Hey all, I am new here and am quite certain I have a problem. Over the past 5 years RC has immersed itself into my life to an extent which I couldn't have foreseen. It enabled me to get a job doing things not too different from what I had already been doing at home, and as a result, gave me more money to spend. Unfortunately, though, RC has taken back a good portion of my earnings due to having no expenses to account for.
In the past my spending went too far, to the point where I had no money to cover a small $500 accident without dipping into my [meager] savings. And there I went, for the longest time without savings. That is, until the summer rolled around and I could work more hours. I built my savings up, and then disaster struck: the rear derailleur on my mountain bike broke, bending the frame at that point. Thus I knew I needed a new bike and wanted to fork over a decent amount of cash. $800 later, I had blown about half my savings (keep in mind I was working part-time minimum wage, and had summer school)
Yet again it went downhill from there. I felt compelled to maintain my brushless/Lipo superiority at the LHS I work at and splurged on items like 5s Lipos and MMM ESCs. And that is not to mention the oh-so-custom projects I had going on! Let me tell you, custom builds aren't as cheap as they can seem! A few hundred screws here, another few hundred screws there, some bearings all around, more materials, and of course tools all add up!
I'm not much of the type to seek external help, so over the last couple months I have managed to reason with myself - and as a result my hobby spending has dropped drastically, my savings account has been skyrocketing (relative to my income), and I've been talking and going out with a girl I am interested in. This is not to mention that Josh (jnev) has resparked my interest in mountain biking (remember the bike I purchased?), so I must say, things have been turning around.
If you would like you can call this a success story for the self-help treatment. Now please, take this with a grain of salt. Oh and Neil, if you read this, there is hope
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