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A counter question to the guy who posted a similar question few hours ago, cause most of the answers weren't helpful for someone like me, who doesn't have much moneyπŸ˜….

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[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 41 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Drawing. A pencil, pen, eraser and paper are the type of stuff you could even steal from an office and people wouldn't bother. Drawing for fun is mostly about just doing whatever or doing caricatures, the latter are great because if it sucks then it's actually better πŸ˜†

Writing. Stories, reviews, fanfics, whatever. You posted here, so you already have everything needed. Literally any working computer will suffice if you prefer a bigger keyboard.

Going out and walking or jogging. Not to any specific place, just literally walking around the place you live, get to visually know the neighborhood. Not fun when it's too hot outside. Related to walking, bodyweight exercises. Not really fun, but you don't have to pay anything to workout. Some people make hobbies out of physical exercise, so ymmv.

[–] Yondoza@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

To add: if pen and paper aren't your thing you can create computer art with free programs like Blender. Or you can use something like FreeCAD to design objects that are easier bring into the real world via 3D printing or other machines available at most makerspaces (though those are materials and makerspaces will cost something).

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 2 points 3 weeks ago

That's assuming the computer even runs those programs, plenty of budget choices don't even support OpenGL3.

[–] cobalt32@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 weeks ago

To add: Krita and Inkscape are both excellent free programs for making 2D digital art.

[–] maltasoron@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 weeks ago

To add to the last point, you can find a humongous amount of instruction videos for any kind of bodyweight exercise on Youtube. Just start clicking around until you find something that works for you. Yoga or calisthenics might be a good place to start.