How do you guys afford this hobby

[Mr. Green]

I can be your pimp....I'll get you to work harder than you dream possible.

I've been working on and off. So this is perfect timing. I know a certain route that the cops don't even dare patrol.

 

[VS1976]

I'm kidding...... for now



Thanks for the offer bro but I just gotta suck it up and move on. Keep trying harder everyday.

Trying harder is a key GL Jose.

I can be your pimp....I'll get you to work harder than you dream possible.

I've been working on and off. So this is perfect timing. I know a certain route that the cops don't even dare patrol.

 

[mojo customz]

i rob banks--------

 

[WarMachine714]

I can be your pimp....I'll get you to work harder than you dream possible.

I've been working on and off. So this is perfect timing. I know a certain route that the cops don't even dare patrol.

No thanks Mr. Green. I hear pimps take advantage of their hoes. And we're both males. I don't think that'll be a pretty sight in bed.

i rob banks--------

You live in Texas?

 

[VS1976]

No thanks Mr. Green. I hear pimps take advantage of their hoes. And we're both males. I don't think that'll be a pretty sight in bed.

No beds involved just back alley ways or cars is all there is needed.

 

[barleymow64]

Your best option is probably to keep to the less limited item...there are plenty of excellent 6-inch figures you can pick up for less than $20...also talk with your local comic book store or where ever you get your figures from and offer to do some work @ the weekends in return for some products or you can ask to buy the old display items or shop damaged items for a discounted price.

Attend local carboot or garage sales, you can often pick up loads of excellent bargains here. Also stores like Walmart, Toys R Us etc often have close out sales.

Then of course theirs always eBay...

Hope this helps ;-)

 

[livindaye]

Tax evasion.

I can be your pimp....I'll get you to work harder than you dream possible.

I've been working on and off. So this is perfect timing. I know a certain route that the cops don't even dare patrol.

 

[Anzik]

God gave me two kidneys and I only need one.

 

[Mr. Green]

God gave me two kidneys and I only need one.

You sure you only need one? Renal deficiency doesn't sounds good. I am thinking you won't be able to drink alcohol or eat some type of food, like maybe cut spicey food.

Kidney for hobby collection suddenly doesn't sound good now.

https://news.yahoo.com/five-charged-chinese-teen-sells-kidney-buy-iphone-135609056.html

 

[wavestuff]

i have an ok job that allows me to purchase my figs.

and i also i dont spend on what the majority of people spend their money such extra clothing and shoes, video games, upgrading my cars stereo rims or radio, go clubbing, excessive drinking, smoking, dvds, computer gadgets or latest cell phones, vacations etc.

avoiding all those costs allow me to focus on saving money and purchasing my toys.

as many people have stated try your best to avoid impulse buys and be smart with your money. i try to not buy a figure if i don't have the money for it. i can tell you from experience that getting in debt with a credit card is not a good spot to be on. i was in debt for 2 years before i could be out of the red.

its also just a matter of being happy with what you have, i was happy when my collection was made up of a few figures and im happy with the collection i now have. no regrets and every single figure i have is important to me because i gave it a lot of thought before purchasing it.

 

[mellvis]

Tax avoidance.

Fixed In my neck of the woods, avoidance is okay but evasion is punishable

 

[crows]

i have an ok job that allows me to purchase my figs.

and i also i dont spend on what the majority of people spend their money such extra clothing and shoes, video games, upgrading my cars stereo rims or radio, go clubbing, excessive drinking, smoking, dvds, computer gadgets or latest cell phones, vacations etc.

avoiding all those costs allow me to focus on saving money and purchasing my toys.

as many people have stated try your best to avoid impulse buys and be smart with your money. i try to not buy a figure if i don't have the money for it. i can tell you from experience that getting in debt with a credit card is not a good spot to be on. i was in debt for 2 years before i could be out of the red.

its also just a matter of being happy with what you have, i was happy when my collection was made up of a few figures and im happy with the collection i now have. no regrets and every single figure i have is important to me because i gave it a lot of thought before purchasing it.

this is almost exactly what I said about it, not spending money on expensive clothes or fancy dinners,
but i guess it came out as anti social and weirdo lol, which i didnt mean to.
a lot of people spend hundreds, thousands on booze, cigarettes, fancy expensive dinners, you would be surprised how it all adds up

 

[devilof76]

Fixed In my neck of the woods, avoidance is okay but evasion is punishable

So, does refusing to pay them qualify as avoidance? I don't lie about what I owe. I just don't give it to them.

 

[mellvis]

So, does refusing to pay them qualify as avoidance? I don't lie about what I owe. I just don't give it to them.

I'm going a bit off-topic here. From what I understand, simply refusing to pay is merely non-compliance and will usually lead to penalties for delinquency/deficiency. Evasion is willfully lying. But we all know each country has its own set of laws so it may be different where you are.

Back on topic, I had to stop buying new airsoft toys.

 

[devilof76]

That's what I figured. I do pay them, but at my leisure. They don't do a damn thing to earn it, so they can wait.

Penalties? How much I owe is immaterial when I pay when I feel like it.

 

[mellvis]

I pay when I feel like it.

Like a boss.

 

[NCC-1701 no bloody ABCorD]

a lot of people spend hundreds, thousands on booze, cigarettes, fancy expensive dinners, you would be surprised how it all adds up

Booze and cigarettes? C'mon, very few people spend thousands on booze and cigarettes—maybe hundreds. But more commonly, spending thousands on "fancy expensive dinners" is no different and can be as detrimental as spending thousands on fancy expensive figures.

 

[wavestuff]

this is almost exactly what I said about it, not spending money on expensive clothes or fancy dinners,
but i guess it came out as anti social and weirdo lol, which i didnt mean to.
a lot of people spend hundreds, thousands on booze, cigarettes, fancy expensive dinners, you would be surprised how it all adds up

as a collector i think the term weirdo applies to all of us haha. nice avatar by the way.

 

[devilof76]

Like a boss.

 

[2ndname]

as a collector i think the term weirdo applies to all of us haha. nice avatar by the way.

And that's why we are all here. Talking amongst fellow freaks, haha. It's getting rough trying to get all of the figures that I want. I'm starting to trim down and replace them with ones that I must have in the collection. A nice excel sheet with a history on what I've spent is a good way to keep this hobby in check,