Addiction

[HockeyMan]

Signs that hiring is becoming a compulsive behavior or harming your personal life:

• Spending non-discretionary funds on providers, or not budgeting how much you spend on providers.
• Obsessing over a provider when he's off the clock
• Ignoring relationships with friends, family or romantic partners.
• Ignoring physical or mental health.

[ThrowawayAccount]

On 1/21/2026 at 6:17 PM, DrownedBoy said:

"Binge" to me means hiring more than one person a week.

I have a line item in my budget specifically for this hobby. Nothing in the line item, no hiring. One area where my relationship with money helps.

I used to have a "fun money" line item in my budget then when I lost my high paying job that line disappeared.

[+ DrownedBoy]

5 hours ago, ThrowawayAccount said:

I used to have a "fun money" line item in my budget then when I lost my high paying job that line disappeared.

Good thing you were so traumatized you decided to stop hiring...