Comments on: Save Money on Hobbies

By: Does This Economic Crisis Change Your Personal Finance Strategy?

Does This Economic Crisis Change Your Personal Finance Strategy? — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:10:05 +0000

[...] For one month, don’t shop for any unnecessary things, control your shopping impulses. Set aside the money you saved for the emergency fund. Contrary to popular opinion, frugality isn’t a bad word. Be creative; try to save money on your hobbies. [...]

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Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:38:00 +0000

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By: How To Save Money

How To Save Money — Wed, 28 May 2008 23:32:04 +0000

[...] Save Money on Hobbies – Back in college, I had a friend who collected Beanie Babies. She spent hundreds of dollars completing her collection. If you add up the value of that collection now, it’s barely a fraction of the money she spent. [...]

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Save Money on Housing — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 16:24:20 +0000

[...] how to save money. I recommend reading the whole Save Money series. Last week we looked at how to save money on hobbies.] Share [...]

By: Joseph Sangl

Joseph Sangl — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 02:22:04 +0000

I second running!

Also basketball is cheap!

I would say that running, basketball, and blogging are all tied as my most favorite, cheapest hobbies!

Fixing up an older house that we bought on the cheap is also going to turn out to be a cheap hobby that just might pay off handsomely in the future! (It is only a hobby if you like this type of work, however!)

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Thu, 13 Sep 2007 18:37:25 +0000

[...] out Lazy Man and Money for some great ideas for saving money on hobbies. My favorite inexpensive hobby: sitting in a lonely, quiet corner repressing painful childhood [...]

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Thu, 13 Sep 2007 18:37:25 +0000

[...] out Lazy Man and Money for some great ideas for saving money on hobbies. My favorite inexpensive hobby: sitting in a lonely, quiet corner repressing painful childhood [...]

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Money Links For 09-13-07 — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 12:09:58 +0000

[...] Save Money on Hobbies by Lazy @ Lazy Man and Money. Apart from these tips, just remember to not turn a hobby into an addiction. *cough* blogging *cough* note to self *cough*. [...]

By: DivaJean

DivaJean — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 18:57:55 +0000

I think looking realistically at what time and resources you have for any hobby is important too.

My biggest chunks of time available for myself and what I like to do (sew) are the 20 minutes each way from work. So I had to figure out what hand sewing projects I could try…

Then I looked at my resources- free fabric, chiefly muslins and cottons, from my uncle in law (he’s an upholsterer and brings me and my mother in law a car load full twice a year).

What could I sew on the bus using my free fabrics? I have taken up hand embroidery and made myself a small kit that I carry in my backpack everyday with a current project under way. I have made mostly small projects and made some quilted wall hangings that I have sold at my company’s twice a year craft sales. I have just finished a big quilt for myself (pink and white and black- very funky!) with embroidered 50’s dresses/fashions from bobbysocks.com (it was last years block of the month). I am now working on this years- as well as making memory quilts of our extended family’s trip to Maine this summer. I love to hand embroider on the bus, then after my kids go to bed, dig thru my fabric stash to piece together quilts featuring my work.

And lets face it- all I am buying for this hobby is thread. Embroidery thread is usually on sale for 5 skeins for a dollar and my machine thread I have oceans accumulated from a local fabric store closure (went on sale for 75% off- I bought a few years worth).

By: Tuesday is when I share good things. | How I Will Be Rich

Tuesday is when I share good things. | How I Will Be Rich — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 15:18:01 +0000

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By: Lazy Man

Lazy Man — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 14:01:45 +0000

TFB, from a financial perspective, I don’t know if I’d call children as a cheap hobby.

By: The Simple Dollar » The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Frugal Haircut Edition

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 13:31:25 +0000

[...] Save Money On Hobbies Right now, my two most expensive hobbies are my Wii and cooking. The Wii’s biggest expense is my temptation to get a new game for it, which rarely happens – with cooking, I generally produce a tasty product (like the honey wheat bread I made yesterday, for example). (@ lazy man and money) [...]

By: The Financial Blogger

The Financial Blogger — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:22:08 +0000

I found the perfect hobby: my kids!
They keep you busy day and night and on top of that, anything is wonderful for them. Therefore, you can have a ton of fun with very few bucks!
The only drawback is that you can’t quit that hobby ;-)

By: irina

irina — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 21:28:13 +0000

My balloon art making started as a hobby and now it is a full time job….. Actually it is a part-time full-time job..because I mostly work on weekends.. (I read your blog regularly and love it.)

By: Lazy Man

Lazy Man — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 17:45:53 +0000

The winners of the books should have them. The PR firm running the prize fulfillment received a damaged bag, so there’s be a hold-up in shipping that to the winner. I’m waiting for everyone to have received their prizes before I announce the winners. I simply don’t want to give the PR company or the book any attention until the prize fulfillment is completed.

By: The Div Guy

The Div Guy — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 16:34:46 +0000

Running is a cheap hobby and can keep you in good shape.

What ever happened to that book you were going to giveaway?

The Pats looked great! Should be a good game with SD.