Let’s say I go on a long weekend holiday and stay a couple of nights in a hotel and eat out several times. This would cost me several hundred dollars. At the end of the weekend I had a good experience, it was fun and it’s back to work. The money is spent and I wouldn’t be able to recover the funds.

What if I get excited about playing drums and want to continue learning to drum and join in drum circles, performances, parties, drum and dance classes and meet cool people? I could buy  a djembe that I enjoyed playing and it would cost several hundred dollars.

The money spent on my djembe is still in the drum.  If  I  want to upgrade to a better drum or lose interest in drumming, most of the time I can sell the drum for  the same price I paid for it. Djembes hold their value because of their unique hand made quality.

So for me, I look at the purchase of a djembe as a low risk investment in my learning and enjoyment. The value of a djembe is beyond the initial price I pay for it. The joy continues to flow from the drum every time I play it.