If it wasn't for my Mom and Aunts obsession for owning the latest and greatest computer out there I wouldn't be in the computer business like I am. I'd probably be stuck flipping burgers or watching the register at a tourist shack...
My aunt bought a TSR 80, so my mom had to get one.
My mom bought a Commodore Vic 20, so my aunt had to get one.
My mom bought the Commodore 64, so my aunt had to get one.
My aunt got a 2nd, so we got a 2nd and 3rd
The the Commodore 128, Amiga 500, Amiga 1000 then we broke down and got ourselves a 286.
My first loan when I was 16 wasn't for a car, it was for a 386 33 mhz for $2,600. It had a 20 MB hard drive and 640k of memory.
I paid cash, $250, for my first car. A 1972 Plymouth Fury.
Funny thing is... I'm pretty strict with my kids on the computer as well. We give them 20 minutes each day to play.
Heck, when I was their age I was spending 18 hour marathons, sleeping through school or half the time skipping it... Oh, wait... I think I answered myself there