CAA: Christian Anime Alliance

It's a tragic scene my wallet endures every year. During the school year, I'm so thrifty I make Scrooge look rather indulgent. But when that summer break comes, be it the heat or the sudden burst of free time, suddenly I get a materialism bug that demands I buy absolutely anything I want. DVDs, posters, manga galore, cds, books...you name it. While you guys don't have anything to worry about (this is written half-seriously, I do keep a good control of my money) I'm just curious who else experiences this.

You know you're addicted to an online game when you use actual money to buy an in-game item >_>

I blew 50 dollars for some items in FlyFF

Mr. SmartyPants wrote:You know you're addicted to an online game when you use actual money to buy an in-game item >_>

I blew 50 dollars for some items in FlyFF

I have a feeling us Flyffians will never hear the end of the 50 bucks you spent.

But I, too, gave in and finally bought Star Ocean 2 off of ebay... for 40 bucks. That's like... 20 bucks more than I wanted to spend. Drat.

I've been crazy about buying DVDs lately, although not so much since I counted them all and realized how many we have. I've been buying CDs too. This is partly because they've been having a lot of sales lately, and partly because I'm bored and spending money is almost therapeutic. >_>

Just got over that. Though it's not because of the season. D: It's cause of a new doll. My poor wallet. *pets it gingerly* I'm so sorry!

i always struggle with ebay especially now that i have money that im "supposed" to be saving for college but in the last 3 weeks or so ive spent over 500 or so on parts for my truck... the supra engine i have just random things lol i cant control it well i can i still have quite a bit of money but its so hard not to buy everything i want

With me, it doesn't have to be any season. I'm very watchful of my money, but as of late. There are some good anime cels for sell on ebay.


Wingzero22

Just bought something off e-bay.

I buy things in my head. I don't have an allowance and I don't have a job. So, I go to online stores and complain to my sister, "I waaaaaaaant it.... Oh, I waaaaaant that tooooooo...." Complaining to her helps. She doesn't tell me to shut up *often*.

Well, I have a nice inncome and I useually get the things I want that can be afforded, but yeah I feel that I may use too much money on myself somtimes. I have been involved with a few charity actions, but I kinda want to do more for the less economicly fortunate.

I think im gonna be useing more money on job-related stuff now, like 3d programs and some education things I can do in the summer.

I import DVDs & books from Amazon.com all the time. I'm rather indulgent all year through.

I don´t think I have problems with seasonal buying, then again, I never buy shop on-line. However, right I´m spending more than normal because I´m away from home.

I definitely go through cycles like that. I'm working on decreasing the duration of spend cycles and increasing the length of time between them.

My car eats my money.

But I guess spending does increase slightly after the uni year has finished (ie. summer).

It depends.
I can go bonkers at the bookstore buying books,anime and other DVDs,
graphic novels and manga if I'm not careful.

Though lately I have been trying to limit how much money I spend,which is why lately I have only been ordering DVDs from Animenation's Pre-Owned
catalogue.Ok,that and the fact I haven't been to Spokane lately.

Um nope, not really. Around Christmastime is the only time I'm guaranteed to spend a lot of money (sometimes more than I can afford).

It's a tragic scene my wallet endures every year. During the school year, I'm so thrifty I make Scrooge look rather indulgent. But when that summer break comes, be it the heat or the sudden burst of free time, suddenly I get a materialism bug that demands I buy absolutely anything I want. DVDs, posters, manga galore, cds, books...you name it. While you guys don't have anything to worry about (this is written half-seriously, I do keep a good control of my money) I'm just curious who else experiences this.

I've been like this too. I am currently going through the withdrawal hoping I calm myself down. (but I want to buy Sakura Taisen and Fruits Basket stuff so badly!!!)

I definitely hear ya. But i have a good friend who buys things I request on e-bay for CHEAP. I recently had him order me a kimono for $40!

I also forgot to mention I waste all my money for stuff at Otakon XD

Gonna be another great Otakon!

Stupid ebay. The worst part about ebay - you have *no idea* whether your stuff will work until you get it. People say they test stuff, but they don't. I got my SO2 game in today, but lo and behold, it doesn't work. I know that's not ebay's fault, but it's easier to recount, 'stupid ebay' than it is to say 'stupid (ebay seller name)'.

everdred12a wrote:Stupid ebay. The worst part about ebay - you have *no idea* whether your stuff will work until you get it. People say they test stuff, but they don't. I got my SO2 game in today, but lo and behold, it doesn't work. I know that's not ebay's fault, but it's easier to recount, 'stupid ebay' than it is to say 'stupid (ebay seller name)'.

send a message to the seller. I think there's a policy on ebay or something about defective items.

I did. But I still have to wait another week or so TT_TT

I want to buy one of these:

4MHz, Boots from DOS 2.11 from a ROM chip, 720K floppy, 2-color CGA screen, one of the best laptops of 1987

(I actually bought one several months ago, but it recently stopped powering on)

Lessee....six CDs and I paid eight bucks for a copy of Astonishing X-Men #2 on ebay in the past month or two, which is pretty cheap considering it was 18 at the comic shop.

Warrior4Christ wrote:My car eats my money.

The first time I saw that, I read, "C-A-T." I was like, dang... That's an expensive pet.

Mithrandir wrote:The first time I saw that, I read, "C-A-T." I was like, dang... That's an expensive pet.

Agent Anderson wrote:I want to buy one of these:

4MHz, Boots from DOS 2.11 from a ROM chip, 720K floppy, 2-color CGA screen, one of the best laptops of 1987

(I actually bought one several months ago, but it recently stopped powering on)

That's a wiide screen! (ahead of its time, I'm sure)

You do realise the C in CGA means Colo[u]r? So I think CGA exclusively refers to 4 colour. 2 colour is monochrome. *is a geek*

Ebay and I used to get along great ... but we've been having some problems, so we're just taking a break from each other and giving one another a little space ... I'm sure we'll work things out eventually (when I get a new job ).

Warrior4Christ wrote::grin:


That's a wiide screen! (ahead of its time, I'm sure)

You do realise the C in CGA means Colo[u]r? So I think CGA exclusively refers to 4 colour. 2 colour is monochrome. *is a geek*

MDA was commonly used instead of CGA when it first came out. There was a lot of confusion among certain sub-sets of society (though M stands for "monochrome" and C stands for "color" so one would EXPECT it to be fairly obvious).

Read all about the differences between CGA and MDA here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_Graphics_Adapter

*is also a geek*

I so do this... It also doesn't help that I work alot more so there's obviously more money lying around. And on top of that I graduated and that was a big influx of cash. I've gotten a few DVD's, CD's, t-shirts, comic books, etc. I also have to buy a laptop before school starts but luckily my mom knows people that will help me get what I want cheap. And not to mention I'm finally getting my tattoo of an interpretation of the Lion of Judah.

Kkun wrote:Lessee....six CDs and I paid eight bucks for a copy of Astonishing X-Men #2 on ebay in the past month or two, which is pretty cheap considering it was 18 at the comic shop.

I just bought #1 and #2 off of Amazon a couple days ago for about $10 a piece. I've heard it's so good the best series of the 2000's so far. .