I’m in my mid-thirties. Definitely not old enough to be old school. But just “wingin it” worked wonders. I got back in this hobby maybe mid-twenties or so. Things had changed. I was then spending hard earned cash. I moved and got rid of my tank. Started up again not too long ago and decided to go my-style old-school.Scott,
You are not old enough to be “Old School”. You hit the nail on the head when you said , “I feel this hobby has turned into a money machine and a workhorse”.