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I dont know how much over 3 decades. I think it's somewhere around 1200 a year give or take a little bit. I do know that I am approaching the limits of my rolling stock and engines and less money will be spent on these. As a good model railroader I will always buy engines and cars. The last 8 years or so I have been fairly consistent with a few ouchie big ticket items along the way totally destroying the budget and requiring additional expenditure and labor in the salt mines to pay off the indulgences. Spouse holds the keys to joy or pain so one must plan carefully. I might acquire a specific brass engine one of these days but it is so expensive in the 4 figures that Broadway Limited or someone else is likely to produce it for a few hundred complete with DCC and Sound before I finish saving for the big brass. I dont see the cost of the brass justified anyhow. The money is best used towards paying off Debt. I see money as a tool and make plans ahead of time. Unfortunately that means scanning PDF files issued by RTR manufactors months before the items are due to hit the street. One advantage is sometimes prices drop on that limited run locomotive and you could probably get two for the retail cost of one 6-12 months of waiting. But you gotta be absolutely ready to get a copy on sight. It is nice to have just one trainset to enjoy or a 20,000 dollar home layout. There are many hobbies that costs money each month. I still say that running trains keeps one out of the ER and other trouble like the street. That is priceless. We ruthlessly cut down on big box retailers and other unnecessary expenditures in favor of the small stores like the Hobby Shop. Where I live there are alot of people who would go to a local fast food joint to get dinner on thier way home from work. I say fix dinner fresh in the kitchen and save the money. That is how we do it anyways.
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