SVsick50
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All that stuff is not cheap on its own, imagine trying to keep up with all of it.
:laughing I’m 45 and I train MMA, ride BMX and motorcycles. I have a family/career/mortgage. If I didn’t teach martial arts, I’d be spending so much money on that alone. I added it up one time:
MMA Gym for me: $117
MMA Gym for my son: $90
Karate for me: $90
Karate for my son: $150
Regular Gym for the wife and I: $80
That’s $527/month just on exercise. I’ve been able to work things out by me teaching and coaching, but it’s a gnarly expensive.
My BMX bike doesn’t take much but tires and grips, I don’t break parts often, but a good BMX bike is $1,500.
There’s no way I would’ve been able to afford this when I was younger. Add motorcycles and it’s just plain stupid. I don’t even MTB anymore. :rolleyes