Hmmm, cam81, I see it as more of an addiction than a hobby, tantamount to perhaps putting $200 a week in a pokie machine, or having a fine Scotch habit...
I'm working on the CPL in the hope that one day I can be paid to fly. I sold my business to fund it, and it will be many years (if ever) before I earn decent money, and yet I don't regret it.
Meantime, I'd say if you fly once a week, and factor in the cost of maps, equipment and getting to and fro the aerodrome (depending on where you live, and what you fly) would cost around $250 a week.
Good luck,
GWAS
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