I am in that demographic and have spent hundreds of dollars on official D&D stuff (maybe $600?). I'm into five digits when you look at my entire expenditure on

I am in that demographic and have spent hundreds of dollars on official D&D stuff (maybe $600?). I'm into five digits when you look at my entire expenditure on table top gaming. I generally enjoy books and accessories for playing the game. I would consider paying extra for things like first edition books or limited run artwork. I am particularly drawn to anything rich in lore. I've spent easily twice that amount on third-party D&D related activities. Dice sets. Hiring artist to create visual representations of my personal characters. Buying Table Top Simulator. Going to D&D events. Bribing a DM with food/beer. That being said, the majority of the value I get from D&D are fan made given and shared for free. Custom campaigns my friends have ran. Stories about campaigns we tell each other. Bouncing around ideas for settings or NPCs. Artwork that gets passed around the internet. Min-Max and theory crafting builds that are posted in places like reddit. Without this I would have very minimal interest in D&D.