[morzh]

Well, during the film photography days we had a saying "Want you friend to go broke, give him a camera".

I can extend that to "Want someone broke, start him on a hobby".
And I absolutely agree, acquiring a set is the least expensive part of the affair. Most of the times. Except when the set is a Walton or one of those trendy things. Then the expenditures can sum up to about half to equal to the acquisition price.

Well....for our wives I can say that: think of it, instead of radios that could've been booze.