Spending Habits

[spoonitnow]

<spoonNgrind> i'm so bad at shopping
<spoonNgrind> like forever i didn't have jack shit
<spoonNgrind> and if i bought something it's b/c i'd saved for months and months and i already knew exactly what i wanted and when it went on sale etc
<spoonNgrind> now if i go to get a tv i'll probably come back with a computer, a camera, a new phone and fucking pet elephant

[bigspenda73]

I'm in the camp that I'd rather buy something really nice every once in a while that lasts me compared to buying cheap crap all the time.

Generally it's a once a month thing, like over the last 6 months I've bought/paid for:

1. 42 lcd
2. dell comp/comp chair/comp desk
3. 2 samsung 20" monitors
4. trip to vegas
5. iPod
6. watch

I never grew up with a lot of money and it always seemed like whenever I got something it was a small piece of crap, now my parents/grandparents were able to give my sister and I frequent gifts because of the price of this crap, but I always wanted nicer things. So, when I was finally able to make money I would just save and spend on nicer things. Funny thing is my sister is the opposite, she still is in the habit of buying cheap crap. Weird how that worked out.

I now have plenty of dough to go blow on nice things whenever I feel like it but I guess I'm just conditioned to not over-spend or to not self-indulge too much.

[Galapogos]

I got into that phase at one point too. Now I'm finally out of it and saving my money like an old man for god knows what. I fantasize about paying my mortgage off early and gay shit like that.

[lolzzz_321]

sup im going to the rockets game tonight so they will prbly end their 17 game winning streak

[bigspenda73]

sup im going to the rockets game tonight so they will prbly end their 17 game winning streak

thanks4theinvite!!

[lolzzz_321]

yep, i got invited, u can always scalp a ticket

oh im buying a college education?

[will641]

spenda, houston vs. NO @ houston monday night? i might be in town to go to a concert, but i would way rather go to a rockets game.

[pankfish]

spenda, houston vs. NO @ houston monday night? i might be in town to go to a concert, but i would way rather go to a rockets game.

New Orleans in town tonight. New Jersey is monday, and I think the Hannah Montana concert is actually on Sunday.

[Fnord]

<---- Has no debt and well into 6 figures of cash/assets.

Big fan of living below your means and spending money on stuff you really enjoy rather than stuff you're expected to want as you get better off.

[kingnat]

I'm in the camp that I'd rather buy something really nice every once in a while that lasts me compared to buying cheap crap all the time.

Same here... Buying cheap crap at 2/3 the cost of good stuff, typically means a lot less satisfaction with the product and (as is often the case) the fucking thing breaks a lot faster.. so you really pay the same amount per time used...

As to the OP... this is the reason why people that work at Walmart for 15 years and then win the lottery are totally broke within 5 years... (and most are worse off after than they were before they won).

I don't know if your just chatting to see how other people ball... or if you're looking for advice, but I'm kind of a nosy prick, so I'll offer an idea anyway. If you plan on playing poker for even 1 or 2 years, I'd write down some financial goals you hope to achieve (e.g. down payment for a house, maxed out roth ira every year, etc.) while you are playing. Having the a # of hands or ptbb/100 goal is great, but if you want to help curb your crazy spending (or at least make sure you don't have a bunch of shit and little else to show for your poker playing when/if you decide to do something else) I'd set up some longer term goals of that kind.

[bigspenda73]

spenda, houston vs. NO @ houston monday night? i might be in town to go to a concert, but i would way rather go to a rockets game.

I'll get back to you in a bit about this, gotta check my schedule

[givememyleg]

i spent waaaaaaaaaaay too much in ireland

[will641]

spenda, houston vs. NO @ houston monday night? i might be in town to go to a concert, but i would way rather go to a rockets game.

New Orleans in town tonight. New Jersey is monday, and I think the Hannah Montana concert is actually on Sunday.

oh snap! looks like ill have to come in sunday afternoon

[bigspenda73]

spenda, houston vs. NO @ houston monday night? i might be in town to go to a concert, but i would way rather go to a rockets game.

New Orleans in town tonight. New Jersey is monday, and I think the Hannah Montana concert is actually on Sunday.

wait, you live in Houston?

[boost]

<---- Has no debt and well into 6 figures of cash/assets.

Big fan of living below your means and spending money on stuff you really enjoy rather than stuff you're expected to want as you get better off.

you are pretty smart. But then again, spending above your means is also really fun. Clearly its not sustainable, but its fun none the less.

[will641]

spenda, houston vs. NO @ houston monday night? i might be in town to go to a concert, but i would way rather go to a rockets game.

New Orleans in town tonight. New Jersey is monday, and I think the Hannah Montana concert is actually on Sunday.

wait, you live in Houston?

damnit you are right pankfish. alright bball game is cancelled cause NJ sucks ass. however, if anyone wants to meet in san antonio for the nuggets game i would be so down. i mean how many games do you get a chance to see like 3 0r 4 (parker def could make it) hall of famers in one game.

[Ragnar4]

I spend all my winnings on poker books.

[Pythonic]

Bought myself a pez despenser last night. Felt I needed to splurge a little.

[givememyleg]

i think one of these days i should buy a new car.

[bigspenda73]

i think one of these days i should buy a new car.

and then you should drive it down to TX to hang out with the FTRTX crew

[kingnat]

i think one of these days i should buy a new car.

Buying a brand new car is big waste of money... does anything depreciate faster than a new car right off the lot... -$5000+ after driving it for one second off the lot.

[pankfish]

spenda, houston vs. NO @ houston monday night? i might be in town to go to a concert, but i would way rather go to a rockets game.

New Orleans in town tonight. New Jersey is monday, and I think the Hannah Montana concert is actually on Sunday.

wait, you live in Houston?

short answer = yes

[spoonitnow]

Well I didn't expect 20 fucking replies by the time I got back to the computer, but the original post was sort of a joke/sarcasm about how I don't spend on hardly anything I probably should, but I guess I copy/pasted less of the conversation than I meant to lol.

I spent a few hundred on a TV yesterday after years of playing PS2 and other shit on a TV that was handed down from my grandparents to my parents to me. Half of the buttons and shit don't work on it. Like the number 7 doesn't work, so if you want to go to channel 17 you have to go to channel 16 then hit the channel up button, shit like that. I'm pretty sure it's 20+ years old.

But anyway I got this 26" LCD HDTV bullshit. I got home and the display was fucked up, so had to go back to Best Buy and wait around for an hour while they verified that it was fucked up before they could give me a replacement. Dumb bitch at the counter is like "when did you buy this" and I'm like "earlier today" and she got confused. I told her to look at the fucking receipt.

[bode]

Well I didn't expect 20 fucking replies by the time I got back to the computer, but the original post was sort of a joke/sarcasm about how I don't spend on hardly anything I probably should, but I guess I copy/pasted less of the conversation than I meant to lol.

I spent a few hundred on a TV yesterday after years of playing PS2 and other shit on a TV that was handed down from my grandparents to my parents to me. Half of the buttons and shit don't work on it. Like the number 7 doesn't work, so if you want to go to channel 17 you have to go to channel 16 then hit the channel up button, shit like that. I'm pretty sure it's 20+ years old.

But anyway I got this 26" LCD HDTV bullshit. I got home and the display was fucked up, so had to go back to Best Buy and wait around for an hour while they verified that it was fucked up before they could give me a replacement. Dumb bitch at the counter is like "when did you buy this" and I'm like "earlier today" and she got confused. I told her to look at the fucking receipt.

im quite sure you make an ass-ton of FPP's every day. you should have saved up ~75k FPPs, spent them on $1200 worth of onecall.com GC's and got a 42" LCD instead. Plus you could grind on it if you wanted. Thank me later.

[givememyleg]

i think one of these days i should buy a new car.

Buying a brand new car is big waste of money... does anything depreciate faster than a new car right off the lot... -$5000+ after driving it for one second off the lot.

by new i meant a better one than i currently own

[Kits]

I got into that phase at one point too. Now I'm finally out of it and saving my money like an old man for god knows what. I fantasize about paying my mortgage off early and gay shit like that.

Welcome brother........I have old man stylee thinking too.

[Bmxicle]

I just make sure i have very large means, and then spend within them.

[boost]

I just make sure i have very large means, and then spend within them.

I think Im gonna sig this.

[XTR1000]

I spend all my moniez on bicycles, airmax and vodka. i dont eat anymore