Conflicting Interests?

Do any of you have multiple expensive hobbies?
How do you choose which one to spend your money on without making one hobby feel more important than the other? (don't want to hurt their feelings!!)
How do you keep your interests going when you have no money to support your "habits"?

I myself am very interested in Japanese street fashion and I drop hundreds for clothes. This summer though, my main focus is ball pythons. We shall see how that goes!

I collect art as well as snakes... the art buying has fallen to the wayside as the snakes are the priority. Once they become self-sustaining, and I see a day that can happen, then I will probably buy art again.

But my partner and I throw vernissages as well and curate shows, so we end up acquiring art in othe ways (trades and barter) so we still are increasing our collection even without conventional purchases.

My partner is an artist and we make custom lighting as well, so we are able to use that as well to barter and trade... just need to find someone that wants to trade snakes for lighting, that would be about perfect. :)

Bruce

Thats really awesome! What kind of art do you collect? what style? Any specific artists?
I don't think I will every really buy art since I am an artist myself. Although I really would like to start collecting architecture books in the near future (as it is related to my major).

Hobbies:
Snakes
Paintball
Music
Video Games
Building a Computer.

Huge Conflict....
Right now its Snake, Then Computer, Then Paintball and then the rest

Snakes, 4X4 Blazer needs a new tranny, paintballing, and what ever else I can get my hands on

Well my husband has many hobbies. His Harley, paintball,snakes,drag racing. How does he pay for it all. Well his dad finances the family racing. Paintball well he would rather play backyard ball then field ball. Oh i forgot his guns aswell He justifies that with they are for me instead of for him "home protection". It all comes down to finding the money. He wants to work on his harley he doesn't go out to lunch for a few weeks to pay for the chrome. It is benifical that riding season isn't year around up here in the thumb. It helps that i don't have any hobbies other than reptiles.

I am actually selling one of my dresses so that I can be well on my way to getting two more ball pythons this summer. Only $500 more to go D:

1. Snakes
2. Other exotic animals
3. Guitar-Related stuffs

1. Ball Pythons
2. Working to pay for Ball Pythons
3. Sleeping so I can work to pay for Ball Pythons
4. Eating so I can keep up my strength to work to pay for Ball Pythons
5. Driving crazy long distances to pick up Ball Pythons

No real conflict of intrest for me.

I'm into the Truck scene, so I modify my truck as well as play with reptiles. =P
My motto is "Spend wisely" Just gotta make sure finances are in the right places at the right times.

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Originally Posted by Slim

1. Ball Pythons
2. Working to pay for Ball Pythons
3. Sleeping so I can work to pay for Ball Pythons
4. Eating so I can keep up my strength to work to pay for Ball Pythons
5. Driving crazy long distances to pick up Ball Pythons

No real conflict of intrest for me.

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I hear ya Slim... I get hassled by my family for working 3 jobs... job 1 pays the rent, buys food, and jobs 2 and 3 pay for the snakes. :)

Just gotta prioritize.

My two expensive hobbies are Ball Pythons and tarantulas. When I don't have money for a ball I buy a T :D

My other expensive hobby is replica sword collecting-and I only go for carbon-steel, which makes it even more expensive! At least I don't collect functional swords, as they are usually more than $100.

Snake keeping isn't actually that expensive for me; I haven't paid more than $150 overall since I got Charon.

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Originally Posted by Kaorte

Thats really awesome! What kind of art do you collect? what style? Any specific artists?
I don't think I will every really buy art since I am an artist myself. Although I really would like to start collecting architecture books in the near future (as it is related to my major).

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I do not have a lot of pics of specific pieces, but I have a few home pics from our old place it gives you an idea of what we like.

But most of our stuff falls into art categories. Our couch is handmade from an old bureau, we have sculptures, handmade lighting, etc. As wall as wall art.

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...ruceoffice.jpg

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...vingspace3.jpg

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...vingspace2.jpg

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...ngroomwall.jpg

I like dark subject matter for art mostly.

Bruce

I see Ikea! lol

lets see i got snakes, then i got my gun collection, and my 1956 f100.
i also spend alot on fishing stuff

thats a sweet looking pad bruce!

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Originally Posted by Bruce Whitehead

I do not have a lot of pics of specific pieces, but I have a few home pics from our old place it gives you an idea of what we like.

But most of our stuff falls into art categories. Our couch is handmade from an old bureau, we have sculptures, handmade lighting, etc. As wall as wall art.

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...ruceoffice.jpg

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...vingspace3.jpg

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...vingspace2.jpg
Wow!!!! Your old place was beautiful :gj:
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...ngroomwall.jpg

I like dark subject matter for art mostly.

Bruce

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Ball pythons and concerts, mostly. -Shrugs.-

Good question...I kind of take turns dropping money on hobbies.
Pets, computers/gaming and dragon/fantasy collectibles are what I put the most money into. Depending on the month, depends on where I spend the most money.

Wow Bruce, your apartment is AWESOME! Besides reptiles, I thrououghly enjoy road racing/my car. I haven't been modifying it or going to the track lately, as it's my daily driver and I'm too old to be driving a track car on the street. Going to work on restoration, then buying a second MR2 for track purposes. Same with reptiles...time to hold off until I have a bigger place.

When I was doing the car thing, that took most of my money, then reptiles, then cars, now I'm holding off on both!

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Originally Posted by reaxion07

Wow Bruce, your apartment is AWESOME! Besides reptiles, I thrououghly enjoy road racing/my car. I haven't been modifying it or going to the track lately, as it's my daily driver and I'm too old to be driving a track car on the street. Going to work on restoration, then buying a second MR2 for track purposes. Same with reptiles...time to hold off until I have a bigger place.

When I was doing the car thing, that took most of my money, then reptiles, then cars, now I'm holding off on both!

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i do that also which is why my truck isnt done but i have a nice garage full of parts :D

I always find it hard to hold off making purchases. I should be better about managing my money 8D

Any links to your initial note on... OK, too lazy to look back... I think Japanese Street Clothing?

Music - Lyrics, Guitar, Singing, Performing
Literature - Reading, Writing
Dance - Pointe Ballet, Jazz, Clubbing
Ball Pythons
Cars - 240SX and Drifting
Tattoos, Tattoos, and more Tattoos
Movies
Sewing
Baking
Photography
Criminology/Law
Computer Games - Commander Keen, World of Warcraft
Sports - Skateboarding, Snowboarding, Hockey, Baseball, Soccer
And many many other things...

I find that my interests tend to go through phases and I tend to do one more than the rest for a period of time and then find something new

We I spend WAY more money on show cattle and supplies than i do on snakes...any day. I don't have to spend money constantly with snakes, like I do my cattle.

I hope its okay to post pictures of ourselves..
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3233/...750068.jpg?v=0
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1194/...b21f23.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3260/...5ce2c4.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3233/...dc2905.jpg?v=0
Sorry if this freaks anyone out. Usually I get a lot of strange reactions..
It is a japanese street fashion called Lolita (yeah kind of a crappy name :/)
Yeah...I have an entire closet full of these kind of outfits.

Guess that was a little to out there? haha

Kaorte, my fiance looked over my shoulder and he asked, "Does she make "lolita outfits? Can you get some of those?" Hehe, so we get it.

Right now, my most expensive hobbies are reptiles and falconry. Video gaming has gotten a whole lot cheaper since we game on the macs now and stopped making game systems.

With falconry, I spend most of my money on stuff to make equipment. I make all of my own perches, hoods, leashes, etc. But it starts to add up to more creative you get! Not to mention the gas money going back and forth to fields for hunting/trapping. But I love both, so what can I do? :rolleyes:

I play baseball in college, which consumes most of my time, followed by finding a job when I graduate, followed by Cleveland sports (tear), followed by ball pythons and devising plans to expand my collection and start breeding ASFs. Not too much really costs money, besides tickets to games, so I don't have much of a conflict in that sense

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Originally Posted by spygirl

Kaorte, my fiance looked over my shoulder and he asked, "Does she make "lolita outfits? Can you get some of those?" Hehe, so we get it.

Right now, my most expensive hobbies are reptiles and falconry. Video gaming has gotten a whole lot cheaper since we game on the macs now and stopped making game systems.

With falconry, I spend most of my money on stuff to make equipment. I make all of my own perches, hoods, leashes, etc. But it starts to add up to more creative you get! Not to mention the gas money going back and forth to fields for hunting/trapping. But I love both, so what can I do? :rolleyes:

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Actually, I do make a lot of my own outfits :3

Most of my hobbies aren't too expensive, and snakes are probably the priciest for me:
Snakes and other animals
Embroidery
My stuffed animal collection (second most $$ since I only collect realistic ones)

My partner/BF has the pricier hobby...but since it's his eventual profession I don't say much: Video Games. He wishes to be a designer, so he rents/buys many games to play, evaluate, and test out. :) We have a PS2 and an XBOX 360 elite as well as a top of the line design/gaming computer(his) and a very good quality game computer(mine).

The money for these interests is mostly saved/earned. I save up in a special 'critter' account for any vet visits, EQ, or critter food, and he earns 'game credits' by helping me out with various tasks. :)

I do SCA, so it's a lot of garb, plus armor and weapons for SCA fighting, and I have some swords, but only real functionals, no replica, or wall hangers. Some are hand forged by people who are re-creating the styles and methods of certain time periods.
I also have guns.. so mostly ammo there.
And having 7 dogs, 4 cats, and 2 blackthroats, and 2 tegus.. there's a lot of food, vet, time invested there.
Now I'm also doing wheel thrown pottery, and hoping to begin tilework. Luckily, I got about a ton(literally, nearly 2000 lbs) of clay for free, only have to recycle it. That's a LOT of time and work.

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Originally Posted by Pandora

Music - Lyrics, Guitar, Singing, Performing
Literature - Reading, Writing
Dance - Pointe Ballet, Jazz, Clubbing
Ball Pythons
Cars - 240SX and Drifting
Tattoos, Tattoos, and more Tattoos
Movies
Sewing
Baking
Photography
Criminology/Law
Computer Games - Commander Keen, World of Warcraft
Sports - Skateboarding, Snowboarding, Hockey, Baseball, Soccer
And many many other things...

I find that my interests tend to go through phases and I tend to do one more than the rest for a period of time and then find something new

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:bow::bow::bow:

Wouldn't happen to be in to older guys would you?

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Originally Posted by wolfy-hound

I do SCA, so it's a lot of garb, plus armor and weapons for SCA fighting, and I have some swords, but only real functionals, no replica, or wall hangers. Some are hand forged by people who are re-creating the styles and methods of certain time periods.

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WOOHOO!! Another SCAer! :banana: I used to be in it, since I was 4, but haven't been able to do anything lately because I can't drive and lost all the contacts that could. :( I miss it...and I still have a few outfits that fit me, just in case. :) I used to do archery, fencing, Embroidery, singing...all that fun stuff.
We collect swords as well...but only when we have the seriously extra money to pay for them.

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Originally Posted by Slim

:bow::bow::bow:

Wouldn't happen to be in to older guys would you?

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Uh... yes
But I cut off somewhere in the mid 20s lol

Yea... I have quite a few...

Starting my breeding collection
Growing chilies...just habaneros for now..both hydroponically and in soil..making the lights and systems for em get pretty expensive
Distillation. Copper is expensive!
Cars - My gtp is a money pit. No joke.
Making everything I have a mild interest in.
CB's
BIKING! - both road and mountain - Everything is so dang expensive!

That's a lot to obsess over, all at the same time, when you are utterly broke. So to answer your question on how I cope when I don't have enough money for them all: I just research and design them, hoping to some day actually follow through on them, lol.

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Originally Posted by Kaorte

I always find it hard to hold off making purchases. I should be better about managing my money 8D

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I feel you there. I can't count the amount of times I've been sitting at my computer, BP selected at the online checkout at a breeder's website, staring at my credit card. I've even entered all my information, and had my mouse hovering over the "confirm order" button, but I haven't let it get the best of me yet. Very hard to resist though.

I'm going to wait and make sure I can keep my first BP happy and healthy for a year before buying another. When the time comes to invest $200-$800 for a morph I'll be in a better position to care for it.

My hobbies go great together. Snakes and Motorcycles. I just wrap a snake around my neck and hit the interstate. By balls get all excited while traveling at 150mph.

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Originally Posted by Slim

1. Ball Pythons
2. Working to pay for Ball Pythons
3. Sleeping so I can work to pay for Ball Pythons
4. Eating so I can keep up my strength to work to pay for Ball Pythons
5. Driving crazy long distances to pick up Ball Pythons

No real conflict of intrest for me.

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Right on.. A man after my own heart.. I knew there was a reason I loved you.

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Originally Posted by Pandora

Uh... yes
But I cut off somewhere in the mid 20s lol

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Thats not older... Well not what Slim was hoping was older.. Sorry bro does it still sting... ya know being all old a stuffs?

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Originally Posted by Darkice

My hobbies go great together. Snakes and Motorcycles. I just wrap a snake around my neck and hit the interstate. By balls get all excited while traveling at 150mph.

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Please for the love of all that is ballsy tell me your joking...

My snakes and saltwater fish can conflict because they're both expensive and time consuming, but I manage. The fish are relatively cheap to care for when I am not upgrading equipment or buying a new fish, just like the snakes I guess.

My other big hobby is art, but that isn't expensive. It actually helps me pay for the snakes and tank.

I saw 3 low-rent Lolitas at the mall today while I was picking up snake supplies... I felt pretty edgy... I mean I actually knew what they were.

Usually I just stare and think "what up with them???"

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Originally Posted by Bruce Whitehead

I saw 3 low-rent Lolitas at the mall today while I was picking up snake supplies... I felt pretty edgy... I mean I actually knew what they were.

Usually I just stare and think "what up with them???"

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Chances are they were the "hot topic" kind. Lolita is pretty exclusive (kinda crappy I know) and many people try to wear the fashion with poor execution.
8D
Maybe one day you will see me and go "What is up with her??" I am thinking about wearing lolita to a future reptile convention, but I am afraid there might be too many "creepy middle-aged men"...if you know what i mean :hmm:

Hah, I wouldn't say "what up with her"... I would look at my confused friends, and say "you don't know nothing, that is a perfectly executed Lolita.... sheesh you people know nothing!!!" :)

Well i have a nice collection of time consuming and expensive hobbies (some rest at the moment):
1.: My pets, snakes, fish, rodents
2.: My bicycles, I own abround 15 bikes, 8 of them ready to ride the rest in parts, road racing bikes, time trial bikes, track bikes, fixies for every day, mountain bikes.... :rolleye2:
3.: Sports: Triathlon, boxing, Snowboarding, Fishing, going to the gym (that is the part resting by now...:D)
4.: Clubbing
5.: Music and collecting CD and vinyl, an addiction i got from my Dad who invested around 2 middle class cars in music
6.: Air guns
7.: Knives
8.: Tattoes

And just 24 hours a day to earn the money...:O

Computers and Snakes, and they don't really conflict, infact in the past year they've worked together...