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So, what DON'T you spend money on?

OK, most of us have stereo systems that tally in the five-figure range -- more than many peoples' automobiles, inlcuding perhaps our own. ;-)

Last week in an attempt to self-justify recent hobby expenditures, I started drawing up a list of things that more "normal" people would own or spend money on, but which I choose not own. To wit, I am 34 and married and do not have a:

TV
Cable Bill
Blu-ray player
Ipod
Smart phone
PS3/Xbox/Wii
Car payment on my '03 Mazda
Child

.... How 'bout you?
cymbop
calbrs03
184 posts
 
I have the whole catastrophe.
audiofeil
4,011 posts
 
No debt.

Boring huh?
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sufentanil
776 posts
 
No wife, girlfriend, or prostitutes

Used car

Not into clothes, shoes or fashion

House in a transitional neighborhood

That lets me spend all my money on audio, computers, photography, wine, travel, and student loans

Michael
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russ69
179 posts
 
Wow, this does not sound like the sophisticated playboy image we are all supposed to have does it? Maybe the audio industry is not catering to the right audience. Kinda like selling chainsaws at the opera maybe?

Thanx, Russ
kbarkamian
647 posts
 
34, married, 3 month old daughter.

Other than the new Rega DAC I bought in January, I stopped spending money on audio gear about 2 years ago. And my system is nothing like what seems like the majority of what people have here. It's far more than 'good enough' for me though - Bryston B60, Audio Physic Yara Evolution Bookshelves.

What do I spend money on? Rent, food, day care (couldn't afford the Mrs. staying home any longer than 3 months), and whatever our little bundle of joy needs. One car payment because I had to finally replace my '97 Volvo that had 250k miles on it. Cable and internet are the only entertainment we have other than watching our daughter grow up.

What don't I spend money on? Everything else.
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