Just remember what they used to paint on trailers.... "The disease for which there is no cure!" :-)

I don't know if this scenario fits with yours? I was lucky enough to have learned a skill, and I now help others, which satisfies my need just fine. Also, the money stopped flowing out... and a some even flows back in. It doesn't pay like my old jobs, but I get to do my hobby full time.

You could also do what a few friends of mine have done, and that is to sell the hot rod, and buy a clean running car or truck that gets mildy customized....maybe some noisy exhaust, some wheels, and a little striping or paint. Then you help put on events, and run around with the guys, helping on other projects. That keeps you in the middle of it, without a great demand on dollars.