Balancing card fever with real life

[mrvster]

my car sucks, and the rest, but i'm to addicted to t206 freaks

i'm in the same boat

[Cardboard Junkie]

Wow! You guys actually have cars?

[Sean]

Yes, I have a car. It's a 1996 Honda Civic with 337,000 miles on it, and yet I'm saving all my money to put towards the next REA auction.

[conor912]

Originally Posted by Sean

Yes, I have a car. It's a 1996 Honda Civic with 337,000 miles on it, and yet I'm saving all my money to put towards the next REA auction.

Hahahaha

[steve B]

Well, now I know how you guys manage it.

For me the cards always have to come second to the real life stuff. Letting the house or car go in bad shape to buy cards just isn't smart on the long run.

I sold a bike recently, nice profit but almost all of the money will go to house repairs.

I haven't sold many cards that would make a difference. The few I have sold I've turned into other cards.

Steve B

[HRBAKER]

For me when I am put in a position to decide between cards and the house or other family related matters, this has crossed over the line from being a hobby.

[KCRfan1]

I believe most, if not all, of us will put first things first and give priority to the things that matter most in life to us. Of course family, shelter, food, ect will all come before our beloved hobby. My original post was purely sarcastic, as I am sure some of the other light hearted posts.

[jlehma13]

Originally Posted by HRBAKER

For me when I am put in a position to decide between cards and the house or other family related matters, this has crossed over the line from being a hobby.

I think that about sums it up for me.

[familytoad]

I'm hoping to hear more about this topic (we have multiple hundreds of members here)
Doesn't have to get too personal

I am hooked big time on baseball cards.
This site gets a peek 5-6 times a day just so I can look at more cards.

I will admit to getting "grouchy" when unexpected stuff comes up that takes money from my hobby fund. It is easy for me to prioritize, but that mood is evident to all in my house hahaha.

Two weeks ago, One of our cats needed to go to the vet because he wasn't acting right.
$100 later, he felt better but I could only think about the extra bids I could have placed. Poor kitty!!

I guess I have been blessed with the ability to maintain a separate hobby account, which ebbs and flows when kitties are sick or healthy. That makes me laugh!
I asked all four of them, (and our puppy) this morning "how are you all feeling??"

Looks like I am headed to BST to look for more cards today!! No complaints from the zoo this AM!