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Title: Reverse Cheapskate... what luxurys? Post by Pine on 09/07/12 at 15:09:37 Just to be cantankous: What luxury do you indulge in? 1) I bought a single 1848 silver spoon that I use daily to stir my coffee. I weren't born with a silver spoon.. but I got one now! PS: Silver is a natural anti baterial... I seldom wash the spoon. 2) My glasses have all the trimmings.. aint even gonna say what I paid 3) My recliner will conforatble seat a 6 foot 300 lb man, it was special orderd but never picked up. I got it for cost ( $600 in 1993) its all green TX suede. PS: i am 5'7 150 soaking wet... 4)Since I build my own computer ... I keep it pretty up to date by just changing whatever has been made obsolete. So the memory is 5 years old but the video card is brand new. 5) I dont drink much or often... but its Makers Mark or Patron or Mich Ultra.. in that order. .... speaking of its after 5 on a payday! 6) I bought my own computer keyboard for work. it cost $100... but I like it. |
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Title: Re: Reverse Cheapskate... what luxurys? Post by rfw2003 on 09/07/12 at 15:57:57 my computers are my luxury items. I custom ordered a laptop not to long ago, and my many other desktops I custom build myself with the upper end parts.. R.F. |
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Title: Re: Reverse Cheapskate... what luxurys? Post by arteacher on 09/07/12 at 16:01:34 I have a weakness for Cohiba VI cigars- $70 a pop. (one or two a year) In a pinch I will smoke a Cohiba IV-$40 a pop. I have 7 cameras and many many lenses, and I spent $700 for a Riese tripod, and $400 for a Wimberly gymbal head for it. I spent $7000 on a stereo amp for my hi-fi system, and $700 for a 7' pair of speaker cables. And $2650 (with shipping) on the AME chopper kit for the bike. I also like Basil Hayden bourbon. When I dress to impress, I wear my Bulova Precisionist watch and hand made leather brogues or wing tips (which I bought second hand), and a small gold nugget tie pin, which I found. My wife has MS and requires a lot of help, so after I take care of her ($25000 worth of mobility aids in the last three years) I take care of ME! ;) P.S. My glasses cost $870. P.P.S. Lest you think I'me crazy, the hi-fi took over 20 years to amass the right stuff, as did the camera stuff. |
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Title: Re: Reverse Cheapskate... what luxurys? Post by arteacher on 09/07/12 at 16:08:55 5A4E5F1A18181B280 wrote:
I build my own computers too, but go in for upper range parts, not high end. Just good enough to run Flight Sim X balls to the wall. |
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Title: Re: Reverse Cheapskate... what luxurys? Post by Serowbot on 09/07/12 at 16:25:21 Uhhhh,... nuttin'... I never pay full price, or go top of the line... ... but,.. I'm now thinkin' about gettin' me a silver spoon... That might just be cool... :)... |
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Title: Re: Reverse Cheapskate... what luxurys? Post by rfw2003 on 09/07/12 at 16:26:43 7E75757C707F7E6465110 wrote:
I build my own computers too, but go in for upper range parts, not high end. Just good enough to run Flight Sim X balls to the wall. [/quote] The only part I don't buy as the latest and greatest is the Vid card when I do my upgrades. I normally get one that is a step or 2 behind to save a few hundred bucks. Now the CPU I do get the latest because I'm an avid video transcoder so I need all the horsepower I can get in that department. I'm down to about the run length of the movie to transcode a blu-ray to mkv format while still keeping full 1080p. R.F. |
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Title: Re: Reverse Cheapskate... what luxurys? Post by Paraquat on 09/07/12 at 17:42:21 I feed Wolf or Brown Bear to my cheaper guns, or even reloaded brass if the price is right, but for my baby I like to feed it never fired brass of reputable quality. I have paid 1.75/round for Gold Medal Match grade 7.62x51. That was in a time of need. Cabela's will usually have it on sale cheaper. I like my vodka to be Absolut. I also have a project car that I usually don't bat an eye when whipping out the credit card and ordering parts for. --Steve |
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Title: Re: Reverse Cheapskate... what luxurys? Post by Steampowered Boy on 09/07/12 at 19:13:25 I keep my girlfriend happy; after that I have no time or money for "luxuries" so i guess she is mine. |
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Title: Re: Reverse Cheapskate... what luxurys? Post by ZAR on 09/07/12 at 19:20:51 5C7B6A6E627F60786A7D6A6B4D60760F0 wrote:
Think you're broke now try getting a wife :o |
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Title: Re: Reverse Cheapskate... what luxurys? Post by Cavi Mike on 09/07/12 at 22:07:07 I typically only use high-end car audio equipment that I buy new: MB Quart mids and highs and Eclipse head units but right now I have a Pioneer Premier head unit in my only remaining car. It's OK. Subwoofers vary but currently it's Infinity Kappa Perfect VQ subs and a retired Concept amplifier that a friend modified for competition. They sound wonderful but I'm thinking about going old-school next. I want some original Cerwin Vega Strokers but they're hard to come by and very expensive. I don't skimp when I repair/modify my cars either. OEM and name-brand only - except for wheels and tires. I break/blow-out too many of those to afford nice ones. Cheapest wheels I can find and used tires only. *edit* By the way, that broken wheel in my avatar is mine. <----- |
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Title: Re: Reverse Cheapskate... what luxurys? Post by justin_o_guy2 on 09/07/12 at 22:10:44 I roll my own cigarettes, I cant enjoy a cigar any more, they cost too much.,I dont use or buy "the best" regularly. My pickup is a 1987 , 300 CID 4 speed. I do have a Kawasaki W 650..& if someone handed me a blank check to buy any bike I wanted, Id get one of those. But I paid less than $4,000.00 for that,, |
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Title: Re: Reverse Cheapskate... what luxurys? Post by Serowbot on 09/08/12 at 09:27:59 I'm kinda' disappointed in myself.... I have some really great stuff, but nothing I ever paid full price for... I can't seem to think of anything I'm that passionate about... I checked on silver spoons,... but at $40.00 for a spoon,.. I'm not that into coffee.... :-?... ... and I can't tell one hard liquor from another... :-?.. Maybe I'll get me some designer underwear?... ;D... |
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Title: Re: Reverse Cheapskate... what luxurys? Post by rl153 on 09/08/12 at 10:38:27 I just bought a 7" coby android tablet. Love it! |
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Title: Re: Reverse Cheapskate... what luxurys? Post by justin_o_guy2 on 09/08/12 at 11:58:20 Row, hit a few estate sales. Note* A sign saying "Estate Sale" by the road in front of a run down trailer house doesnt count. |
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Title: Re: Reverse Cheapskate... what luxurys? Post by ToesNose on 09/09/12 at 04:58:57 Things I've never skimped on- Surfboards Kayaks Sandals Sunglasses (unless the cheapo pair fit perfectly and are still UV a/b) Tools Vacations (including the two time shares I have on Paradise Island in the Bahamas) Batteries Coffee just like Tarantino said in Pulp Fiction " I don't need you to tell me how f@c&ing good my coffee is, okay? I'm the one who buys it. I know how good it is. When Bonnie goes shopping she buys S#!T. I buy the gourmet expensive stuff because when I drink it I want to taste it." :D |
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Title: Re: Reverse Cheapskate... what luxurys? Post by LANCER on 09/09/12 at 14:00:12 I will pay retail for a good tool if I don't have one and need it now, otherwise will wait for a sale or by it used if I find one. I do buy a few items from Northern or Harbor Freight if it is only needed occasionally and/or does not need to be nearly indestructable. I like lifetime warranties. Bike/car parts need to be good stuff. Physical safety is something I insist on. In the past couple of years I spent retail for an Imac, Bose speaker system and flatscreen TV; the first time in a lot of years I've done so. They were gifts to self. I figured I deserved it for once. I buy quality coffee and don't mind paying more for it. Cost/pot is just not that much for a few scoops so why not get the good tasting stuff. I buy meat at the base commissary; it costs less than in a local store and I like good lean meat. I buy quality clothes from good stores when on clearance sales...75-90% off. I shop ebay for parts for myself mostly and don't mind waiting months for the right item at the right price ... 90% off is my goal. When I do splurge a little it is almost always on my grandkids |
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