Piracy saves money if you’re already paying for subscriptions. Self hosting adds another way to save money.
But I can’t pirate salt water aquarium fish and corals.
yet
No fishing pole?
Landlocked state. Best I can do is pond, lake, and river fish, definitrly not corals. I would like to try bryozoans in my freshwater tank.
Plant and micro life terrariums do seem cool.
You’ll need a bigger tank, but Bull Sharks make it up to MO.
Fr tho blue gill and the like are fun. Cats you get too big too fast unless you have >50gal.
I have a 75 gallon with loaches and and angelfish as the bigger tankmates. There is one large synodontis and some of the plecos are getting rather hefty.
Papa Loach, the smaller of the two finally got in a good photo spot to measure him recently:
Damn! I did not know loaches got that big. That’s impressive!
Dojo/weather loaches do. Most types get to a good size but I think these are the biggest.
Spending money on hobbies is fine, change my mind.
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there has to be a list of hobbies one can try that cost practically nothing:
Solving Rubik cubes (a high quality speedcube is about 20$)
Crocheting/stitching (needles and yarn after cheap)
Writing (free)
programming
… (please expand if you have any ideas)
Writing (free)
Maybe if you only write in dirt with your finger. Orherwise you need writing implements and something to write on.
Actually free things you can do:
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Walking/running
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Stare
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Singing
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Collecting rocks
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Stare
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Sleeping
For walking/running you need proper shoes.
Pretty sure people were walking and running long before shoes ever were invented.
yhea, but it takes years to develop your foot skin to be tough enough for that.
met someone who lived barefoot, his feet were something else.
let’s just say, it isn’t trivial to go back to a life without shoes.
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“needles/yarn after cheap”
That’s a lie. My wife is into knitting and crochet, I’ve seen $300 purchases for yarn only, for just one dress. Not to mention $50-100 needles or swifts or yarn caking tools
true. but I wanted to focus on the cost of entry. not the cost ceiling.
I could walk into a store and get all the materials/tools needed to make a scarf for about 10$. although I could if I wanted to, get expensive yarn and pay 10x or more.
Not no-cost but cooking, gotta feed yourself anyway might as well have fun with it
Cooking is cost negative relative to eating out. You just need a decent kitchen and plenty of free time
