gotta agree the job you do doesn't mean so much after all.
i used to spend more on bike stuff like 2-3 years ago while attending daily university classes and blowing cash for drinks, pizza and chicks ( not quite the same order
).
now i've got a nicely paid job in financial area, but when i look at how much do i spend on my car, mobile phone or just paing all the bloody duties to my country (taxes, social insurance which is simply killing here, etc) not to mention having a girlfriend (restaurants, dinners and eating outside
) i feel like i've no money left!
anyway i'm getting round to some changes in order to make my life simplier again.. not necesserally poorer, but healthier, calmer and more joyful (at least in terms of bike spendings;))
i also think that having a bike is not equal to riding a bike. i know guys who get tons of new stuff every year but they don't have time to enjoy it on the road. so what's the point, you can collect stamps as well. for me riding is the juice, not just having smth