Cost to start casting your own bullets (boolits): Just a little more on top of what you've already spent on reloading equipment.
Time spent on the new addition: more than you'll ever really have available, but who is counting.
Money saved by your new investment: NONE---Because you'll just start shooting a WHOLE LOT MORE for the same money spent.
Things that happen to you after becoming a caster:
---You'll never view a tire store the same way again.
---Your wife will plan shopping routes to avoid tire stores she knows you'll want to stop at. (It's ok--you'll find other new ones during the detours that you didn't know about before).
---Your forehead will gain a prominent wrinkle as you develop the "scrutinizing gaze"
---If you live in snow country, you will never use sand for weight again (my wife has about 150# of WW's in the back of her car
)
There are LOTS more, but why spoil it all so soon!
You'll find out...