Topic: How Much Did You Spend For Christmas?

[BlackNMild2k1]

I was just doing some math in my head and I figured that I did really good this christmas as far as how much $$$ I spent out of my own pocket vs. what I actually gave for christmas.

I bought a DS for my mom ($140 after tax), but my sister paid for half (-$70)
then I got the Target $99 price match from Circuit City (-$40)
DS for mom = $30 out of my pocket
I get her a game $20

I buy my sister some car speakers (original price = $240)
Good Guys is going out of Sale so they are on sale for $155
But I get them for $79

My G/F wanted these expensive sunglasses from Nordstroms ($225+?)
But she game my $100 to go shopping with
another card gave $40
I took $20 from the bank
I repackaged it all and gave it back to her for her sun glasses ($160)

I know this all sounds really cheap, but I've been really busy at work and I work a swing shift so I didn't have all the time I wanted to go shopping
So all said and done, I spent $150 on $560 worth of stuff. Not bad if I say so myself

[Hostile Creation]

Hot damn, man.
Everyone I know wants fairly affordable stuff, so I broke even at about 100 or a little less than, but what you pulled off is pretty impressive.

[vudu]

So you got a $40 price break on your DS, but you pocketed it all instead of splitting it with your sister?  Cheap-skate.  

[BlackNMild2k1]

My sister owes me alot and I ask for nothing, so for her to cover most of the cost once in a while is nothin

[Renny]

Too much. [checks checking balance] [weeps]

[Infernal Monkey]

I spent about four cents. I had to sell my TV and all my games for that, though. Also my pants. I hope to make good use of the lack of pants and figure out some way to make money with this current situation (of no pants).  

[TMW]

Technically...nothing.  As of now, I have no steady form of income...so I just gave my friends things of mine I thought they'd like.

One got the first four volumes of GTO on VHS, another one got a small Puck figurine from Berserk and a manga I couldn't get into, another one got my old Japanese Slang dictionary, and I gave my other friend an old graphic novel of mine...Kling Klang Klatch, to be precise.

And oh!  I also gave them each an old school 70's kung fu flick from my collection that I never watch.  

So...over all, adding what I spent on all these things over the years...I probably spent about $70-80 on Christmas.  

[nemo_83]

I bought nothing game related for the first year since I received my NES.  I have considered WOW but I am afraid my PC can't do it.  Pretty much the game industry is selve serving and boring right now.   I got clothes, shoes, and The White Stripes.

[King of Twitch]

From Christmas I would've had 62 to spend on stuff but tonight i went to my friend's party and they made me pay for dinner.

-$20

I spent 3+10+18+12+10=43. One of the gifts I transcribed my grandpa's autobiography he was working on and added pictures and stuff and put it in a binder, it was great.

[Mario]

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Originally posted by: nemo_83
I bought nothing game related for the first year since I received my NES.  I have considered WOW but I am afraid my PC can't do it.  Pretty much the game industry is selve serving and boring right now.   I got clothes, shoes, and The White Stripes.

Confirmed: Nemo doesn't have a DS.

[kirby_killer_dedede]

Er...MJR, is your grandpa someone well known?  Or does he just take pleasure in writing about his whimsical adventures?

[TMW]

I am totally gonna write about my whimsical adventures when I get old.

Or, if and when I find a way to stay Eternally Young, I'll just start writing volumes every century or so.

"The Continuing Adventures of TMW: Vol 27 - "Living the Night Life -or- Why I didn't bother going outside during the day for over a century."  

[King of Twitch]

Nah, he started it onto a tablet of paper when he was bored sitting around as a security guard several years ago. But the stories are very whimsical. If anyone here wrote one I would buy it

[BlackNMild2k1]

BlacKNMild2k1's Very black but not so mild Autobiography - $79.99

I'm saving you a copy. I haven't written it yet, but you'll get the 1st copy.

It will include pictures...

actually it will probably be a picture book.

[King of Twitch]

does it have coloring*?







*I mean can you color it with crayons, not referring to your skin pigmentation