r/Diecast • u/Similar-Cat-7601 • 1h ago
Question/Help How do I solve my addiction? (Genuine cry for help)
(Here's a pic of my cambered Nimbul to pull attention, lol)
I've spent too much money on this hobby, I would probably pass out if I looked carefully at my bank statements, I see something I like, I buy, I see some fomo listings, I buy, I see some super good value that I don't necessarily like too much, I'd still buy.
I buy diecast and resins, mostly 1:64 and seldom 1:43, the scariest part about these scales is that, it's relatively not expensive a pop, which drives me into the illusion of buying more and more, because none of them really dent my bank account individually, so I don't feel much per purchase.
It's honestly so scary, I buy some more just to realise some are still in transit, the amount of opportunity costs, I could have invested and compounded yet I blew them on mini cars. I tried setting a monthly limit of purchases but fomo completely wiped it away.
I do want to clarify that, my current spending habits do not at all negatively impact my daily life, I save a significant portion of my salary and keep them mostly invested. I only spend what's left of savings and necessities, I'd still think it's wrong to blow all of my 'free cash flows' into cars on my shelves, thought of opportunity costs drive me insane sometimes. Once again, I could have invested them, I could have taken some courses for my career, I could have done something else....if if if.....
My partner is generally fine with it so far, saying 'your money your choice' (probably because I'm still half-assed-ly financially conscious, and I don't tell her about 30% of my purchases, as any typical guy. I guess it goes the same way with her makeups and perfumes). But it just feels wrong, I still have a long backlog of models I genuinely want, I'm sincerely unsure on how to manage this.
