If you're like me, you might want to know how people spend hundreds of dollars on devices like the iPad (
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When they may not need it, a better version will be available next year.
Such spending, to say the least, is frivolous.
However, even these technicians look pale compared to some different types of enthusiasts and collectors.
The hobbies on this list redefine luxury.
These people cost thousands.
In one case, millions)
Indulge your hobbies
We're going to put aside the obvious question of whether spending your retirement gold on the classic car collection and investing directly in these strange sinful pleasures is a wise investment.
Where possible, we will include tips on how to make these hobbies more affordable in case you try it yourself.
Photo: relax from picsBetsy, Germany, Md.
Indulge in ballroom dance.
In just one year, she spent $15,000 on the hobby, and she claims that it might actually be low compared to some extreme ballroom dancers.
"I know the ladies of the first studio who had the second mortgage in the house to pay for the ballroom course," she told us . ".
So how did you spend so much money on dancing?
The whole content of the game.
"The competitive cost starts about $1,500, usually $5,000, and $15,000 if cross-trades
"This is a country where" names "compete," she said . ".
At the same time, dance classes are held in Knoxville, Tennessee.
The place she lives in usually costs $60. 150 an hour.
This does not even take into account the price of ballroom clothing, as there may be thousands of people in ballroom clothing.
Still, Bessie has learned some useful tips to reduce the cost of this hobby.
She recommends buying ballroom costumes on eBay and recording your dance lessons as much as possible so you can spend more money.
Photo source: liza31337 talks about hobbies and few people are as strong as collecting comic books.
Earlier this year, a 1939 Batman comic was sold for more than $1 million.
It doesn't seem crazy enough, and the first issue of Superman costs $1.
5 million last month, broke the record.
So, who are these millions of people who buy comics?
According to ComicsConnect, the company that auctioned Superman comics, many wealthy entrepreneurs today used to be geeks when they were kids, and now they just want to spend their money on comic books.
"The customer who bought Superman comics is a cartoon fan.
He also bought some valuable books, but there is nothing closer to it. price]
Stephen Fisher, ComicConnect's founder, said.
When he's not selling millions.
Fisher is committed to creating his own expensive collection.
"I have been collecting comics since I was about 5 years old," he told MainStreet . ".
"I bought original comic art for about $100,000 and I have the most valuable movie poster in the world, a 1931 Frankenstein 6-Sheet.
Fisher didn't say how much he paid for it, but he said it was worth at least $1 million today.
But if you're like most normal people and don't have thousands of dollars to spend on comics, Fisher suggests you just buy what you can afford and like.
"If you buy something you like and stick to it for a while, you usually do a good job.
Sometimes the most expensive hobbies are also the most strange.
Just bring the Marge Feiden.
She now runs an art gallery in Manhattan, but in her 1990 s her biggest hobby was camel racing.
When she traveled to China's remote area near the Afghan border to "look for a man, her fascination with the unusual movement was even more strange, although during the trip, she also saw the camel for the first time ".
Soon after, she decided to go to Egypt and become friends with a family with horses and camels.
She rides her first camel, it's called Canasta (
Like a card game. )
Ferden was attracted to the camel race because she noticed that no woman was in the race.
"I feel like I have to join in," she said . ".
"I 've never been close to the first one, but I 've never been absolutely the last one to come in either.
"Every year, she spends thousands of dollars traveling from New York to the Egyptian Sahara.
She goes every three months on average.
For a year or so she decided to buy Kanas tower.
Although she won't give MainStreet an exact price, Feiden says she "gives the owner thousands of dollars a year" in part to pay for the maintenance of the animals.
She finally stopped the game.
She no longer feels comfortable because she travels to that place.
Photo credit: wildxplorsure, you can start a blog for free on a platform like Wordpress, but if you want to do it right, building a website can cost you one arm and one
When Lawrence chaining decided to set up his own dating site, he discovered this directly (Appointment)
Because he "thought it would help me find a girlfriend.
"Chernin has spent over $70,000 over the past year and a half to build the site.
"Almost all of the fees are for Google and Facebook ads," he said . ".
Now, he has thousands of members, but there are few advertisers yet, so he earns very little.
Still, he is very loyal to the site even with the cost.
"I already have a girlfriend but I will not give up on this site.
Photo source: Jenny Faber Duncan McCampbell has a deep and lasting love for the Minolta Handbook --
SLR camera focus
In 1985, he received his father's first graduation gift, and over the years, he managed to grab the few rare models on the shelves at high prices.
XM in particular-
The car model really touched his heart.
"This is the only time Minolta has ever tried a real professional camera.
Oh, what a big attempt this is.
"It's big, sturdy and beautifully shaped, more advanced than the Nikon or Canon F-series pro cameras at the time, and the price in 1985 was about $1,500," he said . ".
"They are a great business failure.
In my life, I have only been exposed to two of them, and I have these two.
"Every time he travels to a new foreign city, he searches in the store hoping to find the model.
He found one in the Netherlands and another in Tokyo.
Overall, McCampbell said he spent $35,000 on the Minolta camera series, including repairs, lenses and other accessories.
He also wanted to find something, but he said I don't know a more comprehensive collection yet.
"If you're a fan of dead tech, it's possible to follow Mike Campbell's footsteps in a more economical way.
Check out our old device slides and you can get something cheap.
Photo source: adkorteJoe Maddalena Collection Culture, simple and clear.
He bought the last signature of John F.
A letter from $38,837 Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln, $748,000 (
He claims to be worth millions today).
Not just a presidential souvenir.
Maddelena also owns Hollywood items like the hourglass in The Wizard of Oz, which he bought for $150,000.
Maddalena claims to spend an average of about $100,000 a year on collector items.
For Maddalena, the desire to collect began at a very young age.
"My parents are antique merchants in Rhode Island.
When I was traveling with them, I attended my first baseball card convention.
There are a lot of collectors in New England, but not enough shows, so, with the money I earned from my paper route, I started my first baseball card show on Rhode Island, he said.
"It got crazy and I added comic book conventions to the combo.
When I was 14 years old, I had over a million baseball cards, thousands of signatures, over 100,000 comic books and original artwork.
"Today, he is in charge of the profile of the largest Hollywood souvenir auctioneer in history.
Photo credit: Believe in group Chase, like any chase involving a lot of travel, can be very expensive.
On top of that, many storm chasers spend a lot of money on cameras and other devices to get footage.
Nevertheless, this hobby provides a thrill for adventure lovers.
As a website points out, there is a good chance that the Weather Channel will buy some footage you shoot while chasing the storm, but it is competitive and you may not make a lot of money out of it.
If you are interested in strange travel ideas, you can also consider going to places with ufo.
This is less dangerous than the tornado chase . . . . . . Of course, let's say the ufo won't come back.
Photography: nebraskascSome people may get the perfect brew.
Tony Harrison spends $2,000 a month or more on homemade beer (
Last year, he spent a little less because of the economic downturn).
Most of the money is spent on equipment that makes beer-bottles, hoses, and buckets.
Harrison spent $300 to brew the "imperial IPA," although he noted that it did produce gallons and gallons of alcohol.
While Harrison's hobby seems expensive for some, it's nothing compared to the cost of being a moonlight enthusiast.
As we have reported, the price of the Moonlight stills ranges from $12,000 to $250,000.
If you are interested in making your own drinks, please check the steps belowby-
Step guide on how to do the work cheaply.
Photo source: colbsAnders Brownsworth has been flying a helicopter for more than ten years, during which time he spent $30,000 on the hobby.
"It's a cash loss, but you can't beat it," he said . ".
"The first year I flew, I spent $10,000/year on the plane, which is basically the cost of getting a license, but I will never sit that much again.
Browsworth said he spent $750 at a time.
Walk around the helicopter, but he claims you should be able to drive one for about $200 these days.
"The real cost is to drive a turbo bird like a Bell 206 Jet Ranger," he said . ".
So, where is the best place to fly a helicopter?
"It's definitely California because it's legal to fly under the mountains and the Golden Gate Bridge.
"Don't believe it?
Just watch this video.
Photo credit: The Official CTBTO Photo Stream flying toy helicopter can be almost as addictive as flying real stuff.
Last Christmas, Vincent, from New York, got a "cheap but cool" remote-controlled helicopter worth about $30.
Vincent was amused by toys, but he was not the kind of person who started throwing money on this boring hobby.
However, it turns out that two of his friends are.
"Two of my friends were amused by this cheap little helicopter who went out and spent hundreds of dollars on these expensive helicopters and ended up almost filling up --
It's an addiction, "he said.
Every friend of Vincent now has four or five helicopters, hundreds of dollars each.
"But the problem is not just buying helicopters, the problem is the money they spend on repairs.
According to Vincent, so far each of them has spent about $4,000 on toy helicopters.
"Their hobbies are ridiculous if you ask me.
These are all adults, "he said.
If you are an adult and love the sound, you may want to see this new toy that works with the iPhone.
Photo credit: when you divide what you pay by the duration of the event, robotpotherskydiving is probably the most expensive hobby.
On average, the cost of a tandem jump is about $150.
250, the duration is less than a minute.
Some places will provide 7-
It's about $1,500, which is a better price but still expensive.
However, if you are really serious about the hobby, the best thing to do is to get certified.
It may take some time, but it will save you money in the long run.
We found a project that costs $1,500.
After certification, the cost per jump is less than $20.
Also, I think this is a good start to the conversation at the party.
I really don't know though-I don't jump or party.
Photo source: DuReMiJay Leno (
Fans of Conan, please keep booing)
Known for his extensive collection of cars.
He has owned several cars since 1900, including a steam rocket of 1906.
He recently told the New York Times that he was not going to be a car collector and that he had just started buying a car and realized that he could not bear to sell any of the cars he had bought.
It is not clear how much he spent on all the cars, but there is no doubt that there are now millions.
As the London Times points out, he has several cars worth more than $100,000 each.
In a way, it's hard to call it a hobby because the car seems to be Jay's acting child.
Image source: Alan light these gorgeous jewelry eggs originated in Russia, some of which are worth more than the House (or mansion).
In the last century, the Forbes family collected nine Easter eggs belonging to the Fabre empire of Russian Czar Alexander III.
It is unclear how much the Forbes family spent on eggs, but a few years ago, the nine eggs were auctioned to a Russian tycoon for $80 to $0. 12 billion.
That's a nice little nest egg.
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Sorry 44 now)
It may be worth tens of thousands of dollars one day.
But for some die-hard stamp collectors, their collection may be more valuable than their house.
There is a man in America. K.
Stamps worth £ 80,000 pounds have been collected for 60 years (
About $120,000).
Unfortunately, the collection proved too valuable, and earlier this year the thief broke into his house and stole it.
Photo source: Adam UXB Smith we might jump a gun to call it a "hobby" because the device hasn't actually come out yet.
But a company has released its first ever commercial jet pack for $90,000, claiming that people have moved aheadordered it.
Sounds like the ultimate middle.
The crisis of life has brought me benefits.
Give me a name.
Image source: jurvetsonFor those who don't know, Tibetan is a "high"
Players use the GPS system to find hidden objects in the world.
If you think it sounds silly, remember that there are now more than a million Tibetan pavilions in the base area. com.
This hobby used to be more expensive when the GPS system was just available, but now these devices are more common (
Even on some smartphones)
This fun activity has become more affordable.
Of course, if you really want to be frugal, you can do this in an old-fashioned way and treasure hunt in the backyard without GPS.
But doesn't that sound so interesting?
Photo source: the hobbies mentioned above by Jimmy jothe can be expensive, but most won't hurt you (
Only your wallet. )
On the other hand, bad habits are also expensive and much more expensive for your health.
Read our report on the real cost of vices.
If you remove some of them from your life, you may be able to afford an interesting hobby here.
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