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06-18-2014, 05:27 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 6,181
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Even with our LBYM budget DW and I still have our individual "no questions asked" monthly account that we can choose to spend on what we want without guilt. Jointly it usually is vacations (favorite was a spur of the moment trip to Las Vegas). For me it is computers - e.g. 14+ servers, laptops, notebooks scattered throughout the house right now.Then add a virtualization layer on top of some of them that multiples the number of operating system instances... it's insane. But it is fun. 
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06-18-2014, 05:33 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 35,712
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Originally Posted by jollystomper
... 14+ servers, laptops, notebooks scattered throughout the house right now...
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I had to stop to think and count mine. 12 for me, so you beat me. 
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"Old age is the most unexpected of all things that happen to a man" -- Leon Trotsky (1879-1940)
"Those Who Can Make You Believe Absurdities Can Make You Commit Atrocities" - Voltaire (1694-1778)
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06-18-2014, 05:41 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Bay Area
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Originally Posted by eta2020
Well I am not sure. I live on bellow 25% of my after taxes income(not counting dividends)...yet I waste 6-7k on wine.
Now women that earlier poster mentioned are way more expensive |
Well, in that case, I have a few: golf membership for me and DW ($10k/year), dining out ($200 - $400/month), traveling (for golf, and tourism), supporting less family members with monthly allowance (is that splurging or obligation?), Ebay shopping for needed toys, and lawn care service (too lazy to do it myself).
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06-18-2014, 05:41 PM
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gone traveling
Join Date: Sep 2013
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06-18-2014, 05:41 PM
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Administrator
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: N. Yorkshire
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Travel.
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Retired in Jan, 2010 at 55, moved to England in May 2016
Enough private pension and SS income to cover all needs
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06-18-2014, 05:47 PM
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Gone but not forgotten
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Had been extremely frugal.
But five round trips to Florida in last 18 months.
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"Knowin' no one nowhere's gonna miss us when we're gone..."
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06-18-2014, 05:51 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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... although some experiences require "things".
Examples include my cool high-country 2nd home (temperature of 74F, humidity of 16%, wind of 25mph as I am writing this), and my small motorhome that let me park and sleep under the huge redwood and sequoia trees of the National Parks.
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"Old age is the most unexpected of all things that happen to a man" -- Leon Trotsky (1879-1940)
"Those Who Can Make You Believe Absurdities Can Make You Commit Atrocities" - Voltaire (1694-1778)
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06-18-2014, 05:54 PM
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Gone but not forgotten
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Sarasota,fl.
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Travel & grandkids !
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06-18-2014, 05:58 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Castro Valley
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Golf and cars. I only buy one car every 15 years or so, but I like luxury sports cars.
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06-18-2014, 06:00 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 35,712
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Driving a fancy sports car is an experience too, but one that I lost interest in perhaps 2 decades ago.
The difference between experiences and things can be blurry sometimes.
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"Old age is the most unexpected of all things that happen to a man" -- Leon Trotsky (1879-1940)
"Those Who Can Make You Believe Absurdities Can Make You Commit Atrocities" - Voltaire (1694-1778)
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06-18-2014, 06:28 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Western US
Posts: 1,214
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Housing.
Not for the luxury, but for the space between neighbors. DW and I are currently renting a 3,800sf house (way more than we need) in an upper-end, low density subdivision for the relative peace. As a concession to LBYM, we do pay below market price for rent.
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06-18-2014, 06:50 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 9,358
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Quote:
Originally Posted by eta2020
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What is interesting is that many lovely experiences are also free or low cost - a picnic lunch, a walk in the forest, visiting a tide pool, riding bikes, a day at the beach, sipping wine on the patio, visiting a museum or garden, going to a cook out, taking an art class, reading a mystery novel or a nice visit with friends.
I do like to go out for interesting ethnic food I don't know how to cook at home - like Thai or Indian. We also plan to splurge on more travel in the future.
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06-18-2014, 06:52 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: W Colorado
Posts: 481
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Chocolate, preferably European.
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06-18-2014, 07:33 PM
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gone traveling
Join Date: Apr 2011
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Gifts to our kid & grandkids. Then travel.
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06-18-2014, 09:33 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: May 2012
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Because I LBYM for so many years, I don't splurge anymore, I just get to buy whatever I want....definately wine, and eating out and travel and even possibly a ...gulp...boat
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06-18-2014, 09:47 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: SF East Bay
Posts: 4,342
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My hobbies - photography, and building ham and shortwave radio gear.
I just spent close to $700 getting my favorite lens repaired, and also just had a spending binge of a few $100 on radio parts, including some really cool vintage parts coming from a guy in Ohio with ~200,000 of them.
My total hobby spending will be somewhere between $1K and $2K this year which, considering that I normally live on ~17K/year, is a fairly significant sum. I do enjoy my hobbies though.
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Contentedly ER, with 3 furry friends (now, sadly, 1).
Planning my escape to the wide open spaces in my campervan (with my remaining kitty, of course!)
On a mission to become the world's second most boring man.
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06-18-2014, 10:16 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 18,085
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Good whiskey, groceries/ingredients for home cooked meals, and gasoline for camping and hunting trips.
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Ezekiel 23:20
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06-18-2014, 10:20 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 55
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Alan
Travel.
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+1
Travel, dining out, computers
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LBYMs what do you splurge on?
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06-18-2014, 10:48 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 1,660
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LBYMs what do you splurge on?
Unknown but they add up to about $1,000/mo (for 4 people).
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06-18-2014, 11:31 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Sep 2012
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Throwdownmyaceinthehole
Because I LBYM for so many years, I don't splurge anymore, I just get to buy whatever I want....definately wine, and eating out and travel and even possibly a ...gulp...boat
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After LBYM for so many years, I splurge on ... RETIREMENT!!!
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