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Asked on Reddit: Can I justify an expensive hobby?
Financial experts recommend budgeting for costly hobbies by prioritizing essentials and using strategies like rewards and dedicated savings accounts, ensuring spending is sustainable.
- Recently, a Reddit user asked whether spending on an expensive hobby can be justified, and NerdWallet writer Kimberly Palmer covered the thread.
- Worries about diverting funds from saving or debt motivated general readers and Reddit commenters to seek advice on balancing spending on hobbies amid financial uncertainty.
- Andi Wrenn recommends ensuring essentials are paid before hobby spending, advising a separate hobby savings account and using travel rewards and sales to fund expenses, while John Jones suggests budgeting and exploring hobby monetization.
- Redditors were split on whether to splurge or save, with experts advising that planned, balanced discretionary spending can reduce household conflicts and fit financial goals.
- A range of Reddit anecdotes showed varied splurges, from cars to instruments, while John Jones, certified financial planner, urged reflecting on long-term goals and values when prioritizing discretionary funds.
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Asked on Reddit: Can I justify an expensive hobby?
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