Why do hobbies cost so much to enjoy?

[MUSICTOKU099125]

I am a Kpop fan and a gamer. You’d Have to be like Rich or super wealthy/successful to live like that, to enjoy the hobby. Cuz i sure am not!

I can’t afford my K-pop hobby, i can barely afford my gaming hobby.

For example: games cost like $50-80 nowadays and even on discount cost $30 and that adds up with how much you buy at once.

K-pop costs so much, especially when collecting photo cards, albums, and merchandise, etc. especially if you don’t live in Asia.

How do other people do it?

[blackgaletiger]

I guess why they are so expensive is the amount your investing into it that strains your bank account. Sure I like to game too but i would by my games second hand if its not something im willing to get into right away. If a hobby cost money in some form or another then it will cost a lot more, the more your willing to invest capital into it

[MUSICTOKU099125]

I can’t do any of that cuz i don’t have the option. Second hand is impossible for me.

[Chayce]

Prioritize something that actually has a real return on investment. I don't game anymore, but the only game I'd look forward to playing is GTA 6, but unless im running a server and making money from it, since I'm not a content creator, it's a waste of time. Strauss Zelnick the CEO of the parent company was asked if he was looking forward to playing it and he said "no... I'm not the consumer in chief". That should put in perspective how people operate in this world.

[Anonymous]

How are you affording your house and your car and your food and your insurance and your taxes if you're so worried about not being able to afford “K-Pop?”

[MUSICTOKU099125]

I live with my dad. I also don’t drive.

[HollyK21]

Because we live in a capitalist society. You picked hobbies in two of the most monetized industries in modern times.

[MUSICTOKU099125]

Because there’s nothing else…. Life is boring unless you have a career in something you love and is exciting

[HollyK21]

There’s plenty of other hobbies: working out, singing/songwriting, bowling, dancing, the list goes on and on.

[MUSICTOKU099125]

I hate working out. Even if i did, i have medical conditions. I love singing and dancing but you can’t make money off of it

[HollyK21]

Well, if you’re more specifically hoping to turn gaming into a career, then I’d say it’s less about passively funding a hobby more about investing into what you want to be your future.

[AI Opinion]

I feel this so much—being a gamer and a fan can feel like a wallet boss fight 😅🎮💸

What helped me is treating hobbies like a budget build. I pick a few “must-have” games a year, wait for big sales, and ignore fear of missing out. For K‑pop, I enjoy free content: streams, YouTube, digital music, and only buy one album or merch on special occasions.

Plenty of fans are broke like us; they just prioritize, go slow, and enjoy what they can, not everything.

[slatyb]

They spend what they can afford and go without the rest. You understand that your collection is unlikely to have any value in the future, right? Most collectibles do not. There is a short period when they are desirable, and then people move on.

[MUSICTOKU099125]

You clearly don’t have a hobby

[MUSICTOKU099125]

Or anything you like

[slatyb]

My hobbies: I travel to Europe two or three times a year. At the moment I'm on a month-long trip to Paris. We spend about $400/day on rent and meals and tickets and taxis.

I travel to play bridge a few times a year -- airfare, hotel, entry fees, meals.

I ski, that's relatively cheap because I get a season pass for $500.

I used to hot-lap cars on track. I had a prepared 1995 BMW M3. That cost about $1000 for three hours of track time over a weekend. Insanely fun thing to do.

Quite a few years ago I was flying airplanes at about $50/hour. Now it's closer to $150/hour or more.

[MUSICTOKU099125]

So you’re rich then?

[MUSICTOKU099125]

Bragger

[slatyb]

LOL. You asked if I had any hobbies, and I told you. I write software. That pays pretty well, plus I was partially paid in stock. I kept it all and the stock went up a lot.

[MUSICTOKU099125]

Stock? Not everyone can do stocks

Or do stuff like software and earn tons of money

[MUSICTOKU099125]

Why do people like you always make me feel like life is shit! Life is shit! Because I can’t ever get as successful

[AviatorTom]

It depends on teh hobby. Some can be very expensive, while others can be inexpensive or even free. How much does it cost to be a birdwatcher as a hobby?

[LazerBean]

I don't know about the kpop the ng, but for the gaming just buy games less often lol

[MUSICTOKU099125]

There’s so many games coming out tho

[MUSICTOKU099125]

I pre ordered so many games recently

[LazerBean]

That's just a spending problem, not a gaming problem

[MUSICTOKU099125]

You clearly aren’t a gamer if you can’t understand that.

[LazerBean]

My husband and I and both of our brothers are gamers. We also just have self control enough to be able to limit ourselves as needed

[MUSICTOKU099125]

How do you play games then? What do you even play?

[LazerBean]

Our brothers still play every night. We did too until we had a baby, and we still play once or twice a week. Overwatch, mainly. The kids play a bunch of random things, but we will only buy a game if we know they will be playing it for more than a month. Helldivers, deep rock, lethal company, repo. We've played a bunch of others too, but not very recently

[MUSICTOKU099125]

Ah, Overwatch, that’s a free game. And you only play multiplayer?

[LazerBean]

Yeah now that we are adults we pretty much only play multi. Although I do want to finish portal 2 sometime

[MUSICTOKU099125]

I only play single-player games. I hate multiplayer and I have no one to play with anyway.

[LazerBean]

Just play with strangers lol I do that a lot when they play a game I don't want to play

[MUSICTOKU099125]

Multiplayers are toxic asf and full of immature children and yes I’m talking about the adults too

[LazerBean]

So don't have your voicechat on? You literally don't have to hear them if you don't want to, so that is a non problem.

[MUSICTOKU099125]

It’s still not fun when you’re playing against other people

[LazerBean]

I don't know why that would be but whatever you say.

[rgb008]

How is K-pop a hobby, genuine question. Especially if you’re not a K-pop star

[MUSICTOKU099125]

Collecting merchandise, buying albums. Listening to the music.

So what is a hobby considered to you then?

[queenofcardio]

Most of save or earn more to keep enjoying our hobbies.

You can buy used games

[Kelly6]

@MUSICTOKU099125 All my hobbies are expensive too, but I still do

[MUSICTOKU099125]

How?

[Kelly6]

@MUSICTOKU099125
I collect high heels as hobby

[MUSICTOKU099125]

What?

[fishbone77]

Try having a real hobby.

[MUSICTOKU099125]

Wtf do you mean?

What’s a “real hobby”?

[fishbone77]

one that costs real money

[MUSICTOKU099125]

what’s real money? What about my hobbies makes it not a real hobby?

[fishbone77]

try golf or having a boat. that's real money

[MUSICTOKU099125]

I’m not rich! I can't HAVE HOBBIES LIKE THAT! CLEARLY YOU ARE THO

[MUSICTOKU099125]

Also golf is boring and a boat? What am I supposed to do with a boat?

[fishbone77]

you drive your boat on the water and get bitches.

[MUSICTOKU099125]

I hate the ocean, i hate the outdoors.

And considering you call girls bitches. I can immediately tell what kind of person you are

[fishbone77]

you sound like a loser nerd.

[MUSICTOKU099125]

You sound like someone who needs a good beating from your parents since you probably never got any discipline growing up.

[MUSICTOKU099125]

Your profile says you’re 49, which is even more pathetic considering how you’re acting Rn! Almost 50 and you call people losers and nerds like a fucking adolescent

[fishbone77]

ok nerd

[MUSICTOKU099125]

Wtf is wrong with you?

[MUSICTOKU099125]

You’re so immature

[Iron_Man]

Try golfing it’s expensive

[MUSICTOKU099125]

Only rich people or people in business/successful companies golf

[Iron_Man]

I golfed, but it was expensive. Tennis is so cheap compared to that.

[MUSICTOKU099125]

If you do something that expensive and can’t afford it, you’re an idiot or irresponsible with money

[MUSICTOKU099125]

Like i was talking about gaming and other hobbies. Golfing is 10x or more more expensive than those hobbies

[Iron_Man]

I can afford it. I’m just saying it’s a lot more expensive than tennis.

[MUSICTOKU099125]

So that means you’re pretty rich then

[RedInnocent69]

You have expensive tastes or the wrong hobby

[MUSICTOKU099125]

Wtf do you mean? What about everyone else who does em then?

[jahaims]

Lmfao you are just broke af

[Anonymous]

My hobby is free; I watch porn.

[MUSICTOKU099125]

Gross, tf?

[Opinion Owner]

Hey.. I think your hobby is gross. Kpop? really? what are you, a child? Who made you a judge?

[MUSICTOKU099125]

? Kpop isn’t a child thing, nor is it gross!

How is it gross? And why are you calling me a child for liking Kpop you troll!

[MUSICTOKU099125]

Also watching Porn is not a hobby. I wouldn’t even call it a hobby.

[Opinion Owner]

Kpop IS for children. It's crap music. You have the musical taste of a child. I wouldn't call it a hobby. blah, blah, blah. You missed the point entirely, so never mind.

[MUSICTOKU099125]

How is K-pop for children? You clearly never listened to K-pop! Just a hater! YOU SOUND LIKE A F**ING TROLL!

WHAT POINT?

[Opinion Owner]

You show your ignorance when you assume. I HAVE indeed listened to K-pop, and I don't hate it, I just think it's childish, crappy music. And by the way, you left out an asterisk when you were trying to politely spell F***ING. LOL

[MUSICTOKU099125]

HOW IS IT CHILDISH WHEN LOTS OF THE MUSIC HAS SEXUAL SCENES IN EM! YOU CLEARLY DONT LISTEN TO MUCH MUSIC.

[MUSICTOKU099125]

YOU ARE SUCH A TROLL

[Opinion Owner]

You're the one who keeps responding in caps, proving my point that you're a child. Now just go away and listen to your K-popsicles. The adults are talking.

[MUSICTOKU099125]

You’re a troll! Because you piss me off! How old are you? I’m 27!

[Opinion Owner]

I'm not wasting any more time with you. ta-ta