Before my son was born three years ago, I spent money like it was growing on trees and I owned an orchard.
I'd change cars every 12 months or so, a new motorcycle when something caught my eye, trips to Vegas, trips to the Bahamas, guns, etc, etc, etc.
Now that I'm a father with a son not old enough to ride on the back, I don't even own a motorcycle. I will again someday, just not today.
Now that my wife has made me wake up and realize that someday we want to retire(and afford college), I max out my 401k, my sons 529 plan, and try to put as much as possible in savings. We're also trying to sell a condo and buy a house...so a lot of extra money is going into a separate account for a down payment.
I've got more cars that I can drive at once, more guns than I can shoot at once, and more vape gear than I can use at once...so I'm making a conscience effort to make my hobby "saving money". KY_Rob isn't helping me with this...he just got some goodies in, and I need to pay him for my share, lol(enabler)!
Point being, hobbies change...and my #1 hobby right now is my son and my families future. If not for my son, and wanting to live long enough to see him grow up, I'd probably still be smoking.
