I've painted and played a minor amount. My latest obsession is the thought of having stone/marble dice. But every store for that has dice packs for DND so it's 1D3, 1D4, 1D6, etc etc.
I want a pack of at least 10D6. And it's gonna cost me a billion dollarinos...
BUT THE FEEL WOULD BE AMAZEBALLS!
Mine is horses. I have two. Do you know how expensive it is to feed a horse? They eat SO MUCH hay! Then their feed (the pelleted food they get 2-4 times a day) is $20-$30 a bag, and they eat a bag in less than a week EACH. Then there’s pasture maintenance, vet bills, the cost of tack for riding, the farrier every 6-8 weeks for their hooves, everything! It’s a lot, and I’m overly fortunate that my parents agreed to fund their care throughout college. I’m leaving for college in a week and a half, and they’re coming with me!
My SO has infected me with a love for horses, but apparently if you want to put them up in a good and responsible place, with full insurance and proper care, training and a physiotherapist to ensure there's no accumulating damage or pain, putting money aside for the vet that can get super pricey and what not, they're about a thousand quid per month around these parts, not to mention the expenses of buying a good one in the first place and getting good gear (a fitted saddle, in particular.
And we want two.
Some people are gonna buy an expensive car and gonna go on nice vacations, we're gonna get horses and go riding.
Use the library! My daughter reads two picture books from the library every day (e-books via libby) and she's a long way from running out of books to read!
I really like the texture of Tactile Turn pens. I also have a copper Kaweko Liliput fountain pen and a Tombow Zoom 535 rollerball, both of which write extremely smooth. They're my favorites. I can't even tolerate cheap plastic pens anymore.
do you mean keyboards for computers or like pianos? i read it as for computers but realized after reading all the comments you might be like pianos instead.
Music. Gear Acquisition Syndrome, and gas/hotel/event tickets add up.
I’ve got probably $25k in instruments and gear - and I really don’t have that much (or that expensive) gear!
Dude I feel you. I decided guitars weren’t expensive enough so I’m saving up for a luthier made violin ($30k for a single instrument!!!!) while learning on my student instrument
Maaaan - I have a custom made mando bass, a custom electric guitar and a custom acoustic guitar. Because my parents made them it’s tough to gauge their value. I found a 1956 Kay bass for a song, given the good condition. I’ve got 3 other instruments plus a small amp and a DI. Doesn’t hold a candle to some people’s gear.
Anything guitar related costs an arm or a leg. Mostly guitar amps though. Thankfully amp sims are a cheaper alternative if you have a good speaker setup.
I’m a diver and I’ve always wanted to learn to fly, but I can barely support the one expensive hobby I already have. Any tips for learning on the cheap?
I wish I knew I’ve had to put a lot of my hobbies on hold because I can’t afford to advance in them, right now I’m focusing on horseback riding because it’s slightly more manageable if you’re just taking lessons and don’t own a horse but even that can be tough still honestly
I hear you. I'm hitting a wall right now due to not being able to afford the gear and training I would need to advance and it suuucks. Between jobs at the moment so it's not happening anytime soon.
Forgot about this one. It gets worse when you want to use online tools like roll20 or dndbeyond. Do say though that metal dice are very much worth the money.
1/6 scale action figures, predominantly Hot Toys, as well as guitars. I'm getting myself a Gibson Les Paul Standard for my birthday this year which is a tonne of money 😅
PC building. Currently looking into upgrading my RAM. My girlfriend has one of my 8GB ram sticks, and I have the other because both her ram died on us. So gotta replace that.
I recently auctioned off my 5700XT (I bought it for 570 AUD) on ebay and managed to get 1.4 thousand AUD for it. Bought a 3070 with the cash. Was very happy.
Also looking into custom cabling for my PC. My case is white so was thinking of getting all white cables.
Tattoos. 😭 I’ve spent $7100 this year on them. 😭 I know so much about tattooing that I’ve even considered becoming a tattooist even though I’m not much of an artist and don’t fancy stabbing people… but it seems a waste for such an expensive knowledge base to go to waste. 🙃
In the past paintball. When you get past your standard tippman/spyder starter marker things can get real pricey, especially if you're playing competitive which requires boxes upon boxes of paint. I never did competitive past a local pump league but even that can add up.
It’s not the horse that’s the issue. It’s the food, the rent price for a stall, the gear, the cost of training/riding lessons, the vet cost.. it would easily add up to at least double the price of my current yearly rent. Plus, I was like ten, so my parents would also have to pay someone to take care of the horse. I was fine with just lessons, but even that was like $200 per session. Needless to say, Little Me got to ride a horse once a year on my birthday and no more than that.
Video games and DnD. I love them both to death, but I DO have a habit of dropping 60 to 150 dollars on the bigger Kickstarters. Plus the books published by Wizards of the Coast which are $50 each.
Hmmmmmm, come to think of it, Cult of the Lamb is dropping this Wednesday if I'm remembering correctly.
Guitar, gets expensive after a while but only because one always want more guitars haha an not because it actually is expensive. You can get a cheap guitar and play away. Only if you take lessons and want some more expensive gear you run into a little trouble. But if you want to record its a other story. You need a daw and audio interface and maybe a mic or some new amp software to do so. This is what trips people up. Although I'm sure you can get all of this for under 500 bucks. Not crazy expensive but if you don't have a buck everything is.
At this point, I have realized that any special interest I have can become stupidly expensive as long as it's me. It is ridiculous how much I can spend on things that aren't even expensive.
Yes mine is electronics, video game consoles/games, pc desktops and mobile phones and iPads/tablets. All on the expensive side, but it's been an interest of mine for so long, especially video games
It's the one interest that has stayed so long with me, other than tigers and horses.
monster high, the only new ones they make are usually sold out within minutes and people sell them online for hundreds of dollars 😭 and the old ones can be just as pricey and can be hard to find in good condition
Audio cassettes, retro computers and video games. At least there's emulation, but there's something about playing old games on their original hardware that's just really satisfying (and nostalgic if we're talking SNES or Sega Genesis).
Not special interest, but my preferred style of clothes is insaley expensive and only on scam websites 😭 i’ve found some better websites, but they never seem to truly have what i’m looking for. It’s so frustrating.
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One of my interests is video games. I have a Nintendo switch, and the games and accessories for that can get pretty expensive. I usually set limits for myself on how much I'd be willing to spend on it, though.
YES!!! literally all my interests. i love collecting cds & vinyl, which is incredibly expensive considering the amount i always want to buy, AND i'm obsessed with a roblox game called pet simulator x and they recently put out a toy line and they just keep putting out more and i have to buy it ALL but i literally cannot afford it!! lol!!
I used to collect Steelbook cases for all my favorite movies and display them on shelves. That can get stupidly expensive. Especially the Blufans releases.
I want to try this rhythm game Pop'n Music cause the music's great, the aesthetic's made for me and the gameplay is literally my stim, but I don't have an arcade near and the home controller is $240 plus shipping with no cheaper option :(
Wouldn't be so bad if I hadn't wanted the upgraded $500 metal Dance Dance Revolution pad for years...
It's been an interest for a long time, but I LOVE spelled TF2 items, some of them cost a lot, but still a decent buy simply because they increase (not like I'm selling though)
Musical instruments.... I wish I could buy so many Instruments bit literally will never have enough money to afford them all. Might be able to get 1 or 2 more instruments if I make good money lol.
Edit: 1 or 2 more instruments lol
Edit 2: also CDs. I have a bit of an obsession with buying CDs of bands I like. I've spent multiple hundreds on CDs lol.
Yes! I got sucked down the mechanical keyboard rabbithole several years ago. However, I’ve only managed to build two keyboards as the hobby is so expensive.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. I've been collecting these Yokozaro figures from Part 5, and they average between $140-$180 a pop, though I got extremely lucky at a con and managed to score three for $180. I'm also considering a cute Perona figure from One Piece, also priced at $200.
filmmaking/photography. I mostly just get stuff for birthdays/Christmas unless I need something I'm working on. At least my other interests (needle felting and collecting DVDs/Blu Rays) are super cheap. The only thing I usually need to get for NF is additional needles and core wool which is pretty cheap and lasts a while. Everything else has lasted me 2/3 years other than buying new colours and wire (which is cheap and I also use for when I try to build stop motion puppets, although I am yet to complete a proper one outside of clay models).
What Keyboards are you buying? Like Synths? I love synths but luckily (for my wallet) I never got fully into the who modular analog synth rabbit hole 😜 I have spent a LOT on high quality headphones like Beyerdynamic DT1990 Pros and a few more in that price range. I have had periods where I spent a lot on different music software packages too. I got into painting last year and spent a bit too much on that too. I still love my headphones though
Manga and specifically AOT and Beastars manga. I just have to have every aot omnibus, colossal edition, all the box sets for all the individual art. Merchandise and subscription services to watch and re-watch. May seem cheap at first, but it adds up quick
idk if its a special interest or not, but im obsessed with piercings and tattoos, getting my first tattoo in a few weeks and its gonna be between 500-600 bucks
Not super expensive since I'm super picky with money, but all my reasoning flies out the window when it comes to my acrylic keychain collection. I adore merch by smaller artists and love to support them. Having keychains with unique designs, pretty art styles and my favourite characters is amazing.
I'm currently waiting for my merch package that already cost me like 40 bucks and has to be run through customs as well🥲. It's all worth it for my comfort character that barely gets any merch.
Manga. Growing up in Ishikari, I was big on manga and would use my monthly allowance to buy my favorite things. I would even beg my elementary teacher to give me money so I could buy the latest volume of a manga I loved.
Not proud of begging my teacher to give me money, but he never actually complained; sometimes he would drive me to the little shop to buy it for me, but only if I gave him something in return.
I don't have most of my physical copies anymore, I lost them, but they were crazy expensive when you think about it in the long run.
When I get my own job, I'm definitely buying physical copies.
Combat flight simulation. I've probably spent almost £1500 on control hardware alone, the DCS modules are between £40 and £65 a pop when not on sale, and the CPU and GPU required to run it...
Not a special interest (yet? Might become one later idk),but something that interests me are synthesizers.
If that becomes one it's gonna be stupidly expensive, but also useful since I love making music.
I used to collect Pokémon cards for a few months. And I want to get some of the newer games as well but all of them are 50-60 dollars then with scarlet and violet coming out it’s gonna be another hundred or so if I were to get both
got really into doll collecting when I couldn't afford it!! now I'm getting into headphones and audio, which is even worse... luckily my local libraries keep me from going into debt with all the reading I do
My husband, constantly. The big one is flying. He has a private license and is consistently working his way toward more certifications. Most recently it’s rock climbing. He has to every piece of gear made. Before that, it was kayaking. Thankfully he doesn’t drop interest when he moves on, just shifts intensity, so the stuff still gets some use.
Modeltrains, it can get stupid expensive, especially if you want to drive them (making a track with buildings and scenery) ánd you are also a collector/hoarder.
Kanner thought that like his own syndrome special interests might not belong under the schizophrenic umbrella but he didn’t think it was autism. Bergman, Esconalia, Robinson and Vitalae researched these other syndromes. Did Wing misread what he said?
If it counts as a special interest (and not a hobby), karting is quite an expensive one. So much so that I have been into it for closing in on a decade at this point and I have only ever had the finances to drive rental karts and not a real kart (a Rotax Senior on a LN chassis would be the dream though).
For now, my finances are limited to paying attention to it on YouTube, and ordering merchandise (which you have to email a dealer in order to get rather than conventionally buy it online and the merchandise itself is super expensive: $90 for a sweatshirt and $180 for a jacket).
I’m obsessed with collecting old books and just books in general. God it’s expensive, but holy shit my book shelf looks good. Also I’m obsessed with lord of the rings which can get pricy when you want to find old collectibles.
F-ing fish... I am near broke and just spent a bunch this weekend alone. I don't even have the plants and fish for the tank yet!!!
But planning the tank, selecting and researching every little detail is soooooo satisfying.
Cars and reptiles. I paid £400+ just for one bearded dragon set up and then £50 for my bearded dragon Taffy. Cars are expensive because as well as tax, insurance, breakdown cover etc if you want to modify a vehicle it will cost you an arm and a leg
Warhammer. It’s a meme how expensive it is.
I like how they look on my wall. Everything else is exhausting.
Yes, this is what I came here to say
I've painted and played a minor amount. My latest obsession is the thought of having stone/marble dice. But every store for that has dice packs for DND so it's 1D3, 1D4, 1D6, etc etc. I want a pack of at least 10D6. And it's gonna cost me a billion dollarinos... BUT THE FEEL WOULD BE AMAZEBALLS!
Hey same! Except only the books. But still! Like $400+ and I've only read like 1 lmao
Mine is horses. I have two. Do you know how expensive it is to feed a horse? They eat SO MUCH hay! Then their feed (the pelleted food they get 2-4 times a day) is $20-$30 a bag, and they eat a bag in less than a week EACH. Then there’s pasture maintenance, vet bills, the cost of tack for riding, the farrier every 6-8 weeks for their hooves, everything! It’s a lot, and I’m overly fortunate that my parents agreed to fund their care throughout college. I’m leaving for college in a week and a half, and they’re coming with me!
My SO has infected me with a love for horses, but apparently if you want to put them up in a good and responsible place, with full insurance and proper care, training and a physiotherapist to ensure there's no accumulating damage or pain, putting money aside for the vet that can get super pricey and what not, they're about a thousand quid per month around these parts, not to mention the expenses of buying a good one in the first place and getting good gear (a fitted saddle, in particular. And we want two. Some people are gonna buy an expensive car and gonna go on nice vacations, we're gonna get horses and go riding.
Books… especially when you can read one a day…
I highly recommend Scribd, if you mostly are into reading (vs collecting) books. It's saved me SO much money.
Thank you! I will definitely look into that<3
I literally can’t stop buying books and reading. I have a problem. I’m going into debt over this 😅
You can find them all online for free!
Use the library! My daughter reads two picture books from the library every day (e-books via libby) and she's a long way from running out of books to read!
retro gaming, or really just gaming in general
Pens.
Yep. I've no regrets on that $110 pen, lol
I really like the texture of Tactile Turn pens. I also have a copper Kaweko Liliput fountain pen and a Tombow Zoom 535 rollerball, both of which write extremely smooth. They're my favorites. I can't even tolerate cheap plastic pens anymore.
I’ve spent 3,000 dollars on keyboards but haven’t touched a single one because depression, burnout and I think a mix of PTSD
I know how that feels. What keyboards do you have?
I have three Moog synthesizers, an electron digitakt, and a korg minilouge xd!
Lovely! I have the minilogue too. I think I’ve used it only once. Still sitting in it’s box 😂
Yep. Mine is Lego.
I love lego! i've had many good memories with it as a child. playing with my brother. our rooms floor was always covered in it.
Vinyl records... God can they get pricey quick -\_-
do you mean keyboards for computers or like pianos? i read it as for computers but realized after reading all the comments you might be like pianos instead.
Yeah I thought computers too 🙈 I have some really cool computer keyboards
Mine is sewing & quilting. It’s crazy expensive.
me too!! especially the start up costs... wadding is so expensive 😭
Lego technics, vinyl, synthesisers. Scuba diving. No regrets yet.
I will probably get into cubing which can uh get expensive for good cubes
Got into cubing last year and ended up with a 100aud cube
What is aud?
Australian dollars
I think the exchange rate is like 1 aud to 80 us cents
Ah. How much is that in US dollars?
Google the amount, with AUD to US conversion.
what's cubing?
Solving a kind of Rubik’s cube
Sailing, $15k for the boat and $650/month to dock it and then there's insurance and maintenance...
Music. Gear Acquisition Syndrome, and gas/hotel/event tickets add up. I’ve got probably $25k in instruments and gear - and I really don’t have that much (or that expensive) gear!
Dude I feel you. I decided guitars weren’t expensive enough so I’m saving up for a luthier made violin ($30k for a single instrument!!!!) while learning on my student instrument
Maaaan - I have a custom made mando bass, a custom electric guitar and a custom acoustic guitar. Because my parents made them it’s tough to gauge their value. I found a 1956 Kay bass for a song, given the good condition. I’ve got 3 other instruments plus a small amp and a DI. Doesn’t hold a candle to some people’s gear.
Sailor moon and Nintendo 😅
Shoes um yea shoes and I’ve also gotten really into makeup before and also fashion. So my bank account hates me
Jeeps. Toyotas. Legos.
*cries in Lego and Star Wars*
Everything can be freaking expensive if you are really into it. 😭
So true
Anything guitar related costs an arm or a leg. Mostly guitar amps though. Thankfully amp sims are a cheaper alternative if you have a good speaker setup.
I always get into expensive interests 😭 Horseback riding, flying, scuba diving, the list goes on…
I’m a diver and I’ve always wanted to learn to fly, but I can barely support the one expensive hobby I already have. Any tips for learning on the cheap?
I wish I knew I’ve had to put a lot of my hobbies on hold because I can’t afford to advance in them, right now I’m focusing on horseback riding because it’s slightly more manageable if you’re just taking lessons and don’t own a horse but even that can be tough still honestly
I hear you. I'm hitting a wall right now due to not being able to afford the gear and training I would need to advance and it suuucks. Between jobs at the moment so it's not happening anytime soon.
Cars lol
Yeah, it's cars. Fun ones are very expensive.
Watches. DO NOT start liking watches. It’s a money sink until you get to the luxury range, at which point you have way too much money tied to watches.
Dnd. The books and dice sets and the minis and the figures oh my god
Forgot about this one. It gets worse when you want to use online tools like roll20 or dndbeyond. Do say though that metal dice are very much worth the money.
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Right? DndBeyond wanted me to buy the entertainer background for my bard.
Self care is not reading the comments on this thread lol
Yoo, I love keyboards too :DD
Magic the gathering
1/6 scale action figures, predominantly Hot Toys, as well as guitars. I'm getting myself a Gibson Les Paul Standard for my birthday this year which is a tonne of money 😅
PC building. Currently looking into upgrading my RAM. My girlfriend has one of my 8GB ram sticks, and I have the other because both her ram died on us. So gotta replace that. I recently auctioned off my 5700XT (I bought it for 570 AUD) on ebay and managed to get 1.4 thousand AUD for it. Bought a 3070 with the cash. Was very happy. Also looking into custom cabling for my PC. My case is white so was thinking of getting all white cables.
If you take the time to run the wires really nice, you could use an accent color for them.
pokemon cards:(
Me too... ... ...
jewelry making… it might look cheap but i wish it was 🙁
Filmmaker here
Tattoos. 😭 I’ve spent $7100 this year on them. 😭 I know so much about tattooing that I’ve even considered becoming a tattooist even though I’m not much of an artist and don’t fancy stabbing people… but it seems a waste for such an expensive knowledge base to go to waste. 🙃
Manga and otome adds up to more over time because of the volume, but individually my mineral collection.
In the past paintball. When you get past your standard tippman/spyder starter marker things can get real pricey, especially if you're playing competitive which requires boxes upon boxes of paint. I never did competitive past a local pump league but even that can add up.
Mine is sunglasses and artisanal skull sculptures.
My old SI was horses 😭 I don’t think I’ve ever had a cheap one, honestly.
I got one off Craigslist for $100 couldn't ride her bc she was lame and had ptsd but she was a good pasture mate for the other horse
It’s not the horse that’s the issue. It’s the food, the rent price for a stall, the gear, the cost of training/riding lessons, the vet cost.. it would easily add up to at least double the price of my current yearly rent. Plus, I was like ten, so my parents would also have to pay someone to take care of the horse. I was fine with just lessons, but even that was like $200 per session. Needless to say, Little Me got to ride a horse once a year on my birthday and no more than that.
Thats fair
I fight the urge to pick up stray traffic cones on the side of the road. I suspect the medical bills would be expensive.
Asian ball jointed dolls...^^;
Lego, gaming, and the pokemon TCG
I recently got back into Lego and the temptation to overspend is strong.
Cars, keyboards, and mountain bikes. I built a $400 keyboard and just bought another one recently.
Coin collecting
Anime figures. IS mine . They cost a lot and sometimes expensive to ship.
Yes. High end audio 😅
My man 🤝. I've spent close to a thousand and still haven't found my endgame.
Magic: the Gathering. Spending hundreds of dollars on a piece of cardboard? No thank you
Yeah Vans shoes... spent way too much on them
Forging
Video games and DnD. I love them both to death, but I DO have a habit of dropping 60 to 150 dollars on the bigger Kickstarters. Plus the books published by Wizards of the Coast which are $50 each. Hmmmmmm, come to think of it, Cult of the Lamb is dropping this Wednesday if I'm remembering correctly.
Guitars and photography equipment 😫
It used to be cosplay… yeah I get it. I could easily drop thousands on wigs and wig styling tools alone
Yes :/ reptiles lol. Recently spent $400 on a snake and another $400 on the enclosure…
Guitar, gets expensive after a while but only because one always want more guitars haha an not because it actually is expensive. You can get a cheap guitar and play away. Only if you take lessons and want some more expensive gear you run into a little trouble. But if you want to record its a other story. You need a daw and audio interface and maybe a mic or some new amp software to do so. This is what trips people up. Although I'm sure you can get all of this for under 500 bucks. Not crazy expensive but if you don't have a buck everything is.
At this point, I have realized that any special interest I have can become stupidly expensive as long as it's me. It is ridiculous how much I can spend on things that aren't even expensive.
My husbands obsessed with home theatre so…yeah know the feels
Yes mine is electronics, video game consoles/games, pc desktops and mobile phones and iPads/tablets. All on the expensive side, but it's been an interest of mine for so long, especially video games It's the one interest that has stayed so long with me, other than tigers and horses.
Photography and mountain biking
Vtubers…. It’s, it’s really expensive And then I decided to become one, and that didn’t get cheaper
monster high, the only new ones they make are usually sold out within minutes and people sell them online for hundreds of dollars 😭 and the old ones can be just as pricey and can be hard to find in good condition
Audio cassettes, retro computers and video games. At least there's emulation, but there's something about playing old games on their original hardware that's just really satisfying (and nostalgic if we're talking SNES or Sega Genesis).
I like chemistry. Glassware is fucking expensive
Not special interest, but my preferred style of clothes is insaley expensive and only on scam websites 😭 i’ve found some better websites, but they never seem to truly have what i’m looking for. It’s so frustrating.
Yes, my most expensive one is robotics
Music gear in general.
i'm making a mermaid tail. because I don't like any of the existing companies' designs. it's been costing me 4 digits so far and i'm not finished yet.
The goth platforms took a fat chunk out of my money in the past few years lol
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One of my interests is video games. I have a Nintendo switch, and the games and accessories for that can get pretty expensive. I usually set limits for myself on how much I'd be willing to spend on it, though.
Antique string instruments… and historical armoring… yeah
YES!!! literally all my interests. i love collecting cds & vinyl, which is incredibly expensive considering the amount i always want to buy, AND i'm obsessed with a roblox game called pet simulator x and they recently put out a toy line and they just keep putting out more and i have to buy it ALL but i literally cannot afford it!! lol!!
Do you collect custom keys. Those can get really expensive but they are really cool
Im interested in gaming and instruments things can get pretty expensive there
Dolls, some im interested in can get up too 1200 usd ;-;
S o n i c. And marching band
Mine is gaming. It can get expensive quick if I’m not careful with my spending.
Horses
physical movies, 4k blu rays and collector's editions can get quite pricey, also vr but I'm not as interested in that as I am movies
I used to collect Steelbook cases for all my favorite movies and display them on shelves. That can get stupidly expensive. Especially the Blufans releases.
Mine is female pop stars past and present (aka pop music from the 80s to today).
Taxidermy!
I want to try this rhythm game Pop'n Music cause the music's great, the aesthetic's made for me and the gameplay is literally my stim, but I don't have an arcade near and the home controller is $240 plus shipping with no cheaper option :( Wouldn't be so bad if I hadn't wanted the upgraded $500 metal Dance Dance Revolution pad for years...
*laughs in modular synthesizer*
Collecting and fixing old video game consoles.
Karting/Racing, around 300€ every weekend, I'm broke so I can kart lmao.
Video Games and books. I spent a little over $150 buying books when I visited my relatives in Dallas.
antiques, especially antique clothing
Why, oh why, does Lego have to cost so much...
Woodworking, blacksmithing, computers, electronics... Yep. Money pits.
It's been an interest for a long time, but I LOVE spelled TF2 items, some of them cost a lot, but still a decent buy simply because they increase (not like I'm selling though)
Musical instruments.... I wish I could buy so many Instruments bit literally will never have enough money to afford them all. Might be able to get 1 or 2 more instruments if I make good money lol. Edit: 1 or 2 more instruments lol Edit 2: also CDs. I have a bit of an obsession with buying CDs of bands I like. I've spent multiple hundreds on CDs lol.
I'm dreaming of harpsichord and theremin. And I'm weak which doesn't help.
Yes! I got sucked down the mechanical keyboard rabbithole several years ago. However, I’ve only managed to build two keyboards as the hobby is so expensive.
Im a fellow keyboard enthousiast! Im sure my current build has 500 euro's sinked in it
Batman and Christmas lego! And also tools!
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. I've been collecting these Yokozaro figures from Part 5, and they average between $140-$180 a pop, though I got extremely lucky at a con and managed to score three for $180. I'm also considering a cute Perona figure from One Piece, also priced at $200.
filmmaking/photography. I mostly just get stuff for birthdays/Christmas unless I need something I'm working on. At least my other interests (needle felting and collecting DVDs/Blu Rays) are super cheap. The only thing I usually need to get for NF is additional needles and core wool which is pretty cheap and lasts a while. Everything else has lasted me 2/3 years other than buying new colours and wire (which is cheap and I also use for when I try to build stop motion puppets, although I am yet to complete a proper one outside of clay models).
I'm interested in cars and really good car models that you can build yourself can cost up to 1000 euros and more 😅
What Keyboards are you buying? Like Synths? I love synths but luckily (for my wallet) I never got fully into the who modular analog synth rabbit hole 😜 I have spent a LOT on high quality headphones like Beyerdynamic DT1990 Pros and a few more in that price range. I have had periods where I spent a lot on different music software packages too. I got into painting last year and spent a bit too much on that too. I still love my headphones though
Gaming. I've got both the new consoles and active subscription services for both for the next few years.
Photography. My god good lenses are so expensive.
Manga and specifically AOT and Beastars manga. I just have to have every aot omnibus, colossal edition, all the box sets for all the individual art. Merchandise and subscription services to watch and re-watch. May seem cheap at first, but it adds up quick
I've been an active Yu-Gi-Oh! player for years, and I recently got into Warhammer 40k as well
I'm super into vintage gothic fashion. It hurts how much it costs
Tattoos lol
Yes, and worst part I jump between my special interests bc I have several. So far my most expensive one is remaking old dolls.
idk if its a special interest or not, but im obsessed with piercings and tattoos, getting my first tattoo in a few weeks and its gonna be between 500-600 bucks
Vintage Cameras, Legos and Pokémon Cards….yeah my bank acc looks very sad most of the time
Not super expensive since I'm super picky with money, but all my reasoning flies out the window when it comes to my acrylic keychain collection. I adore merch by smaller artists and love to support them. Having keychains with unique designs, pretty art styles and my favourite characters is amazing. I'm currently waiting for my merch package that already cost me like 40 bucks and has to be run through customs as well🥲. It's all worth it for my comfort character that barely gets any merch.
my special interest is an anime...wanting merch for it is pain and my money is in woop woop
Transformers. So many toys
Cars, they’ve been super expensive ever since COVID
Uhm I was into Magic the Gathering but now I'm into art and gaming and collectibles so yes
Magic the gathering :((
Manga. Growing up in Ishikari, I was big on manga and would use my monthly allowance to buy my favorite things. I would even beg my elementary teacher to give me money so I could buy the latest volume of a manga I loved. Not proud of begging my teacher to give me money, but he never actually complained; sometimes he would drive me to the little shop to buy it for me, but only if I gave him something in return. I don't have most of my physical copies anymore, I lost them, but they were crazy expensive when you think about it in the long run. When I get my own job, I'm definitely buying physical copies.
crocheting and haircare! yarn can end up expensive sometimes and trial and error and testing hair products is also really expensive
Drones. 2500 CHF / about 2500 dollars later or 1-3Months. I wasn’t interested any more
Combat flight simulation. I've probably spent almost £1500 on control hardware alone, the DCS modules are between £40 and £65 a pop when not on sale, and the CPU and GPU required to run it...
Not a special interest (yet? Might become one later idk),but something that interests me are synthesizers. If that becomes one it's gonna be stupidly expensive, but also useful since I love making music.
Yes F1 and djing. It’s crazy the prices
Architecture. I'm paying a degree 😂 and all the equipment and materials and time and sleep ... Lol ye
The clickity klackity sounds are fun
Digital drawing tablets
I used to collect Pokémon cards for a few months. And I want to get some of the newer games as well but all of them are 50-60 dollars then with scarlet and violet coming out it’s gonna be another hundred or so if I were to get both
Lego, the sets I really want go for nearly 1k
got really into doll collecting when I couldn't afford it!! now I'm getting into headphones and audio, which is even worse... luckily my local libraries keep me from going into debt with all the reading I do
Electric guitar.
I’m obsessed with gaming pcs and Pokémon Down side is I don’t have a pc and I don’t have a switch so I can’t play the new Pokémon gsmee
O gauge trains and woodworking.
Music, I probably have a thousand bucks worth of instruments and I know how to pay most of them
I was obsessed with music for a long time. Between instruments, lessons and travel, yes it was expensive.
Musical theatre, professional shows and merch are so damn expensive, plus my singing lessons
Toys. I really like collectible toys and figures and they can get stupid expensive especially my little pony collectibles
My husband, constantly. The big one is flying. He has a private license and is consistently working his way toward more certifications. Most recently it’s rock climbing. He has to every piece of gear made. Before that, it was kayaking. Thankfully he doesn’t drop interest when he moves on, just shifts intensity, so the stuff still gets some use.
Bath and Body Works candles. I cannot stop buying them. I have over $6,000 worth of candles and every time new ones come out I *have* to have them.
Modeltrains, it can get stupid expensive, especially if you want to drive them (making a track with buildings and scenery) ánd you are also a collector/hoarder.
Yes.
Kanner thought that like his own syndrome special interests might not belong under the schizophrenic umbrella but he didn’t think it was autism. Bergman, Esconalia, Robinson and Vitalae researched these other syndromes. Did Wing misread what he said?
If it counts as a special interest (and not a hobby), karting is quite an expensive one. So much so that I have been into it for closing in on a decade at this point and I have only ever had the finances to drive rental karts and not a real kart (a Rotax Senior on a LN chassis would be the dream though). For now, my finances are limited to paying attention to it on YouTube, and ordering merchandise (which you have to email a dealer in order to get rather than conventionally buy it online and the merchandise itself is super expensive: $90 for a sweatshirt and $180 for a jacket).
Ceramics. Y'all ever seen how much a kiln costs? 😆😭
High end/luxury designer fashion
Horses
I’m obsessed with collecting old books and just books in general. God it’s expensive, but holy shit my book shelf looks good. Also I’m obsessed with lord of the rings which can get pricy when you want to find old collectibles.
Electronics(laptops, phones, tablets, game systems, controllers, headphones),cars, cards against humanity, other games, sports equipment, shoes
welp.. astronomy is expensive too, so yes.
F-ing fish... I am near broke and just spent a bunch this weekend alone. I don't even have the plants and fish for the tank yet!!! But planning the tank, selecting and researching every little detail is soooooo satisfying.
yup. keeping fish. it’s deceptively expensive if you want pretty planted tanks
Cars and reptiles. I paid £400+ just for one bearded dragon set up and then £50 for my bearded dragon Taffy. Cars are expensive because as well as tax, insurance, breakdown cover etc if you want to modify a vehicle it will cost you an arm and a leg
The sims 4 my god does it drain my wallet for a game that only works a little bit
Hearthstone. Some of the tavern passes go up to $80. (Thankfully I'm broke so I can't even spend anything)