What are your other expensive non-keyboard hobbies?

[Kavik]

Not counting ones I had as a kid,

Bicycles - I have a road bike (same one since 2005 though), single suspension mountain bike, and fixed gear. I'm not as interested in this lately, but mountain biking has been a fun new aspect to cycling in the last few years.
Firearms - I haven't bought anything in a few years. I got tired of politics causing price swings and scarcity.
PC hardware - I think I'm fairly restrained in this now. I built my PC in 2013 and haven't upgraded anything since except for the case; well, and I added more RAM. I'm waiting to get a new graphics card since my current one died. I'm living off a friend's old donated GPU now. I'm waiting until the 1180 is released to buy a new one.
Knives - Not really into this much, but I have more folding pocket knives than the average person. Same with flashlights.
Paintball - I've tried getting back into this in the last few years, but it seems to have really died off in the last 15 years or so. I also usually feel disappointed after playing because of equipment malfunctions and such. Idk if I'll stick with it.
Cameras - I always dreamt of getting a really awesome DSLR, but I never did.
Weightlifting equipment - The garb isn't super expensive, but I'm planning on putting a power rack in my garage soon, which will probably be at least $1500, since I've decided I hate going to the gym since there are other people there (and because the equipment is crap).

That's all I can think of at the moment

[romevi]

Children.

[tp4tissue]

Tp4 has been eyen' the bowflex for at least 7 years...  haven't made up mind about it..

[Computer-Lab in Basement]

drinking

[tp4tissue]

drinking

Expensive though ?

[Computer-Lab in Basement]

drinking

Expensive though ?

i should rephrase

drinking 4/7 days a week, at a bar

typical tab runs me ~$20-$30 USD, Friday nights can be ALOT more tho

[SpAmRaY]

Children.

Truth

Also wifu doesn't even see how much things cost she just buys stuff.

And pets, they aren't really 'free'.

Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

[Findecanor]

Prop replicas. (definition).
Could be as expensive as you like. I would say that I spend more time than money though.
I used to do Star Wars cosplaying, which is how got I started with prop replicas.

drinking 4/7 days a week, at a bar

typical tab runs me ~$20-$30 USD, Friday nights can be ALOT more tho

If we are talking all of that being alcoholic beverages, that amount is known to be harmful for your health even if you don't get hammered every time. I would suggest cutting down.

[tp4tissue]

Prop replicas. (definition).
Could be as expensive as you like. I would say that I spend more time than money though.

drinking 4/7 days a week, at a bar

typical tab runs me ~$20-$30 USD, Friday nights can be ALOT more tho

If we are talking all of that being alcoholic beverages, that amount is known to be harmful for your health even if you don't get hammered every time. I would suggest cutting down.

$30 is like 1 drink at those expensive clubs..

We don't know where clib is sniping @ them females.

[Findecanor]

$30 is like 1 drink at those expensive clubs..

Yeah, I was estimating each drink to cost at most $10, which is what is common over here and is considered expensive in an international comparison.

[ptykozoon]

Books
Scotch
Beer

[OfTheWild]

Guitars
Photography
Knives
Flashlights
Audio equipment
Old Volvos
Wet shaving/straight razors
Fountain Pens
Selvage jeans
Scotch
Retro video games

[ArchDill]

I can only afford the one expensive hobby... haha

[Carcharocles]

I don't really indulge much in my expensive hobbies because... well... money. But here goes:

• Computers. Easily the most money sucking hobby of mine. Every year I get about 350 to 385 back in Property Tax Credit, and it usually goes to either my computer or my mom's. This year it got her an i3 8100, 8GB of DDR4 2666 RAM, an Asrock B360 Pro 4 motherboard and two 140mm case fans to replace the one that basically exploded on her and the one that's going out. On the first it will be rounded off with a new case, which will have those two fans transferred to the top exhaust.
• Keyboards. To be fair, I spend a heck of a lot more on keyboards for a certain smoker in my household (who honestly asks for them whether she needs a replacement or not--she's far more of an enthusiast than me lol) than I do myself. But that is still two RK-9000's, a Unicomp Ultra Classic and an Adesso Tenkeyless with blue switches by itself, not to mention the keyboards I still use and the one that was murdered by a stray cola.
• Fossil shark teeth. That is all.

[fanpeople]

Cocaine

[tp4tissue]

Guitars
Photography
Knives
Flashlights
Audio equipment
Old Volvos
Wet shaving/straight razors
Fountain Pens
Selvage jeans
Scotch
Retro video games

What best 2018 EDC single 18650 flashlight OfTheWild  ??

[fanpeople]

Guitars
Photography
Knives
Flashlights
Audio equipment
Old Volvos
Wet shaving/straight razors
Fountain Pens
Selvage jeans
Scotch
Retro video games

What best 2018 EDC single 18650 flashlight OfTheWild  ??

You got your answer in the fleshlight thread.

[tp4tissue]

You got your answer in the flashlight thread.

Lies.. All of it !!

[davkol]

Other than keyboards, I have a collection of

• pointing devices (trackballs, a few mice, a couple of trackpads and rollermice),
• mostly vintage headphones (this actually isn't all that expensive either, if you don't blow money on amps, can find cans like Sennheiser HD 540 Reference for $50 and be happy with them),
• obscure portable computers with mostly open Linux systems (this is also cheap, considering that I still use a 10yo Nokia N800, but stuff like OpenMoko back in the day, then OpenPandora or now Pyra can get expensive—like custom keyboards from very limited group buys),

I've mostly given up on photography and can't even make myself build a newer PC (my current computer is a top of the line refurbished thinkpad that I got by accident, I was looking for something much less powerful and cheaper originally).

I could dump piles of cash into sports, but avoid it too.

• Alpine skiing. I'm very good at it, but don't work out hard enough to get full enjoyment out of it.  If I did, upgrading my current cheap-ish gear would get very expensive, and a day of skiing is both expensive and comes with a large overhead (such as traveling).
• Biking. I got a decent MTB for daily commute, but gave up on maintenance. Not worth it compared to walking + public transport (where I can read).
• Archery. Tried it as a kid, it fascinates me, but decent gear is expensive. Generally, it's recommended to join a club and rent a starter bow based on their recommendation… I can't get myself to join a club in the first place, though.

So, I'm cheap, but I might eventually go back to school, though, which is an expensive lifestyle choice in a way.

[elcubismo]

I like recording, producing, and mixing my own music. Music equipment and software can get expensive, and gear/plugin acquisition is similarly addicting and it's really easy to accidentally go on a binge.

I also have 2 kids but they are little so don't have hobbies yet. Going to try to save money by making them like what I like. If that fails, I guess I'll support whatever they want to do. I didn't get to have a lot of hobbies growing up because we were poor, so I'd like to live vicariously through them.

I also play chess, but that's cheap af after you buy a decent set and a chess clock.

I also love boxing... I guess PayPerViews can get expensive, but they don't happen too often. If I wanted to get back into the workout side of it, the equipment would be a one-time money dump but then it's also cheap af.

[SBJ]

Boy you guys sure do have a lot of hobbies besides keyboards.
I only really have two others: PC hardware and gadgets.

[dgneo]

Clothes/Fashion

[romevi]

Besides children, most of my other hobbies didn't really begin until after college--when I got my first job and excess cash!

As a kid, I enjoyed reading and playing video games. I still enjoy both, but nowadays I borrow books from the library and go after retro games (pre-PS2/GCN/Xbox).
After college, my hobbies in chronological order were:
fountain pens,
playing cards,
tabletop games,
toys (mostly Japanese action figures), and finally
mechanical keyboards.

The three I still continuously enjoy are reading, video games, and keyboard paraphernalia. I still like fountain pens, but do not use them enough to justify frequent purchases. I love me my European-style board games as well, but my friends with whom I used to play have all moved away so I don't play them much anymore.


Addendum:
I guess I also enjoy lifting weights more, especially as of this year. In high school I was active in sports throughout all three seasons, and since then have kept exercise in my life in some mode or another.

Post addendum:
Whoops; exercise isn't really "expensive" for me as I get a membership at my office building's gym. 

[shadowrealmwarez]

Gun's and ammo.

[Signature]

Badminton
Beach Volleyball
Books
Coffee
Cooking
Fashion
Music
Puppers 

[Duckyreddy]

Photography and Die-cast Cars, Rally cars specifically

[tp4tissue]

Badminton
Beach Volleyball
Books
Coffee
Cooking
Fashion
Music
Puppers 

[JP]

Vintage Computers
Cycling
Golf
Hookers
Guitars
Guns n Ammo
Black Jack
Falconry

[OfTheWild]

You got your answer in the flashlight thread.

Lies.. All of it !!

Best? or best value? Gotta give me a price range. I do like the 2 zebralights that i own though if you wanted best value with a 18650 battery I would have to go with my Emisar D4 https://intl-outdoor.com/emisar-d4-high-power-led-flashlight-p-921.html  I actually run it with the 18350 tube.

[Zuology]

Cycling (road, mtb, commuting, etc)
Snowboarding (travel, gear, passes)
Being alive (health insurance, shelter)

[tp4tissue]

You got your answer in the flashlight thread.

Lies.. All of it !!

Best? or best value? Gotta give me a price range. I do like the 2 zebralights that i own though if you wanted best value with a 18650 battery I would have to go with my Emisar D4 https://intl-outdoor.com/emisar-d4-high-power-led-flashlight-p-921.html  I actually run it with the 18350 tube.

I don't really have a number in mind.

Hrrmm.. Ok ya'll know how an aluminum case keyboard is $300, but in utility / performance, it's the same as $20 mechanical keyboards from pluggable..

So... I don't want $300 aluminum case... I want the performance without the fuss..

The utility feature side:

Optimizing Lumens / Dollar
Must have side button..
uses 1x 18650..
Generally reliable.

[fanpeople]

Vintage Computers
Cycling
Golf
Hookers
Guitars
Guns n Ammo
Black Jack
Falconry

[noisyturtle]

Basically all of my spending money goes towards food, video games, and weed. It's like I'm 15, but this time it's all medicinal.

[fanpeople]

Basically all of my spending money goes towards food, video games, and weed. It's like I'm 15, but this time it's all medicinal.

If you buy less food your will have more money for weed, but if you buy more weed you will wish you had more money for food.

[SBJ]

Puppers 

I should add this too. We've got two medium sized dogs and they eat sooo much more than smaller dogs. That plus the vet bills.

[chyros]

Travelling. I love travelling, done the 30 befre you're 30 and all (I think I was at 34 or 35).

Children.

Jesus Christ, but you're really young, aren't you? Oo

[OfTheWild]

You got your answer in the flashlight thread.

Lies.. All of it !!

Best? or best value? Gotta give me a price range. I do like the 2 zebralights that i own though if you wanted best value with a 18650 battery I would have to go with my Emisar D4 https://intl-outdoor.com/emisar-d4-high-power-led-flashlight-p-921.html  I actually run it with the 18350 tube.

I don't really have a number in mind.

Hrrmm.. Ok ya'll know how an aluminum case keyboard is $300, but in utility / performance, it's the same as $20 mechanical keyboards from pluggable..

So... I don't want $300 aluminum case... I want the performance without the fuss..

The utility feature side:

Optimizing Lumens / Dollar
Must have side button..
uses 1x 18650..
Generally reliable.

Get that Emisar D4. You wont be disappointed. 

[romevi]

Children.

Jesus Christ, but you're really young, aren't you? Oo

Next year I'll be the same age Jesus was when he was crucified. 

[fanpeople]

Children.

Jesus Christ, but you're really young, aren't you? Oo

Next year I'll be the same age Jesus was when he was crucified. 

....... 45?

[tp4tissue]

Children.

Jesus Christ, but you're really young, aren't you? Oo

Next year I'll be the same age Jesus was when he was crucified. 

....... 45?

Embarrassed to say don't know anything about magical friends either.  is it 45 ?

[noisyturtle]

Oh oh I know! It's 27(maybe)

Only reason I know is that a friend had this poster and his dad would always say, "Jesus should be on there too ya know."

[portbaron]

These are all more expensive than keyboards.

Cars: Built a single turbo mkiv supra in college, ran 10s consistently at the track. Was into the modded car scene for about 5 years there. Recently not so much, but I still spend too much on cars and do car related things from time to time.

Car models: I have like 100 1:18 diecast cars displayed in lit glass cases. So yeah.

Japanese kitchen cutlery: Starting in about 2007 I started getting into the hand forged, custom order, traditional Japanese kitchen knife community (yanagiba, deba, gyuto, and a million other styles) and at one point had over 50 of those. Reduced that to around 20 now.

Musical Instruments: As a woodwind player I've owned everything from variously sized saxophones to contrabass clarinets, flutes, baroque and renaissance recorders, and fancy clay ocarinas. Bought a semi fancy synthesizer at one point. Played throughout college in various groups and even afterward, but currently my work schedule doesn't really allow for it.

[elcubismo]

Oh oh I know! It's 27(maybe)

Only reason I know is that a friend had this poster and his dad would always say, "Jesus should be on there too ya know."

Show Image

I think the conventional accepted age is actually 33. In some book of the bible one of the apostles mentioned jesus was 30, then approximately 2-3 years passed from that point to when he was crucified.

[chyros]

Children.

Jesus Christ, but you're really young, aren't you? Oo

Next year I'll be the same age Jesus was when he was crucified. 

Oh, I seem to remember a picture of you where you looked about 20 xD .

[romevi]

Oh oh I know! It's 27(maybe)

Only reason I know is that a friend had this poster and his dad would always say, "Jesus should be on there too ya know."

Show Image

I think the conventional accepted age is actually 33. In some book of the bible one of the apostles mentioned jesus was 30, then approximately 2-3 years passed from that point to when he was crucified.

^

Children.

Jesus Christ, but you're really young, aren't you? Oo

Next year I'll be the same age Jesus was when he was crucified.  :'(

Oh, I seem to remember a picture of you where you looked about 20 xD .

Oh, I think I uploaded an old photo where I actually was 20 in that pic!

[bizzy11]

Cars
Guns
Motorcycles
PC stuff

Used to have ~30 guns or so, but sold most of em after the new bull**** CA "assault rifle" laws. Really regret getting rid of the Scar 17 though.

My spending on the above hobbies has pretty much stopped besides maintenance, although I'm prolly gonna be getting a faster bike next year. Ninja 300 is a bit too slow lol, awesome just for commuting though.

[goodman247]

Headphones, building computer and of course my dog and son

[iri]

Traveling.

[dwarf.factory]

hmmm, Audio.

[Lansky]

Photography, audio (hifi/head-fi), computers, whisky and shaving.

[Colourr]

Fountain Pens.. those darn things are expensive! Not even counting all the ink!

[fpazos]

Something new:
Girlfriend

Also:
Good food
Videogames
Other geeky stuff

[Hodgeman]

Gunpla, hasn't cost me a lot yet but I can definitely see it costing more in the future.

That and going to festivals but that's only during the summer.

[Shapey Fiend]

I like fashion. I buy nearly everything in TK Maxx or in sales though. Hunting for a bargain is half the fun of it.

Aside from that I live relatively frugally, bar the nights out where I go a bit mad buying drinks. Been trying to cut back on the alcohol intake lately not great for the health or frame of mind in the long run but felt good to blow off some steam after a couple of very stressful years.

[ramblinrose]

Retro Videogames and Homebrewing Beer! I've got mostly all the games I want though, and just a few more equipment upgrades for brewing to go.

[Corgi Butts]

My hobbies seem to fluctuate a lot.  It drives my wife nuts, so generally it's whatever I'm into at the time.  Ones that have stuck around (for the time being at least):

Boardgames.  Love them, have a decent sized collection that I've spent probably way too much time and money on including kitting them out with custom pieces, boxes, inserts (Kingdom Death especially) and recently started getting back into painting minis and acquired airbrushing supplies and decent paints.

DJing.  Started back in college in Atlanta when I found an old direct drive turntable in an apartment.  Used to play a lot when I had a dedicated setup, but with kids and wife's office now out of the house, the turntables are relegated to a bookshelf most of the time.  I have Traktor which I use for digital sets with the TTs and a midi controller.  Been interested in getting a Traktor controller instead to play around with, but when do I have the time these days (plus wife would probably kill me if I started bring more expensive electronics into the house).

Books.  Stephen King in particular, but other favorite authors as well like Tad Williams, Patrick Rothfuss, etc.  I like to collect hardback first editions.  Have a whole set of Dark Tower Grant published 1st's, some signed by King and most of them signed by their respective artists.  My prized one is The Waste Lands, where Ned Dameron did a remarque in the book (fancy word for sketch) of Jake and Oy, which was then captioned and signed by King at a meet and greet. 

Wet Shaving.  This one has definitely calmed down in the acquisition area over the past couple years as I've settled down with the few razors/soaps/after shaves that I really like and focused on using them till I need to order more.  But when I started I just had to try every razor and ever brush and every soap/AS I could get my hands on.  Have since sold off most of it.  I also have matched set of 3 EverReady brushes that I restored by hand from old handles that I found at antique stores/ebay with knots from The Golden Nib and Shavemac.  Currently I rotate between my Gillette New Style Long Comb double edge, and a F.W. Engles Leader straight razor.

Video Games.  Currently own PS4, PS3, PSVita, Switch, WiiU, two 3DS's, SNES, and too many games to play with what little time I have.  At least my PC is so old that I don't bother wasting any money on the Steam sales.

[mangoes]

Sneakers, PC equipment, Photography, Audio gear... I'm not cheap

[godlikekitten]

Magic the Gathering.  Not sure how you mfers can have several expensive hobbies lmao

[crystalflame]

Audio, definitely..I own well over 1k in headphones D:

[Lndefinite]

Photography is p expensive for me.

[slk]

Sneakers and Funko POP figures.

[dankdesire]

Collecting vinyl records

[Hongook]

Hi-Fi Audio
Computer parts
Video Games
Cars
Pool Cues
Random nice things that are completely unnecessary.

[floatingskull]

Headphones
Video games
Video cards
Nice monitors
High-end sleeping hear like Leesa pillows, Casper pillows and a Ghostbed

[billm]

The fact that everyone who's answered so far has left out drugs and porn seems statistically unlikely.

[iri]

Porn is expensive?

[billm]

True. I guess the expensive version goes by another name entirely. Patrons, at least here in the US, do tend to refer to themselves as "hobbyists" though.

How do I know this? Well, that shall remain unanswered except perhaps to paraphrase Winston Churchill; in relation to those who place a high value on their own "purity"- they have all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.

Like your sig.

[tp4tissue]

The fact that everyone who's answered so far has left out drugs and porn seems statistically unlikely.

pr0n can only expensive if they're buy those custom videos and used under-garments..

But one would imagine most people going that far probably skip pr0n and sign up @ sugardaddy.

[mypainishurt]

.

[mittyzz]

Shoes. Clothes. Battlestation.

[mudcakehoney]

Warhammer Armies

[noisyturtle]

Drinking is pretty expensive if you have any sort of pallet at all. What really sucks about drinking as a hobby is you are literally pissing your money away.

Still, you'll get no argument from me that a $100 12 year single malt is infinitely better than a bottle of Cutty Sark no matter how much money you save on the latter.

[Zuology]

Drinking is pretty expensive if you have any sort of pallet at all. What really sucks about drinking as a hobby is you are literally pissing your money away.

Still, you'll get no argument from me that a $100 12 year single malt is infinitely better than a bottle of Cutty Sark no matter how much money you save on the latter.

Same argument can be made about good food/fine dining - literally flushing money down the ****ter.

[vivalarevolución]

Motorcycles.

[89sec]

My fountain pen and ink collections are small for now, but I hope that they will someday match my keyboard and artisan keycap collections in splendor!

[fanpeople]

Cocaine

Still cocaine

[tp4tissue]

Cocaine

Still cocaine

Buy in Bulk maybe ?

[mudcakehoney]

Currently Travel and Warhammer 40K. Travel I'm always saving up for but WH I have now started dipping into my kb budget and prioroitising armies vs customs.

It's a bit of a lose lose battle really as they are both require you to go deep into funds, whereas travel I can justify to myself and others, spending 3-4 times as much on something that will last a very limited time

[serec]

Collecting whiskey is also a good hobbey imho.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[typo]

I am going to feel like a jerk now. Like everything. Audio and Headphones, FP Pens, Shaving, Vintage clocks and Horology, but wait get this..... Super Cars!

[fanpeople]

Cocaine

Still cocaine

Buy in Bulk maybe ?

Ill take a ton

[chyros]

Collecting whiskey is also a good hobbey imho.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yeah, a noticeable amount of my money also goes there. Although I only drink the stuff that's spelt without an "e".

Also starting to take a liking to cognac though. It's a bit easier-going than my usual Islays but still nice from time to time.

[barrel]

PC Hardware, Audio, Motorcycles and travelling.

Maybe if I were to have kids then I could break even by giving up every single hobby ;P

[nimblejacks]

Everything. I have such an appreciation for high-quality anything and it gets expensive real quick.

[billm]

Home automation. Good god the money and time I've spent on this ****. All so my espresso machine is turned on when I wake up. Sometimes.

[fanpeople]

Cocaine

Still cocaine

Buy in Bulk maybe ?

Ill take a ton

and.... cocaine....

[SpAmRaY]

I am going to feel like a jerk now. Like everything. Audio and Headphones, FP Pens, Shaving, Vintage clocks and Horology, but wait get this..... Super Cars!

You need to get into photography to so we can get pics of the rest.

Sent from my HD10 using Tapatalk

[dgneo]

Lately clothing/shoes

[Photoelectric]

Photography.  Though I have most of the lenses and accessories I want nowadays, so not really any spending recently (except a Laowa 60mm 2:1 macro lens--good stuff).  Same camera body for a long time now though, so looking into upgrading eventually.

Fountain pen stuffs: too many inks, a whole lot of pens, more paper/journals than I reasonably need.  Thankfully that too has tapered off, and I'm working on selling off things I don't use.

I suppose it's not really hobby, but pets.  Emergency vets can be stupid expensive. $2000 or so last fall for one such incident, $600 just a month ago. I almost started selling various gear to recoup the losses.

[C5Allroad]

Photography is the major thing that's sucking my budget over the keebs, I'm basically just buying vintage/new manual lenses and playing with them cause they're so much more fun than af lenses.

I'm eyeing a new 35mm f1.2 for my fuji... Getting my fuji has opened so many doors for adapted glass that it's a bit of a hazards since there are a lot of cheap russian lenses on ebay.

[Photoelectric]

I'm eyeing a new 35mm f1.2 for my fuji... Getting my fuji has opened so many doors for adapted glass that it's a bit of a hazards since there are a lot of cheap russian lenses on ebay.

<-- Fuji user for years.  There's no 35mm f/1.2--I assume you mean 35mm f/1.4?  Or do you mean a vintage lens of some sort?  If the former, great lens.  If you like manual glass, I highly recommend Mitakon Speedmaster 35mm f/0.95--wonderful lens, super sharp in the center even wide open.  First I thought I'd just keep both, as they are different, but lately I think I'm just going to let my 35mm f/1.4 go and only keep the 35mm f/0.95.  Focusing with the Mitakon is super easy too if you have X-T1 or X-T2 (or X-H1) with split screen EVF mode in manual focus.

[C5Allroad]

I'm eyeing a new 35mm f1.2 for my fuji... Getting my fuji has opened so many doors for adapted glass that it's a bit of a hazards since there are a lot of cheap russian lenses on ebay.

<-- Fuji user for years.  There's no 35mm f/1.2--I assume you mean 35mm f/1.4?  Or do you mean a vintage lens of some sort?  If the former, great lens.  If you like manual glass, I highly recommend Mitakon Speedmaster 35mm f/0.95--wonderful lens, super sharp in the center even wide open.  First I thought I'd just keep both, as they are different, but lately I think I'm just going to let my 35mm f/1.4 go and only keep the 35mm f/0.95.  Focusing with the Mitakon is super easy too if you have X-T1 or X-T2 (or X-H1) with split screen EVF mode in manual focus.

Agh. I should have specified, Rokinon 35m f1.2. It's slightly cheaper than the mikaton, but that fast aperture is kind of tempting... I'm slowly getting some more manual glass. But I first have to learn how to use my rokinon 21mm f1.4 for astro. I set focus to infinity this week to shoot the milkyway, but it was still a bit fuzzy. I gotta go back out to try again but bugs don't really make it easy to just sit and mess with your camera.

I've never really used split screen, but I'm more partial to focus peaking. It's pretty OP sometimes lol

[Photoelectric]

I recommend the Mitakon (Mark II) over the Rokinon.  Something about the effective "rendering" of the Rokinon bugs me from the samples I've seen.  The Mitakon lens is very solid though: small, dense, beautiful color, lots of character and apparent volume to the subjects (vs that flat over-corrected look).  You can find good used copies for around $400-450 time to time.

[C5Allroad]

I recommend the Mitakon (Mark II) over the Rokinon.  Something about the effective "rendering" of the Rokinon bugs me from the samples I've seen.  The Mitakon lens is very solid though: small, dense, beautiful color, lots of character and apparent volume to the subjects (vs that flat over-corrected look).  You can find good used copies for around $400-450 time to time.

You're not really helping my G.A.S  )

It's off to google and asking for my bank accounts permission

[kehlad]

Cars
Sneakers
Card Games (MTG mostly)
Vape stuff
and headphones

[Synjin]

Cars, Pens, Watches, Arcade Sticks, Food, MTG. Food is probably the most expensive

[juntheboon]

having cats

renting a house

[firezlife]

Collectible figures (Hot Toys, SH Figuarts, Good Smile Company)
PC Hardware
Gadgets and gizmos in general

[Senthura]

Computer networking equipment. Cabling and the like. God I’m off the deep end so long ago I can’t even see the surface anymore. I have a $500 Fluke cable tester. I’m not even into fiber yet. Oh lord help me.

[Meowsaur]

Tropical fish-keeping.
The little turds live in a more expensive environment than I do.

.. but they make me smile, so it's OK.

[tp4tissue]

Tropical fish-keeping.
The little turds live in a more expensive environment than I do.

.. but they make me smile, so it's OK.

Tell us m0ar about the fish..!

[Meowsaur]

Tell us m0ar about the fish..!

One of my spiky boys alongside my RAMA M6-A (with bonus missing screw):

[tp4tissue]

Tell us m0ar about the fish..!

One of my spiky boys alongside my RAMA M6-A (with bonus missing screw):

Show Image

Dat's a cool fish.  Kind of like Mega Gyarados

[no, the other guy]

Every time I start a new hobby to degrade the amount of money wasted for the previous one, it turns out even more expensive...

Currently, listening to music (vinyl only) and finding the perfect whisky.

[stolenweapon]

csgo skins, headphones, and fountain pens

[Kavik]

I finished building my garage gym a week ago (I acquired and assembled the equipment over about three months), so constructing that and now using it has been taking a bit of my time. I could have done this for fairly cheap, but the materials for the platform were more expensive than the guide I followed stated. I also decided to go with bumper plates instead of iron, which would have saved me a few hundred dollars. All in all, it was about $2k for the whole setup, but the bumpers were almost 1/3 of that.

For the past two months or so, I've been going to a Karate class, but that's not expensive since the Sensei is doing it for free (just $5 for the gym's mat fee).

I've been reading too, which is only expensive because I'm doing it through onlinegreatbooks.com and basically pay for monthly Socratic seminars. Not sure it's worth the cost yet, but I wouldn't be reading these books otherwise, especially at the given pace.

[mudcakehoney]

Travelling. 2-4 international trips a year but as a travel agent I try to make it is affordable as possible

[SBJ]

Travelling. 2-4 international trips a year but as a travel agent I try to make it is affordable as possible

I could imagine as a travel agent you know when to jump on a vacation offer. )
I haven't been to that many countries but again traveling has never really been my thing. I'd love to re-visit America though.

[tp4tissue]

Travelling. 2-4 international trips a year but as a travel agent I try to make it is affordable as possible

I could imagine as a travel agent you know when to jump on a vacation offer. )
I haven't been to that many countries but again traveling has never really been my thing. I'd love to re-visit America though.

Travel Agent :  AKA, Secs-tourism..

[SBJ]

Travelling. 2-4 international trips a year but as a travel agent I try to make it is affordable as possible

I could imagine as a travel agent you know when to jump on a vacation offer. )
I haven't been to that many countries but again traveling has never really been my thing. I'd love to re-visit America though.

Travel Agent :  AKA, Secs-tourism..

I have a workmate who always visits Asian countries when he goes on vacation. Every. Single. Time. he's in Asia.
He's single too, so I wonder what he's doing down there.

[fanpeople]

Travelling. 2-4 international trips a year but as a travel agent I try to make it is affordable as possible

I could imagine as a travel agent you know when to jump on a vacation offer. )
I haven't been to that many countries but again traveling has never really been my thing. I'd love to re-visit America though.

Travel Agent :  AKA, Secs-tourism..

I have a workmate who always visits Asian countries when he goes on vacation. Every. Single. Time. he's in Asia.
He's single too, so I wonder what he's doing down there.

Probebly ladybois.

[SBJ]

Travelling. 2-4 international trips a year but as a travel agent I try to make it is affordable as possible

I could imagine as a travel agent you know when to jump on a vacation offer. )
I haven't been to that many countries but again traveling has never really been my thing. I'd love to re-visit America though.

Travel Agent :  AKA, Secs-tourism..

I have a workmate who always visits Asian countries when he goes on vacation. Every. Single. Time. he's in Asia.
He's single too, so I wonder what he's doing down there.

Probebly ladybois.

That's what I've jokingly been inferring. Could there be something to it?

[iri]

Truth?

[tp4tissue]

Travelling. 2-4 international trips a year but as a travel agent I try to make it is affordable as possible

I could imagine as a travel agent you know when to jump on a vacation offer. )
I haven't been to that many countries but again traveling has never really been my thing. I'd love to re-visit America though.

Travel Agent :  AKA, Secs-tourism..

I have a workmate who always visits Asian countries when he goes on vacation. Every. Single. Time. he's in Asia.
He's single too, so I wonder what he's doing down there.

Probebly ladybois.

That's what I've jokingly been inferring. Could there be something to it?

// Look of disapproval..

// Also, one wouldn't share a soda wit dat guy.. !!

[SBJ]

Travelling. 2-4 international trips a year but as a travel agent I try to make it is affordable as possible

I could imagine as a travel agent you know when to jump on a vacation offer. )
I haven't been to that many countries but again traveling has never really been my thing. I'd love to re-visit America though.

Travel Agent :  AKA, Secs-tourism..

I have a workmate who always visits Asian countries when he goes on vacation. Every. Single. Time. he's in Asia.
He's single too, so I wonder what he's doing down there.

Probebly ladybois.

That's what I've jokingly been inferring. Could there be something to it?

// Look of disapproval..

// Also, one wouldn't share a soda wit dat guy.. !!

I only share workspace with him. And even then not often, he's always wondering around making our department look incompetent.

[Olumin]

Clothing, Pocket knives, Watches... Lego...

[Ephemeral]

Sometimes I feel like I have too many. 

Motorcycles - I’m a supersport lover. Insurance is a *****
Vinyl - I was addicted after I fixed up my late grandfathers old Pioneer
Instruments - Percussion mostly, along with bass and guitar. I dream of a nice Skervesen 7 string
Firearms & Ammo - Mainly rifles. I built an AR15 last year, wanting to get a nice AR10 next year
PC Hardware - Built a new PC as a graduation gift to myself a couple months ago
Video Games - Though I spend a lot less of my money and time on games now

A part of me wants more hobbies while the rest of me weeps thinking about how much it will cost

[chuckdee]

Sometimes I feel like I have too many. 

Totally agree with you there.


Guitars & Keyboards & Equipment to go with them: I've pretty much slowed down now, but I'm always on the lookout.
Video and Computer Games: Even given steam sales and humble bundles, I have a backlog that years deep, and have spent way more money that I should have.
EDC: If I'd known when I started how expensive this would get, I'd have just stuck with my keys on a split ring and my simple wallet.
RPGs: I have enough for a store (mostly from when I used to work in one), and still back a lot of Kickstarters for more.
Boardgames: See above.
Computers: I have way more computers than I really need, and still buy more.
Dice, Coins, Tokens, and accessories for rpg/boardgames: Didn't think dice were expensive?  They can be.  Very expensive.  Waiting for a set of wenge dice inlaid with mother of pearl right now.
Bags: I can never find the perfect one to take to work.

I've let go of my extensive DVD collection finally.  But now I'm just getting digital.  Not expensive singly, but en masse, it's not pretty.
I also finally got rid of my miniature collection- Warhammer 40k and Warmachine.

[tp4tissue]

Sometimes I feel like I have too many. 

Motorcycles - I’m a supersport lover. Insurance is a *****
Vinyl - I was addicted after I fixed up my late grandfathers old Pioneer
Instruments - Percussion mostly, along with bass and guitar. I dream of a nice Skervesen 7 string
Firearms & Ammo - Mainly rifles. I built an AR15 last year, wanting to get a nice AR10 next year
PC Hardware - Built a new PC as a graduation gift to myself a couple months ago
Video Games - Though I spend a lot less of my money and time on games now

A part of me wants more hobbies while the rest of me weeps thinking about how much it will cost

I saw this minimalism documentary lately..

The gist is, the advertising system sells us 1-avenue of happiness.l

And it more/less IS Happiness..



But there ARE other methods..

So, it's less so straight Anti-Consumerism,  and more an enlightenment of the fact that we Have Options for filling the void in our lives..

Of course the first thing this documentary did was cause Tp4 stress..

And so for the past week Tp4 has been planning out a Threadripper 2 build..

[SBJ]

And so for the past week Tp4 has been planning out a Threadripper 2 build.. [/size][/color]

I think you should do it.
Threadripper server build is the dream.
I wouldn't need all these other pc's.

[tp4tissue]

And so for the past week Tp4 has been planning out a Threadripper 2 build.. [/size][/color]

I think you should do it.
Threadripper server build is the dream.
I wouldn't need all these other pc's.

Already own powerful servers, 4cpu 24core 128gb memory @ 900watt idle,  but Tp4 wants to switch to threadripper because it'd be cheaper to run..

[typo]

I thought I saw someone had a Pl@co. If you have to ask..... I had True Zebras! Sold them after years. What I am talking about is a $15,000 pet fish lol. Of course there are Pl@co's for 50 cents too.

[tp4tissue]

I thought I saw someone had a Pl@co. If you have to ask..... I had True Zebras! Sold them after years. What I am talking about is a $15,000 pet fish lol. Of course there are Pl@co's for 50 cents too.

If Tp4 hadn't become a PC guy,  he would've been Aquarium-guy, or Bug-guy with the 1000 little-drawers....

Alas, it wasn't fated..

[Ephemeral]

RPGs: I have enough for a store (mostly from when I used to work in one), and still back a lot of Kickstarters for more.
Boardgames: See above.

I've always wanted to get into boardgames and tabletop games but I never had any friends that were interested.

Bags: I can never find the perfect one to take to work.

I had this problem too. I wanted a bag to take everywhere. School, work, gym, travel, etc. I got a Goruck GR1 21L and I absolutely love it. PRICEY for a backpack, but the student/mil/LE/government employee discount they offer is pretty forgiving. That said, the thing is built like a tank and comes with a warranty that covers everything short of setting the damn thing on fire. I like it so much that I'm going to also get a GR2 at some point.

I've let go of my extensive DVD collection finally.  But now I'm just getting digital.  Not expensive singly, but en masse, it's not pretty.

Also this. *cough* Handbrake *cough* MakeMKV *cough*

[fohat.digs]

I've let go of my extensive DVD collection finally. 

I am in a similar position. I have at least 1K CDs of sophisticated collector-grade jazz and rock (mostly 1960s-1970s) that I would gladly let go of for ~$1 each but I am not inclined to publish a list and sell them piecemeal.

[chuckdee]

RPGs: I have enough for a store (mostly from when I used to work in one), and still back a lot of Kickstarters for more.
Boardgames: See above.

I've always wanted to get into boardgames and tabletop games but I never had any friends that were interested.

Bags: I can never find the perfect one to take to work.

I had this problem too. I wanted a bag to take everywhere. School, work, gym, travel, etc. I got a Goruck GR1 21L and I absolutely love it. PRICEY for a backpack, but the student/mil/LE/government employee discount they offer is pretty forgiving. That said, the thing is built like a tank and comes with a warranty that covers everything short of setting the damn thing on fire. I like it so much that I'm going to also get a GR2 at some point.

I've let go of my extensive DVD collection finally.  But now I'm just getting digital.  Not expensive singly, but en masse, it's not pretty.

Also this. *cough* Handbrake *cough* MakeMKV *cough*

Yeah... I was using MakeMKV to transfer to my NAS.  But I was also moving and when I say a massive collection... I mean a massive collection.  I, unfortunately, had to make sacrifices.

As far as bags, right now I'm carrying either a Knomo Durham or an LM Products Commuter Bag or a Timbuk2 Commute, depending on the day and how I have to look.  I also have a few slings- I like the Aer Day Sling a lot, so carry that when I don't need my laptop or my Surface. Those GoRucks are nice- I just don't do backpacks well for daily use, though I do have an Eagle Creek Gear Hauler for single bag airline travel (the only way to fly- especially overseas).

I used to have a few friends, and would play a lot at work and we'd have game jams to get together and just play boardgames.  Sadly, I moved- so I didn't see the need to keep them all.  That reasoning doesn't extend to RPGs though.

I've let go of my extensive DVD collection finally. 

I am in a similar position. I have at least 1K CDs of sophisticated collector-grade jazz and rock (mostly 1960s-1970s) that I would gladly let go of for ~$1 each but I am not inclined to publish a list and sell them piecemeal.

That's pretty major!  My dad had a *lot* of collector grade CDs and LPs when he passed (blues/jazz/musicals).  Unfortunately, I was in a different state, and my sister wasn't inclined to save them, so they got tossed.  He also had a typewriter fixation (I guess that's where I get my keyboard fixation from), and they all went bye-bye too.

[Ephemeral]

Yeah... I was using MakeMKV to transfer to my NAS.  But I was also moving and when I say a massive collection... I mean a massive collection.  I, unfortunately, had to make sacrifices.

I get that. I got a 6TB drive for file storage, mostly media. With the film and music I'm already close to 3TB deep. But those are amateur numbers, I'm sure. The day will come when I regret not getting the 8TB model.  )

I've let go of my extensive DVD collection finally. 

I am in a similar position. I have at least 1K CDs of sophisticated collector-grade jazz and rock (mostly 1960s-1970s) that I would gladly let go of for ~$1 each but I am not inclined to publish a list and sell them piecemeal.

That's pretty major!  My dad had a *lot* of collector grade CDs and LPs when he passed (blues/jazz/musicals).  Unfortunately, I was in a different state, and my sister wasn't inclined to save them, so they got tossed.  He also had a typewriter fixation (I guess that's where I get my keyboard fixation from), and they all went bye-bye too.

Oh man, I think I would have cried a little.
I had a neighbor, kind old woman, she moved to an assisted living facility. Almost tossed a ton of LPs in the trash when they were cleaning out. She gave them to me.

[typo]

I have Tens of thousands of CD's. I do not rip them. I feel Redbook sounds best on super high end spinner into super highend dac. Goldmund>MSB Select. If I like new music I just try to buy Flac. Music does not get "old" so I can spin what I have the rest of my life. I am telling everyone music servers getting lazier and lazier. The sound of a spinner is far superior.

[fohat.digs]

Music does not get "old" so I can spin what I have the rest of my life

I suspect that LPs will prove far more durable than CDs in the long term.

[Sintpinty]

Non keyboard hobbies? I think mice..
My dad does a lot of fishkeeping. To be honest i think it's more expensive than PC gaming combined!

[noisyturtle]

Same argument can be made about good food/fine dining - literally flushing money down the ****ter.

The older I get the more I realize some of my most cherished and memorable moments were of eating excellent meals. I think the confluence of senses all at once solidify the memory of eating a good meal more than other experiences. Food is one of those definites in life, after all what is the point of human existence if not to bide time between meals? Sleeping and eating are the only two things a human needs to sustain itself, and eating is the only one of those you do while conscious.

[JP]

Same argument can be made about good food/fine dining - literally flushing money down the ****ter.

The older I get the more I realize some of my most cherished and memorable moments were of eating excellent meals. I think the confluence of senses all at once solidify the memory of eating a good meal more than other experiences. Food is one of those definites in life, after all what is the point of human existence if not to bide time between meals? Sleeping and eating are the only two things a human needs to sustain itself, and eating is the only one of those you do while conscious.

Live to eat or eat to live.

[iri]

you are americans, so the former for you!