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You know what I'm talking about. What do you not buy in order to buy gaming
materials?

I stopped buying books (other than gaming source material and such), clothes
(maybe something that needs replacing every month), and I usually go out only
with my wife.

I stopped paying for internet porn and just get by on what I can find for free.

Wow, I thought my blowing 35 bucks on the Dungeons & Dragons animated boxset was pathetic!

Umm...no car

True story; I'm an 18 year old college student who lives in his parents basement. I have no car, but this is mostly because of scheduling issues (job back in hs/college classes interfere with drivers ed courses) so I don't have that expense. The only other competitor is my historical collections; I'm corruently working on a 13th century rig.

It will score me points for wearing it while I comp. with my Brettonians...

Well that explains your obvious bias against the Empire, Infantryman. You're a snail slurping Bretonnian!

I'm lucky in that I have enough disposable income (and no wife or kids yet) so that I can buy whatever gaming materials I want when I want them without sacrificing anything else in my life.

Which is probably most of the reason why GW prices don't bother me in the least.

Posted By Jester on 12/18/2006 7:51 PM
Well that explains your obvious bias against the Empire, Infantryman. You're a snail slurping Bretonnian!

Lol, accually Empire still stands as my favorite -- Bretonnian knights just ... turn me off I guess you can say; the models don't fit my fancy sadly enough.

well like anyting else you have finite time in yor life for leasure. you give up things for other things, aside from work and family needs.

 

as an example i used to ski, ride dirt bikes and street bikes etc... now due to circumstance and choice i do not do these things anymore. i do however set aside time for playing 40K and battletech once a week on my gaming night wheh i am not doing things at home, with the wife etc....

lessee, no wife, no kids, gov't housing allowance and not allowed to take leave during training so no travel.

yeah, I'm doing OK on money.

I've totally given up heroin in order to buy more space marines.

Posted By Kilkrazy on 12/18/2006 10:16 PM
I've totally given up heroin in order to buy more space marines.

Dude, giving up the "big H" for GW....thats an all time low, ya bum.

I mean, I understand if your giving up Smack for say...freebasing peanut butter.
 But GW? C'mon...get out of the gutter.

I gave up loafing around bored annoying my wife!

It's not money that causes me the limit (most of my excess income gets saved/invested for the future one way or the other), it's time.

If I wasn't painting/playing I'd be watching crud on the TV or reading a book.  Or, perish the thought: talking to the wife!

I don't play or buy nearly as much Video Game wise as I used to anymore since I started this hobby.

I actually haven't given that much up. I probably buy fewer DVDs and clothes than I used to, but not by a lot.

yeah I haven't given much up either. I don't buy cds and dvds like I use to, and rather than sleeping all day I stay awake!

I sacrifice time from... well actually. A few of my friends play 40k so that time is hanging out time for me. The girlfriend likes to paint with me as well. Its not too much time sacrificed.

The money thing isn't much of an issue here. I did however make the mistake of telling family members what models I needed. Now I have to wait for Christmas. So I have to wait to do my conversions instead of just going and picking up the boxes.

Well I spend alot of gas money to get to a place to play.

I got no woman, my job pays well, and I live in the burbs with no bars to goto.

I guess I just give up time

I've given up the opportunity to take a trip to some tropical country this year, assuming I didnt touch any GW stuff. Painting gets in the way of playing guitar or dancing, so I suppose I'd be better at both of those...

Not very realistic sacrifices though. It's like saying "If I don't buy a car, I'll have enough money to get through college without debt!". I had fun, I would of played some other game if I didnt do GW, and the money would of been blown on something else.

Yakface>I 'm lucky in that I have enough disposable income (and no wife or kids yet) so that I can buy whatever gaming materials I want when I want them without sacrificing anything else in my life.

Which is probably most of the reason why GW prices don't bother me in the least.<

DITO, me too.

(Oh yes, and not buying anyone christmas preasants works out well too!  Mwa haha, they're all bad anyway!)

I'm in that boat, except I do have a wife, so my time spent on gaming is what is cut back.

It's all between paintball and warhammer now, and paintball's winning out. So I'm cutting back on warhammer purchases (not too hard because of ebay, obviously) so I can play with even more 12 year old punk kids with big egos.

I have to agree on the time issue at hand.

I'm married and my wife lets me spend all I want on Warhammer. That way she knows where to find me. I just don't have the time to assemble, paint, and play... As a result I have cut back on my GW purchases.

My wife doesn't mind that I paint or play. She can think of worse things for me
to be doing and she knows I'm not going out to meet hot chicks at the game
store.

What she doesn't know is that I game with hot men. Wooooo!

I pretty much have a limited budget. I am digging my way out of debt...successfully I might add. All it does though is limit what crap I buy. However, I have taken to entering RTT's to win my stash. It's been pretty successful so far too. I have basically been able to win virtually all my Vostroyan models. I also have sold some of my armies for extra cash as well, although that usually goes into the whole Pay Off Debt Coffer?. Time is usually a factor for me as well. There was a time when I'd play 40k just about everyday when I was in college and afterwards. But now, I get to play once a week on Saturday. That's my goof off day...

Capt k

I do have to cut back on my WoW time to play/paint.

I'm with Kid_Kyoto. Basic Allowance for Housing rocks! Unfortunately, my training leaves me with little time to paint or play unfortunately. However, I have gotten back into it recently.

On another note: Heroin? That's not a drug. I USED TO SUCK **** FOR PEWTER MAN!!

Hmm. I don't purchase/build plastic models like I used to, since I started wargaming. Nor do I play as many computer games... I just make them now

Elk hunting in the Rockies. Guided hunts cost upwards of $5000.00 a week all told, so this hobby has definitely increased the time between trips for me.

Motorbike excesories, No more Trick parts and fancy leather for me or my Fireblade.