What is a fun hobby that you can practice for a long time and don't need much money to do it?

1. Depends on if you like computers, but programming is fun. Not for everyone but fairly cheap to get started
   — NerdHarder615


2. Card tricks. I've spent hours of free time practicing and never spent more than £1 on a deck
   — A_Physics_Student


3. Reading. I guess it’s only fun if you enjoy it. Books are expensive to buy, but there are libraries!
   — wolverine-claws






4. Growing succulents! I know it might sound lame at first, but seriously, hear me out here. * You literally don't have to spend a cent on the plants themselves if you don't want to. Succulents can be propagated -- leaves or clippings from a "mother" plant will grow into a whole new plant if you give them the right conditions. Anytime I'm at Home Depot, I'll pocket the random lost succulent leaves I find on the floor. Take them home, put them on a piece of plain white paper in a sunny spot, and wait. Within a couple weeks or months, they'll start sprouting roots, at which point you can stick them on soil and they'll grow! Lots of people who have succulents will also happily give you clippings from their plants if you ask, especially older people who will usually have jade plants or something around. * You can plant them in pretty much anything, as long as it has drainage holes at the bottom (there aren't many ways to kill succulents, but leaving their roots sitting in soggy soil will do it). Cheap pots from Goodwill, build your own planter box, whatever you want really. If you have the right set of drill bits sitting around, you can even make your own planters out of pretty much any container you find lying around. * Because you can propagate your own plants, too, they make great low-cost gifts. I'll go to local thrift/pawn shops and find unique cute stuff (old teacups work well for this), put some drainage holes in, fill in some dirt and a few plants,and I have a gift for somebody that cost like $3. * Having plants in your house is a great way to show off that you're capable of keeping something alive, which is great if you want to trick people into thinking you have your shit together. * Not good at keeping plants alive? No problem. These guys thrive on neglect. Most of them don't like being watered more than twice a month or so, so if you tend to forget to water, they're perfect. Seriously, all you really need is a bag of cactus soil, a sunny window (South-facing is best, West works too), and whatever pots or planters you can find at a thrift store.
   — _MaddAddam


5. Drawing. You can easily spend less than $5 on a small sketch pad and pencils.
   — ink-cup


6. Listening to podcasts. You gain knowledge or entertain yourself as you will at a minimal cost
   — afrocircus6969






7. Disc golf. You can get a disc pretty cheap (~$15) at any sports store. I think Walmart carries them too but I'm not sure if they are any good. Then head out to your local course and go nuts. You'll love it until you have that one Ace that no one saw but you.
   — EnterPlayerTwo


8. Cross stitching is pretty cheap and fun. I bought a kit for like $20 and it's lasted me half a year. I've only had to buy more aida cloth and that's like $5.
   — crystallightmeth


9. Pick up a cheap Guitar and enjoy a life time of learning.
   — thestonez






10. It sounds lame but me and my girlfriend started playing Pokemon Go again recently, and it's made us go on so many more walks. We are active healthy people who go gym and play sport anyway but I think we've honestly spent so much time outdoors walking and talking, occasionally stopping to catch something every few minutes. With the additions to the game, it's become a lot more fulfilling and doesn't eat up anywhere near as much data as I thought.
    — IfYouRun


11. Star gazing. Anything nature really
    — khantzaey


12. Geocaching used to be my favorite (nearly) free activity as a college student. I haven't done it in a long time but I loved it when I did.
    — luv4vinyl






13. Crying
    — LelZFrDeyyZ


14. I used to kill a lot of time writing Wikipedia articles from free sources online. Lets you get very into a topic and learn a lot about it - also somewhat refines your writing.
    — hunter15991


15. Try wood carving. You only need a knife and a lump of wood, which you can find anywhere. There are alot of expensive carving tools out there but you can start with razor style exacto knife for like $5 and just replace dull blades instead of worrying about resharpening.
    — FD4L






16. Play dungeons and dragons
    — LilHondu