it depends. if I'm racing my rc cars I normally spend $20 on gas to get to the track, $10 on food and that's before it put a car in the dirt..but it's awesome. My air fleet even though i bash them,ca and clear tape goes a long way..lol after joining this forum last week I'm already looking $200 this month already on building multi rotor, and now i want to build a few planes for combat