When is the last time you splurged and bought something for yourself that you didn't really need?


It's been a while since I blew some money on myself for the hell of it, so last week I saw a decent deal on a really nice snowboard, said 'fuck it' and pulled the trigger.

I snagged it last week for $150 off full retail.....$450 shipped. It's a Never Summer Proto HDX, made in the USA. It rides like a dream. I took it out last Saturday....holy shit, I'm amazed at how much better I am on this thing. My first was one purchased in '06 and I was way overdue for a replacement. Technology has come a long long way since I started!




Next up will probably be a new suit. I need something lighter in color and fabric for warmer seasons.


Anyway....brag post over. Wtf did you buy?

Man...for myself?

Been way, way too long. That is what happens when ya get married and now have the wife and her kids to worry about.

About 4-5 years ago was a new couch and bed with my bonus, but that doesnt even seem to cover this subject.

Damn, this is depressing....I cannot tell you the last time I spent $100+ on myself.

Damn, it's been a long time. Between the work we've been doing to our house, our upcoming vacation, and me dropping the equivalent of an extra mortgage payment every month to try to get my student loans paid off, I haven't really been spending money on anything else.

I just got a huge amount of backpack from the VA so I went out and bought a bunch of random stuff. Xbox One. Weber Smokey Mountain Smoker. A nice tent and camping stuff. Fishing gear. A few city pickers and tomato barrels for my garden. 2 aerogardens for my indoor gardening.

I can't think of anything major recently. I get anxiety when I buy myself things.

I do splurge to go to Rock on the Range every May. Between a ticket for 3 days, hotel for 3 nights, food and booze...it's easily a $700+ weekend. I'd say that, in general, my splurges seem to be for concerts and/or travel rather than material items. I am going to South Dakota and Boston in May and June this year.

Thinking of buying a new Mercedes this Summer but really haven't had a splurge purchase in a while. Hoping my bonus this year is at least $20k so I can get the upgraded model instead of the basic version. I guess we all have to sacrifice in this economy.

Does drugs count?

I bought a hot tub in September.

Bought a MacBook Air this afternoon.

Buying a car soon. Thinking a '15 Ford Fusion

Not a single item, but just the past 2 months I booked my trip to Turkey for this summer, bought tickets to the Book of Mormon, and bought my dad and I tickets to the 2016 NCAA Wrestling Tourney in NYC (to be fair my bro pitched in since he is going too).

like_that;1719391 wrote:bought my dad and I tickets to the 2016 NCAA Wrestling Tourney in NYC (to be fair my bro pitched in since he is going too).

Sweet!

Uz2Bon36;1719393 wrote:Sweet!

Yeah, I am pumped. It's a fathers day/bday gift since they are close together. He doesn't know yet.

I guess tickets to the Kentucky/ND game last weekend. Next will most likely be a fishing kayak.

SportsAndLady;1719389 wrote:Bought a MacBook Air this afternoon.

Buying a car soon. Thinking a '15 Ford Fusion

WTF you need a car for in Chicago lol?

like_that;1719401 wrote:WTF you need a car for in Chicago lol?

Gonna have to do more traveling for work around the Chicago area. Plus I'm sick of flying or taking a megabus to Cincinnati. Want to be able to go to Cleveland to see a Browns or cavs game whenever I want.

SportsAndLady;1719404 wrote:Gonna have to do more traveling for work around the Chicago area. Plus I'm sick of flying or taking a megabus to Cincinnati. Want to be able to go to Cleveland to see a Browns or cavs game whenever I want.

All I needed to see.

Wife just bought a "new" bathroom. My goodness.

For myself? Probably nothing in awhile. I am pretty frugal with my money, so I tend not to spend much on myself. If you take away our house and new items in it (within the last 6 months), there isn't much. I do want to splurge on either a deep sea or inshore fishing charter, and possibly a kayak or a boat, but most likely plane tickets to Europe.

Just finished a weekend at great wolf with the kid in Sandusky. Good times.

Pick6;1719400 wrote:I guess tickets to the Kentucky/ND game last weekend. Next will most likely be a fishing kayak.

I have a fishing kayak for sale if your interested, it's in ohio at my brothers house about 40 minutes south of Canton.

Probably weekend trip to Charlotte last month that ran $1000+

Just bought some rugby gear from BLK sport.

thavoice;1719316 wrote:That is what happens when ya get married and now have the wife and her kids to worry about.

Grow a pair before you get married, and that doesn't happen.

I'm the same as Fab. I don't buy material items much for myself, but I spend quite a bit every summer on concerts.

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