**Weekend Daily Chat 17th/18th Oct **

postingalwaysposting

Ames wrote: »

I could almost cry at the amount of money I spent on stuff (it was a manic episode) and how little I'll get for it. I've got a set of hand made glass beads that cost me £21, I wont get anywhere near that now.

Me too Ames, I must have spent at least £1,500 on all my stuff (3 years worth) so far I have got about £400 back It was silly really as I wasnt that good at scrapbooking/making cards however what I did have I had fun with it. I am hoping to get at least £200 from what I have left here. I have now gone back (well I never stopped really) to the hobby I have always had and I will not be trying anything else new anymore, it cost too much :rotfl:

ZTD

It is important to not stop trying different hobbies/pastimes/sports/vocations. You may feel you have wasted money by doing what you did, but "enjoying yourself" is not a waste of money per se.

The trick is to try new things as cheaply as possible - if you enjoy it, then imerse yourself gradually. If you don't enjoy it, then you can withdraw relatively cheaply (though still with some expense).

Life costs money. Enjoying yourself costs money. But enjoying yourself is important.

postingalwaysposting

I do agree with you Z, and I certainly wont stop trying thing but I have learnt now to try things for a long time before jumping in head first where money/buy is concerned. The problem I had was I had just got out of debt so had some excess money and then it was the classic 'peer pressure'/you 'need' this item to be any good etc etc. I suppose its the same with boys and thier toys ie pc/computer games/console etc.

I guess hind sight is a great thing although you do learn through things like this. I am happy to have par taken in that hobby for a few year but its certainly an expansive hobby. Alas it just wasnt for me, or maybe I grew out of it, I will never know The hobby that I have always been doing is fairly cheap and also I have everything I need just here so it will be free for a few more years yet :T

However in line with mse I have decided once I am back form my holiday to set up a new email account and start comping/freebie grabbing. Maybe I can make that a new sideline hobby :beer:

Ames

Karom, I had a manic episode where I thought I could make money from crafty stuff. When I came 'down' I realised that I was rubbish at it. I did ok at craft fairs, I lost less money than most of the stallholders, mainly because my stuff was low value. But now it's just taking up space, so needs to go. One of my 'lines' sold really well, but I just don't have an outlet for it.

Z, you're right, especially about the doing it gradually! Luckily my enduring hobbies are quite cheap - I love learning, and can do courses for free at the local college. I love doing work to help the community, again that's free. Although my reading obsession is quite expensive, but I'm finding ways of minimising the cost - I've just discovered car boot sales, where books are 50p max. And I'm trying to resell them, since there are plenty of places to do that. Oh, and there's my writing, which just costs pen/ink/paper, although if I start seriously looking at getting published it'll start costing more.

Ames

Don't know why but it wont let me thank your last post Pap!

I want to try comping/freebying, I've had mixed fortune with the freebying, some good stuff (I keep getting some really good Jack Daniels freebies which are great for presents) and some bad (some new age religion books - when I filled in the form I thought they were sci-fi!). I keep reading how people have made thousands from comping, and since I spend so much time online I might as well give it a go.

Also want to try the free bingo/scratchcard things but need to look into it. Matched betting sounds good too, but even with A level maths I can't understand it!

ZTD

And if you buy books from car boot sales at a similar price to which you can sell them, you should break just about even...

ZTD

Vanity publishing is expensive - but less so with "Books on Demand" or similar systems. If you are good at it, you will make money...

Ames

I'm too vain for vanity publishing! I meant approaching agents etc. By 'costing more' I meant a few pounds for recorded delivery to get proof of copyright, then sending out letters and possibly sample paragraphs, and a tenner for the latest Writers and Artists yearbook. I've become quite tight fisted when it comes to hobbies (*hopes Lenny or Notty aren't around*). I've approached agents in the past and been told my ideas are good, so I figure for a few quid I might as well give it a go, although I'm fully prepared for rejection.

Ames

Well, I've listed another bag of books on Green Metropolis so I'm off to bed now.

postingalwaysposting

Night Ames I am still up though... Maybe I will follow you in a hour or so...