I only do one hobby at a time as I am quite poor with a single income of a family of 4.
In 2002, I bought a motorcycle. The kids were still not in school yet and I found no time to ride, so I sold it in 2005.
I bought an RC airplane after selling the motorcycle. I have a 2 acre yard with over 100 acres of field behind it, thus I could stay at home and fly. I crashed it about 100 times before it was unrepairable.
I picked up the guitar again after that. I have a cheapie guitar that is extremely hard to play. The guitar isn't going to crash or get sold, so it's still around. I'd like to learn, but it's difficult without the cash for lessons or lessons available locally.
So, I needed a new camera for the family anyways. I was going to get a compact but started reading about photography while researching cameras and decided on a larger superzoom with all manual capability. So now a year later, I am still here reading and learning about photography. I'd like to eventually get a dSLR. Perhaps before I retire in 30 years I will have the funds to get one. Hmm, who am I kidding, I'll never be retired. I'll be working until I drop.