(although the doctors still make the most money)
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Not true actually. Not unless you spend nearly $200,000 and half your life in training. You also have to be in a group with more than 5 doctors and live in an urban area. I'm a doctor's daughter in a rural area, and it's only been in the last 2 years that my dad has actually made money doing what he loves, and he's been a practicing MD for 22 years. It's next to impossible to have more than a "comfortable" living in private practice in a rural or suburban area.

My collection has grown substantially in the last couple of years only because I can finally afford to buy the dolls and things myself. My parents gave me Molly for Christmas when I was twelve, and then my grandmother's made most of her clothes. I don't buy for her (except for the now retired radio) because my mom wants to complete the collection she started. I buy very slowly, here and there, for my 7 other dolls.

I'm looking into getting a newer car, which would require a bank loan, so my collecting could decrease yet again in a couple of months. But I don't mind! It makes you appreciate what you have even more, and makes it that much more special.