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this past year: organic food.

― stockholm cindy's secret childhood (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 16:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Hookers and cocaine.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 17:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Staying in Edinburgh.

― hmmm (hmmm), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 17:01 (twenty-one years ago)

marks & spencers.

― cozen (Cozen), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 17:01 (twenty-one years ago)

the london underground

― Miles Finch, Wednesday, 9 February 2005 17:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Otherwise, out of season raspberries.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 17:02 (twenty-one years ago)

Guitars

― The Mad Puffin, Wednesday, 9 February 2005 17:02 (twenty-one years ago)

Using sapphires as toilet paper.

― Huk-L, Wednesday, 9 February 2005 17:02 (twenty-one years ago)

Guavas from Chinatown.

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 17:02 (twenty-one years ago)

Taxis, beauty products, haircuts.

― Madchen (Madchen), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 17:03 (twenty-one years ago)

cigars
good coffee
comic books
film stock
computer stuff
music

EVERYTHING I like!

― adam.r.l. (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 17:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Living

― Michael White (Hereward), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 17:03 (twenty-one years ago)

coca cola
online poker
10 pin bowling
WWE pay-per-view

― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 17:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Beer.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 17:04 (twenty-one years ago)

taxicabs
magazines
small consumable electronics
(see also: my winter ten list)

― Fish fingers all in a line (kenan), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 17:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Music
Cigarettes
Food

― beanz (beanz), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 17:05 (twenty-one years ago)

steak
hard drives

― Snappy (sexyDancer), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 17:07 (twenty-one years ago)

poker online and home games

― Big Baby Bingo (Chris V), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 17:07 (twenty-one years ago)

small consumable electronics

?????

― Michael White (Hereward), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 17:08 (twenty-one years ago)

The Dancin' O' The Lap

― andy --, Wednesday, 9 February 2005 17:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Buying DVDs.

Buying sandwiches at Starbucks, Cafe Nero, Marks & Spencer etc. for lunch when I've got plenty of good food at home.

― Ben Mott (Ben Mott), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 17:08 (twenty-one years ago)

I didn't realize anyone actually played online poker. I thought it was something that only existed in spam.

― Fish fingers all in a line (kenan), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 17:08 (twenty-one years ago)

small consumable electronics

?????

http://erasing.org/i_ate_ipod_shuffle/

― Fish fingers all in a line (kenan), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 17:09 (twenty-one years ago)

which online poker room do you go to bingo?

― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 17:09 (twenty-one years ago)

pokerroom.com, you?

― Big Baby Bingo (Chris V), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 17:10 (twenty-one years ago)

you'd be amazed at how many people play online kenan.

― Big Baby Bingo (Chris V), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 17:11 (twenty-one years ago)

sometimes partypoker.com but more frequently ladbrokespoker.com
(that's mainly european though)

― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 17:13 (twenty-one years ago)

try pokerroom.com, best i've played. good graphics too.

― Big Baby Bingo (Chris V), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 17:14 (twenty-one years ago)

i'll have a look!! might give you a game one day.

ladbrokes is alright but partypoker was a bit lame when i've been on it - people on it tend to play real slow

― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 17:15 (twenty-one years ago)

takeout food
raspberries/blackberries
tomatoes

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 17:17 (twenty-one years ago)

beauty products
wine
cabs
movies
organic/otherwise pricey groceries

― lauren (laurenp), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 17:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Music
Cigarettes
Food
Weed
Beer
Bar drinking

― he does guitar with his mouth lmao mint (ex machina), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 17:19 (twenty-one years ago)

I am ~~cheap~~ frugal when it comes to absolutely everything except food. (Exact reverse of myself as a student in fact.)

― Archel (Archel), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 17:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Wine
Liqueurs
Eating out

― Rumpington Lane, Wednesday, 9 February 2005 17:20 (twenty-one years ago)

medium-format photography

― sgs (sgs), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 17:20 (twenty-one years ago)

oh add beer to my list too and smokes.

― Big Baby Bingo (Chris V), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 17:21 (twenty-one years ago)

federal express

― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 17:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Wine
Real food
Gas for the car

― Orbit (Orbit), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 17:25 (twenty-one years ago)

coke
therapy
fine belgian ales

― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 17:26 (twenty-one years ago)

take out
going to doctors (a lot)
ciggies
online ordering of stuffs because of hermit-style behavior

whatta waste!

― ai lien (kold_krush), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 17:31 (twenty-one years ago)

I am so lame. My most expensive habit (currently) is getting the train instead of the bus. I'm only talking about short journeys, like Peckham to London Bridge. How rubbish. Oh yeah and plantain crisps.

― alix (alix), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 17:31 (twenty-one years ago)

books and magazines
pricey groceries/produce
shoes

― Leon the Fatboy (Ex Leon), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 17:38 (twenty-one years ago)

And books, duh

― beanz (beanz), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 17:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Technology

― jel -- (jel), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 18:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Until Fatboy mentioned shoes I was amazed at their lack.

SHOES
Lunch while at work (why don't I just make sandwiches and salads in advance?)
Red wine
Not buying the cheapest things in the supermarket
Buying Paul Smith stuff on eBay
SHOES

― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 18:21 (twenty-one years ago)

also lacy underwear and books

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 18:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Markelby you shoe freak.

Easy answer = travel. But flights to Europe don't grow on trees.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 18:24 (twenty-one years ago)

My cable bill. And, pretty soon, home furnishings.

― Yr3k (dymaxia), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 18:26 (twenty-one years ago)

I broke the bookbuying habit in general thanks to me finally realizing "Look, I'm just reading all this stuff from the library anyway, why buy books all the time?" And so a few cheap exceptions aside I don't -- but! I do have the indulgent habit of getting editions from the Folio Society, so that makes up for it. ;-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 18:30 (twenty-one years ago)

This past week, 12 packs of Miller High Life were on sale at this store I go to for $5.99. That's, like, $.50 a beer! Compared to the $2.75/$3.00 I would spend on the exact same beer at a bar...I realize now where so much of my money has gone.

― known vaginatarian (nickalicious), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 18:34 (twenty-one years ago)

partying
eating at nice restaurants
and increasingly, VINYL.

― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 18:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Comics
Recording gear/making records
Lunch

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 18:40 (twenty-one years ago)

single malt whisky

― holojames (holojames), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 18:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Lunch is a BIG budget-eater. Since I've started bringing things to eat as opposed to getting something from one of the nearest eateries, my lunch spending has shot down from like almost sometimes as much as $50 a week, down to like $10.

― known vaginatarian (nickalicious), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 18:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Armagnac
Good Meat
Konditor and Cook Coffee and Buns for Breakfast

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 18:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Lunch is a BIG budget-eater.

I've got lunch down to a science now -- I buy cheap iced tea courtesy of Tejava, a reasonable enough brand that comes in large bottles for a buck, and keep it in my office minifridge. I bring in an apple for dessert. And finally for the main meal I either buy a sandwich from Lee's across the street -- $2 at most, and it's a great near foot-long French/Vietnamese sammich with many choices of fillings -- or else hit a salad bar on campus and pick up a breadstick with that, also around $2 or so total. V. handy.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 18:53 (twenty-one years ago)

I never go out to lunch, I'm so smart and wise.

BUT my expensive habits are:

cosmetics
vitamins, minerals and supplements
the gym

now that i have given up cigarettes i feel like i should just be super healthy and annoying.

― jill schoelen is the queen of my dreams! (Homosexual II), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 19:03 (twenty-one years ago)

DVDs, but I've been good this year and only bought Raging Bull and the Warner Bros. Gangsters box set.

CDs, but I only bought one in January

sinus pills, no OTC allergy pills work so I just have to go through a lot of generic sudafed

Film

― milozauckerman (miloaukerman), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 19:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Clothes, clothes, clothes, I thrift a lot of them but still, even that adds up
Sparkling water

― daria g (daria g), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 19:52 (twenty-one years ago)

LPs
Weed
College

― Ian John50n (orion), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 20:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Books
Service on my car

― j.lu (j.lu), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 20:03 (twenty-one years ago)

And eBay -- I've had an alarming run of luck simply making what I think are fair offers, and not getting outbid.

― j.lu (j.lu), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 20:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Quitting one job before having another job lined up.

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 21:02 (twenty-one years ago)

lavish everything for me
lavish everything for my friends
parking/speeding tickets

i honestly drop about a G a week, but don't even resent or worry about it, because I feel so guilty I often want to commit suicide, but I never do, because then I wouldn't be able to spend all this fucking money right?

― LeCoq (LeCoq), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 21:09 (twenty-one years ago)

- lipstick/cosmetics (agh, a sucker is me. too.)
- vitamins/minerals/things like 'hemp protein'/etc.
- heat and hot water
- going out for "a" beer.
It used to be clothes and SHOES, but I got reformed (by being a poor student again. I can't wait to get back on that horse.)

― rrrobyn (rrrobyn), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 21:46 (twenty-one years ago)

kids

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 21:54 (twenty-one years ago)

painting
vintage photos
gourmet food
wigs

― kate/papa november (papa november), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 22:15 (twenty-one years ago)

kids

Mark 'em up, sell 'em on.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 22:16 (twenty-one years ago)

yarn

― tokyo rosemary (rosemary), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 22:17 (twenty-one years ago)

You and my sister should talk shop, Z. She's a yarn/knitting freak.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 22:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Staying in Edinburgh

That was mine, until I moved away (which was over 9 months ago now. Eek.)

My current expensive habit: driving to shopping malls 70 miles away just to window-shop.

― caitlin (caitlin), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 22:20 (twenty-one years ago)

cds/records, musical equipment, booze

― shine headlights on me (electricsound), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 22:30 (twenty-one years ago)

i'll suggest it to the wife Ned.

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 22:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Rah!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 23:32 (twenty-one years ago)

rutherford mills

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Thursday, 10 February 2005 01:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Is he hard to keep?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 10 February 2005 01:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Setting fire to hobos with $100 notes.

― Sasha (sgh), Thursday, 10 February 2005 01:44 (twenty-one years ago)

DVD boxsets (damn you babylon 5!)
booze/smokes (I bet no other suckers than Aussies pay over $10 for a pack)
taxis (well, until I stopped work)
OTC painkillers
expensive grocery items (brie, organic veg, imported deli items etc)

― Trayce (trayce), Thursday, 10 February 2005 01:47 (twenty-one years ago)

ok I don't feel so bad about $8 a pack anymore.

― Allyzay Dallas Multi-Pass (allyzay), Thursday, 10 February 2005 01:48 (twenty-one years ago)

"dont worry, i'll come to yours. yeah no honestly"
pret
1 bloody 50 lazy penalty fee newsagent cash machines
... late nite snout runs
THE KILLAH KUTS
"i wdnt be a good party dj. yeah no etc"
handwoven cloak of lonely pride (m+s)

― hold tight the private caller (mwah), Thursday, 10 February 2005 01:55 (twenty-one years ago)

I shouldve also said the $10 is for a pack of 30. And it's Aus dollars, heh. Still! Feckin ripoff.

― Trayce (trayce), Thursday, 10 February 2005 02:22 (twenty-one years ago)

I forgot, prob my #1 expense:
Prescriptions

― Orbit (Orbit), Thursday, 10 February 2005 02:28 (twenty-one years ago)

sinus pills, no OTC allergy pills work so I just have to go through a lot of generic sudafed

which you're likely not supposed to take regularly. you might want to see a doctor about that.

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Thursday, 10 February 2005 03:01 (twenty-one years ago)

stationery, notepaper, cards

― youn, Thursday, 10 February 2005 03:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Going to a doctor hadn't occurred to me, wow.

― milozauckerman (miloaukerman), Thursday, 10 February 2005 03:05 (twenty-one years ago)

used to be dvds and clothes... but i cut myself off until i get my ass out of credit card debt.

― t0dd swiss, Thursday, 10 February 2005 03:11 (twenty-one years ago)

marks & spencers have good pre-made sandwiches. the life of the office clerk... a park bench and a novel at noon.

― youn, Thursday, 10 February 2005 03:20 (twenty-one years ago)

digital cable (can't live without it)
high-speed internet access (ditto)
music (even with sticking to secondhand stores)
medical expenses (inc. prescriptions, though in all fairness my prescription bill is only, like, $30 a month)
COFFEE (can't be arsed to make it at home)

That's it, really. Everything else I'm so careful about budget-wise that it's either a great deal or something that doesn't cut that much into my budget. (I mean, really, when you think about it, spending $6 on lunch three days a week is pretty downright cheap, isn't it?)

― Surreal Addiction (Dee the Lurker), Thursday, 10 February 2005 03:24 (twenty-one years ago)

(Cheap, Quality Lunches I Like:

Chipotle Grill burrito
takeout plate from this one really good Chinese restaurant
large bowl of tortilla soup, again to go, at a diner-type establishment
Quizno's Subs sandwich and chips
Thundercloud Subs sandwich meal [thank you Austin!]
the three-sides choice at Luby's
large salad at Jason's Deli
bbq chicken plate from a couple of bbq places
um, and others that equal a bit under $6.)

― Surreal Addiction (Dee the Lurker), Thursday, 10 February 2005 03:29 (twenty-one years ago)

This week, takeout pho (or tonight Singapore Rice Noodles with lots of extra chili sauce on top) for lunch and dinner. I've had a cold for a few days now, so I'm trying to unstuff my nose & feel better. I don't know what I'll do when I get colds if I ever move somewhere with no good Vietnamese restaurants... walk around stuffed up, I guess.

― lyra (lyra), Thursday, 10 February 2005 03:36 (twenty-one years ago)

eating, drinking, sleeping, wearing clothes, doing drugs, listening to music, reading books, taking cabs, wearing out shoes...pretty much everything except breathing.

― mouse (mouse), Thursday, 10 February 2005 04:16 (twenty-one years ago)

sleeping is expensive? do you sleep on a fresh bed of rosepetals every day?

― shine headlights on me (electricsound), Thursday, 10 February 2005 04:17 (twenty-one years ago)

No but my rent (which allows me to have a place to sleep) is horrifyingly expensive.

― mouse (mouse), Thursday, 10 February 2005 05:01 (twenty-one years ago)

taxis, cocaine, designer clothes. especially taxis

― phil-two (phil-two), Thursday, 10 February 2005 05:03 (twenty-one years ago)

I didn't think about rent. I pay way more than I ought.

― Trayce (trayce), Thursday, 10 February 2005 05:10 (twenty-one years ago)

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