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2010/12/27 00:11:47
Subject: How do you justify spending large portions of money wargaming?
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Hellacious Havoc
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Whether it's to your uninterested spouse, or your parents who don't understand, how do you justify spending alot of money on what seems like a piece of plastic to everybody else?
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2010/12/27 00:12:33
Subject: How do you justify spending large portions of money wargaming?
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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It's my money, I'll spend it as a I damned well please?
Yep.
That usually does it.
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2010/12/27 00:16:42
Subject: Re:How do you justify spending large portions of money wargaming?
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Stormin' Stompa
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Its my money and/or ' would you rather me using it on drugs?!?'
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2010/12/27 00:31:18
Subject: How do you justify spending large portions of money wargaming?
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Dakka Veteran
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the easiest thing to do is budget a certain amount of money per month to be spent. Also, spend an appropriate amount of money. If you are making 7.50 an hour, you shouldn't be spending 1000 a month on models.
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2010/12/27 00:31:30
Subject: How do you justify spending large portions of money wargaming?
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Grey Knight Psionic Stormraven Pilot
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Its my money and i can spend it to my hearts content
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2010/12/27 00:48:13
Subject: How do you justify spending large portions of money wargaming?
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Annoyed Blood Angel Devastator
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No spouse to explain myself to at present (though started seeing someone, and told her from the word go about my obsession with toy soldiers!), my dad collects anyway, and my mum even has some gobbos and orks!
And failing that, "it's my money!" is the final word!
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2010/12/27 00:50:38
Subject: How do you justify spending large portions of money wargaming?
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Assault Kommando
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I always point to the Ebay auctions that are hundreds of dollars, and let my finacee know that this hobby is an investment. Also, one game of Warhammer lasts about 2 to 3 hours.
A movie for 2 w/ refreshments is alway 30 bucks +
So If I play 5 games, that is 150 bucks worth of movies.... I have spent far more money on eating out and going to movies than I will EVER spend on Wargamming.
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2010/12/27 01:01:21
Subject: How do you justify spending large portions of money wargaming?
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Joined the Military for Authentic Experience
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Pffft. Overall, I spend less on miniatures than I do on:
1. Booze. I'm a lot better now, but when I lived in Dublin this was easily double or triple what I spent on gaming and other entertainments.
2. Fancy food and eating out.
3. Transport/Being disorganised (still haven't gotten used to needing to book my trains miles in advance to avoid paying stupid amounts of money.)
4. X Box/TV/DVDs/Cinema- and miniatures give me a lot more hours of entertainment than any of these bar my X Box (which is pretty super awesome value for money and has eaten lots of hobby time recently  )
Nobody has ever really questioned it, except superficially, and I just tell 'em it makes me happy and I can afford what I spend. Which is the truth!
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2010/12/27 01:06:19
Subject: Re:How do you justify spending large portions of money wargaming?
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I look at the price of new video games for one, $50 bucks for a new game? I would rather have the minis for my money. Plus there are plenty of expensive outdoor hobbies, like hunting, skiing, hiking etc. As for indoor hobbies, computer and video games, card games, poker,etc, once again there are some expensive hobbies other than table top gaming.
In any case as I put it to my friends some of which have who's texting charges can buy a new army, put the hobby in perspective of other hobbies and it is about normal really.
My two cents at any rate.
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2010/12/27 01:09:16
Subject: How do you justify spending large portions of money wargaming?
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Joined the Military for Authentic Experience
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(Psssst: Pre-owned games are cheap as chips!)
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2010/12/27 01:19:59
Subject: How do you justify spending large portions of money wargaming?
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Brooding Night Goblin
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I don't. I have multiple hobbies, as does my partner, and we're hardly about to start 'challenging' one another if we spend money on them.
Plus, she thinks the O&G figures are cute, particularly the goblins, trolls and squigs, and so approves when I buy those - hell, she got a unit of squig hoppers as my joke-present this Christmas, and can't wait to paint them
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2010/12/27 01:30:55
Subject: How do you justify spending large portions of money wargaming?
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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I'm my own boss.
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2010/12/27 02:08:12
Subject: How do you justify spending large portions of money wargaming?
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The Hammer of Witches
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rodt777 wrote:Whether it's to your uninterested spouse, or your parents who don't understand, how do you justify spending alot of money on what seems like a piece of plastic to everybody else?
I don't, because I don't have to. Hobbies are inherently a luxury purchase, and so someone is going to inherently view it as wasted money, be it models, videogames, golf, cars, horses, whatever. The only time it's an issue is when you start justifying to _yourself_ how much you're spending.
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2010/12/27 02:40:30
Subject: How do you justify spending large portions of money wargaming?
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Longtime Dakkanaut
St. George, UT
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All hobbies are expensive, most of them are a waste of money too.
Unless your into coin collecting or automobile restoration the chances are your hobbies will never make you money. But they all are necessary for a sane mind.
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2010/12/27 02:43:05
Subject: How do you justify spending large portions of money wargaming?
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Member of a Lodge? I Can't Say
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I justify it like I justify my tattoos, these models are unique to me, and I'll have them for long enough to make it worth the investment. But from the outside looking in, well we all might as well be junkies
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2010/12/27 02:46:22
Subject: How do you justify spending large portions of money wargaming?
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Manhunter
Eastern PA
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its my hobby, its what i like doing with my spare time. money isnt as important as happiness.
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2010/12/27 02:49:31
Subject: How do you justify spending large portions of money wargaming?
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Charging Wild Rider
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I point at the two dozen pairs of shoes she has.
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2010/12/27 02:51:29
Subject: How do you justify spending large portions of money wargaming?
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[DCM]
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Bookwrack wrote:rodt777 wrote:Whether it's to your uninterested spouse, or your parents who don't understand, how do you justify spending alot of money on what seems like a piece of plastic to everybody else?
I don't, because I don't have to. Hobbies are inherently a luxury purchase, and so someone is going to inherently view it as wasted money, be it models, videogames, golf, cars, horses, whatever. The only time it's an issue is when you start justifying to _yourself_ how much you're spending.
This is it right here. Da Boss nailed it too.
Virtually everyone spends money on luxuries and hobbies to keep themselves entertained. Miniatures gaming is downright cheap compared to building RC cars or airplanes, keeping & riding horses, golfing, skiing, snowboarding, going to music concerts, and many other hobbies. It's also darn cheap compared to going out drinking or eating meals out. Miniatures give you a considerably higher dollar/hour of entertainment return on your investment, and are a concrete thing which you can keep forever and potentially resell if you really want to.
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2010/12/27 03:48:21
Subject: How do you justify spending large portions of money wargaming?
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Shadowy Grot Kommittee Memba
The Great State of New Jersey
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This thread makes me want to go out and buy more minis so bad... but I have so many already, most of which I haven't used, a lot of which are in stages of half assembly, very very few (I can count the number on one hand) are actually fully painted....
help me, I'm addicted :(
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2010/12/27 03:51:46
Subject: How do you justify spending large portions of money wargaming?
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Anti-Armour Swiss Guard
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I don't feel a need to justify it.
I also don't spend "large" amounts of money.
I keep my spending reasonable for a hobby and our incomes.
Still, we dont (and can't) have children, don't smoke or gamble and only drink occasionally. What else are we going to spend money on?
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I'm OVER 50 (and so far over everyone's BS, too).
Old enough to know better, young enough to not give a ****.
That is not dead which can eternal lie ...
... and yet, with strange aeons, even death may die.
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2010/12/27 03:55:12
Subject: How do you justify spending large portions of money wargaming?
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Mutilatin' Mad Dok
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I used to be the guy that the FLGS owner would look at me and go "Seriously, sweetie? You spend so much money here, how do you eat?" LoL
You know it's bad when the store owner is questioning your warhammer expenditure 
Like the other guy said "would you rather I spend it on drugs?" lol
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S'all fun and games until some no life troll master debates all over your space manz & ruins it for you |
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2010/12/27 04:01:13
Subject: How do you justify spending large portions of money wargaming?
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Stalwart Tribune
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chaos0xomega wrote:This thread makes me want to go out and buy more minis so bad... but I have so many already, most of which I haven't used, a lot of which are in stages of half assembly, very very few (I can count the number on one hand) are actually fully painted....
help me, I'm addicted :(
Hello,
As a painter and concerned modeller I would like to help you, I will get rid of that nasty collection of half painted and assembled models for you. It will just cost shipping to my addy.
Regards,
Carl
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No, spraying three colors on your minis does not count as painted!  5k+
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2010/12/27 04:02:37
Subject: How do you justify spending large portions of money wargaming?
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Hardened Veteran Guardsman
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"If I don't buy all of the little lost Guardsmen then WHO will send them to war to Kill all the green skins? Who will give them food and shelter? who will Kill the person that questons there Gods? Who? WHO? WHO!!!!
Close the door on your way out."
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2010/12/27 04:04:06
Subject: Re:How do you justify spending large portions of money wargaming?
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Hauptmann
Diligently behind a rifle...
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battle Brother Lucifer wrote:Its my money and/or ' would you rather me using it on drugs?!?'
My answer in a nutshell, I would much rather buy models instead of using money on booze, which is a consumable.
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2010/12/27 04:07:08
Subject: How do you justify spending large portions of money wargaming?
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Nigel Stillman
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"Its my money and I need it now!"
...and then the bank teller gives me more money.
Since I have gamefly now I don't buy video games anymore so I'm saveing loads there.
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2010/12/27 11:35:22
Subject: How do you justify spending large portions of money wargaming?
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Flashy Flashgitz
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Show me a hobby that's not expensive.
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2010/12/27 11:52:48
Subject: How do you justify spending large portions of money wargaming?
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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I am single and I earn well over £50,000 a year, with plenty more promotions likely in the near and medium-term future. I am also an only child, and will be the sole inheritor of a house worth nearly half a million and whatever cash my parents don't spend in their old age.
As long as I keep up my mortgage payments, I don't have to justify jack to nobody.
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2010/12/27 12:09:03
Subject: How do you justify spending large portions of money wargaming?
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Regular Dakkanaut
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I point to my friend that spends at least 4x what I spend on wargaming.
Usually does the trick.
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2010/12/27 12:33:19
Subject: How do you justify spending large portions of money wargaming?
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Warning From Magnus? Not Listening!
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Emperors Faithful wrote:
metallifan wrote:Maybe it's not the ROFLSTOMP that Americans are used to...
Best summary of foeign policy. Ever.
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2010/12/27 13:42:08
Subject: How do you justify spending large portions of money wargaming?
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Last Remaining Whole C'Tan
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Easy: I rarely tell her what I buy, try to sneak it in the house when she's not around, and keep it all mostly out of sight.
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