when i was a student..all i did was dream of the x360. till then i had to resort to pc gaming..sharing with frens...buying all jacksparrow stuff even for the ps2 (obviously). but when i graduated, got a job..bought the x360 with my first pay (which was, fortunately 1 month + 1/2 pay as i joined the middle of the month). even though my first set died on me, got to trade it with elite. been buying games ever since, without being deprived of money, thank God.
nope, i don't make a lot of money..my pay is average for a fresh grad. and yes i have my own car to pay for AND my lcd tv to pay off.
about time..well i do enjoy the weekends with gaming, and i seldom game online (except with halo 3), but sometimes when i get back from work i try to sneak in a few hours of game time.
i'm not married yet, but my soon to be wife understands my gaming life (so much as to call my xbox my first wife

) so it should be no problem.
so far, i'm enjoying my life as an independent, original gamer. thank God for that!