Expensive hobbies and possessions? (B/c you can...)
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Side hobby is being a pyrotechnician. It's as close to actually burning money as you can get but the adrenaline rush is unparalleled.
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Audio/Video gear...... although top notch equipment kept a decade + isn't that expensive. Rolex, waterfront condo, new Benz, international travel and pro level cameras and lenses. Guess I've got lots of hobbies.
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We do a foreign trip every couple of years and have done 3 salmon fishing trips to Alaska. Will probably head back to Alaska next year. Still have salmon in the freezer from our last successful outing!
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In 3 years, after paying off all consumer debt and student loans, I will be buying a reasonably priced boat so I can take the family and friends out to the lake and cruise, ski, tube, etc. The best memories of my childhood were at the lake.
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1/2 a beef per year direct from the farmer, Islay single malt scotch (around 4 bottles a year from different distillaries), 3 Orvis bamboo fly rods (purchased used), 2 Italian SxS shotguns (Zoli 12 ga. purchased used, Franchi 20 ga. purchased NOS) and the bird hunting and fishing trips to use the rods and shotguns, most of which do not require much travel and are taken with my son and son-in-law.
After I retire I've given some thought to getting into some shotgun games, but only at my local gun club.
After I retire I've given some thought to getting into some shotgun games, but only at my local gun club.
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Might be expensive for a one-time purchase, but it's cheaper per pound.Hawkeye5 wrote:1/2 a beef per year direct from the farmer
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Those are nice! - as someone who was a Westphalia owner/aficionado decades ago these Sprinter RV's have been tempting me.Toons wrote:Roadtrek Agile SS Class B- RV.
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Traditional archery/Hunting
Most of Texas is private land so we generally have to pay to hunt (lease land).
The longbows and recurves are fun to buy/sell/trade. There are many, many great bowyers out there, and I like to do a lot of experimenting. Bows can reach over $1000 a piece, though.
Most of Texas is private land so we generally have to pay to hunt (lease land).
The longbows and recurves are fun to buy/sell/trade. There are many, many great bowyers out there, and I like to do a lot of experimenting. Bows can reach over $1000 a piece, though.
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Running is my most expensive hobby. I spend $5-800/year on shoes and clothes, a similar amount on race entry fees, maybe $500 on occasional travel to a distant race, and--far outweighing any of these--probably 500 hours a year actually running.jackpullo997 wrote:What are some expensive hobbies you enjoy?
What are some expensive things you own?
B/c you're BH but for some things, you want the very best, b/c you can...
It keeps me really healthy and happy. Other than an onsite health check at work and a bottle of ibuprofen or two, I haven't had any medical expenses in many years.
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Home woodworking shop. This is expensive for me: I budget about $150 per month. Mix of restored antique and modern tools. On the other hand, I've made about 2/3 of the furniture in my house and I make stuff I could never afford to buy so it sort of pays for itself. At least that's what I tell my wife.
Travel: A two week trip per year, domestic or abroad. Leaving for Italy at the end of the month. Half of it work related and that half paid for by my employer.
Three pets. Just took on a second Golden Retriever puppy who has potential for obedience competitions so planning to spend bucks for training and travel to competition trials over the next 2-3 years. And all the vet bills.
Travel: A two week trip per year, domestic or abroad. Leaving for Italy at the end of the month. Half of it work related and that half paid for by my employer.
Three pets. Just took on a second Golden Retriever puppy who has potential for obedience competitions so planning to spend bucks for training and travel to competition trials over the next 2-3 years. And all the vet bills.
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Woodworking is my most expensive hobby.
I bought my equipment back in the early 1980s and probably spent less than $500. The only ongoing expenses I have are mostly for the wood that I use on the projects........so it is really not that expensive of a hobby.
I have made everything from furniture to picture frames, wood mechanical models, wood locks, and inlaid gifts. The last few years I make items that I give away at Christmas time to my relatives........like these clocks......
or these inlaid Ladybug boxes........
or these wood flowers......
If you like woodworking, check out my web site at.........
http://dalemaley.webs.com/
I bought my equipment back in the early 1980s and probably spent less than $500. The only ongoing expenses I have are mostly for the wood that I use on the projects........so it is really not that expensive of a hobby.
I have made everything from furniture to picture frames, wood mechanical models, wood locks, and inlaid gifts. The last few years I make items that I give away at Christmas time to my relatives........like these clocks......
or these inlaid Ladybug boxes........
or these wood flowers......
If you like woodworking, check out my web site at.........
http://dalemaley.webs.com/
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Go for it! Take a Sprinter for a test drive. Turbo charged 4cylinder phenomenal torque translates to excellent acceleration. Been averaging 25mpg loadedhicabob wrote:Those are nice! - as someone who was a Westphalia owner/aficionado decades ago these Sprinter RV's have been tempting me.Toons wrote:Roadtrek Agile SS Class B- RV.
"One does not accumulate but eliminate. It is not daily increase but daily decrease. The height of cultivation always runs to simplicity" –Bruce Lee
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Lots of time off. Travel. I'd throw in the boat, but it's a beater.
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I am really enjoying this thread.
It's a needed counterbalance to the endless "coupon clipping" oriented threads.
It's a needed counterbalance to the endless "coupon clipping" oriented threads.
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Wow! You're a genius. Amazing ... I'll have 1 of everything, 2 of The Pulverizer ...DaleMaley wrote: If you like woodworking, check out my web site at.........
http://dalemaley.webs.com/
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House, renting airplanes, tools, good food (cooking at home and dining out), wine, and wine decanters.
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Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.jackpullo997 wrote:What are some expensive hobbies you enjoy?
... b/c you can...
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Ice hockey goalie. A full high-end setup costs around $4K, but being a good BH I get all my stuff used off Ebay.
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A young girlfriend on the side.. Excuse me, just wishing...
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Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the web sitedgdevil wrote:Wow! You're a genius. Amazing ... I'll have 1 of everything, 2 of The Pulverizer ...DaleMaley wrote: If you like woodworking, check out my web site at.........
http://dalemaley.webs.com/
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I second that request.dgdevil wrote:Amazing. Got pix?Jeff7 wrote:
So I get my own little desert right there in my northern livingroom.
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I used to own a beautiful antique sailboat. 27 feet, teak decks, and you could stand up below. Brightwork (varnish) all over, that required upkeep every year (including the wooden mast).
She probably cost me $600/mo. and it was really worth it while I was into sailing and varnishing and navigation, etc. Very fun.
As I grew other interests she became like an albatross, and she was losing value as I failed to maintain her.
It's all in what you get out of it. Expensive possessions can own you if you are just their caretaker.
She probably cost me $600/mo. and it was really worth it while I was into sailing and varnishing and navigation, etc. Very fun.
As I grew other interests she became like an albatross, and she was losing value as I failed to maintain her.
It's all in what you get out of it. Expensive possessions can own you if you are just their caretaker.
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Photography and Home Theater
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The projects on your site are just delightful! I love the reproduction of the glass and wood lamp. But my favorite is the lifeguard tower for the garden. I'm going to have to get my husband to build one like that. And then teach our dog to sit in it.DaleMaley wrote:Woodworking is my most expensive hobby.
I bought my equipment back in the early 1980s and probably spent less than $500. The only ongoing expenses I have are mostly for the wood that I use on the projects........so it is really not that expensive of a hobby.
I have made everything from furniture to picture frames, wood mechanical models, wood locks, and inlaid gifts. The last few years I make items that I give away at Christmas time to my relatives........like these clocks......
or these inlaid Ladybug boxes........
or these wood flowers......
If you like woodworking, check out my web site at.........
http://dalemaley.webs.com/
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When I quit drinking a few years ago I created My "non drinking fund". I put in it all the money I would have spent on drink. As I got wealthier, I decided I was "not drinking" much better stuff. I would price out top shelf Cognac and Single malt and add that sum to my fund. I sometimes tell DW that some day I will have a custom made suit created by a top flight tailor. He retort is always with a smile "what have you been drinking? I say "water" she says "what vintage?"
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I don't own much, but I buy good stuff--at a bargain, mostly. Food and booze can't be scrimped on. But really good clothes can almost always be had for a huge discount from Sierra Trading Post. So too fishing equipment. Bought exactly the shotgun and deer rifle I wanted, but used, for $500 and $450 (a CZ S X S and a Mauser 98 in 7 X 57). Got my $1400 bird dog (Llewellin setter) for free on Craigslist. Most of my furniture is custom cherry, made on the cheap by an amateur woodworker. Travel but generally at a discount. If I do splurge it's usually on a trip. Oh, and then there's that house on the California coast, but bought at the recent bottom of the market; still expensive by the standards of many regions.
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Triathlon and the bikes associated with it.jackpullo997 wrote:What are some expensive hobbies you enjoy?
What are some expensive things you own?
Have a decent set of golf clubs that when my triathloning days are over will be utilized.
By Boglehead standards, our taste in wine is expensive in that it's not boxed.
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No expensive hobbies here. We like simplicity, much money spent does not equal happiness. Our main occupation is now raising our grandson, but his dad, our son, pays that. I like gardening, drop a few hundreds on that each year. My wife buys and reads 5 or 6 newspapers each day = many hundreds a year.
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A first-class wine collection that is now in the early stage of a "safe withdrawal rate".
Premium food ingredients for cooking, though this is offset, probably entirely, by our reduced frequency of dining out since I retired and got serious about cooking.
High-end photography equipment, which brings me enormous pleasure.
Otherwise, a rather modest lifestyle.
Premium food ingredients for cooking, though this is offset, probably entirely, by our reduced frequency of dining out since I retired and got serious about cooking.
High-end photography equipment, which brings me enormous pleasure.
Otherwise, a rather modest lifestyle.
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The projects on your site are just delightful! I love the reproduction of the glass and wood lamp. But my favorite is the lifeguard tower for the garden. I'm going to have to get my husband to build one like that. And then teach our dog to sit in it.[/quote]
Glad you enjoyed it. Yes, the circa 1908 reproduction of the glass and wood lamp was very tough to build, but it turned out very nice! I gave it to my sister who has several bedrooms of family history items......and it fits right in! I would like to build some more after I retire.
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The projects on your site are just delightful! I love the reproduction of the glass and wood lamp. But my favorite is the lifeguard tower for the garden. I'm going to have to get my husband to build one like that. And then teach our dog to sit in it.[/quote]
Glad you enjoyed it. Yes, the circa 1908 reproduction of the glass and wood lamp was very tough to build, but it turned out very nice! I gave it to my sister who has several bedrooms of family history items......and it fits right in! I would like to build some more after I retire.
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A frugal mindset is the ethos of this entire forum. There are 1000's of threads about that.likegarden wrote:No expensive hobbies here. We like simplicity, much money spent does not equal happiness. Our main occupation is now raising our grandson, but his dad, our son, pays that. I like gardening, drop a few hundreds on that each year. My wife buys and reads 5 or 6 newspapers each day = many hundreds a year.
The point of this particular thread is for people to discuss their expensive hobbies.
Hence the title "Expensive hobbies and possessions"
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flying my plane. I bought it 20 years ago, so I pretend I don't have any sunk cost in it, just fuel and fun
(I go to great lengths never to add up maintenance, new engine, insurance, hanger, etc, etc)
(I go to great lengths never to add up maintenance, new engine, insurance, hanger, etc, etc)
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Skiing and travel for DH and I. DH is an avid cyclist and is now training for a tri. Thus far, both of those are cheaper than skiing and traveling though.
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most expensive hobby? being a mommy
most expensive possession? my baby, he's priceless!
most expensive possession? my baby, he's priceless!
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Yeah, I make a habit of NOT trying to add up dollars for photo gear..... It's bad cama in my view, plus bad for my health IF the other half saw itbhsince87 wrote:Hmm, I just remembered about $15-18k worth of photography equipment.
Assuming your excluding kids from the question ..... Travel to use said equipment is right up there.
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It is not very Bogleheadish, but I collect dividend growth stocks. I like to buy 1000 share lots of companies whose products I use and value.
I used to collect other things, like coins, but I get a kick out of seeing a truck go by on the highway and knowing that company is paying me $10 a day.
Still do most of my investing with index funds, but I don't like that the index funds include companies I really don't want to invest in, like fast food, tobacco, casinos and Internet time wasters like Facebook.
I used to collect other things, like coins, but I get a kick out of seeing a truck go by on the highway and knowing that company is paying me $10 a day.
Still do most of my investing with index funds, but I don't like that the index funds include companies I really don't want to invest in, like fast food, tobacco, casinos and Internet time wasters like Facebook.
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Photography. I have one lens that I bought a few years ago that cost $6k and I'm now thinking about upgrading to one that cost more than double. But it makes me happy.
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Climbing: gym membership, gear, travel.
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Golf. I haven't bought new clubs in years but just greens fees are pretty expensive for a guy just starting out. I hope to eventually be able to afford a membership at a local country club, but that is a ways away. Otherwise, I have very few things to spend money on.
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My wife and I live modestly in a nice place. During a near death experience three years ago, I had a "life review" on the way to the Pearly Gates. The upshot of this experience was that I decided to have more fun. So two antique cars are now parked in the garage. I love them. The expensive part is doing restorations. Memo to self only buy perfect restorations not someone else's botched work.
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06 honda cbr1000rr.
been on sportbikes since i was 18, i'm 31 now and i plan on selling it in the next 6 weeks I finally grasped my own mortality and it outweighed the fun of 1st gear felonies.
speed will always be in my heart though.
"Some people will tell you that slow is good – but I’m here to tell you that fast is better. I’ve always believed this, in spite of the trouble it’s caused me. Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba…"
HST.
been on sportbikes since i was 18, i'm 31 now and i plan on selling it in the next 6 weeks I finally grasped my own mortality and it outweighed the fun of 1st gear felonies.
speed will always be in my heart though.
"Some people will tell you that slow is good – but I’m here to tell you that fast is better. I’ve always believed this, in spite of the trouble it’s caused me. Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba…"
HST.
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Great thread,
nice to see some others who enjoy spending some of the money too !
like others my wife and I enjoy nice cars-Lexus's and watches (Rolex) but my most expensive "hobby" over the years has been investing in guns,started with sporting shotguns-Belgium Browning,Merkel,Prussian Daly,Parker,rifles Mannlicher Schoenauer and Colts (mostly Saa's) have also dabbled in War time Lugers and Walthers,all seem to have increased nicely in value for me to build a hobby collection just under 100k.Toying with going to a part time dealer after seeing the strong prices brought at auctions even now.
Lots of other fun hobbies posted on here,very interesting and fun thread
nice to see some others who enjoy spending some of the money too !
like others my wife and I enjoy nice cars-Lexus's and watches (Rolex) but my most expensive "hobby" over the years has been investing in guns,started with sporting shotguns-Belgium Browning,Merkel,Prussian Daly,Parker,rifles Mannlicher Schoenauer and Colts (mostly Saa's) have also dabbled in War time Lugers and Walthers,all seem to have increased nicely in value for me to build a hobby collection just under 100k.Toying with going to a part time dealer after seeing the strong prices brought at auctions even now.
Lots of other fun hobbies posted on here,very interesting and fun thread
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Socail country club membership for the pool.
Downhill ski trip at least annually
Carbon fiber road bike, but thinking custom steel frame very soon.
Downhill ski trip at least annually
Carbon fiber road bike, but thinking custom steel frame very soon.