Sometimes  I wonder if serious collectors of things with actual value (as in, not just silly cheap knick knacks) are budgeting on a monthly or yearly basis or are just more likely to spend most of their disposable income on their thing.

I'm kinda neither of these things (serious, valuable but if I have my mind set on something (like a series of books or stuff) then I tend to scour ebay and buy a dozen things at once and then nothing for a year or ten, but at least I'm trying to not spend tons of money...

Or maybe I'm just bad at having real long-lasting hobbies.