I'm not worried about my parents, they have their own grow going outside, (it's doing horrible, but still) I prefer to have my own plants, that way there's no arguments on who gets what.
I'm trying not to spend much money, the finished products are quite expensive, so they're out. The kits, unfortunately, are out of my league as far as my knowledge of electronics goes. It's not about saving money so much as trying out a new way to make myself exercise, like I said, it'd be a hell of a lot easier to get my lazy ass moving if I knew my plants were depending on me to do so.
(Also, I am a chick.)