Expensive hobbies.
I don't watch a lot of sports, occasionally I'll watch some football, I do enjoy hockey, I check out a few games on tv every now and then, but I have never understood golf at all.
Whenever it's been on and I've stopped clicking through the channels just to check it out for a few minutes, I am amazed at teh self control of the audience.
They are all quiet, they don't make any noise at all until the golfer sinks his ball.
Then they just clap politely.
From playing some mini-golf a few times in my life, I do know that it's a hard game to play, you have to have good concentration, good hand and eye coordination, and I do know that you have to try and sink your ball in as few strokes as possible.
I've never known anyone who was totally into the sport, but I think if I had a husband or boyfriend who was totally into it and spent a ton of money on golf training aids, ($7600???) I'd be pretty dang annoyed.
I know that everyone has their "thing", the hobby that they just love to do and the cost is way down on the list of concerns to them when it comes to doing their hobby, but I just can't see spending thousands on that hobby, unless of course you have a ton of money anyway and spending it on your hobby is not going to affect the family food budget.
I am a huge movie lover, I love to watch movies and I buy the movies that I totally love.
But I don't spend a lot on them, I try to find them on sale, I'll even buy them second hand, I get them at yard sales, and I've found some great deals on movies at stores that were going out of business.
Do you have a hobby that costs a lot to do?
Does your spouse/partner have an issue with how much you spend on your hobby?
Does it affect your relationship because of it?
Comments
Golf really is an expensive hobby... That is why mostly, people who are rich are into this sport. What I find in golf is that the players are relaxed because all they do is just hit the ball, not like any other sports that you'll get tired co'z you used all your body parts.
I'm into airsoft game now. Though it is still and expensive hobby, I enjoyed it a lot. I think the reason why many people play expensive hobbies like gold because they enjoy it and can take their stress away from their daily work.
Posted by: Enes | May 27, 2009 7:56 PM
You know what I do?
I take my golf and Bowling scores and reverse them. Win/Win ;-)
Nah, really, I've never been able to play golf - too boring!
I suppose my expensive hobby would be my bike. She's been with me longer than any woman, longer than most friends. I've had her since she was a baby in 1993. She was a birthday present to myself. I was single, had barely any bills, and just splurged on her.
Keeping a Harley still looking and running good for 16 years is expensive - but she's always been there for me ;-)
Posted by: mac | May 27, 2009 9:55 PM
Can I list travel as a hobby? It's expensive, but I figure each new adventure is something I'll never forget - especially if I document the crap out of it with another expensive hobby - photography.
While those are my vices, my boyfriend's are completely different. If he sees a neglected motorcycle, car, boat - anything, he'll buy it with the idea of restoring it to a thing of beauty. Thus far he has had a dead Lambretta for over ten years (still in parts), a partially restored (understatement) Model A, and he just bought an old sailboat.
He's a commercial fisherman and gone a lot of the year, but when he's home he prefers to be in the garage. Hopefully someday he'll be able to have working automobiles and boats and we can combine them with my love of travel. Maybe. Right now though, they're just parts. But parts that make him happy.
Posted by: Katy | May 28, 2009 1:36 PM