It is pretty fun, but to be honest not worth the money if you have to pay for the training yourself, especially if you don’t live near a good diving spot.

yeah, this is very true. I'd love diving tropical stuff every day but don't want to live where it's warm lol; where I live there are some crazy folks who drysuit dive all the time, but even then it's waaaay too cold for me. I want the water warm but the rest nice and cool lol