Good thread this
- I have a large record collection (about 1,500 LPs and another 1,500 CDs)
- I have a glorious hi-fi in my living room, a surround system for the TV in that room, another surround system for the TV in the bedroom, another hi-fi for my desktop PC and another in the kitchen (DAB throughout the house)
- I have a large collection of Subbuteo (two astropitch boards plus well over 100 teams)
The hi-fi is the thing, really.
I'll break it down :
Linn LP12 turntable, Ittok arm, Asak cartridge
2 x Meridian mono-block power amps
Musical Fidelity Phono pre-amp
Tisbury passive pre-amp
Sony CDP
SMSL DAC
Pure DAB tuner
Belkin bluetooth streamer
Linn Kan II speakers on Kan stands
Grado headphones
Total value ? To replace with brand new equipment, the turntable set-up alone would be £2k, the power amps close to another grand, the speakers another grand and everything else around about £800 so I guess c.£5k.
The record collection ? Christ knows, but probably around £10k as a conservative estimate.
The Subbuteo would be worth £2.5-3k if I sold it all.
I like clothes but tend to wear classic stuff rather than following fashion and I don't buy much of anything these days, apart from socks and underwear.
Cars I really am not fussed about. I buy a reliable, used vehicle every three years or so, I guess. The most I've ever spent was £1800 on a Jeep Cherokee that I adored and it lasted me four years before conking out. I looked at one again recently before remembering how thirsty it was and that the economical version is a diesel and decided against buying another one, even though I really miss it. I have a ten year old Primera that's like a tank.
I've got lots of books, but tend to buy second-hand or on Kindle these days.
Other than that, I spent £2k on a new kitchen - an absolute bargain by today's standards as my mate (a builder) did it for me for cost as I made him a website at the same time. Took six weeks, mind, as he was working on other projects. That's a long time eating take-out or microwave stuff
I could really do with a new bathroom but haven't got the dosh at the moment.
Well, not if I want to go to South Africa later this year, I haven't ..
One thing I don't spend so much on is going out.
I never pay for the cinema other than an unlimited membership with a monthly fee of £17.
I no longer drink so if I go "out out" I'll drink bottled water and drive, so it's rarely more than a tenner unless I buy a big round, which isn't very often as I'll typically pick people up and/or take them home, saving money on taxis.
I don't need a barber
... and I'm single !!
... without kids !!
I think the last two have saved me a lot of money (stress, hassle, time) over the years