Scott and SadieSome people are complaining about the price of eggs . . . but others are struggling with the soaring costs of the supposedly “cheap” hobbies they picked up during the pandemic . . . that are not so cheap anymore.
There’s a list online of “seemingly cheap hobbies . . . that quickly become very expensive to continue doing.” Here are some popular answers:
1. Woodworking. Someone joked, “Why buy something, when I can make it half as good . . . for three times the price . . . in a couple of months?”
2. Horseback riding.
3. Boating . . . and even fishing, if you can’t resist upgrading.
4. Fish-keeping. One person joked, “I only need one more tank . . .”
5. 3-D printing.
6. Cycling.
7. Surfing in the summer.
8. Snowboarding in the winter.
9. Golf . . . although sports like golf are fairly expensive from the start, right?
10. Crochet . . . when the yarn-buying turns into collecting . . . and hoarding.
11. Gardening. Someone joked, “The first tomato is $100 . . . but the second tomato is also $100 . . . and there is no third tomato.”
12. Hobby farms.
13. CrossFit.
14. Coffee.
15. Drinking.
16. ALL OF THEM. Someone joked, “Every damn one. Because every hobby has a rabbit hole that can be very expensive to follow.”
What’s your hobby, and is it secretly draining your wallet? Share your story in the comments! Let us know if you’ve discovered a budget-friendly passion—or fallen into the rabbit hole of expensive pastimes.
