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Stamps & postcards vs Metal detecting

Stamps & postcards and metal detecting have 89% in common. Here is how they differ on time, cost and feel, so you can pick the one that fits your week.

WhatStamps & postcardsMetal detecting
Time a week1 hour a week3 hours a week
Who withOn your ownOn your own
You end up withA skill you got better atA skill you got better at
FeelsCalmCalm
To start$20$200

Choose stamps & postcards if

  • Cheaper to start
  • More of an indoor thing
  • Gentler on the body

About $20 to start, then about $10 a month.

About stamps & postcards

Choose metal detecting if

  • Costs more to start
  • More time outside
  • More physical

About $200 to start. Little or nothing after that.

About metal detecting

What you'll need

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Any two of the 396. You get the time each takes, what it costs to start, who you need and what you end up with.