[krylon]

> Or you could become a junior sysadmin right from the start and treat music production as a hobby with no intention of turning it into a career.

I know a couple of people who did just that. ;-)

I was slightly shocked how much money they invested in synthesizers and other equipment, but it was clear they did this for the fun without any intention to make a living from it. And other people have expensive hobbies, too.

Incidentally, most of them were actually sysadmins or programmers. ;-)

[shermanyo]

Yep, did just that: http://i.imgur.com/FYT3mKy.png

> I was slightly shocked how much money they invested in synthesizers and other equipment, but it was clear they did this for the fun without any intention to make a living from it. And other people have expensive hobbies, too.

I have a friend who fixes up old cars (old Chevys, etc... from '50s - '60s)

My rule of thumb is to spend less than he is each year :P