We're back from this weekend's Maker Faire, the third-annual event in San Mateo, CA . Our friends at Make continue to up the ante, bringing DIYers from far and wide to show off their projects at the ultimate geek county fair.
Any undertaking cost money. I love to build, collect RC or static display aircrafts as well as to fly them when I can. Since I am retired, I have to put limits to what I do. For anything budgeting is the key. If you know you are going to spend that kind of money, just don't go. I have avoided purchasing from places that charge unreasonably and there is always the internet and local hobby shops to compare prices. I have managed to collect a good number of aircrafts but I never broke the bank. My grand kids are enjoying them now and I managed to sell some of them. My apartment no longer looks like a hobby shop and I am still enjoying the building part of the hobby...
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