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@Dammit
I started mountain biking in 1990, my first three bikes were fully rigid, then I got a Klein Attitude with front suspension, and went from that to my current bike- a Rush 600 which has 4" travel front and rear.
I have to say that Tommy has it spot on here- after my last four days at Afan/Brechfa the first thing I did was upgrade the front brake from 160mm to 180mm.
I could have ridden everything there with only front suspension- it was braking (or lack thereof) which stopped me going faster.
That said rear suspension is a nice to have if it works with you not against you.
And to touch on what MrSmyth said- I started building my first fixed just after I had both shocks serviced and replaced all bushes and bearings, and also worked out how often I would have to do that with the mileage I was doing.
It adds up to serious money fast.