Back when I was around 16 or 17 a comic book store opened and I took to it like a moth to the flame. The first store that opened in my community kept me modest. I read a very few comic books at this time. I was working my second job at this time. Then the first store closed due to the lack of business.
The second store opened and it had alot more selection and all of my friends went to this store so it was alot of word of mouth comic recommendations. The owner of this store let us order pretty much whatever we wanted and I was ready at least 30 titles a month from a bunch of different publishers. I mainly stayed with Marvel and Image. I read alot of the X-Men titles and I was big into Spawn by Image. So I developed a "comic book" habit. I was reading alot and spending alot. I quit going to the comic book shop after I got my first vehicle with a monthly payment and I discovered the local music store so I basically swapped habits, except music was cheaper, and I would buy some music every so often. I had to be reminded of my habit by a bunch of friends. So after that I quit going to the comic book shop except maybe once a month.
So what did I learn from this. Well I learned about debt and if you live beyond your means. But when you do not have alot of close friends and your anti-social a hobby can make your life a little easier. Reading and collecting comics did that for me. It was a release.
Now I am older and this was a life lesson.
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