As an aside, I have also been spending money on running gear as of late.
But I'm putting it to good use.
I always was a gear junky, no matter what my hobbies/interests were. I also snowshoe in the winter when we have snow cover. Did you know they make snowshoes for racing? Yeah, they do. And they cost money!
For my level of running I have everything I need, but there is always a *want* list.