latest thing.

 

[rwj]

View attachment 1195660 I have a really nice Chevelle that I hauled out of a guys backyard back in 1992.

I jokingly tell people that I am on a quest to spend $300,000 to have a $30,000 car.

That a ‘67?

 

[msinc]

It is amazing how much a person will spend on a hobby. I hope that it tapers off a little once I get everything that I need/want..... Please tell me that it does!!!

You gotta get your mind right.......marry a gal that likes horses and then see how truly cheap what you are doing is!!!!!

 

[tsyarnall]

View attachment 1195660 I have a really nice Chevelle that I hauled out of a guys backyard back in 1992.

I jokingly tell people that I am on a quest to spend $300,000 to have a $30,000 car.

I think I have succeeded.

As for my shooting “hobby”, let’s just say I am never satisfied.

That IS a beauty!!! And, I would love to own another Bullet Bass Boat!!!

 

[Cecil S.]

I have several that could be sent back to Penn for a freshen up.

Check with Penn before you send them the plant in Philly was closed for Covid. Although I have heard they are opening back up. If you are mechanical they are easy to work on many schematics available on line with part numbers.

 

[Robert Weidler]

Self-loading/reloading ammunition is my hobby and as such it is not particularly costly. But buying and building those darn rifles to test that ammunition, that's what is expensive.