What's your profession? Age?


Just thought after the "how much is your system worth" post that it would be nice to see what all these people do to get $80K systems, and perhaps how long it takes. I'm a 29-year old economist for the gov., just completeed my Ph.D. last month, and my system is at about $10K. Just a pup hoping to keep upgrading...
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Now 64yo retired. Living the life with my wife. Civil/traffic engineer for 40 yrs.
Got a deal I couldn’t refuse. A demo 250k system for 80k (less the components I had).
I’m a lucky, lucky man 😁 🇦🇺
I'm 61. Retired Law Enforcement Officer (34 years worth + 8 years active Military Law Enforcement = 42 freaking years) as of April 2020.....perfect timing. I have a mere <$14,000 into my system but it serves me well...I'm not going to go nuts about it but it is enough.
I’m 51. I’ve been in the energy space for several decades. Think Enron (non regulated) and local electric utility (regulated). I didn’t work for Enron, but I transacted with them. Now I buy fuel for power plants. My system is modest - $5k-$6k - but music is my love. I don’t care if I’m listening on my rig, cheapie earbuds or a Bluetooth speaker. It’s all good. 70s, 80s, 90s & 2000s rock; Jazz (thanks pops); a smidge of classical now and again. Lots of CDs and a decent LP collection.  Most of my pieces were bought used...amp, speakers, digital player. Turntable was purchased new in ‘01. Big fan of Maggie’s, but I’m curious about horn speakers.  Happy listening everyone. Be safe. 
I had a rich wife so never worked after 30 . From 16 to 28 I was a soldier .These days many ex-soldiers work as cops in US .Same job .
Update on my profile, forgot to add in my journey into audiophile.
Began in the 70;s, Small Marantz, Dual turn table, ,, then Philips 2 way speakers,  which i thought were the best fidelity,,,next to my Thors they sounded like crap,,so i sold them off for $50..,,amazing how we thought we had great sound.
Now i am finishing upa  long modification in my system,. new caps, new IC's, havea  old jadis preamp arriving tomorrow, has some issues, but will upgrade all the 30 yr old parts. 
Anyhow sadly audio world has turned downwards, no more retail shops where folks can actuallu hear the components . A good teck geek , not easy to find, making it very risky to buy a  expenisve component. 
Things do not look bright for audio futures,, and that is a shame.
Music is high art, and is the one way we connect with the soul, our minds need good music for health and pleasure. Head phones won't work. Has to be a  speaker set up for the real experience. 
I am into all classical, 20th C is 99% of my collection. 
anyway, glad to read some bios here. I see  many others in the 60's, like myself,  and  still involved  in this wonderful hobby. 
Great to meet you guys.