I am a maker with two thoughts/problems here.
1 - I love making stuff. Which often means tools, parts/supplies, and various resources. Those can add up! Is spending money on projects that don't really make money a silly thing to do?
2 - I do collect things for projects, much of it is free, other stuff isn't. But it's starting to add up too! And I mean in volume! My wife and I recently moved to a new apartment, and I was surprised by how much crap I have just for all my projects! Sometimes I get slightly wasteful just because I can't find or don't remember if I have what I need. :/
Financial situation: No debt, still in college, graduating in a couple years with an engineering degree, make not much money ($23k between the two of us), currently spend even less than we make. Have a kid, 1.5 years old, love of my life.