The knowledge and experience you gain from those types of projects could pay for...

		freeplay on April 28, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Most interesting tech you built for just y... The knowledge and experience you gain from those types of projects could pay for itself several times over in the future. Reminds me of when I was getting into woodworking and my wife wanted a new coffee table. Why would we go buy coffee table when I could build it in a month and have it cost 3 times as much?

The story is priceless though, and I love handmade stuff.