Do you spend real money on NX?

I think I spent somewhere between $3000 - $4000 when I played from 2006 - 2010. I don't regret it at all because I enjoyed playing at the time, and you should never feel ashamed for spending money on something that brings you joy, provided you have stable balance on life where you're (a) not deriving all of your joy from this single source, and similarly (b) not mismanaging your money to pour it all into this source.

I guess I partially regret it in the sense that I could have taken advantage of selling/buying duped items to make NX instead. But my strong insistence on being unselfish was the only thing stopping me.

With Nexon managing hacking/cheating the way it has all these years, only enforcing things with slaps on the wrist or ignoring things for months-years, can people really be blamed for choosing the paths they choose? On the other hand, why should cheaters be catered to more-so or equally to those who put forth real effort/money? They shouldn't but they are apparently.