Frugal hobbies

[red92s]

I go to Borders or Barnes & Noble, spend $3 on coffee, then read books for a few hours.

[jamiefic]

I love meal planning and it saves on the grocery budget - I never really thought of it as a hobby until now.

[GREENBACK]

jamiefic
I think anything you do that you enjoy on a regular basis, and you aren't neccesarily obligated to do, outside of work qualifies as a hobby. If you save or make a few bucks doing so, then so much the better.

[GoodBuyGirl]

Outside I like to do gardening and fishing.
Inside I like entering sweepstakes and instant win games. It's a fun hobby that actually pays.

[osadg]

When I decided to get serious about not spending a few years ago, I took a good hard look at all the activities avaliable in my area that I had never experienced and realized there's a lot out there that you can do for free, or pretty inexpensively!
I scrapbook, but the old fasioned way of putting pictutes and notes, and momentos is a photo album, with all my own supplies, which costs a fraction of the cost of most scrapbooking things I've seen!
I also really enjoy being outdoors, so I go on a lot of nature trails, and hiking trails (also, with my dog!). I try to join some of the locally sponsored trail walks, clean up chores, and historical walking tours. I also camp a lot which doesn't require any new equipment, just gas! And I spend a lot of time floating on the river.
I love reading, and keep up on all the new fianciall advice books through the library, along with suggested reading lists of fiction.
I also enjoy going to all the free open nights at the local art galleries, and museums. I don't always like what I see, but it is enjoyable.
I am just learning how to garden and compost, but after the initial expense of planting, no more added costs.
I'm also a big fan of trying new foods, so I do a lot of cooking, which could get expensive, but I generally have everything I need for new receipes.
I also just recently started learning how to crochet. The needles were a gift, and the cost of yarn hasn't been too bad.
I've found that most of my hobbies, don't cost me much at all-but if there is a small fee, the reward I get out of enjoying myself is worth it.

[Ima saver]

I love to play cards, especially bridge. i can play mah jong online for free. I do some reading and I like to walk on my treadmill.

[amarowsky]

I had a hobby that got me into TERRIBLE debt. I bought a 1972 cadillac eldorado convertible. I wanted a cool car to put my buddys n' a couple of girls in and just kinda cruise around. Unfourtunetly everything went wrong with the car. Bought it for $3,300. and wound up putting almost $6,000.00 into it within 2 years of working on it. It was awful and it's still not done yet, i let people lead me down a path that they wanted for the car and not I. From it I have learned a lot and can only look at it as gain in wisdom. I was kinda screwed because it's a giant car that needed a lot of work on it. And I only have a 1 car garage, no tools, no knowledge of the car, and not nearly enough extra money to have it all done for me. Im in the process of either finishing the vehicle of Brooming it off at nearly a 70% loss (which i'd still be happy with) just to get rid of it.

Aside from that mess my normal hobbies are kinda middle of the road expensive, i love playing guitar, drinking at my bonfire with my buddies, and playing computer games. ( all my guitars are all paid for and i usually just drink bush light ). Computer games kinda get expensive but only when your buying a new computer that year, i havent had a new computer in like 4 years.

One hobby I really wanna get into (after i get rid of the cadillac and have some room) is carpentry. I'd love to learn how to make tables, chairs, mantles, benches, and especially how to make some guitars. Thats really what i'd love to do when i get the room and time to start it up.

[seattlemanicurist]

I don't have a tv at all, but I watch a lot of shows and movies on hulu.com completely for free. I also get books for 1$ from the used book store then trade them in when I am done for new books on paperpbackswap.com And I paint a little and sell my paintings on etsy.com and give them as gifts to people who like my paintings.