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#107251 - 02/09/07 11:27 PM
My senseless money spending obsessions are..
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Registered: 01/21/07
Posts: 3675
Loc: British Columbia, Canada
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* quality art supplies in bulk. Like I do this whenever I visit Toronto. It's just insane...prices in on West coast for art supplies. Dunno why since there are alot of serious artists and art students here in Lotusland. *books. Horrible. Before I relocated ..I sold/gave away 80 books. By now, they've been replaced with new ones. No, I don't use my public library much anymore...pathetic...and I'm a professional librarian by formal training and experience. *cycling gear/clothing. I swoon over clothing that fits me. I have 3 bikes. Yes, I use both. 3rd one is a 2nd-hand clunker mountain bike, now reserved for guests. (Ok, look I do know some women who have 5 bikes). *1 STarbuck's coffee nearly daily. I justify this because I rarely buy lunch. *T-shirts. Have so many from places where I've visited. I mean I will NOT part my T-shirt that I got from the Arctic when I was in Nunavut territory in northern Canada. *shoes. But not as bad as some women...and men.Believe it or not. I've known men who owned 15 pairs of shoes.
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#107252 - 02/10/07 02:49 AM
Re: My senseless money spending obsessions are..
[Re: orchid]
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Registered: 01/16/07
Posts: 3404
Loc: USA
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Books - I'm book poor - currently have over 2000 titles in my personal library. I was ordering online there for a bit and was feeling really bad about it, not having my own income and all. Asked my husband to give me a book allowance, as one of my orders came to $80+. He did @ $40 month... heehee, then I found PBS!!! Culled my unwanted titles and got me some MORE, MORE, MORE books. Now, I need more bookshelves. The 7 we have just will not hold all of mine, plus his computer manuals. Other than that, I have little to spend money on but my GRANDS (good thing, since I have no job). I've cut back on that, tho, as they have everything they need and have to earn pretty much whatever else they want. Last big purchase for myself was my stock of 32 live oak trees. But, I went to a tree farm auction to get them, so it wasn't really that big of a purchase. A buy a plant or two, here and there, but nothing that breaks the bank.
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#107253 - 02/10/07 04:14 AM
Re: My senseless money spending obsessions are..
[Re: gims]
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Registered: 06/05/06
Posts: 4136
Loc: American living in Europe
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Coffee mugs. We got so many that we have mounted sideboards in our kitchen where they hang from. We have developed a cup drinking system. Every day another cup...takes care of the dusting. I love it. Each cup has a story behind it. Gimster, 32 oak trees? Wow, you must own lots of land! Orchid, I'm a Starbuck coffee fan too. Wish we could meet at one of them! I think I own too many pairs of Jeans...I don't know why I buy more;… they all look alike. Hubby has a golf ball feeble, and I'm beginning to develop that myself.
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#107254 - 02/11/07 12:18 AM
Re: My senseless money spending obsessions are..
[Re: Edelweiss]
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Registered: 01/10/06
Posts: 992
Loc: Honolulu, Hawaii
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I can never buy enough tees and tops. Being in Hawaii, I have bought flops for my feet in every color and pattern lol. Love all kinds of magazines because I love fast reading. I do buy alot of things for my grandkids : )
Hubby is always buying golf clubs.
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#107255 - 02/11/07 12:30 AM
Re: My senseless money spending obsessions are..
[Re: diamond50]
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Registered: 01/16/07
Posts: 3404
Loc: USA
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32 sounds like alot, but they were 10 gallon trees. We have all but 3 in the ground, ready to fertilize sometime next month. Not much land, but I was surprised at how hard it was to find places to plant that many. I put them all on the 4 acres we have homesteaded, lined the front fenceline and up the drive, and then planted a few here and there on our other property line. Hope they start filling out soon.
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#107256 - 02/11/07 01:35 AM
Re: My senseless money spending obsessions are..
[Re: gims]
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Registered: 01/21/07
Posts: 3675
Loc: British Columbia, Canada
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32 sounds like alot, but they were 10 gallon trees. We have all but 3 in the ground, ready to fertilize sometime next month.
Girl, we gonna find you in a forest!
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#107257 - 02/11/07 08:31 AM
Re: My senseless money spending obsessions are..
[Re: orchid]
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Registered: 09/20/05
Posts: 477
Loc: Sanford, Florida
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Purses. It's an obsession.
Jeans......guess I keep trying to find the perfect pair. And why does it seem that when I try on a pair and LOVE them in the fitting room, two weeks later I put them on to go somewhere and they don't seem to fit the same?!?
Crosstitch and craft supplies.....although I've slowed down a little bit when it comes to buying this stuff. Going thru a spell where I'm bound and determined to finish some of the projects in my "to do" box before I buy any more of this stuff! but I still give in now and then if I find something new that looks interesting or something that will just be the perfect gift for someone.
Make-up or moisturizer new product samples. Does anyone else love stuff in little sample sizes? I love trying new products and the sample sizes are great for this plus they come in so handy for traveling. Package it little and cute and I'll buy it!!
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