What's the silliest thing you own or spend money on?
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I have a slip but don't see it as silly as the ability for my wife and kids to go to the lake anytime they want even if I am at work is worth the price I pay for my slip rental.
That's true! I've been a tightass all my life so now that I am financially secure, I still have a hard time spending money on convenience stuff if I feel like I can do it myself.
I have owned 4 boats with the others being bass boats, fish and and runabouts but this one is a 25 foot pontoon that is a pain in the stern. If I had to load and unload that thing every time I wanted to go to the lake I either wouldn't go or I would be trading boats.
A refurbished slinky.
when I was a young ignorant child I put money in the collection plate at church a few times.
now that I'm older I just pick up the phone dial the 700 club hotline, and send money to jesus that way!
now that I'm older I just pick up the phone dial the 700 club hotline, and send money to jesus that way!
Poker chips. Recently sold a bunch but have replaced them.
Got a custom set of 1100 chips on the way. Got a couple sets of tournament chips from the Horseshoe in Indiana. Putting together a cash set from there as well.
Got a custom set of 1100 chips on the way. Got a couple sets of tournament chips from the Horseshoe in Indiana. Putting together a cash set from there as well.
Unnecessarily complex and weird recliner. I splurged and almost instantly regretted it. It better last a long time. Power recline, 270° swivel, USB ports, light around the USB port, and glider. Thanks, #TrumpCheck.
not so bad...you could have purchased a "Dukes of Hazard" themed bean bag!Unnecessarily complex and weird recliner. I splurged and almost instantly regretted it. It better last a long time. Power recline, 270° swivel, USB ports, light around the USB port, and glider. Thanks, #TrumpCheck.
I go to at least 1 auction a week, I spend a lot on silly stuff. For example, I spent 175.00 on an old Grapette Cooler yesterday. No idea why, I just wanted it.
Murder weapons. It's hard to find them. They don't come up for sale very often. Holy grail would be Lizzy Borden's axe, that kind of stuff.
I wish. That's the stuff of legend to us MWCs.
I do prefer antique murder weapons, but museums take most of that stuff. Like John Wilkes Booth's .44 handgun would be an amazing get. But you can't get it, a museum has it.
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Buying Beer every few days cause I'm bored and it helps me get through the afternoon.
Could really use a hobby as I was quite athletic until graduating College. Now I work, drink and play on my laptop while watching TV 95% of the time.
Hell part of my old hobbies was chasing girls but now that I have a serious GF do not have that option anymore LOL
Could really use a hobby as I was quite athletic until graduating College. Now I work, drink and play on my laptop while watching TV 95% of the time.
Hell part of my old hobbies was chasing girls but now that I have a serious GF do not have that option anymore LOL
Mostly items from other countries. I do have a hammer that a serial killer used. An odd item that was a murder weapon is a phone cord, from the 80s. Guy strangled two college roommates with it.
I always like the Pool Shark......my grandfather had one in a pool hall one time.......he had a nickle with a wire soldered to it that I would use to play to my hearts content......
She kind of looks embarrassed......I buy dumbass shirts for my dog to wear. She's not a fan:
Fishing lures/accessories, reasoning with myself that it might come in handy one day, as if I'll go out one day and my dozen packs of flukes are suddenly gone.
My hobby for the first 15 yrs I was married was side jobs.......
What if you and your buddy go out and the bass go crazy for flukes.......it would be sinful to run out of.........Insert hot color fluke....a dozen packages of flukes sounds kind of......skimpy.....Hancock Fabric carries some dandy plastic boxes that have individual boxes within that can hold a bunch of different flukes..............I can't carry all of my tackle on my boat........it is just 17'6" ..........don't want to sink it.......
"I didn't have a knife but. if I had had a knife, here's how I would have killed my wife and Ron Goldman with it."
How do you verify that the item was THE item that did the killing and not just some random item?
I mean, murder weapon authentication as an industry isn’t a thing is it?
There's a small network of collectors. You've got to trust the other guy. And you can go by photos, sometimes.
Backpacking gear. Everyone needs eight backpacks and five sleeping bags, right?
If you have a wife and three kids............yeah.......
I have struggled with this for years.......my wife doesn't understand 25 fishing poles........or boxes and boxes of fishing tackle that has never been opened.....I didn't ask to be OC.........- Disc golf discs (frisbee golf for you casuals). They run $10-20 and I have invested hundreds of dollars. Kinda like traditional golf in that you're always that one piece of equipment away from becoming a pro.
- I have thousands of dollars in headphones. Open back, closed back, bluetooth, reference headphones, bass centric headphones, etc. It's a problem.
- Kitchen stuff. I'm not really into gadgets; actually kind of a minimalist when it comes to equipment, but all of my cookware is high-end (All-Clad, Le Crueset, etc.). I could probably save some money on this stuff, especially given my modest cooking knowledge, but I just geek out on this stuff for whatever reason.
- CD's and records. I have a spotify account and the internet, but something about collecting physical copies of albums...
- Restaurants/Bars. Everything from chef run Michelin type stuff to Buffalo Wild Wings. I like sitting down and ordering food ... a lot.
The silliest thing that my money is spent on right now is the tax dollars that go to public schools.