Buying stickers. I'm blaming someone for introducing me to this bujo/smash journal and now I just can't get enough of the mats and stickers keep buying and collecting them.
Currently still waiting another parcel to arrive while browsing for more stuff to get. 😭

Waste ? then will not mention diy desktop here

- indoor grow tent - full set with HPS lights and 6" carbon filter
spent almost myr 2.5k on it, in the end kecut bola, dont dare to grow full size

I collect watch and fountain pen boxes..

I love this hobby
So I don't think it's a waste money

Just brew coffee at home. Also read and watch on topics about coffee. I do lean on the hardware part of the hobby than the coffee bean and techniques (the hobby is really really deep to those that is not in the know)

collecting headphones and iems (earphones)

Most of them teach you how to draw. I rarely buy those with only picture without teaching you anything.

Hobbies that were an absolute waste of money for me?

There was a time that I collected US Silver dollar bills (hence the nick of this account), collected Grade A and Grade B certs. Spent loads on them thinking it would go up in price and even preserved them by making sure they were properly stored. In the end lost interest in it and sold it off losing near US$20,000 on it. Thankfully it went on to a good home to someone that is more passionate and better skilled than me at preserving it...... in addition to having more funds to blow on it because keeping it well preserved does cost a lot of money especially if it is to remain in Grade A.

I'm also an avid videographer. Currently into VR 360 videography and yup spent quite a fair bit on Insta360 hardware and that's in addition to the various drones, adapters and Macs that are used to edit. Mostly on food, cars, construction and travels.

Cars, oh yeah..... definitely spent a lot on cars and more specifically on car parts. Used to be into hot hatches and 4WDs. I spent RM180,000 over 5 years to modify a Land Rover Discovery to be similar specification to those used in the last Camel Trophy. Now no longer into offroading as it consumes too much time that I don't have and I prefer holidays that's a bit less adventurous. Hot hatches? Had several over the last 14 years, mostly kept them stock as was a firm believer Alfa Romeo, BMW, Ford and Renault spent millions if not billions to develop those cars and from the factory it was sufficient. Sepang Track days... those were fun. However what was more fun were those touge sessions up Genting, Ulu Yam runs and those Kuala Klawang runs. Loved those cars but other than the former Renault Megane never really felt particularly attached to them. Now no longer into hot hatches. Now cars as a hobby for me is a bit different, I like buying expensive cars that are broken (mainly BMWs and Mercedes) to fix it then hopefully get to enjoy it. Started by buying a BMW E89 with a blown engine, then rebuilt it using a donor engine from a BMW E90, updated and replaced quite a fair bit of parts and now it works. Definitely a money pit hobby but nothing beats that feel of open top motoring in a car you put in the wrench time to get it working again especially like this weekend I took a trip to look for 2 more cars to add to the 2 more project cars that I've yet to even start. I'm hoping these cars are special enough that in the near future it would start appreciating in value. Thankfully now I have a place to store them and also work on them as I'm attempting to do a Youtube and TikTok vlog on them.... hopefully can make some money off this.

Houses..... used to be into buying abandoned houses on the cheap and very cheap then fixing it up to flip it. This does make money but must have good people working with me. Used to enjoy looking for really old and derelict houses that I could salvage timber and furniture to incorporate into those project houses. I lost money on some, gained on some and more importantly I enjoyed doing this hobby. Recently bought a fire damaged house which I'm hoping to restore but won't be easy to restore in a short time unless I dumped a lot of money into it....something I don't currently have.

Traveling? That's the one thing that's making me depressed now is the inability to travel abroad for holidays. Let's just say I'll be a lot wealthier today if over the last 25 years I didn't have this hobby.

Latest hobby? I'm now a SPL and should be able to have my first solo flight very soon. Something I wanted to do for a long time but either never had the company, time or money to do it. A fun hobby but it's a very expensive hobby for the simple reason that flight hours is expensive, flight instructors aren't cheap and the courses needed to get the license isn't cheap as well. Having said that, though my current flight hours have always been with an instructor and mostly have to follow a very tight instructed flight it is still one heck of an experience and I'm glad it's something money can buy.

Magic the gathering...

Just got back into MTGA after 10 years away. Doing a draft a day everyday this month