This is what my first pair of headphones looked like.
Age 15 - I start work at supermarket as bagger for $4.25/hour
Age 16-17 - I get a raise to $5/hour stocking the frozen foods department 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., then going to high school in the morning
Age 19-23 - I work full time for $10 to $12 an hour daytimes, then take full schedule college classes in the evenings and weekends at a damn good university
Age 45 - I get called out in the Head-fi forum for ostentatious display of wealth in thread designed for showing off hobby gear accumulated over years using the resources earned in nearly a lifetime of work
Thanks Nick for making me think back to how much I've earned this!