# Please Help Me Find A Hobby, Preferably A Cheap And Productive One **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 13, 2019, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-find-a-hobby-preferably-a-cheap-and-productive-one/833913 "2019-05-13T18:09:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2019, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-find-a-hobby-preferably-a-cheap-and-productive-one/833913/41 "2019-05-14T18:52:21Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Just be sure to get [different puzzles with the same cut pattern](https://boingboing.net/2018/11/11/this-artist-uses-jigsaw-puzzle.html). 😉 I was searching on Twitter yesterday for jigsaw puzzles, and I found that. It’s awsome. > [@](#): > > I’m addicted to sudoku. My game is always open on my laptop. Have you tried Sudoku variants. I did [this book](https://smile.amazon.com/Cuckoo-Sudoku-Variants-Drive-Batty/dp/1454926236/ref=smi_www_rco2_go_smi_g3905707922?_encoding=UTF8&%2AVersion%2A=1&%2Aentries%2A=0&ie=UTF8) which has five grid Sudokus each being a different variant. It was great. There are plenty of other examples. I pointed the the Amazon smile site, which donates some of your purchase to charities, in my case Guide Dogs for the Blind. ---
**Author:** ![The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2019, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-find-a-hobby-preferably-a-cheap-and-productive-one/833913/42 "2019-05-14T20:00:23Z")
Volunteer as an EMT. It’s probably the most productive hobby you can have, and once you buy your uniform, it’s free! And even with the uniform, the station will often provide part of that for you and you just need to buy pants and shoes. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-find-a-hobby-preferably-a-cheap-and-productive-one/833913.md?page=2)