How frequently do you "take a break" from coins?

[RWB]

Most of us experience ups and downs in our interests. Do you take regular breaks from coin collecting or do you follow an even course?

[Curry]

When i run out of money i usually just look but dont actually participate much in the hobby. When i got money thats when i get back in.

[wdrob]

When my collecting interests become stagnant or there does not seem to be any particular item I am looking for or finding I usually switch back over to Antique (pre 1920) Pocket Watches.

 

When things are really down, I start spending money on my wife.

 

 

[johnny9434]

when i dont have the money for it and/or i am not finding what i am looking for as far as coin.

[Conder101]

I stay the even course. When I am broke or I have money and there just isn't anything available of interest, there are always books,reading, or reexamination of coins I already have.

[BillJones]

For most of my life, not very often.

 

The longest break I took was in the late 1970s when I quit my job and went back for an MBA full time. The job I had was going nowhere, and I hated it. It seemed like one had to have an MBA to get anywhere, so I bit the bullet and got it.

 

During that period I dropped my subscription to the Gray Sheet and didn't buy a single coin. I didn't even do any numismatic research. All I did was take 24 credits a semester and study. I completed the four semester program in three. Then I got a new job that was far better, and got back into coins.

[RWB]

Good choices, Bill: change on your terms not the boss'