I'm the binge and purge type I guess -- one month I'll drop $200 or so... then I'll go "dark" for a month or two... and I'll repeat. I probably average around $1,000/year which is a depressing large percentage of my yearly disposable income... Father to twin girls, sole $ earner for a household in "affordable" California

. The fact that I come up with the creative financing to keep my hobby going shocks me sometimes

Other hobbies of mine have fallen by the wayside, this one -- and photography -- are the only ones that I seem to consistently keep going over the years.
But I gotta say the categories of the last couple of polls has made me feel like perhaps I'm not as afflicted as I thought, at least in comparsion to some of you gents -- so thanks for that!

Apparently, I'm only an "enthusiast" whereas I thought I was an obsessive compulsive hardcore diecast addict
