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  1. Moontoon's Avatar
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    Top 3 things you spend money on?
    What are the top 3 things you spend your money on, when it comes to you?
    Not including necessities such as food, shelter, rent etc!

    For me :
    1) Fitness. Supplements, gym equipment etc!
    2) My bike. This is my main form of transport to get around on so it includes maintenance/servicing and trying out new tyres etc
    3) Gaming. A huge fan of gaming mainly being PC gaming. So i spend money on upgrades every year or so, whether it be ram, graphics cards, peripherals etc!
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    Re: Top 3 things you spend money on?
    1. Rent =(
    2. Musical equipment, I'm in a band and on the spur of the moment 3 months ago I bought a high-end macbook pro (£2k) and last month I bought a trigger finger, midi keyboard and software for creating music.
    3. Alcohol, which is such a stupid expense.
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    Re: Top 3 things you spend money on?
    (Original post by Moontoon)
    What are the top 3 things you spend your money on, when it comes to you?
    Not including necessities such as food, shelter, rent etc!

    For me :
    1) Fitness. Supplements, gym equipment etc!
    2) My bike. This is my main form of transport to get around on so it includes maintenance/servicing and trying out new tyres etc
    3) Gaming. A huge fan of gaming mainly being PC gaming. So i spend money on upgrades every year or so, whether it be ram, graphics cards, peripherals etc!
    Is beer under that umbrella?
  4. Moontoon's Avatar
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    Re: Top 3 things you spend money on?
    (Original post by PrinceyJ)
    Is beer under that umbrella?
    Last time i had alcohol was 9 years ago, so not for me! But i guess it could find under there yes
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    Re: Top 3 things you spend money on?
    (Original post by SilverbySkyline)
    1. Rent =(
    2. Musical equipment, I'm in a band and on the spur of the moment 3 months ago I bought a high-end macbook pro (£2k) and last month I bought a trigger finger, midi keyboard and software for creating music.
    3. Alcohol, which is such a stupid expense.
    Skrillex, is that you?
    That's crazy though, £2k impulse buy. I wish i could do that!
    Last edited by Moontoon; 05-04-2012 at 09:35.
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    Re: Top 3 things you spend money on?
    Car stuff (petrol, insurance, car washes, sweets for my car)
    Copious amounts of alcohol
    More alcohol
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    Re: Top 3 things you spend money on?
    1. Going out
    2. Travel
    3. Keeping up appearances


    (Original post by SilverbySkyline)
    1. Rent =(
    2. Musical equipment, I'm in a band and on the spur of the moment 3 months ago I bought a high-end macbook pro (£2k) and last month I bought a trigger finger, midi keyboard and software for creating music.
    3. Alcohol, which is such a stupid expense.
    Musicians, all the same!
    Last edited by ArcaneAnna; 05-04-2012 at 09:35.
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    Re: Top 3 things you spend money on?
    1) travel(coach)
    2) books
    3) leisure items..E.g clothes
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    Re: Top 3 things you spend money on?
    Sex, drugs, rock and roll
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    Re: Top 3 things you spend money on?
    (Original post by SilverbySkyline)
    1. Rent =(
    2. Musical equipment, I'm in a band and on the spur of the moment 3 months ago I bought a high-end macbook pro (£2k) and last month I bought a trigger finger, midi keyboard and software for creating music.
    3. Alcohol, which is such a stupid expense.
    Haha, if it wasn't for the ultrabook I would have said you were the perfect example of a starving artist

    Okay so for me:

    1. Cinema
    2. Drinks at bars
    3. Charity donations?

    I don't know... I found it hard to state a number 3. I don't really buy much at all and when I do I make sure they last so I don't have to waste my money buying something to replace it. For example, I've had my laptop for about 5 years now and it's still running strong. Rarely buy clothes. Always borrow books from the library and I never really spend it on CDs/DVDs anymore.

    It usually just goes on nights out in the evenings to the theatre, cinema or out for coffee/drinks.
    Last edited by Welsh_insomniac; 05-04-2012 at 09:46.
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    Re: Top 3 things you spend money on?
    (Original post by Callum828)
    Sex, drugs, rock and roll
    Stupid reply is stupid.


    For me its got to be on my car like

    petrol
    insurance
    car sweets, keeping it clean, and presentable
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    Re: Top 3 things you spend money on?
    Petrol/car stuff
    Rugby kit/training gear/boots
    Fitness equipment
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    (Original post by Lee Moon 89)
    Stupid reply is stupid.


    For me its got to be on my car like

    petrol
    insurance
    car sweets, keeping it clean, and presentable
    You must be great fun at parties
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    Re: Top 3 things you spend money on?
    Not sure where my money goes really, I guess living in London takes a nice chunk of it. Other than living expenses though;

    1) Swimming / Clothes - In the same category because they both result from me trying to be more healthy. Swimming every day (even at 60p) adds up, and going down in cloth sizes means new clothes every couple of months.

    2) "Electrical goods" - This covers things like DAB radios, a laptop, games, kindle etc..

    3) Alcohol - I don't even drink that much but it takes third place 'cause there's nothing to take it's place.
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    Re: Top 3 things you spend money on?
    1) Car petrol/finance/insurance
    2) Food.
    3) Books.
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    Re: Top 3 things you spend money on?
    Travel (Ttrain, bus etc)
    Clothes, makeup
    Camera accessories
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    Re: Top 3 things you spend money on?
    Diesel

    Gym

    Shoes/bags
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    Re: Top 3 things you spend money on?
    (Original post by Lee Moon 89)
    Stupid reply is stupid.


    For me its got to be on my car like

    petrol
    insurance
    car sweets, keeping it clean, and presentable
    Car sweets is definitely the most important thing there imo
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    Re: Top 3 things you spend money on?
    (Original post by Callum828)
    You must be great fun at parties
    Sometimes
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    Re: Top 3 things you spend money on?
    1. Rent
    2. Food
    3. Gadgets
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