William Hung writes:

Got to have the best to sim reallity.

Not really. All types of simulation simulate reality, with varying degrees of
success. Part of the simulation is the simulator, part of the simulation is a
willingness to use one's imagination and suspend disbelief to enhance realism.
Pilots don't profit very much from simulator training if they continually say
to themselves that it's not real.

Anyways, you're a smart fella, surely you have found ways to make money
on the side.

It's a difficult task where I live, as there are many barriers to
entrepreneurs, and I'm not much of a salesman, as you might well imagine.
Additionally, I insist on doing everything legally, which hugely diminishes
the amount of money one can make with a given activity in a given amount of
time, even if things go well.

You must have splurged once or twice, how else can you enjoy simming?

I've spent hardly anything on flight simulation over the years. One nice
thing about flight simulation is that it costs almost nothing compared to most
hobbies, and I can fly for thousands of hours and it's nearly free. The money
I've spent on flight simulation wouldn't even pay for one hour in a small
aircraft in the real world, and I've been into flight simulation since it was
a jumble of white lines on a screen.

You must have found ways of making money to supplement your English teaching
income.

None that aren't very random and seasonal.