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Ahh what an excellent read!

My name is Sid and I also have an addiction. Thankfully, I can put the blame for my addiction fairly and squarely on the shoulders of my lovely missus. Back in '06 she really wanted a Suzuki Swift for a car. Being Christmas time (not the best time to buy cars) I thought I would get her the next best thing - a remote controlled one. Off to the hobby shop I went, and home I returned with a brand new Tamiya M-03 swift.

Needless to say, she drove it once, got bored after 10 minutes, and then I had a drive..... Need I say more lol?

This year I have converted 2 nitro trucks to electric, bought 3 new trucks (and sold a few) as well as investing in 2 new aircraft and a 1/5 scale Baja...

Having just ordered an 80mm Medusa for a Christmas pressent for myself, I am now minutes away from placing an order for some new LiPos from hobbycity.

My poor paypal account is thoroughly abused, my missus can't understand why I can't stop, my friends, instead of deserting me are all looking over my whenever I take one of the RC's out, and the neighbors all hate me! They hate me because their kids all want RCs now lol :)

I never drank or smoked much before either, just couldn't see the point to it, but I am constantly amazed at how much I am able to spend on this hobby and feel good about it.

I've done something else that's interesting tho. I am trying to (as best I can) record all of my spending's in an excel spread sheet. I reckon it'll be an interesting read at the end of next year :) I just have to make sure my better half doesn't get wind of it lol.

Anyway, salutations to all you other addicts out there. I feel your pain :)

[rootar]

IM not addicted i swear i could quit anytime i used to race rc when i was in middle school got out of it and into skateboarding, bmx, and MX. i dont bmx much and i got the itch to get back into rc just over a year ago when we saw a race going on at a track in LA on our way home from a weekend of mx racing. It was ok at first, then it went down hill from there, i do have my limits i will never let my checking account drop below 1,500 when i get under 2k i start looking at what im not using anymore and it leaves.

My big problem is i have 2 veichles (still paying on my new car), a 16' all aluminum Pace enclosed race trailer (generator, AC,folddown bed, cabinets, the works), i have 2 fully built crf hyrbrid race quads, and one fully built 400ex that i play on and ride fmx with (none even have stock frames), and a 125 CR3 pitbike. Id say my RC's arent that bad when you consider i have more money in the 4 sets of carbonfiber beadlocks for my 3 quads (200 ea x 16!!!! ) i have litrally spent every last dollar ive made in the last 7-8 years on my hobbies and id do it agian, ive got tons friends who worked just as much as i did and dont have much if anything to show for it. My dad always tell me im "cheap" cause i dont like to spend anymoney on little things like going to the movies just going out with everyone, but inreturn ive bought just about anything ive wanted within reason.

this sums me up

Originally Posted by cdis

I never drank or smoked much before either, just couldn't see the point to it, but I am constantly amazed at how much I am able to spend on this hobby and feel good about it.

ive always been too cheap to waste money i worked for on something i couldnt play with, ride, or use alot.

[George16]

Originally Posted by cdis

I've done something else that's interesting tho. I am trying to (as best I can) record all of my spending's in an excel spread sheet. I reckon it'll be an interesting read at the end of next year :) I just have to make sure my better half doesn't get wind of it lol.

Anyway, salutations to all you other addicts out there. I feel your pain :)

I got rid of mine after seeing how much I was spending on rc .

[JERRY2KONE]

Well my name is Jerry and I have an addiction. Yes some of you have already read some of my story before. Growing up in the Philli projects and never having any money to play was a crappy way to grow up. I have wanted to get into this hobby most of my life, but just could not afford to. A few years ago eight kids later my wife heard me talking about the hobby and decided to release my demons and make my dreams come true. She bought me the EMAXX RTR kit with all of the usual starter trimmings for my birthday and I was hooked right from the start. I tried to tell her then, that she had no idea what she had done/started.

Luckily my wife is fully supportive and she also agrees that this is better then a lot of other things that a husband can get into for stimulous pleasure. I have never smoked and as some have already said I just don't get it. I joined the Navy at 18 and stayed drunk for the first couple of years, before comming to the conclusion that it was just as bad if not worse than smoking. So now I spend most of my hard earned Navy penssion on R/C stuff. In the three years I have been playing with this stuff I have racked up well over $20K just getting started in this. I still have lots of wants, needs, and dreams for motors, ESC's, and custom RCM parts like the upcoming Maxx center diff kit, and slipperential, so I dare say that there is no end in sight for me either.

The wife kind of knows, but she never really says anything, because she always knows where I am and what I am doing right here at home. AND now I have my two boys getting into this. I may well spend more than I wish to, but I am happy and having fun doing what all of us love. So yes I am addicted and have no plans on kicking the habit any time soon. I will be 50 in Feb and I figure that I will be involved in this one way or another until I can no longer see, walk, or remember what an R/C is. Life is too short.