Yeah, it's a hobby, not a career.
Listen to an audio book and reload 200 rounds. You're not getting rich.
Listen to an audio book and reload 200 rounds. You're not getting rich.
There at least a third option, which is neither: a chore.
> You're not getting rich.
This is just a matter of degree. The point of the OC was that reloading was motivated by cost rather than ideology.
My point is that, even if an activity saves (or makes) cash, if it's a chore, at least some people will be willing to spend the cash to avoid it. Depending on how much an individual values, in dollars, chore-avoided-time that could have been spent on leisure instead, the activity may not save any money at all.
Landscaping can be both a hobby and a cost-saving mechanism ("chore") for the same person.
>> I realize that some participants may consider it a part of a hobby
My point is that, since it can be a chore [1], not a hobby, time is a relevant part of any discussion of cost, and omitting or dismissing it is inappropriate.
[1] or the strawman of a career, I guess