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PaperclipPerfector  10mo ago (text post)   2628 thread views

Friday Fun Thread for June 23, 2023

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What is your budget breakdown, or in other words how much of your budget do you spend on hobbies or video games or fun things?

I consider eating good food to be a "fun thing", and I think if you added up the cost difference between optimal-cost food and what I eat that'd be significant. Restaurants, high-quality ingredients to eat, coffee, would all add up.

Shooting, camping, exercise/gym, & alcohol are I suppose what count as hobbies. I love gaming but even if I did it a ton more than I actually do the costs of software and the hardware spread out over a 3-5 year refresh cycle are pennies compared to my income.

Battletech is made absurdly affordable through 3d printing and AI. The expense is just the whiskey and beer we share around the table. I refuse to pay Wizards of the Coast for MTG anymore, I just print my own cards and play them.

I'd be surprised if it was more than 5% of my budget, even with variances for buying durable goods to support hobbies. It's tough to nail this down even under Mint budgets. I still spend on experiences occasionally.

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