Welcome,
I too was a fan of Amiga World magazine back in the day. I worked my "behind" off at 4.00$ an hour and I also sold raspberries I picked on my dad's land to save up enough money to purchase a 2000. I never saved enough but my parents met me half way. The 2000 followed me almost through college.
UAE is very nice. Hope you have lots of fun with it.
Fester