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    What do you waste your money on?

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    • Posts: 467 Member
      Nothng. If I spend money on myself for something I don't need, I have a guilty mind for weeks.

      I had started to put money on a gift card to save up for an iPod, but talked myself out of it and used the card to pay 2 months worth of my phone bill.
    • Posts: 191 Member
      Books! I read about 100pgs an hour so the books I buy, I usually read and finish the same day I get. I feel guilty when I buy a new book and still have one at home that I haven't read yet. I have always re-read books because I read so fast but for some reason that really bothers my husband so every time we're at the store, he makes me buy a book...which is no hardship for me, but I still feel guilty.

      I spent the last 8 years barely having anything left after my bills were paid and now that I'm in a better job and have $$ left over after bills, I still can't quite shake the guilty feeling when I buy stuff I don't need whether it's books or or clothes.

      I read like a crazy person too. Hubby gets so annoyed that I can read a whole book in a day or 2 and not short ones either. My mom talked me into reading Twilight because I always gave her a hard time for liking the movies. I read the 3rd book in 1 day. For Breaking Dawn it took me 4 days but only because I specifically put pieces of paper blocking the next chapter at certain parts of the book so I would have to stop to appease my hubby.

      Sorry, got off on a tangent there the reason I responded to you was to tell you if you didn't want to buy books you can get them from the library. Our library even lets us check out e-books for free.
    • Posts: 614 Member
      Clothes...I love clothes!!!! Gadgets too!
    • Posts: 3,271 Member
      1) Laptop I don't really need: yeah I got more than 50% off, but really I can't "afford" it
      2) bike stuff. I just bought new wheels (luckily. . or not. . I ended up needing them because both my primary and backup set bit the dust), new stem, new seatpost,, rim tape. . . looking to swap out the old threaded fork/hs for threadless carbon deal. . but that's around $200 or so. I also one more set of pedals.
    • Posts: 697 Member
      Starbucks.
    • Posts: 18 Member
      Target. I feel like every time I go in that d*** store I spend $100!! I am aware of this fact.....yet I keep going back. hahaha ;-D ...and definitely shoes...the less practical they are, the more I seem to want them.
    • Posts: 1,998 Member
      My car. I never drive the stupid thing since i live within bicycling distance of everything i need.
    • Posts: 697 Member
      Movies at the theatre OR entertainment in general (restaurants, movies, books etc)
      Hair/skin care products, I like the expensive stuff unfortunately.
    • Posts: 751 Member
      Lingerie.
      And fruit.
      And clothes.
    • Posts: 157 Member
      Nailpolish and videogames, mainly.

      And books. I have such a backlog of books but I just keep buying them!
    • Posts: 3
      - Cheese, wine, liquor, mochas
      - Bags (handbags, backpacks, tote bags ... basically if its a bag I'll consider it but I'm getting much better)
      - Backpacking equipment
      - Groupons
      - Cosmetics and related services
      - Kombucha
      - Dog Toys
    • Posts: 194 Member
      Clothes and shoes and designer purses... Chocolate ( my family goes through a whole bag of chocolate chips a day)
    • Posts: 1,216 Member
      coffee & booze
    • Posts: 409 Member
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      Is that why Wee-Man is here? I thought it was for the CWS!

      ^^^ You UPS Ground 'em to Omaha, silly.
    • Posts: 5
      I waste my money on things like the Galaxy Note...wait, it wasn't a waste of money. ANDROID FOREVER
    • Posts: 869 Member
      Alcohol (I love Absinthe and that stuff ain't cheap) :drinker:
      Energy Drinks
      Rock Concerts
    • Posts: 2,527 Member

      I really should stop spending so much money, I need to be saving for my Hot rod that I want to restore...I am just horrid with money.....


      Another hot rod chick!!! What kind of car are you planning to get?
    • Posts: 2,527 Member
      I waste my money on things like the Galaxy Note...wait, it wasn't a waste of money. ANDROID FOREVER


      I'm the same way; I've hacked/modded my phone to hell and back. Android FTW!
    • Posts: 2,249 Member
      Thrifty items at the Thrift store..if its cheap I just grab it....and forget about most times... UGH
      Single Bottle water when I can grab a pack from Walmart or somewhere
      Sweet teas on a regular...I need to cut back
    • Posts: 302 Member
      silly socks and Chucks
    • Posts: 78 Member
      Makeup and travel!!!!
    • Posts: 296 Member
      Supplements, vitamins, Stereo stuff for my car, Electronic gadgets, stuff for my car, Tools, u knoiw guy stuff...:bigsmile: Diet pills what? :frown:
    • Posts: 128
      Dresses and shoes.
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