Without putting actual dollar amounts in, here is how my spending has changed since I re-started this hobby around October of 2013: Since I only bought for 3 months or so in 2013, here is an adjusted graph showing what I might have spent if I had started in January: Needless to say, 2015 has been a busy year so far... ;-) (Note: I'm afraid to do a projection for the rest of 2015... or beyond...)
From 1957 to 2012, my graph would look like a 4-masted sailing ship. From 2012 to date, it would look like the RMS Titanic on April 16, 1912. Chris