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Yeah, I definitely understand that. I certainly have things that I don't use as much as I hoped (I'm staring at a solar panel doing nothing leaned against my wall). For me, I really need the resulting "thing" to be something that I will use/be excited about.
That's why, for me, fixing stuff that's broken, upgrading stuff, or repurposing stuff you already own is good. Replacing a worn out jack is a relatively simple task that can turn an expensive brick back into a nice thing.
The tools you need are not a very long list. You can get a cheap, crappy soldering iron for $6, solder for $4, a crappy multimeter for $7, and one of those magnifying glass/alligator clip things for $6 from harbor freight. Despite being poor quality, a lot can be accomplished with just those tools.
I ended up buying a bench power supply for like $40, but you can just get DC power supplies from the bin of assorted cords at your nearest thrift store for basically free.