What are your Occupations/Jobs

[Anonymous]

I'm a structural engineer and project manager for a medium sized construction company. After 30 years of marraige and rearing a family I started back into HO railroading using my 40 year old track and equipment. I probably spend about $30 a month and rely on a lot of help from my 3 year old granddaughter. I'm more into creating the scenary and structures than I am into operations and my expenses reflect this.

[krump]

QUOTE: Originally posted by pschmidt700

I launched a new career late last spring as an insurance agent. It's going well; I was offered a promotion yesterday to sales trainer for all of central and part of eastern Washington. The money is especially good, and I'm on a path to retire in 14 years at age 55.
Paul Schmidt

Congrats Paul. (I hope I didn't mess up the quotation - new at that)

[Anonymous]

I've been a truck driver for the last 20 years. I've always been into trains as long as I can remember. I had a Tyco set I got for Xmas one year. I nailed the track to 4x8 sheet of plywood and played for hours. I'm 43 now. I had mentioned to my wife that when I retired I was going to build a model railroad,something I always wanted to do. That Xmas she bought me a loco and three cars and now she's a train widow. That was three years ago. I only work on my layout in the winter mos. as I'm too busy in summer. If you averaged it out I probably spend $25-50 a mo.

[Anonymous]

I'm a nures ane spend between $0-$500 a month depending on what i'm doing

[Anonymous]

I'm retired at age 58, and liking it better and better each day, As for dollars spent, well last year that would have been around 1000-1500 for the year, and I've been in Modelrailroading, both Euro and American since 1953, or about 50 years if my figgeren is correct.....D

[Anonymous]

I own a Mechanical\Electrical contracting business, spend around 700-1000 ann. ,the wife and I wish we had more time than money to spend on this hobby

Weave

[Anonymous]

What I do: Technolgy Wrangler (make the stuff work no matter what)
What I spend: More than I tell my Wife, but still less than retail

[Anonymous]

I am an IT Manager at a HUGE retailer. I have my model RR start-up money burning a hole in my pocket!

[bogeys]

I carry the mail. This is my fourth layout. I spend about a grand a year, although that may increase with all the new steamers coming out soon!

[krump]

QUOTE: Originally posted by emeraldisle

I've been in Modelrailroading, both Euro and American since 1953, or about 50 years if my figgeren is correct.....

...exactly how many years would that be in Canadian, given the exchange rate? Or, it's possible, that maybe I misunderstood you[:D] (happy retirement)

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by charliep

I'm a structural engineer and project manager for a medium sized construction company. After 30 years of marraige and rearing a family I started back into HO railroading using my 40 year old track and equipment.

If you are still using brass track and brass wheels on your locos, MAAS, a 2 oz, $3.00 paste, is a
good cleaner for both.

In the absence of that product in your area, a stronger cleaner, polishing compound(not rubbing compound) found in your automotive section. I use both products on nickel silver.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by krump

QUOTE: Originally posted by emeraldisle

I've been in Modelrailroading, both Euro and American since 1953, or about 50 years if my figgeren is correct.....

...exactly how many years would that be in Canadian, given the exchange rate? Or, it's possible, that maybe I misunderstood you[:D] (happy retirement)

I think the current exchange rate is around 1.25% so that would make 50 American years, 62.5 Canadian years. D@*%, I think I like the American years better.[:D][:D][:D]

[Anonymous]

i do a paper run and work at the garden shop on sundays and mow the lawns and i spend $300--to---$400 a year plus i get given heaps by my uncel so i get more like $800 a year.

Cody
12 Y/O

New Zealand

[dave9999]

I am self employed in construction. I specialize garages,sheds and decks. Alot of work here in Pensacola,
Fl. This town in growing everday, and everyone needs outdoor storage!

[MAbruce]

Treasury manager for a hi-tech company. I only get to handle a lot of money. [:D]

Between family, mortgage, car payments, etc., well, I'm not the type of person that the higher end MRR companies market to... [;)][xx(]

[Anonymous]

Graphics designer and digital printer. I spend about a $1,000.oo a year.

[Anonymous]

I own a Tile Contracting Company.An example of monies spent in the last year.
Ebay................................................................................4-500.00
Local(LHS).....................................................................3-400.00
Internet shop..................................................................5-600.00
Shows..............................................................................2-300.00
Local hardware/Lumberyard...................................150-200.00
For 2004 with all the new steamers coming out and wanting to start adding sound decoders to my fleet,it could be another very spendy year
lets see whats on the menu for 2004 shall we
Atlas -DM&IR SD9 sound equipped will run me 500 for the pair.
Atlas-Shay logging loco price unknown as yet
2-6-0 Mogul ( i forget who)
Sound decoders for
2-8-0 Bachman
RS-2 Kato(2 of them)
RS-3 Atlas (1 of them)
U25b Atlas (1 of them)
SD-7 LL (2 of them)
GP-9 LL (1 of them)
2-8-2 Kato(1 of them)

[Anonymous]

I am a Regional Govt Officer (U.K.) I overspend about 200 U.S.D. per month on my hobby much to the annoyance of my better half..
Income is around 28k U.S.D. per annum.

[timthechef]

As my screen name says, I'm a chef. I have a family and a mortgage. I make about 45K a year but I only spend about $40 a month on the railroad. (that's if I have time to work on it)

[Anonymous]

Heavy Equipment Oparator, Im just starting but have already put in my budget for $100 a month. this is just deveting the $100 I get to play with already. My wife gets $100 to so its only fair. Yearly Income depends on how much overtime I get through out the year, It ranges $27,000 - $35,000.

[JoeKoh]

I work in a wharehouse and drive a forklift.With mortgage kid etc dont spend too much on new ho scale stuff unless its really special.I got a lot of it before i got married.
stay safe
Joe

[jjbmish]

Electrical Designer, I spend $20 - $100/ month if the wife is in a good mood. Actually she is very forgiving when it comes to the trains. Keeps me home and out of trouble.

[Anonymous]

I am a Network Engineer. The days of making good money are over, but I still find time to spend money on this great hobby, if the wife does not spend it first.

[Anonymous]

I retired 3 1/2 years ago at age 57...shouldn't have really. I was an industrial plant manager, 37 years with the same company and earning a good wage.
"Overly optimistic professional financial advice" had me living just fine from my mutual fund investments.

Yeah, right.

My funds lost 40% of their value shortly after I retired ( long before 9 /11)....so....my income is less than half of what was planned.....and only about 20% of what I made when I was working.
A bit of part-time work here and there is also necessary.

Younger folks out there : Be careful ...DON'T LET your finanacial adviser put all your funds in one type of investment.[xx(][xx(]

Anyway, since I'd been in H0 over 45 years, and had "stashes" of scenic materials, car kits, building kits, scratch materials, etc.,I didn't need much new stuff. In the last 10 years or so that I worked, I spent around $500-600 a year on new stuff.
I now spend maybe $200-250 a year, but generally sell off $700-1000 of stuff I don't really need, so my net expenditures are in minus.[:)][;)]
regards
Mike[:D]

[JPowell]

Me? Active Duty Military in the New York Air National Guard; newly married (18 months to be exact), with a 6 yr old step-son, who btw loves to go "train watching" with me. As for spending, this year, about $300. Of course I had to buy some power tools so i could start building my benchwork, so those are included in my expenditures for this year.

[RedLeader]

I'm an Architect, and architecture is my main hobby. Guess MR is just an extention of it. Although I have position in a Design/Construction firm as Design Department Coordinator (Which ensures me a monthly check), I'm far for being rich, and as taxes keep rising, richness is further away each day. As for what I spend in MR; in times I just suspend all MRing activity for weeks or months when I must work in important projects that consume most of my time. Then the MR mosquito bites me and strat spending some bucks. I don't like posting ciphers, but I could expend about 10 to 15% of my salary on that stuff.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by train boy

I'm 12 so my jobs are leaf raking, lawn mowing, snow shoveling , dog sitting and baby sitting. I had to save for several months but I think i might have close to 200 dollars to pend at the Oklahoma City Train Show here in a couple weeks. my income is not large so my proggress on my new layout will be limited.

Alex in the sooner state

Well, I'm 13, so I have many of the same jobs( except I blow leaves (or shred them) and snow blow, ahh, technology[;)]). I can usually get around $40.00 every month or so. Got a big antique toy show coming up on sat., hope to get some good rolling stock and a locomotive if I'm lucky.

[Anonymous]

I'm a provider relations rep for KS Healthwave/KS Medicaid and photograph people and weddings on the side. I spend aroung 30.00-150.00/month
Ch

[Anonymous]

I retired 8 years ago, I have been doing volunteer work for the past five years, the last couple years I rework playgrounds, this is all volunteer work and I do it by myself. I have many hobbies that I enjoy, trains in the cold months, playgounds in the warmer months and fishing when I have time. Money comes in from the pension and S.S., but never as pay. My pay is the word of mouth from the kids when I work and rework a playground and they say "Thank You Mister" or I show them my train layout or take them fishing.

[Anonymous]

I go to sea for a living with the Canadian Coast Guard and between that , being a cub leader (Akela) as well as other responsibilities and gardening, I work on my railway.
Completion Date: When ever, It's a work in progress!

Remember the one who dies with the most toys, WINS!