What We Lose When We’re Priced Out of Our Hobbies. AI-Generated.
Hobbies serve as essential outlets for creativity, relaxation, and personal development in addition to being mere pastimes. Our lives are enriched in ways that often go unnoticed—until we can no longer afford them—by hobbies like painting, playing an instrument, woodworking, or even something as simple as reading. Many people are priced out of the activities that once brought them joy as inflation and living costs rise. In addition to preventing us from having fun, the financial barriers to hobbies represent a deeper loss that has an impact on our mental health, our sense of community, and even our sense of identity.
