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What is your spending weakness?

Posted by calais50 • 7/08/08 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic

Is there anything that you consistently spend more than you probably should (or more than you intend)on?

This could be clothes, a hobby, antiques, etc. What's your weakness?

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7/08/08

MidwestMom

My children...

and wine.

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1. 7/08/08
  
  calais50
  
  Definitely my kids too. My favorite things to buy them are clothes and books. Sometimes I get on a house decorating kick too and go a little overboard, but nothing drastic.
2. 7/08/08
  
  MidwestMom
  
  Yep -- its the clothes, and things like sports/equipment.
  
  For myself, I have to admit that I like really good moisturizer. It's a guilty thing that I sneak when I have the cash.
  
  Is that not sad?
3. 7/08/08
  
  calais50
  
  I hear ya. When you're a busy mom, sometimes little things mean a lot.
7/08/08

dlowe

Food

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1. 7/08/08
  
  Donlewis
  
  Too true.
7/08/08

MadameX

Pajamas.

I'm not much into stuff, but I just love pajamas. I have three or four drawers full of them already and I buy new ones almost every week.

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1. 7/08/08
  
  MidwestMom
  
  Every *week*?!? Are you joking?
  
  Well, if you're going to blog, you may as well have the wardrobe.
  
  LOL
2. 7/08/08
  
  MadameX
  
  Nope, I'm not kidding...but I work from home, so at least I'm putting them to good use!
3. 7/08/08
  
  chrissymarie321
  
  Jim jams are the best
7/08/08

timethief

What is your spending weakness? Second hand clothes and most particularly, yoga wear. I have too many but when I see something "cute" and inexpensive I will frequently buy it. I'm currently trying to curb this impulsive behaviour.

Although it's not a "spending" weakness I have a "hoarding" weakness when it comes to shoes and sandals. I have far too many of them and don't wear them all but I am still reluctant to donate them to the free store. Having said this I have now shamed myself into doing a shoe and closet purging.

Edit: I'm chuckling over the "pajamas" confession by Madame X. I also work at home and tend to live in yoga wear all of the time. If I didn't wear yoga clothes, which I have far too many of (see above) I admit that I would strongly attracted to purchasing too many pajamas, especially silk pajamas.

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7/08/08

AmyOops

kids. whenever i want to buy myself something, i never get too, cuz they need this or they want that.

its well worth it though.

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7/08/08

Arcticulates

Coffee. I love Mochas and would get a 16 oz every day if I could afford it, which it's good thing I can't because of the pounds I would pack on from the added calories..

My grandkids supersede(sp) my coffee sprees, with 13 of them, you gotta save up for birthdays etc... Yikes!

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7/08/08

Katuluu

Comics, movies, toys, books and any other cool crap I run across.

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7/08/08

aningeniousname

I'm from Yorkshire so the act of spending is my weakness, I just can't bring myself to do it.

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1. 7/08/08
  
  timethief
  
  @aningeniousname
  lol
7/08/08

satijournal

I'm not much of a shopper. My wife loves books. We have enough books in the house to start our own book store.

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7/08/08

Bricore

I hate to say this ~ Horses. I love them but you'd be amazed how much money you can spend owning them. Still love them and still spending the money it takes to have them.

Dora Renee' Wilkerson
bricoreandfamily.blogspot.com/

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7/08/08

jafabrit

I am not into shopping and am fairly frugal but when I do spend it is for art supplies.

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7/08/08

JanelleV

Starbucks, food, and clothes.

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7/08/08

EavesdropWriter

Books and imported beer. I read a quote that said people who buy books obsessively are really buying the time to read them all. I cannot help myself when I go into a book store. I never come out empty-handed.

As for the beer, I'm an import snob on that account. I love Dutch, German and Japanese brews.

"Books 'n Beer" - sounds like a geeky pub.

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7/08/08

bendaway

My Wife Mrs. Hoss. No she is not the spender I spend on her. Why? Because she is worth it.
Oh, we have no kids or it would be them.

The Hoss

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1. 7/08/08
  
  EavesdropWriter
  
  *Awesome*
7/08/08

DVS

Xbox 360 games and Jack Daniels.

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7/08/08

wehireu

PC Games, Books, and food.

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7/08/08

crkian

My kids and other people

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7/08/08

thebigandyt

i went through a period where i was habitualy keeping my house key cut. The copies never worked so they next time i was out and about and i spotted a locksmith i'd get another key cut. i never brought them back as they were only a couple of quid and usually the shop was miles away. i'd just try another locksmith

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7/08/08

Anniepooh

Food and cluinary stuff.

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1. 7/08/08
  
  thebigandyt
  
  i like expensive pickled goods. I never get round to eating them though, there's only so many ways to eat pickled cabbage
7/08/08

mariamichelle

I'm an Ebay addict. I buy lots of different things - no one particular thing. I can find anything I'm looking for and a lot of things that I'm not looking for too.

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7/08/08

cah1209

My child. And food too... Our pantry is over flowing and yet we can't decide what to make for dinner.

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1. 7/10/08
  
  JanelleV
  
  Our kitchen cabinets are stocked full -- and we can never seem to find what we want to eat : D
7/08/08

kat822

oh god I am a sucker for old school books, but I am picky, will only buy ones published before 1899 god I love them, the feel the smell, the frayed pages, the eloquent hand written notes, the names of the children that the books were passed down through the years to...... it's heaven..... my oldest one was published in 1800.....god I love it , oh and my handheld school bell it's over a hundred years old and still ringssss so beautifully, and loud lol

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7/08/08

morgantj

My wallet is my weakness. It can't keep up with my spending.

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7/08/08

GrandmaMac

I love unique jewelry with gems from around the world, ethnic pottery that's signed, and buying for my kids and grandkids.

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7/10/08

huggingthecoast

Kitchen tools, food, computer stuff

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7/10/08

stytzer

Those two kids are expensive...still spend a lot of money on CD's.

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7/10/08

jafabrit

I do have a weakness for stylish electric teakettles (I drink LOTS of tea) and so a good teakettle is important to me (microwaved water-YAK no way and boiling it on the stove not practical).

www.irawoods.com/Capresso-259-H2O-Glass-Watter-Kettle

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7/10/08

MsGo

movie tickets.

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7/10/08

Sally

Antique linen sheets .......

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7/10/08

wildStarr3

jewelry on eBay! Earrings, to be exact...

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7/10/08

Shiley

Shoes! Books!

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7/10/08

wildStarr3

@ kat822 -what a marvelous 'weakness', I can almost feel it, too!

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7/10/08

foodvu

Coffee & Wine

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7/10/08

jadedconformist

Daycare. Oh, and beer on the weekends

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1. 7/10/08
  
  calais50
  
  I hear you on the daycare. I wish I was one of the lucky parents whose moms don't work and enjoy caring for their grandchildren during the day. My daughter enjoys daycare, but it's not the same as gramma. Plus, I can think of a lot of things to do with the $500 a month.
2. 7/10/08
  
  jadedconformist
  
  haha. Yeah - my mother lives in Atlanta, otherwise I'm sure she'd gladly watch my child for free. Thankfully he starts kindergarten this year.
7/10/08

psychosolodiver

Beer and beautiful, divorced women that I meet on the internet.

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1. 7/10/08
  
  calais50
  
  Lol! Those are good ones. Just be careful not to combine the 2-drinking beer and meeting women, b/c you may find out the next day that they're not so beautiful as you thought
7/10/08

Svelmoe

Computer related books and DVD movies .... buys too many of both. Well not too many, I can still afford them and live comfortable, but - I can hardly read all the books I buy in time

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7/10/08

RTBjr73

mortgage, ice cream for the kiddos (they LOVE DQ), beer, and batteries (I need to invest in those rechargable ones, the kids have sooooooooo many toys...)

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7/10/08

bloodnsunshine

Shoes shoes and more shoes. I've got over 150 pair lol Shoes!!!

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1. 7/10/08
  
  jadedconformist
  
  Holy fuck! My sister has a ROOM in her home exclusively for her shoes.
2. 7/11/08
  
  maryse
  
  Shoes!! But I don't have that many shoes...yet
7/11/08

jetz09

food!

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7/11/08

calais50

I thought of another spending weakness-gas/petrol when I visit my boyfriend. He lives 45 miles away. If gas gets much more expensive, I'll have to break up with him, lol

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1. 7/11/08
  
  RTBjr73
  
  dang!!! that's cold. LOL
7/11/08

XanthePat

Designer Sunglasses, but it is kind of sunny over here.

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7/11/08

br3adman

Girls break me

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7/11/08

cranelegs

i know it's weird but i like those withdrawal fees at the ATM.

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7/11/08

kdawg68

I'm a penny pincher. Perhaps food - as we do tend to eat out quite a bit. In fact - yes -it's food.

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7/11/08

faithsju243

Without a doubt my ultimate spending weakness is shoes, shoes and more shoes...oh yeah and maybe shoes!

Are you sensing a pattern?

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7/11/08

DomesticMiss

Yikes... difficult question. Or maybe not difficult as much as embarrassing. Shoes, books, yarns and stuff for my animals. It used to be clothes as well but now that I've bought so many and can probably live through an Ice Age worth of stuff... not so much.

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7/11/08

lotusb

Food. I'm constantly buying food... I don't know why.

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1. 7/11/08
  
  DomesticMiss
  
  Maybe you're very hungry? I certainly am very greedy. I always buy chocolate.
7/11/08

robertstevenson

My spending weakness happens right after, "Dad, can I have . . ."

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