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03-24-2010, 01:05 PM
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Good one! 
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03-24-2010, 01:11 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Maybe Al could upgrade his sex toys!
Or buy a fancy new cabinet for hiding them when his new housecleaner comes over.
Audrey
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03-24-2010, 01:52 PM
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Gone but not forgotten
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Originally Posted by audreyh1
Maybe Al could upgrade his sex toys!
Or buy a fancy new cabinet for hiding them when his new housecleaner comes over.
Audrey
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Al's sex toys probably consist of a rope and some old feathers ! An upgrade would be something with a battery ! 
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03-24-2010, 01:54 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bimmerbill
No one says you have to spend money. If you are happy and content, why change?
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If you're happy, agreed. Part of the Cheapskate Manifesto goes something like this: "Every extra dollar you don't need to spend is like another dollar earned with a 0% tax rate."
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"Hey, for every ten dollars, that's another hour that I have to be in the work place. That's an hour of my life. And my life is a very finite thing. I have only 'x' number of hours left before I'm dead. So how do I want to use these hours of my life? Do I want to use them just spending it on more crap and more stuff, or do I want to start getting a handle on it and using my life more intelligently?" -- Joe Dominguez (1938 - 1997)
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03-24-2010, 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by TromboneAl
Some of us have found that we haven't been spending nearly as much as FIRECalc says we should. So here's a thread for suggestions on how to spend more money without wasting money. That is, suggestions on what to spend it on.
Should you buy a high-end laptop, or will you find that the extra cost is not justified? If you buy an iPod touch, will you really use it? A weekend reading books at a cozy inn might be nice, but your reading light and fireplace at home is pretty ideal. Is a trip to Hawaii worth the airport hassles and cramped flight? Should you upgrade to first class?
What have you spent money on that you felt was worth the expense?
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I really need to access my retirement accounts before I am forced to.
I have been telling myself to buy clothes for a long time.
I spent less in 2009 than in 2008, and am so far spending less in 2010.
I do enjoy giving away money to causes and software developers and local charities and individuals ("broken birds" --Travis McGee).
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03-24-2010, 04:23 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Al I think this would be an obvious candidate for you and at $6,400 a good start toward spending more.
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03-24-2010, 04:39 PM
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Lately? The big Sony Brava HDTV is great! Brings all lots of pleasure.
When my duty is done here: international travel, buying art and a really nice condo would do it for me. And if there's a little something left over, maybe use some money to stuff in the panties of a Chippendale dancer...
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03-24-2010, 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by audreyh1
Al, if you are asking those kinds of questions, you have been LBYMing too long!!!! Be careful what you consider "waste".....
Ah, yes, the fine art of LAYM - living AT your means......
Up until now, we haven't yet either! We've let "savings" accumulate. But that's because we are still fairly young and want to have plenty of a war chest for future financial stress - like long-term care needs, or a family member really needing financial help.
But it's easy this year - we are building a house, and furnishing it. That will use up a few years of saved $$$ so far.
Once we get past that, if we are still running below budget, I expect we will:
Travel more (particularly overseas) - we really enjoy that. Upgrade travel experiences as we can afford.
Gift more to charity.
Gift more to family.
Occasionally upgrade a favorite toy or buy a new one. (but not too much of this as I don't care to accumulate "stuff".)
The main point is to enjoy your retired life. So "invest" the extra $$ in that!!!!!
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These are good uses of funds. In addition we have been buying a lot of art recently.
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03-24-2010, 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by TromboneAl
Some of us have found that we haven't been spending nearly as much as FIRECalc says we should.
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If you'd like to outsource that unpleasant chore, I'm here to help.
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Living an analog life in the Digital Age.
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03-24-2010, 06:11 PM
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I'm having a bunch of family slides scanned that I'll send to my siblings.
My folks made a large contribution every three years to a family reunion. In the early years it made coming cheap enough that none of the kids missed it. In later years it did the same for the kids' kids.
Coach
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03-24-2010, 06:30 PM
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Oh yeah! 
Hmmm, wait...they wear panties? 
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There's no need to complicate, our time is short..
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03-24-2010, 06:44 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
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Well... I never spent on better cars until a few years back when I purchased a used BMW at a great price.
This car literally saved my life when a huge buck jumped in front of me as I was doing 70+ MPH on a rural highway. The maneuver that allowed me to steer around the animal would have certainly caused all my prior cars to flip. It was amazing.
Its a safety thing more so than a status thing.
Its also fun as hell to drive.
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03-24-2010, 06:44 PM
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Well, if that suits your fancy, I am sure they will oblige.
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03-24-2010, 06:47 PM
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HEY how did I miss that ?
You go girl!
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03-24-2010, 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Khan
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I have been telling myself to buy clothes for a long time.
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Are you not buying clothes because you do not want to spend the money or you do not know what to buy ? If it's that you don't know what to buy I'd suggest getting a few catalogues ( Lands End ,LL Bean ) . They usually have a few outfits put together that are very wearable plus you can mix and match the casual outfits . Lands End offers free shipping and if you do not like the clothes you can return them to Sears . I also love Lee comfort jeans . They are the most comfortable jeans I've ever owned . A lot of stores carry them or you can buy them online . If I was near Ohio I'd definitely shop with you . I'm the queen of bargain shopping .
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03-24-2010, 07:27 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TromboneAl
What have you spent money on that you felt was worth the expense?
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Recently, I felt my equity purchases were all worth the expense, in the same vein as the following post.
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Originally Posted by Onward
Aside from travel, all my favorite purchases have ticker symbols.
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Oh, what this forum is becoming? We were proud to be LBYM'ers during the great market crash of 08-09. Now, we cheer each other to spend, spend, spend, and not "taking any with us". 
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03-24-2010, 07:36 PM
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52" HDTV- agree with Orchidflower on the Bravia. Great TV, good value.
Suggestion: Watch four hours of Fox News each day before posting here. The mods need the exercise.
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03-24-2010, 07:48 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NW-Bound
Oh, what this forum is becoming? We were proud to be LBYM'ers during the great market crash of 08-09. Now, we cheer each other to spend, spend, spend, and not "taking any with us".
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Is this thread a sign of a market top, similar to when you start getting stock tips from the checkout clerk at the grocery?
What's next, a "Wheeee!!" from W2R? 
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03-24-2010, 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by REWahoo
Is this thread a sign of a market top, similar to when you start getting stock tips from the checkout clerk at the grocery?
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An accurate and worrisome analogy!
Yes, imagine that! A bunch of proud LBYM'ers, no make that ex-tightwads, advising each other on how to spend, spend, spend... Travel? RV? Cars? Sex Toys?
Oh, we are DOOMED! 
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"Those Who Can Make You Believe Absurdities Can Make You Commit Atrocities" - Voltaire (1694-1778)
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03-24-2010, 08:12 PM
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Is this thread a sign of a market top, similar to when you start getting stock tips from the checkout clerk at the grocery?
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I was thinking of asking if anybody thought the Kindle DX with the 9.7" display was satisfactory (other than the price)....
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