Fair points, I certainly don't want to imply that I build everything I use from scratch. I couldn't ever match the quality or waterproof usability of my boots o

Fair points, I certainly don't want to imply that I build everything I use from scratch. I couldn't ever match the quality or waterproof usability of my boots or build a bike frame. Although the latter might be a fun workshop to find... You touch on time being short as we get older. I completely agree but in a more general sense I think it is important to consider what hobbies one enjoys, who we spend time doing them with, and what refuels us at the end of the day. I find if I start to put a value on my personal time that equates my professional rate (physician, but not a high end specialty) nothing starts to make economic sense short of working really, really hard to avoid ever getting divorced. Do I garden with my wife, forage for mushrooms hiking, help out on a buddy's hobby farm for credit, or do I just work more and buy it after. Some stuff really doesn't make sense: I run a zfs nas, vps for encrypted offsite backup, self host services etc at some cost + the evening thing. A lot of this I started doing when I was a broke student that wanted to get into CS but it stuck as income changed due to enjoying it and a firm belief that the food industry and cloud offerings don't have my interests in mind. I haven't done the organic meat thing. It is a good thought! I pressure can broth from pork bones and culled laying hens that don't see antibiotics or exogenous hormones. I think next time I'll save the meat for this purpose! To your last point: our rule of thumb is a bottle of scotch/bourbon per 2 people per 4 nights. :)