I think people over-estimate the need to spend lots of money to have good experiences. I spent lots of time taking apart super cheap old electronics from HAM ra

I think people over-estimate the need to spend lots of money to have good experiences. I spent lots of time taking apart super cheap old electronics from HAM radio meets and thrift stores. When you're a kid it's all new to you anyway so it isn't essential to do projects involving the latest and greatest. While the 20k$ project in the article is super impressive, it kind of has to be when one allocates that much cash to a side project. Seems like alot of pressure. I dont think more hours worked corresponds monotonically with financial well-being of descendants. Learning to get things done through creative use of limited resources is an important skill for making money too. There can be value in having to do some salvage instead of having everything pre-stocked. There is also no better way to appreciate the value of a tool than to first go without it.