Balancing multiple expensive hobbies

Fortunately (e-)books are fairly inexpensive, so that hobby doesn't consume too much of the available budget! I also collect a specific kind of hand-made robots; which can be up to 1k - so quite a chunk of money, but relatively affordable, compared to watches......

Here's an example:

And now I need one.😭

In 2007 when I was a week from closing on my first house, I found out about a last minute addition to my out of pocket costs due at closing. I didn't have it, so I sold my Mont Blanc Earnest Hemingway roller ball so I wouldn't have issues at closing.

I also love folding pocket knives. I have over a hundred.

And I am a bicycle enthusiast. I have 9 plus a unicycle, and my wife has 5. There’s a spare garage dedicated just to being a bike workshop.

I do have hoarding tendencies 😉😁

🤔I love pens but I only have a few, cars, What I like to collect are eyeglass frames.

Single malt whisky is my other dollardrain :(

I always did had more than one hobby and for sure it gets expensive after a while. I had to set limits to some. My very first one was comic books I got so hooked I ended with milk crates full of comics. another bad thing is you end up taking a lot of space where you might end up border line hoarder.

Hello, I'm that flashlight guy lol

Espresso machines and coffee bean grinders.

Nice AI pic

I had a classic car, it was truly ruinous. I downgraded to watches as they're slightly less painful to run and I can hide them around the house easier..

https://www.herewardmotorcycleclub.co.uk/

More of a lifestyle than a hobby...

I used to be in the reef aquarium hobby for over 15 years… talk about expensive! I think I could have purchased 4 Rolexes with all the money I put into that tank via corals, fish, lighting, and equipment. In hindsight hobbies are just that “moments of enjoyment that we cannot stress over” if it causes stress then it’s not a hobby.

All the time.

Everyone in the watch enthusiast community bemoans prices, but TBH, doesn't hold a candle to some of the accessories and other doodads that go on firearms.

One little machined block of aluminum to put your optic on can cost $1K, and that's not counting if it's used by (insert team/three letter agency here)...😅😬🤯.

Firearms and now watches, what was I thinking? 😉

I dabble in fountain pen collection and fragrances, right now more tilted towards fragrances. But I notice a lot of fellow watch lovers are also drawn into fountain pens.

Maybe they share the same characteristics; overpriced, impractical metal thingy that requires our attention and care (and money)

Currently saving up for paramotoring lessons with the kit its going to cost as much as a rolex sub.

One of the great things about watches is how _cheap_ any other hobby seems in comparison! I have long been into music (production) - synths and stuff. Glorious analogue beasts that I always lusted after, like the Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 - peanuts!

Woodworking and musical instruments, both of which I love, and are equally as expensive as collecting watches:

This is a dangerous thread for people like us lol. Have you considered dropping a g on a robot before? No, but I am now

In typical vein man in his thirties style, I spend a decent amount of money on fragrances and heritage workwear type clothing. I’m basically Reddit personified, but sick as fuck

How cool!!

I’d love to get into woodwork one day

I’ve got lots of knives too. Fixed and folders. Everything from opinel to high end and a couple of custom pieces. Grail knife is a rockstead. Do you have any?

Haha, I did not think I’d be that person either — but did just that on this one 😂 (for reference: it’s about 70cm / 28” long)

I’ve never delved into the world of customs. That’s just a whole different rabbit hole to go down

I love a good fountain pen, but thankfully it doesn't hurt my wallet much. I usually buy cheaper "beater" pens like the Parker jotter (I have the ballpoint, fountain pen and mechanical pencil) and Pilot Metropolitan, although I also own a vintage Sheaffer Triumph Touchdown Sentinel Deluxe with a 14K gold nib which is in need of a new bladder and a set of o-rings. I write with it by manually filling the internal cartridge. Yes, it is vile and messy, but it'll do until I can have a reproduction shipped to me.

If you like quality pens, take a look at these old Sheaffers. I paid just the gold value for mine and most of them go for similar prices, because they usually need work. If you're hands-on or know someone who is, give these a twirl; it may scratch the itch without further whacking your wallet.

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Don’t. Only advice I can give

I collect unforgettable memories with my small family…sometimes combined on a city trip jumping from a watch boutique to an AD and just enjoy life

Bikes… I’m currently probably 8 or 9 grand GBP into this one + the money required for trips to the alps and weekend rides away.