Another way to look at things

glorff · Post by **glorff** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 11:41 am

I was just reading another thread here and started thinking about how much people spend on cels. I wondered how much we all have spent as compared to what our income is.

My complete collection is only about one months income, so it is not a big impact on my life, although I generally shop for deals and let a lot of amazing cels go by because I will not spend the money.

How about the rest of you.

Keropi · Post by **Keropi** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 12:01 pm

I'm not sure what you mean. Do you mean how much do we spend per year as the amount of our yearly income or do you mean the amount of our yearly income that our entire cel collection cost?

If you mean the former, then I've averaged about 1.8 to 2.7 months pay per year on cels.

If you mean the later then (since I don't make much money), I've spent 1 year 5 months pay on my complete cel collection.

birdie · Post by **birdie** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 12:08 pm

Mercy, mercy....me.

But I think that is spread over 2.5 years of collecting so it's not that much. I prefer not to think of it in terms of how much I spent, but how much I enjoy the hobby.

dude_moose · Post by **dude_moose** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 12:26 pm

I'm probably at 8 months pay... Though, I only get paid 5.42 an hour and only work 10 hours a week... And I've been collecting for 2.8 years (has it really been that long?! boy, time flys!). I still get enough birthday/christmas money to help pay for cels (though I think this year I spent it all by springtime

).

Gonzai · Post by **Gonzai** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 12:44 pm

I am with Glorff - my entire collection is worth about one months
income, maybe a tad less. But, I don't have near as many cels
as Glorff.

Of course the difference is, that I don't always
look for bargins either. If I can find one that is fine, but usually
I never have much luck finding them. The bulk of money for my
entire collection rests in one character. The rest of my collection
seems to be less expensive.

nesuferit · Post by **nesuferit** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 1:38 pm

glorff wrote:My complete collection is only about one months income, so it is not a big impact on my life, although I generally shop for deals and let a lot of amazing cels go by because I will not spend the money.

Pudge wrote:I am with Glorff - my entire collection is worth about one months income, maybe a tad less.

Can I come work with you guys *l*

kymaera · Post by **kymaera** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 1:57 pm

I haven't kept a strict accounting of how much I've spent on cels since
I've begun. I would estimate somewhere in the ballpark of 2 months
worth of pay, but honestly, I'm not 100% sure.

duotrouble · Post by **duotrouble** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 5:10 pm

I just took a guess. I didn't feel like adding up everything I've spent. I don't like to look at this hobby that way. I enjoy collecting cels. When I stop to think how much money I'm spending versus how much I could be saving, all the fun is sucked up out of it.

Masako · Post by **Masako** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 6:42 pm

Almost all Christmas and birthday money from the past 3 years.

Haven't dug into the college fund... yet...

graymouser · Post by **graymouser** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 8:28 pm

I'm with Keropi. I'm not sure if you mean per year or not. Collecting for a number of years can really skew the stats.

I used the total value of my collection for your poll, but that may not be an accurate reflection of my spending habits.

I average 2.3 months income/year.

glorff · Post by **glorff** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 8:45 pm

When I started this I did not realize that there would be people that had more than they make in a whole year invested in their collection. I had always thought of this as a hobby that was done with funds that were available for pleasure, not a retirement plan with all of someones' savings

duotrouble · Post by **duotrouble** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 9:28 pm

glorff wrote:a hobby that was done with funds that were available for pleasure, not a retirement plan with all of someones' savings

Count me in the crowd who uses their spare cash! Food, HOA fees, bills and mortgage all come first. But credits cards are deadly for cels.

But nothing a little OT can't fix if I go a little crazy. I just hate thinking about my fun hobby in terms of monetary value.

Gonzai · Post by **Gonzai** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 9:46 pm

Doutrouble wrote: But credits cards are deadly for cels.

Eeeeps - that is a major no no here!! If I did that, I would
go bankrupt.

I guess I look at it if I don't have the money to pay for it, then
dont buy it. Either that, or decide what cel to sell in order to get it.

The problem is, I am down to not having many cels I am willing
to part with. Most of the ones I do are from my impulse buys. If
I could just quit doing that and stay more focused on what I really
want, I would be much better off.

Kane · Post by **Kane** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 11:05 pm

duotrouble wrote:But credits cards are deadly for cels

I couldn't agree more!

I don't know how much I've spent on my cels, but a rough estimate would be maybe 3+ months salary, I'm not really sure.

kira · Post by **kira** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 11:05 pm

whoever said it was only a months pay, let me work where you do. i get paid very little each month so more then one month. have to agree with duo on that also on not looking on how much i spend on cels. it does take the fun out of it if you sit down and realize just how much you've put out for those cels when that money could have gone to something else. so i'll not think on that.

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