What is old is new, and what is new is old.
The only aspect that I would also mention is the price of going to the movies now days, YIKES! 2 tickets, popcorn and soda will run a person, where I live between 50 and 75 dollars (USD) Too much for my budget.
Walter
It's absolutely ridiculous.
Spending money on recreation in the US - your dollar doesn't go as far as overseas. All I can say is hopefully try to geo-arbitrage your income. Bumbershoot used to cost $20 a ticket, last I checked it's a few hundred at least. Common wages compared to price inflation have really stagnated especially in the last two years.
Spending $50 on poker
can be like spending $50 on a four hour movie. I can lose $100 in a matter of minutes at blackjack even following the stats. Contrast to the $50 poker tournament my friend & I played the other day at a local card room for 2 hours before he busted out. He then moved to a cash game, bought in for $400, had his ups and downs but and played for another 90 minutes and when it was all said and done was down $12. So nearly 4 hours of play cost him $62, big deal. Fortunately, I made the final table in the tournament and cashed out for $100 – so counting my $50 tournament buy in it was net/net almost a breakeven (if you are counting us as a pair).
Simple things can keep me happy. Working out, thats free. I can go for a run. Eating Chipolete just as an example its $10 a burrito and it's delicious but taco trucks can be better and cheaper. Reading a book. I love reading. Books are cheap. You could spend dozen of hours on a book and pay $1 for it. Get it used. (Or torrent for free

). I play old video games that cost me like $10. That's literally all I would need... Maybe a nice espresso once in a while…

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Don't get me wrong, I have other hobbies and passions.