Quote Originally Posted by FatalityPitt View Post
Yeah, thankfully I'm not spending myself into destitution (yet!), and I'm still able to save about 15-20% of my salary after food/rent/utilities/hobbies/etc.

$1000 just felt like a lot of money when I saw it, and I found it amazing that in 2010, when I started buying Transformers again; I thought it'd just be a passing craze and that I'd only buy my favourite characters, then move on. 7 years later, I'm collecting nearly every Generations deluxe figure as soon as it hits shelves (even ones of characters I didn't even like as a child). I think I'm becoming a completist, hahaha.
When you sit down and think about it, it's pretty scary just how much can be/is spent on toys and hobbies. I have spent several grand this year, easily. it helps to stop and think about it maybe realise I don't need to buy everything I see. Which is good because I don't' think I could afford that regardless of my income. I was certainly a lot more careful a few years ago about which toys I did and didn't buy, or where I bought them from.