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Do you spend too much on Metal Gear?

Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 6:15 pm
by violentpig
How much is too much?

Personally, I think if you what spend on collecting is greater than what you put away every month for investing/retiring plan/saving - you're spending way too much.

I've had some rough months since June, and have definately gotta cool my spending. An all too common excuse for me is "well I can just sell it and get my money back or more". Problem is, I almost never sell anything.

Do you guys monthly budget what you spend at the start of the month (exactly what I do) or do you just wait and see as time progresses (if you currently HAVE money, than you can spend money). If I end up spending more than what I budget, I'm responsible to add more income, either by working more (easiest) or selling something to compensate.

I'm just wondering. This is an expensive hobby heh.

Re: Do you spend too much on Metal Gear?

Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 6:25 pm
by 87th
I'm nowhere near as dedicated to the process of collecting as some others, here. I'll buy something if it really interests me, but I don't give MetalGear (or other Kojima-related) items a higher priority than any other luxuries of the same quality. I have a lot of things because I've had lots of money to splash on these types of things at various points. I don't think I've ever been in any financial trouble because of it, though.

Re: Do you spend too much on Metal Gear?

Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 6:34 pm
by TSi
I personally set a budget ahead of time. Basically I'd work for some time, and then the money that I have are all planned for tuition, rent and what not. Then when I have about enough for all of them for the year, I will keep the extra as "savings"

Then out of the savings, I will basically budget an amount to entertainment... and of course, because I've taken up on collecting (it is a form of entertainment), other entertainment will be cut back.

Thats why I said, if I get anything big (aka... MGS Shareholder Premium Sealed) I will be out of the game for a while.

Re: Do you spend too much on Metal Gear?

Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 6:48 pm
by Screaming Mantis
TSi wrote:I personally set a budget ahead of time. Basically I'd work for some time, and then the money that I have are all planned for tuition, rent and what not. Then when I have about enough for all of them for the year, I will keep the extra as "savings"

Then out of the savings, I will basically budget an amount to entertainment... and of course, because I've taken up on collecting (it is a form of entertainment), other entertainment will be cut back.

Thats why I said, if I get anything big (aka... MGS Shareholder Premium Sealed) I will be out of the game for a while.
I hope so man, I say that everytime myself, and whoops...............I just won another auction.

Re: Do you spend too much on Metal Gear?

Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 6:52 pm
by TSi
Screaming Mantis wrote:I hope so man, I say that everytime myself, and whoops...............I just won another auction.
haha, its actually quite easy! cause once I am low on money to pay for school... I KNOW I won't be buying any more, or else I can't pay for school.

Re: Do you spend too much on Metal Gear?

Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 7:50 pm
by violentpig
87th wrote:I'm nowhere near as dedicated to the process of collecting as some others, here. I'll buy something if it really interests me, but I don't give MetalGear (or other Kojima-related) items a higher priority than any other luxuries of the same quality. I have a lot of things because I've had lots of money to splash on these types of things at various points. I don't think I've ever been in any financial trouble because of it, though.
Yeah I'm quite spread out as well.



I do find lately I commonly say "that's it, I'm done for now", not just Metal Gear but my other hobbies and then BAM something appears I "can't" pass up on. That leads to me working more (luckily I'm on salary + overtime in a busy field) so alot of Saturdays I spend working because of it.

Re: Do you spend too much on Metal Gear?

Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:44 pm
by Commander_AK-47
You can never have too much Metal Gear.

Re: Do you spend too much on Metal Gear?

Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 12:44 am
by snatchernaut
i spend my wages on what is needed to pay out. then if i dont have set things i want then i will put £20 in to the local bookies.lol. play on the roulette and if i win a nice sum then i will spend it on a collectable.
last month from £20 i won £3400 over 2 hours, then i got the hell out of there and spend spend spend.
obviously not the best idea to gamble but i figure its a small amount of money from my wages that is not needed for anything so if i lose its no big deal. but if i win brilliant. i do tend to win most of the time, guess im just lucky sometimes

Re: Do you spend too much on Metal Gear?

Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 8:33 am
by gixo
I live at home, and spends nearly nothing at food and stuff. I get ~1.5k$ from work every month to spend on what i want actually. But i dont really do that =D.
I guess i'm a bit like A.G. I buy what i want. I rarely buy any Japanes or American releases, since i can't play them. Some times i look at the collection and think about how much i've spent on it. But i don't dare to count ^^.
And i'm also a bit like you violent, since i never buy things for more than they are worth, i can still sell them if i need money =D

Re: Do you spend too much on Metal Gear?

Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 4:36 pm
by violentpig
snatchernaut wrote:i spend my wages on what is needed to pay out. then if i dont have set things i want then i will put £20 in to the local bookies.lol. play on the roulette and if i win a nice sum then i will spend it on a collectable.
last month from £20 i won £3400 over 2 hours, then i got the hell out of there and spend spend spend.
obviously not the best idea to gamble but i figure its a small amount of money from my wages that is not needed for anything so if i lose its no big deal. but if i win brilliant. i do tend to win most of the time, guess im just lucky sometimes
That's awesome. A friend and I were at a casino once and he was up $5200 in about 5 hours. He lost it all in about an hour and a half. Seriously. I walked out +$80 heh.

Re: Do you spend too much on Metal Gear?

Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 6:43 pm
by whitetrashshayno
mg isn't my biggest money waster.

Concerts are.

this summer alone i saw coldplay,radiohead, and a bunch of random lower acts.


september 19th and 20th seeing beck and spoon 2 nights ina row.

Ticketmaster rapes for that service charge.

luckly i live with the parents still, work 40 hours at wal mart, all i gotta pay is my credit card bill, and my gas *pretty pricey since im gett'n 10 mpg with my old ass 62 impala* but other than that it's all fuck around money.

though i did spend about 120 on mgs this check.

Re: Do you spend too much on Metal Gear?

Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 3:14 am
by Lady Serpente
Indeed I do :( I should save more money for when i'll be living alone (very soon) but I definitely suck in saving, also about clothes and other girl's needings.

Anyway I want to try my luck with some lottery game :P (some auntie won 5k euros couple weeks ago, and the jackpot of some 'lotto' game here in Italy reached 61mil euros! people is going crazy to win it...)