I just work at things until I get to a point where they require $$$ to be thrown at them. then set them aside until the monthly arrives in the bank. if there is anything left over after bills and food some $$ may get allocated to one project or another Or I may come up with a trade item to acquire things I need.
I have a guy who is forever bringing me new projects that I'll never get around to doing even if suddenly the earth slowed to a 60 hour day and I was to live to be a 150. I have 2 of his trailers here now to work on. one is hopefully going to be simple if I can get my cheapo spool gun to work well enough to weld the aluminum. and on the trailer is a pair of Honda Pilots he bought at auction 1 wrecked with good engine one good shape with bad engine. My little Masda pickup that I use to go out and get larger trucks then tow it back home overheated on me Friday on my way back from Little rock the temp gage went from normal to all the way out of sight in an instant then back to normal I figured the engine was toast before I could find a place to get off the interstate about 2 miles So now I will have to pull the engine out of one of the parts trucks to put in it. Would like to have the 3 air tanks made and both engines swapped by Monday but probably won't happen. That's what I get for being retired. I wouldn't have time to have a job if it only required 1 day a week to work at it.