I have not seen a 40 hr work week since I started scrapping about 5 or 6 years ago.....More like 80 hrs a week....I love it and don't worry about my hourly rate as it would be nothing.......As far as being worth it Hell yeah......I can pretty much do anything I want when I want due to scrapping.....It makes me laugh to myself when people live on a tight budget at a regular job and have to really think over buying a computer for $50 or $100.........If I want something I get it and the money all comes from scrap and re-sale which has increased due to this forum