alocispepraluger102 Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 (edited) we all try to be thrifty, but there are items we all hold sacred where we dont even consider their cost.. maybe it's peanut butter or wheels or sneakers or speakers or nice hair or wine or jewelry or fishing equipment or a fine pad or our education or music, but we all have loves where cost doesnt count. it might be interesting to learn what those items are to some of us. Edited July 30, 2007 by alocispepraluger102 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewHill Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 My education, and although I have a problem putting a price on learning, I am in the six figures in loans, and I'm really worried when my wife comprehends that debt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocispepraluger102 Posted July 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 My education, and although I have a problem putting a price on learning, I am in the six figures in loans, and I'm really worried when my wife comprehends that debt. my grandson is that way, and he is working like hell to get a bachelors in 3 years just to save money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewHill Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 My education, and although I have a problem putting a price on learning, I am in the six figures in loans, and I'm really worried when my wife comprehends that debt. my grandson is that way, and he is working like hell to get a bachelors in 3 years just to save money. I didn't have to take out loans until my master's, it's my Phd that's costing a fortune. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(BB) Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 Four years ago we decided as a family to put quality of life ahead of quantity of income. We packed up the family left the bay area. Our income was half of what it had been and less than a third of when we had both been working. Scaling back on travel and clothes wasn't fun but didn't kill us. My music is mostly acquired by trading in records and stereo equipment I get from thrift stores for store credit at my local used vinyl shop. Not ideal, but i get what I need. Food was and is the killer. Once you getting use to eating fresh healthy food it is hard to go back. If I was offered a $500 gift certificate to Nordstrom's or the local market that focuses on locally sourced and organic foods I wouldn't blink and just pray that some fresh morel mushrooms would be waiting in the produce section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAL Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 No stinging on food, fresh and organic/locally produced if possible. You'd have to pay me to eat processed foods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 My education, and although I have a problem putting a price on learning, I am in the six figures in loans, and I'm really worried when my wife comprehends that debt. guess that's the educational system the want to change ours to... grrrrr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoGrubb Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 (edited) "herb" I've had my formal educating, trying to cut down on food, so I can splurge on herb. Edited July 30, 2007 by MoGrubb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 Cat food. My seventeen year old tortoiseshell cat is picky and I indulge her with the best. Coffee. I'm addicted to an organic Mexican coffee roasted here in Austin, Ruta Maya. Stereo equipment. I've lived beyond my means in this department, but it has paid off handsomely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe G Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 ecco shoes for me, also I don't get cheap eyeglasses. Good food, too. I really can't afford the best guitars and guitar gear, though I wish I could. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unk Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 Broadly speaking, my health and fitness. That means exercise equipment, choosing hotels and gyms and "buying" the time to exercise and be active (substitute a fast taxi for a slow bus, for example). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 Food, shoes, and sunglasses--I'm with ya, Joe. Computer equipment and iPod accessories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim McG Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 My mother-in-law's ex-husband had a saying: You don't skimp on fun. I'd say there's some real wisdom behind that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sal Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 Toliet paper. I always buy the soft, smooth stuff. I splurge on vacations too. Travel to me is the best way to spend ones money. You can't put a value on experiences and memories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 Fixed. Toliet paper. You can't put a value on experiences and memories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 Fixed. Toliet paper. You can't put a value on experiences and memories. I honestly can't think of anything that I refuse to skimp on, unless you count things like not buying generics at the grocery store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 Food, music (although I stopped buying CDs for now)...special basketball grooming products. I have a bunch of musical eq, but I've held off on blowing real big money on guitars. Folks get real crazy with that, no Custom Shop Strats or Teles, no thousands for custom arch top for me. more later, when and if I think of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalo Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 Food and wine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie87 Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 special basketball grooming products. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Basten II Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 Hookers, if you gotta pay for sex, at least do it with someone who has class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 Hookers, if you gotta pay for sex, at least do it with someone who has class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free For All Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 Well, I certainly don't skimp on buying recordings, although I have become much more patient and will now often wait until a better price surfaces (unless I have to have it RIGHT NOW! ). I've also become a bit more selective and try to avoid extreme impulse buying, and the need to have "everything" by certain artists. This is quite difficult to do when hanging around this place! I also try not to skimp on: Coffee (including coffee maker and grinder) Shoes Bed (a good mattress is essential) Some foods (I try to buy organic when possible, especially meat) Scotch & Tequila (quality is worth the extra $$ ) Parentheses (just like Rooster Tom) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sal Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 Hookers, if you gotta pay for sex, at least do it with someone who has class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocispepraluger102 Posted July 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 (edited) Hookers, if you gotta pay for sex, at least do it with someone who has class. this puzzles me. allaboutjazz and organissimo have no list of ladies of the night with classy musical tastes? the chicks who dig fletcher henderson, artie shaw, and john kirby are all 90 years old and most of them retired. Edited July 30, 2007 by alocispepraluger102 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert J Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 Beer - the good stuff. No one should pass their lives drinking swill if they can avoid it. [not a critique of US beer - when I visit the States I regularly see microbeers cheaper than Coors or Shlitz] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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