Do all AT ppl spend way too much money?

tastyeel2121

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I know i do cause theres always something beter that i dont have for a reall good deal somewhere.I admit I have a spending problem and it always seems that i end up with no money i just wanted to know if any one else spends too much money on stuff.
 

BlueWeasel

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Personally, I used to spend too much. I actually hang out the HD forums alot more, but just don't buy as much computer related stuff as I used to.
 

Chaotic42

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I don't. :)

It's been about a year since I bought any kind of hardware for my computer.
 

rudeguy

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I have toned it down alot. I just broke down and bought a new CPU and a DVD burner though. I had my old chip for 3 years, and I waited until I could get an 8X burner for under $100.

I am slowly learning self control.
 

TonyG

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Feb 12, 2000
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Yea, I use to spend lots of money on my computer. Now it all goes into my money pit of a car and motorcycle, along with some of my other projects.
 

SoyBoy004

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Originally posted by: Chaotic42
I don't. :)

It's been about a year since I bought any kind of hardware for my computer.

same here, its hard tho...esp with 8x burners for $90...
 

Gurck

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Definitely a big capital YES :( I used to think I had a fairly decent system that could hold its own for a few years.. while that may be true, I'm now counting the days till the release of the new ATI & Nvidia chipsets after getting some other upgrades... damn you people :p
 

minendo

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In the past year or so, I have spent $120 on computer parts. $100 for a 160gb hard drive for a XBox mod and $20 for a tv tuner card.
 

FuZoR

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haven?t splurge on anything to big yet...

though i been eyeing on suspension/rims
or dual lcds... decisions decisions lol.
 

tastyeel2121

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As long as its not just me i just spent around $1000 over that past few months for a new custom computer if you saw the specs you'd know why it cost that much but yeah i need to lay off for awhile now but i no i cant do it. :(
 

compuwiz1

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I used to spend major money on every cutting edge computer component.......Finaly, I slowed down. I now live with a computer, I built 3+ years ago. I discovered, there is a life out there. ;)
 

ctcsoft

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new dinette set or new high end tech gear..

hrmmm..

defintely not gonna go with the dinette set...
:D

its the work of the devil. 200 voices tell me BUY BUY BUY and then one voice says NO NO NO.

The 200 voices usually wins out.
 

PingSpike

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Feb 25, 2004
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I never buy top of the line, and always try to hit bang for the buck. I don't think I hurt my wallet to bad anymore.
 

gistech1978

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Aug 30, 2002
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ive been spending money hand over fist lately.
bought a plane ticket to vegas for a buddies wedding in may and a 74 gig raptor, yesterday.
im set as far as computer equipment goes for now, though.
so its time to tighten up and save for that vegas trip.

 

radioouman

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Nov 4, 2002
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Yes. I've spent $500 in the past two weeks on landscaping for my house.

I hardly buy anything computer related for myself.
 

EXman

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I spent 1k yesterday on 2 LCDs including 1 AGNeuvo E-19 and a NEC 1760 I intend to resell for profit.