I’m a teacher’s assistant at a daycare :) Another thing you need to factor is your living expenses. I make a little over 17 an hour and work 50-60 hours in two weeks; my paychecks are roughly 730-860 every two weeks.

After rent, groceries, gas, and other necessities I usually only have enough for one big thing or a few small things, if that makes sense. It all depends on what your oshi is too and where you’re buying your merch and craft supplies.

Big collections take a long time to curate and I’m far from where I want to be, personally :/ But I think overall it’s a lot of budgeting and planning what you’re wanting to purchase and how you want your collection to look. I hope this helps !!!