How much money have you spent on this hobby?

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By yardleyq1987 -  Sun Jan 06, 2019 5:37 pm
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- Sun Jan 06, 2019 5:37 pm #327809

$624.39.. not including shipping, taxes, and supplies. My most spent on categories are VFT's followed by Sundews.. I created an excel sheet that shows my collection, date of purchase, and price. I really thought I was in the $200 range..oops.

Re: How much money have you spent on this hobby?#327810

By KategoricalKarnivore -  Sun Jan 06, 2019 5:42 pm
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- Sun Jan 06, 2019 5:42 pm #327810

I rarely spend money on plants. I mostly just trade with other growers. I do spend money on lights, soil, and pots though. No idea how much though.

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Re: How much money have you spent on this hobby?#327815

By ChefDean -  Sun Jan 06, 2019 6:49 pm
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- Sun Jan 06, 2019 6:49 pm #327815

A charged question with very subjective answers.
Over the years, with my failures and successes, I have kept it low-key. I would say over $300, but under $500, with the majority being spent on distilled water. I would say that I will definitely spend more in the future.
However, my wife has stayed mostly silent while I pursued this hobby on a small scale. But, if you were to ask her directly, she would likely say that I've done enough, and should stop spending money on water for goodness sake! (But she has bought me 3 plants herself. 1 Sarracenia and 2 VFT's)
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Re: How much money have you spent on this hobby?#327819

By yardleyq1987 -  Sun Jan 06, 2019 7:54 pm
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- Sun Jan 06, 2019 7:54 pm #327819

ChefDean wrote:A charged question with very subjective answers.
Over the years, with my failures and successes, I have kept it low-key. I would say over $300, but under $500, with the majority being spent on distilled water. I would say that I will definitely spend more in the future.
However, my wife has stayed mostly silent while I pursued this hobby on a small scale. But, if you were to ask her directly, she would likely say that I've done enough, and should stop spending money on water for goodness sake! (But she has bought me 3 plants herself. 1 Sarracenia and 2 VFT's)
Love that woman!

I second the expenses on distilled water. I'm paying 1.50 per gallon currently and I go through many during the summer. I have a rainy forecast coming up, so I want to start collecting rainwater to help ease water expenses. It's always good to have a supporter on your side! Here is my summary below:

How much money have you spent on this hobby?#327857

By Bob Beer -  Mon Jan 07, 2019 4:30 am
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- Mon Jan 07, 2019 4:30 am #327857

Okay seriously...do we have to figure in our monthly electric bills for the grow lights?

I work at a plant store so I get a discount...and one of my T5 units is a loaner. I initially bought a lot of pings but started trading mostly after that. And considering how many I’ve sold from my own propagation...maybe around 500? It’s probably wrong and I’m probably deep in denial!

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Re: How much money have you spent on this hobby?#327899

By riveraXVX -  Mon Jan 07, 2019 10:36 pm
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- Mon Jan 07, 2019 10:36 pm #327899

I'm not sure what we have spent honestly but I'd say probably around the $300 range a little more if you are counting supplies (lights/pots/trays/etc) probably closer to $500 but we tend to buy everything we can in large bulk for the future

Re: How much money have you spent on this hobby?#327951

By Jeeper -  Tue Jan 08, 2019 7:42 pm
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- Tue Jan 08, 2019 7:42 pm #327951

More than my saltwater reef tank days (which was a lot), but less than my antique wiilys truck hobby... I like expensive things...

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Re: How much money have you spent on this hobby?#327954

By bananaman -  Tue Jan 08, 2019 7:51 pm
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- Tue Jan 08, 2019 7:51 pm #327954

Quite a lot. But I've also been in the hobby for about a decade (I've been an ICPS member since 2009, and I started growing them before that). Between my lights and my plants and soil and water and shipping stuff to people for free, it's probably quite high. While I did get lots of my plants for cheap/free (either as gifts or seeds or trades), everything else adds up too.

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Re: How much money have you spent on this hobby?#328166

By Painley -  Sun Jan 13, 2019 4:55 am
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- Sun Jan 13, 2019 4:55 am #328166

A little over 500 probably and I have only been growing for 2 years. It's just super addictive. I keep finding myself shopping for plants.

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Re: How much money have you spent on this hobby?#376232

By bossota - Tue Mar 23, 2021 7:12 am

- Tue Mar 23, 2021 7:12 am #376232

I spent too much money, about $ 1,200. You think I'm crazy?

Re: How much money have you spent on this hobby?#376240

By DragonsEye -  Tue Mar 23, 2021 12:16 pm
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- Tue Mar 23, 2021 12:16 pm #376240

Honestly, couldn't say. Been growing plants for decades. Many plants have been purchased, others obtained by trade. With trade, does one include $ spent on postage? Then there is the $ spent on supplies and electricity for lighting, not to mention the light bulbs/fixtures themselves. So probably more than I realize or really want to know.

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Re: How much money have you spent on this hobby?#376546

By Cyber9 -  Sat Mar 27, 2021 4:16 pm
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- Sat Mar 27, 2021 4:16 pm #376546

At this point I don't even know anymore.

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Re: How much money have you spent on this hobby?#376574

By MikeB -  Sun Mar 28, 2021 2:33 am
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- Sun Mar 28, 2021 2:33 am #376574

I don't like to think about that number, keeps me awake at night.

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Re: How much money have you spent on this hobby?#377094

By GraceGraham - Sat Apr 03, 2021 12:09 pm

- Sat Apr 03, 2021 12:09 pm #377094

I spent too much money, about $ 1,200. You think I'm crazy?

Re: How much money have you spent on this hobby?#377100

By Adrien -  Sat Apr 03, 2021 2:54 pm
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- Sat Apr 03, 2021 2:54 pm #377100

Close to $2,000 in FTS purchases alone

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