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<blockquote data-quote="Troll Slayer" data-source="post: 5369650" data-attributes="member: 97636">Enjoy the high that a good hobby brings man!&nbsp; Just don't let it overshadow your family because they'll actually be there for you, when the fun isn't.&nbsp; When it comes to your personal free time, it pays to trust your heart.&nbsp;Definitely dial back the spending a bit though IMO.&nbsp; I'm a compulsive game book buyer (in recovery) and as much as I like all my books, they take up a lot of space and 65% will never get used.&nbsp; Just the fact that you're asking if 2-3 books a week is too much, means somewhere deep down, you think that it is.&nbsp; When it comes to money, it pays to trust your gut.&nbsp;My most recent book purchase was a hard to find WFRP book via Ebay.&nbsp; The beauty was I took a week to mull it over and didn't even bother to bid until the last few hours.&nbsp; In the end, I got a good deal and my gut was telling me, &quot;Go for it!&quot;&nbsp; Plus during the time mulling it over, I was able to really dig in and decide whether the info in the book would be useful to my game.&nbsp; Do I want a larger Skaven presence in my campaign?&nbsp; Once I was sure my answer was yes, I made my bid and won.&nbsp; Taking my time deciding has been the easiest way to reign in my spending.&nbsp;In my experience, if you buy books impulsively one of two things can often happen:&nbsp; a) you lose interest in the game/character/campaign because of all the new cool ideas found in the new book, or b) you realize the book you bought is either badly written, or it's fun to read but you'll likely never use any of it.&nbsp; One of the worst things you can do as a GM is try to hammer new ideas into your game just because you spent money on a new book.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Troll Slayer, post: 5369650, member: 97636"] Enjoy the high that a good hobby brings man! Just don't let it overshadow your family because they'll actually be there for you, when the fun isn't. When it comes to your personal free time, it pays to trust your heart. Definitely dial back the spending a bit though IMO. I'm a compulsive game book buyer (in recovery) and as much as I like all my books, they take up a lot of space and 65% will never get used. Just the fact that you're asking if 2-3 books a week is too much, means somewhere deep down, you think that it is. When it comes to money, it pays to trust your gut. My most recent book purchase was a hard to find WFRP book via Ebay. The beauty was I took a week to mull it over and didn't even bother to bid until the last few hours. In the end, I got a good deal and my gut was telling me, "Go for it!" Plus during the time mulling it over, I was able to really dig in and decide whether the info in the book would be useful to my game. Do I want a larger Skaven presence in my campaign? Once I was sure my answer was yes, I made my bid and won. Taking my time deciding has been the easiest way to reign in my spending. In my experience, if you buy books impulsively one of two things can often happen: a) you lose interest in the game/character/campaign because of all the new cool ideas found in the new book, or b) you realize the book you bought is either badly written, or it's fun to read but you'll likely never use any of it. One of the worst things you can do as a GM is try to hammer new ideas into your game just because you spent money on a new book. [/QUOTE]

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