What are fun, active, cheap hobbies I can take up in California?

Question

What are fun, active, cheap hobbies I can take up in California?

Answer 1

Try coin collecting. It doesn't have to cost you a lot. You can go to the bank and pick of a box of coin (whichever denomination you like) for exactly face value. A box of pennies is $25, a box of nickels is $100, a box of dimes is $250 and boxes of quarters or half dollars are $500. You don't have to buy the whole box. The bank can pull out whatever amount you like.

Once you get a box, you can go through and pull out the better coins (there are books to help with this or websites). You can pick up a coin album and try to fill all the holes (get one for each year) or just search for interesting ones.

The coins that you don't want can be returned to the bank and put straight back into your account (though it's often better to return the coins to a different bank (not just a different branch but a different bank) so that you don't search the same coins over and over). Everything you find will have been obtained at face value. You'd be surprised what people have found. Check out these links to see:
http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1902&whichpage=1
http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=11494&whichpage=1
http://www.foundinrolls.com/

Also check your change for interesting finds.

Some things to search for: wheat pennies, silver dimes, silver quarters, old coins, error coins, coins with the "S" mintmark - it could be a proof coin etc. There's always the chance that you could find a real treasure!

It's also helpful to buy a red book. It can help you price your coins and will answer many of the questions you may have.

OR IF THAT'S NOT FOR YOU...

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Answer 2

Like any hobby, it can carry your budget away, but there's ways around that. If uni students can manage to afford it, it's obviously possible! Look for your local SCA group here if you live in Northern California: http://www.westkingdom.org or here if you live in South California: http://www.sca-caid.org/
Cruise around the websites and you'll see the possibilities. There's fighting techniques, crafts, and plenty of service opportunities. There's fancy clothes to learn to make, and great food to eat :D Not to mention, a guy in armour can be pretty sexy.

Answer 3

I'd try tennis! It's a really fun and active sport and after you buy or possibly rent a racket, and get some balls I'm sure you'll find a lot of cheap of free courts to use!

Answer 4

Well, if you are in the greater Sacramento area, we have been trying to get a group together for a once a week meeting for fantasy role-playing games or possibly board games. Financial outlay is next to nothing as most of the people already have the books and extra dice. All you would need to do is bring something for yourself to snack on or be prepared to grab some local fast food during the dinner break. If you are interested, please feel free to contact me and we can set up something.

Answer 5

Swing dancing. It's fun, active, social, and is a life long skill. Check local clubs and social halls for lessons and open floors.

Answer 6

Hiking, backpacking, and biking are great things to do. You are probably surrounded by mountains, so why not take advantage of them?

There are pretty much endless possibilities of things to do in California, just find something you like doing, and do it (unless, of course, it is something like robbing banks).

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Answer 8

Hiking is free and beautiful almost everywhere. Same for bike riding. Those are two of my favorites.

Answer 9

riding a bike, running or jogging, skating, bowling, join a league at your local recreation center. playing tennis at the rec center,

Answer 10

Beaded jewelry is fun creative and they make great gifts.
http://www.allthatglitterscrystalbeads.com