I got my first homebrew starter kit back around 2000 and have been an extract brewer since. I was in college so I didnt have extra money to buy, or room to store, upgrades or accessories. As a young adult, i would brew up to a couple times a year, depending on the hectic schedule of life/kids/work/ect. I had heard of all grain brewing in the books, but because i brewed so infrequently, and only had the basic gear, i rarely have it much though. And the electric stove/lack of fryer.
A couple years ago, i gave up my one weekend a month, two weeks in the summer job, so i had more time to spend on my hobbies. Now I was brewing more, but all grain required more eqpt that i didnt have, and was hesitant to buy. I kept brewing, but needed upgrades. Slowly started upgrading. Now for my extract brewing, i have a dark star burner, wort chiller, extra buckets, extra carboys.
But still an extract brewer, and i am still happy with the results.