Your career field VS Your income VS Geographic location VS $$ Spent on RC

[DrKnow65]

A) I live in Colorado
B) back to being an auto mechanic (economy)
C) less than a year since I started this job when I lost my last one.
D) $80k-$100K (I am a good mechanic)
E) I have an $800 per month RC budget, but have been spending ~$1000 getting all the family set up to race on the weekends.

P.s. 36, married with 5 kids though 1 has moved out of the house.