I got back into the flying aspect of RC in 2013 when i bought my son and I the Syma X5c quadcopters for around $100. After my son left for college, I took over his bedroom and made that my hobby room. Still use half of my 2 car garage as well for my gas planes, soldering (if the wifes home), 3d printing, and storage. I try to buy a few models or kits when Hobbyking or Banggood has a big sale. Problem is technology keeps advancing so fast that stocking up on the electronics has proved to be a waste as I will want to use whatever is the latest, lol. With all the different
FPV goggles, different band Tx and Rx, fridge full of different lipo's, and everything, I could easily be over the $10k mark now! I dont have any regrets though. Better than if I was single and blowing money on booze, fast women, and whatever...