If you are anywhere near Shropshire I have a few old auto Seikos that you can practice cleaning.
How much do you spend per month on your hobbies?
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Nice, I do like a Seiko. I've a couple of bellmatics amongst others, lovely things.
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About £150 for an hour or £80 for 30 minutes.
Are you flying in business class? £3000 for a return flight to Dallas, TX seems very expensive if flying in premium economy / economy.
Not just one but multiple. Is your daughter planning to compete professionally?
Also, are you leasing the horses?
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£50 dojo fees monthly.
Probably £20 a month on pc games on average. No idea of the electricity cost for that.
Go out a couple of times a month, probably £60ish.
Maybe £10 a month on (second-hand) books.
That's around 5% of my take home.
Probably £20 a month on pc games on average. No idea of the electricity cost for that.
Go out a couple of times a month, probably £60ish.
Maybe £10 a month on (second-hand) books.
That's around 5% of my take home.
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Haha that's the Stormbringer mag so pretty good value tbhSo… one Warhammer model a month?
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Yes. At 6'4" and long upper legs I can't cope with cattle class seats for long periods. So I fly business class. Had I booked a month earlier I would have saved £1000.
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A lot unfortunately.
I fly GA aircraft.
I fly GA aircraft.
I love this thread. It's so nice to see people spending on hobbies.
Life is for living!
One of my work Colleagues often does overtime at the weekend. And I ask if he liked it.
"I don't really do anything else anyway"
I felt sad. Didn't really know what to say as he sounded a bit down when he said it.
He's younger than me and earns more than me. Doesn't matter what you do, but losing all that time to nothing boggles my mind.
Life is for living!
One of my work Colleagues often does overtime at the weekend. And I ask if he liked it.
"I don't really do anything else anyway"
I felt sad. Didn't really know what to say as he sounded a bit down when he said it.
He's younger than me and earns more than me. Doesn't matter what you do, but losing all that time to nothing boggles my mind.
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My hobbies are thankfully quite cheap.
- Cycling. Few £k every 5 years or so for a new bike, then maybe £300 a year on clothing and maintenance.
- Running. ~£150 on trainers each year.
- Paddleboarding. £500 for the board and gear, but no ongoing costs.
- Walking. Another freebie.
- Gym. ~£20 a month.
- Gaming. I don't game that often, and only solo, so I just play games 4-5 years after everyone else and get the games for <£10
- Cycling. Few £k every 5 years or so for a new bike, then maybe £300 a year on clothing and maintenance.
- Running. ~£150 on trainers each year.
- Paddleboarding. £500 for the board and gear, but no ongoing costs.
- Walking. Another freebie.
- Gym. ~£20 a month.
- Gaming. I don't game that often, and only solo, so I just play games 4-5 years after everyone else and get the games for <£10
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Hobbies include gym, reading non fiction and playing games.
Gym membership is £37 pcm - books most I bought a few years ago and games - one off payment
Gym membership is £37 pcm - books most I bought a few years ago and games - one off payment
Me too
Not too seriously though. Buggies on carpet. Tend to run a set of tyres for 3 meetings. I also collect old cars which can make the modern racers seem cheap!
I took up clay pigeon shooting in 1984 and packed it up in 2019 due to right eye packing up -Never had so much dosh in my bank account as I have now. I am now a grumpy old man - can't see straight -hands don't work - If only we had a reset button.
By not sleeping!
What do you actually do then?
Nothing wrong with having hobbies that don't really cost anything, but if you're just working to earn money for "nothing" then that sounds like a very miserable existence
To answer the OP, average maybe £500 of PC upgrades every year (some years less, some more), have started getting into music production so have spent probably £2k on a few synths and associated stuff the last 18 months or so, but that's a one-off really, not sure of the exact % but it will be single figures,. Most of my money at the moment is going towards the kids and the 200 clubs and school trips they have to go to, along with doing up the house!
I took up clay pigeon shooting in 1984 and packed it up in 2019 due to right eye packing up -Never had so much dosh in my bank account as I have now. I am now a grumpy old man - can't see straight -hands don't work - If only we had a reset button.
It sucks we have more money towards the last year's than first really.
Aye, same here. I'd say about 8-10% of my take home per month.
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It’s great fun. Wish I started it 20 years ago rather than when I was 40.Me too
Not too seriously though. Buggies on carpet. Tend to run a set of tyres for 3 meetings. I also collect old cars which can make the modern racers seem cheap!
Although I doubt I would have had the funds back then.