I was really lucky, as I got a bit of a head start with mine, as my maternal grandmother had kept a box full of BMD records, including her own, my Mum and her sister's, my grandfather's, plus her parents marriage, my dad's birth, and my parents marriage as well. Scottish records, so good detail. loads of very old photos! I was very spoiled.
Didn't start straight away though, it was a request from my nephew a good few years later that started me off. He was getting married and wanted to wear a family tartan, so started delving a bit, and after a while, caught the bug, big time!
And still going, but I did take a break for a year or so after I had a computer fry - demoralised, and lost a lot of info. Had to save up for a new computer! Fortunately I had backed up quite a bit with paper copies, and kept a family journal etc but it was a massive task getting started again! Once I retired and stopped working full time it was much easier.
As others have said, everyone has their own expectations re what they want to know, and that's cool!
I know many people, including myself at times, who decide - right - that's it. No more! Got enough!
But time it right, wait till subs run out, and don't renew! Go back to those only if and when you feel like it! 🌺
And it can be very expensive too! Tough if one is on a limited budget!
