This financial guru would disagree- he thinks hobbies are bad. http://www.daveramsey.com/article/do...ney_budgeting/

I gotta admit, the article really made me feel guilty about spending ANY money on hobbies, and I primarely do parkflyers, but they can add up just like anything else. While I've curtailed hobby spending A LOT since my glow flying days, it still pains me to think what I've spent over the years. I can't bring myself to quit, otherwise I would- it's just too much fun! On the flip side, I think it's dumb that people will balk at anything over $50 for a plane because that's what an Air Hogs goes for at Walmart. We've never had it better price wise, look at prices of planes, engines, radios back in the 70's and 80's, then adjust for inflation!