Retired maintenance technician for the USPS. I worked on the various mail processing machines used to sort mail. I invested during my entire career in the federal version of a 401K called the Thrift Savings Program, so I retired with a nice nest egg along with SS and a pension. Wife is a retired executive level employee of a major financial institution, so we are very comfortable in our golden years. She couldn't care less about my hobby but does enjoy the music!
My adventure into the wonderful world of audiophilia started in the mid 60's and I have been actively involved with it since then. I probably have about $25K in my current system and am pretty much done tinkering with it, because I'm very happy with the sound of it. Although my purchases have always been regulated by specifications and reviews rather than price tags, I've been lucky enough to arrive at my current system without ever spending more than $6K on any one component.