As hobbies, I do wood carving, wood working and copper smithing. Been busy and haven't done any copper work in years. I've only done a bit of wood working as of late. One of my online friends talks about people only collecting tools, so in a way, that's what I do. I worked as a piecework mechanic for many years, and not having the right tool at the right time cost me money (wages). Even before I started carving, I started buying tools, because I knew that it was what I wanted to do when I retired (8+YA). Now that I have the tools, I carve when I have the time free from all the other stuff that comes up in life. I've also bult chests to hold said carving tools.
If you get to thinking you’re a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else’s dog around.