My dad is strange sometimes when it comes to money...

[aphex]

I find it funny that hes always complaining about how much this or that costs and how he has no money....

But then he turns around and buys a $1000 saw for him to widdle wood on... I just think its entertaining sometimes...

Anyone else parents like this, or is it just me?

 

[Fritzo]

Hell...I'm like that It's the fact that you're not getting anything physical for your money. For instance, I need electricity, and I like having the AC on, as well as a multitude of electronic gadgetry. But when I get a $150 electric bill, I'm like "Man...this sucks!" Later next week I'll buy a $200 wireless router to play with and say "Wow...that was a good deal!"

See what I'm saying?

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: Fritzo
Hell...I'm like that It's the fact that you're not getting anything physical for your money. For instance, I need electricity, and I like having the AC on, as well as a multitude of electronic gadgetry. But when I get a $150 electric bill, I'm like "Man...this sucks!" Later next week I'll buy a $200 wireless router to play with and say "Wow...that was a good deal!"

See what I'm saying?

Haha, i do... But with him its funny. He will b!tch & moan about getting a new tv (our current tv is from 1983 and were lucky if it turns on) but will spend endless money on random tools...

 

[Ciber]

you think your dad is bad??? watch how a woman spends/saves her money

 

[ohtwell]

My mom will buy the off-brand of everything but cigarettes.





: ) Amanda

 

[brtspears2]

Hmm, me too. I'm at the store, I try to look for sale items...

And when im in AT Hot deals, all hell breaks loose on the CC's.

 

[jemcam]

Yes, that saw is expensive. I'm also a woodworker and I look at it this way:

People don't hesitate to spend a couple of grand on a computer that's going to be useless in five years. An expensive, high quality tool will last your entire life, and probably my son's too.

I buy only the best when it comes to tools. (Jet, Delta, Makita, DeWalt, and PowerMatic exclusively) I'll bet I've got a minimum of $20k in tools, probably more. I've got at least $10k in woodworking tools alone. But, I'll never wish I had something better, they'll still be just as good as my skills grow, and it will be just as useful in 20 years as it is now.

 

[pyonir]

my dad is the SAME way.

"oh we can't help you pay for college. We can't afford it."

Two months after i went away to college, they buy a new car.