Buying habits?

Cloud · 06-01-2007, 03:22 PM

Do you spend a lot of money on books, CDs, DVDs and games? What's the bulk of your entertainment budget?

I'm a compulsive book buyer--a few every month.
CDs--I'm not a big music person, but I do buy CDs every so often.
DVDs--Love movies, but only want to own certain ones.

Happy Monkey · 06-01-2007, 04:10 PM

I buy books and DVDs like crazy, but I've been trying to cut down due to massive backlogs of each. I buy games less frequently, but I still have a backlog on those as well.

lizzymahoney · 06-01-2007, 04:32 PM

Hi, I'm lizzym and I'm a hoarder.

I do not allow myself the pleasure of book, music, or movie shopping. My book count is probably over 3000 again, and that's just from thrifts and garage sales. Oh, and books I could never part with since childhood.

My moratorium on music and movies has worked much better.

lumberjim · 06-01-2007, 04:38 PM

dining out....so fleeting

piercehawkeye45 · 06-01-2007, 07:11 PM

I'm a very conservative buyer. Don't get a lot of stuff unless I know I want it.

bluecuracao · 06-01-2007, 07:24 PM

I spend too much on other people cooking for me. But until my work hours change, I'm doomed, doomed!

I could spend less on beauty and bath products, but I love them to much to stop. And if I walk into a bookstore, that's it. I probably have at least 10 books lying around that I have yet to open.

Yznhymr · 06-01-2007, 09:23 PM

I blow my wad...uh, I mean my check on gas for my wife's Tahoe, my daughter's incessant need for more and more beauty products, on their pedicures, haircuts, and of course on my daughter’s clothing habit (American Eagle, Abercrombie & Fitch, and Hollister). I also have to pay for their tanning and no telling what else they don’t tell me about. By the time that’s deducted from my check, and I pay my mortgage, utilities, and internet, all that’s left is a few bucks for actual food. The boys and I have to beg and borrow for a few denarii to get our clothes.

DucksNuts · 06-02-2007, 06:13 AM

Dvds and CDs. Theres some there that are over a year old that I havent watched yet.

Equal with shoes, watches and handbags

Shawnee123 · 06-02-2007, 10:10 AM

Books and PC games.

I do the Quality Paperback Book club online, because it's cheaper. I am at the library a couple times a month, but I like the book to be mine, too.

PC games are the big one. I love adventure games...the Nancy Drews, the Agatha Christies, anything by The Adventure Company.

They seem to be few and far between. I hate shootin' games and I hate simulation games. Maybe that's good, money-wise.

Clodfobble · 06-02-2007, 05:27 PM

Netflix has been a huge moneysaver for us. We used to be buying anywhere from 2-10 anime DVDs a month.

TheMercenary · 06-03-2007, 09:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cloud

Do you spend a lot of money on books, CDs, DVDs and games? What's the bulk of your entertainment budget?

I'm a compulsive book buyer--a few every month.
CDs--I'm not a big music person, but I do buy CDs every so often.
DVDs--Love movies, but only want to own certain ones.

Same here. Books are a big weakness of mine. I could spend and do spend hours in a good book store, Barnes and Noble, Borders, Books-a-Million. CD's use to be a weakness, not so much anymore. DVD's only for a narrow category of films, mostly old classic B&W's, and B-Horror flicks from the 40's through 70's.

bluecuracao · 06-03-2007, 08:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DucksNuts

shoes

Oh yeah, those too. I must've blocked that one out.

wolf · 06-04-2007, 10:42 AM

Books, DVDs, tarot decks.

Amazon.com gets between $40 and $200 per month out of me.

I also make the occasional impulse purchase from QVC. I am awaiting a set of Cooldannas, some bug repellant stick-ons, and a laptop.

jester · 06-04-2007, 10:48 AM

we spend way to much on DVDs, we could give blockbuster a serious run for their money - also we spend on XBox 360, PS3 games - very few CDs - i spend on books.

barefoot serpent · 06-05-2007, 05:39 PM

I figured that they just gave them away at the nunnery...

06-01-2007, 03:22 PM	#1
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Buying habits? Do you spend a lot of money on books, CDs, DVDs and games? What's the bulk of your entertainment budget? I'm a compulsive book buyer--a few every month. CDs--I'm not a big music person, but I do buy CDs every so often. DVDs--Love movies, but only want to own certain ones. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

06-01-2007, 04:10 PM	#2
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	I buy books and DVDs like crazy, but I've been trying to cut down due to massive backlogs of each. I buy games less frequently, but I still have a backlog on those as well. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

06-01-2007, 09:23 PM	#7
Yznhymr the crowd goes wild! Join Date: May 2007 Location: USA Posts: 663	I blow my wad...uh, I mean my check on gas for my wife's Tahoe, my daughter's incessant need for more and more beauty products, on their pedicures, haircuts, and of course on my daughter’s clothing habit (American Eagle, Abercrombie & Fitch, and Hollister). I also have to pay for their tanning and no telling what else they don’t tell me about. By the time that’s deducted from my check, and I pay my mortgage, utilities, and internet, all that’s left is a few bucks for actual food. The boys and I have to beg and borrow for a few denarii to get our clothes. __________________ "The pride system tends to intensify the self-hate against which it is supposed to be a defense, since any failure to live up to one's tyrannical shoulds or of the world to honor one's claims leads to feelings of worthlessness." Bernard J. Paris, Ph.D.

06-02-2007, 10:10 AM	#9
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Books and PC games. I do the Quality Paperback Book club online, because it's cheaper. I am at the library a couple times a month, but I like the book to be mine, too. PC games are the big one. I love adventure games...the Nancy Drews, the Agatha Christies, anything by The Adventure Company. They seem to be few and far between. I hate shootin' games and I hate simulation games. Maybe that's good, money-wise. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

06-04-2007, 10:42 AM	#13
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Books, DVDs, tarot decks. Amazon.com gets between $40 and $200 per month out of me. I also make the occasional impulse purchase from QVC. I am awaiting a set of Cooldannas, some bug repellant stick-ons, and a laptop. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

06-01-2007, 04:32 PM	#3
lizzymahoney Major Inhabitant Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 124	Hi, I'm lizzym and I'm a hoarder. I do not allow myself the pleasure of book, music, or movie shopping. My book count is probably over 3000 again, and that's just from thrifts and garage sales. Oh, and books I could never part with since childhood. My moratorium on music and movies has worked much better.

06-01-2007, 04:38 PM	#4
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	dining out....so fleeting

06-01-2007, 07:11 PM	#5
piercehawkeye45 Franklin Pierce Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,695	I'm a very conservative buyer. Don't get a lot of stuff unless I know I want it.

06-01-2007, 07:24 PM	#6
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	I spend too much on other people cooking for me. But until my work hours change, I'm doomed, doomed! I could spend less on beauty and bath products, but I love them to much to stop. And if I walk into a bookstore, that's it. I probably have at least 10 books lying around that I have yet to open.

06-02-2007, 06:13 AM	#8
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	Dvds and CDs. Theres some there that are over a year old that I havent watched yet. Equal with shoes, watches and handbags

06-02-2007, 05:27 PM	#10
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Netflix has been a huge moneysaver for us. We used to be buying anywhere from 2-10 anime DVDs a month.

06-04-2007, 10:48 AM	#14
jester why so serious Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,712	we spend way to much on DVDs, we could give blockbuster a serious run for their money - also we spend on XBox 360, PS3 games - very few CDs - i spend on books.

06-05-2007, 05:39 PM	#15
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	I figured that they just gave them away at the nunnery... __________________ Chooses rowing vs. wading

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