What do/did you do for a living?

Work in sales at a transportation provider. Been in the hobby since late 70s, with limited means. I've never bought a new component, I can afford the used market much easier, and makes it s ton of fun to search out something specific that I want to try. A driverless pair of Thiel CS3.5's took me down the road of speaker building, and thanks to Floyd Tool and co, I've never left. Love the challenge of finding something I want on the used market. Feels satisfying to build something and enjoy the fruits. Cheers.

Respect to all those working and dont quit if you are making money and enjoy what you are doing.

High End Audio importer, for recording studios and home audio.

Counselor for the physically handicapped, certified insane, then the blind, then sociology research and teaching, followed by solving mostly mentally deranged, middle aged men's mental crises by selling and financing them on the Harley's of their dreams.  I sold my family physician, his son, and their wives, 8 or 10 or so, after he crashed his plane and wanted to avoid such danger.  He was not one of the particularly deranged ones.

I am a Pharmacist, now semi-retired.  While I make a decent amount of money (100,000+ per year) I still cannot afford this stuff new.  Purchasing used equipment is the only way I can feed my beast.