What is your extravagance?

[Bertha Venation]

Poll question: What is your extravagance?

I don't know how to word this. There's going overboard -- paying way too much for personal items or events -- and then there's extravagance, which I believe is a deserved (or well-rationalized) expense. I'm referring to extravagance.

What is your extravagance?

[Jamastiene]

1. Guitar playing paraphernalia.

I work years and save up for stuff that goes off the market before I can afford it, but I get the next newer model of the same thing if I really want it. Some kind of guitar playing paraphernalia I really really want is the only single item I'll spend over $100 on...for wants. For needs, I have no other choice, but to dig deeper(house, some utility bills, etc.)

I just go stupid over a guitar that is not red...and there was even one red guitar I liked one time too, but I just couldn't bring myself to buy it. It was a great guitar and only $169 because it was (barely) used. Still, I have that red guitar rule. It's a silly superstition at this point, but still to this day I don't like red guitars as far as looks anyhow, so it works for me.

Guitar accessories, OMG, forget it. I turn into a shopaholic. What I wouldn't give to have a $1000 shopping spree at a guitar center right about now. I could spend it easy without even buying a guitar or amp. I could spend it easy just buying accessories, strings, picks, straps, mods, pickups, and effects. It's been years since I could afford some nice new stuff.

[mitchum]

6. I'm a pedal and other effects queen...

I'm content with the guitars that I own, but effects are another story entirely :)

[Jamastiene]

12. I've finally reached a point where all I want to finish my collection is a 12 string

and at some point I want to get at least 1 custom. I used to want it to be a Jackson, but Wayne Charvel left and now I don't like the designs of his new custom guitars. I don't want an Eddie Van Halen copy. I want my own custom.

I still want an E-Bow too. Plus I still need a decent all in one effects processor in pedal form. I don't have a rack any more or I'd get another Korg A2 if I could find one, and the pedal for it this time around, and be done with it. I loved that processor. I regret selling it.

I'm finding that I don't really like many of the new modeling processors. I just want to make custom effects chains and I need an exciter for some of my new age music.

[Crabby Appleton]

20. It's the guitars themselves are my extravagance

there always seem to be a couple more I'd like to have.

[Jamastiene]

39. I still want a custom Jackson in the Charvel style.

I'm one of those people who actually likes the Japanese made Charvels from the late 80s. I will eventually want a Tele too, blonde, sweet. I still want a 12 string too, but haven't decided on which one I want to get. It will be a while before I can afford another guitar, but I do love looking at them and daydreaming too.

[ghostsofgiants]

2. My computer is pretty ballin'.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

3. shoes and handbags...although, I really don't think I pay "way too much"

for either. I am extravagant about indulging myself "down time" Does that make sense? Time is Money and I spend plenty of TIME on myself.

[Bertha Venation]

4. I'd call time for yourself a necessity, not an extravagance. n/t

[Starry Messenger]

5. Books.

I can't be trusted in certain stores. This one especially at holidays: http://www.darkcarnival.com/
For every book I buy as a gift I end up with three for me. I justify it as research for my artwork. But some days I think I became an artist to justify all the book buying!

[AlCzervik]

7. shoes, sneakers really and books.

[Midlodemocrat]

8. I said books, but I consider them more of a lifeline than an extravagence.

[billyskank]

9. My computer.

There was no need at all for me to spend £1400 building my own computer (over $2000) but I just wanted to - it has a beautiful case, well matched components selected by me, is neat and tidy inside because I paid a lot of attention to detail, and it isn't an identikit Dell or HP box like everyone else's!

In fact I might even start a post a picture of your PC thread! :7

[AngryAmish]

10. Jamon Serrano

[JVS]

11. Do you buy it in the big shank that you can hang from the ceiling?

[AngryAmish]

28. No, just a little at a time.

Did have some pata negra last winter. Was it good? Yes. But $110 a pound good? No.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

13. Books, mostly.

It used to be shoes, but my knees have gotten dodgy so I can't wear fashionable shoes anymore.

[lizziegrace]

14. Tie between music and books

:)

[Kali]

15. travel

oh yes

goin' down under in less than two years:woohoo:

[LiberalEsto]

16. Garage sales

Every Saturday from April through October, unless it rains.

[amitten]

17. Expensive toiletries.

Soaps, cosmetics, perfumes, etc.

I have a problem.:cry:

[greenbriar]

18. Purses Coach hand bags and Harvey's seat belt purses

I adore them


and


they cost too damn much

[buckettgirl]

19. Pedicures and upkeep with my hair

I spend about $80 every couple of months to keep up my hair color and keep my layers looking nice.
Pedicures are done about every 6 weeks in the summer, not often in the winter.

I am a nurse, I work on my feet and I usually wear scrubs and have my hair in a ponytail.
My extravagance is being able to feel like a woman (somedays just feeling like a human is good enough)

[redqueen]

21. My green tea scented body wash and lotion.

I know it doesn't sound like much, but I am miserly.

I also take the girls out to the way-too-expensive movies, so ... there's that.

[Sanity Claws]

22. My hair (salon once a month) and skin creme

I like to keep up my appearance.

[JitterbugPerfume]

23. Books are essential in my universe

but I own way to many

[mcctatas]

24. Expensive girly stuff...

Aveda for the hair, Smashbox cosmetics and Victoria's Secret other stuff.

[Capn Sunshine]

25. Trout fishing trips & Gear

yeah, but a definite mind-cleanser. \ps. I never take more than we can eat.

[Chan790]

26. Skincare products, clothes and interior decor.

I've got a GQ image to upkeep.

[triguy46]

27. Take a look.

My other car is a 1997 4 cylinder ford ranger w/110K miles. This was a splurge.


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[mentalsolstice]

29. Books, travel and gizmos.

However, this past weekend I combined my love of books and gizmos, and bought Sony 700 ebook reader. Read it for 4 hours in the car yesterday.

[Shell Beau]

30. For my husband, it is electronics. I am a fashion junkie, so, for me, it

is clothes, purses, and shoes.

[Symarip]

31. I don't buy extravagant things

But I do buy expensive things in order to make other things more effectively.

I'll give you an example: I don't buy expensive beer. I make it myself and it costs me somewhere around 30 dollars for two thirds of a keg. That's pretty cheap. But the equipment I bought in order to acheive such a feat came to a sum of around 750 dollars or so.

Does that make sense? Probably not.

[Rambis]

32. Coffee and scones

nearly every morning- Our neighbors opened a shop and we want to see them do well. I was off the caffeine for a long time.

[Deep13]

33. Astronomy equipment and firearms.

I consider shooting to be a secondary hobby, but since the weather hardly ever lets me do any observing, it has become my defacto first hobby. To shoot, it only needs to be daylight and not even that for the indoor pistol range. For astronomy, it needs to be clear, dark and moonless (for most objects.) Also, not freezing my ass off is a plus.

[Forkboy]

34. Honestly, I spend very little on myself.

Most of my music (which is a ton) comes from my friend making me copies. I do buy the odd (in more ways than one) CD or DVD, but that's usually months apart.

If I had more money I'm sure I'd waste it on a bunch of things. :)

[stuntcat]

35. music

Books too but it's easier to be thrifty with that.

[LeftyMom]

36. A king sized bed, just for me. Oh, and very long hot baths.

[HEyHEY]

37. I like my suits.

[Lucian]

38. Books.

:)

[La Lioness Priyanka]

40. make up

[mvd]

41. Music

I could never buy enough, as long as I enjoy it. It does make CDs harder to go back to, but I make an effort to set out time. I forgot about Candice (who is actress Candice Accola,) and both added her back to my crush list (became major after seeing a cute interview,) and listened to her CD It's Always The Innocent Ones. Musically, it's a very good CD, though you can hear her voice really strain at times.

[malta blue]

42. wine.

I buy wine just to have it in the cellar. Because I deserve a damned good glass of wine now and again.

[trof]

43. Cigareets and whisky

But no longer wild, wild women.
:-(

Cigarettes, whiskey and wild wild women
They'll drive you crazy, they'll drive you insane;
Cigarettes, whiskey and wild wild women
They'll drive you crazy, they'll drive you insane;

Once I was happy and had a good wife
I had enough money to last me for life
Then I met with a gal and we went on a spree
She taught me smokin' and drinkin' whiskee
(CHORUS)

Cigarettes are a blight on the whole human race
A man is a monkey with one in his face;
Take warning dear friend, take warning dear brother
A fire's on one end, a fools on the t'other.
(CHORUS)

And now good people, I'm broken with age
The lines on my face make a well written page
I'm weavin' this story -- how sadly but true
On women and whiskey and what they can do
(CHORUS)

Write on the cross at the head of my grave
For women and whiskey here lies a poor slave.
Take warnin' poor stranger, take warnin' dear friend
In wide clear letters this tale of my end.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

44. Dining out...

And I also have a serious affinity for cardigan sweaters.
Duckie

[Mike 03]

45. Without question, Books. I am an obsessive collector of signed 1sts. But having said that, I just

today spent $700 on nutritional supplements.

It's a toss up between books and irrational health obsessions.

[harmonicon]

46. travel/music

I've gone far out of my way to see concerts before.... or to travel to perform music for free.

[Gonzo Gardener]

47. I gots ta have mah eye candy!

An obsessive need for visual stimulation is my extravagance. It includes viewing, making, and collecting art.

:hi:

[Bertha Venation]

48. Hello, Green Meanie, I don't believe we've met.

Are you related to the Blue Meanies? ;)

Dig your flag. I wish I had the cojones to fly that at my house.

[Gonzo Gardener]

50. Those jackbooted, joy stomping Pepperland Blue Meanies are no kin to me!

:P

To spare you the long of it, I'll summarize by explaining that my DU moniker is the result of the evolution of real life nicknames and once you get to know me, you'll see that I'm the antithesis of all that the Blue Meanies stand for.

To get the full, unrated version of how my screen name came about, we'd need to polish off a few glasses of wine, first. :silly:

Thanks for the sig-line compliment. I'm flying it in solidarity. Every single human being should have equal rights and so should all couples. :grouphug:

And, no, I don't think we've had a proper introduction. It's so nice to greet you, Bertha Venation! I just love, love, love YOUR screen name!

[Bertha Venation]

51. Here's to you, then

:toast:

[mnhtnbb]

49. Travel for me. I love to go to New York (or London, but not as often)

and go to plays, concerts, museums. Just walk the streets. Theatre and live music feed my soul.
Definitely an extravagance.

[Blue_In_AK]

52. My camera equipment,

and it's not really my extravagance, but my husband's because he just loves to buy me new lenses and camera upgrades. I tell him to stop, but he knows how much I appreciate it. :blush:

[SoxFan]

53. Deep fried spotted owl tenders