FOnewearl, it certainly sounds to me like you've earned whatever you find! I try to regularly check Goodwills & the like near me, and Half Price Books is my most consistent source for game collecting (though legitimately expensive games remain expensive, in the past few years I've found for example Earthbound for $150 and Suikoden 2 for $100 at HPB, but I bought neither), but I use the bus for transportation, and I lack the interest or your commitment to plan military grade operations for collecting.

I wish you luck in your collecting endeavors!