There's nothing arduous about bread making when you use a slow rise. I make bread and pizza dough and bagels several times a week, for couple reasons: a. it's bloody cheap, b. it's damn easy for how good it is. The process is literally stir the ingredients together and put a lid on it for about a day.
8 bagels, 3 pizzas, or a nice loaf of sourdough cost about 27 cents total.
Just go down to your local library and get My Bread by Jim Lahey.