D&D 4E Are you saving up for 4E or "wing it" financially?
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Drammattex
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http://www.amazon.com/Players-Handb...d_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1196999623&sr=1-1
$23.07 x 3 = $69.21
We have about 150 days until 4e. So if we start saving today, that means we have to save $0.46/day in order to afford 4e by the time it comes out.
I have just emptied my pocket change into a jar. 4e, here I come.
$23.07 x 3 = $69.21
We have about 150 days until 4e. So if we start saving today, that means we have to save $0.46/day in order to afford 4e by the time it comes out.
I have just emptied my pocket change into a jar. 4e, here I come.
TroyXavier
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I'm going to wait and see if I like it. It's not like Amazon is going to completely sell out before I can decide if I'll want it.
Terramotus
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The slipcase version is, what, $105, plus $35 or so every other month for the new books that come out? I don't need to save up for that. At worst, I'll choose it over some of my other hobbies the first month, and won't even notice it from then on.
I really don't get the whole complaint that it's a huge money outlay for the new books. I have a decent job, but not a great one, and it's a non-issue for me. Especially since, on a dollar/hour of fun measurement, it's about the most cost-effective thing I do. Heck, I know guys with crappy jobs in their early 20's, and they think nothing of spending that much on a night's drinking.
Other than the folks with kids and obscenely tight budgets, I really don't understand. Although I suppose it may just the the case that the folks who have problems are the ones who speak out.
I really don't get the whole complaint that it's a huge money outlay for the new books. I have a decent job, but not a great one, and it's a non-issue for me. Especially since, on a dollar/hour of fun measurement, it's about the most cost-effective thing I do. Heck, I know guys with crappy jobs in their early 20's, and they think nothing of spending that much on a night's drinking.
Other than the folks with kids and obscenely tight budgets, I really don't understand. Although I suppose it may just the the case that the folks who have problems are the ones who speak out.
Spinachcat
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When did homeless people become gamers?
If you live in America and if you are not a student, then you really need some serious career introspection if dropping $100 on game books involves a savings account.
That's not an attack on anyone. That's life advice. I am always stunned (and sickened) by these threads about how penniless gamers seem to be. Dudes, get better jobs. Students, I totally understand, but the rest of y'all?
If you think I'm being harsh, keep in mind that I am a headhunter and I am always stunned to see how many times smart, hard-working educated people suffer crappy jobs for crappy pay when there are FAR better options right around the corner.
Repeat after me: Greed is Good.
If you live in America and if you are not a student, then you really need some serious career introspection if dropping $100 on game books involves a savings account.
That's not an attack on anyone. That's life advice. I am always stunned (and sickened) by these threads about how penniless gamers seem to be. Dudes, get better jobs. Students, I totally understand, but the rest of y'all?
If you think I'm being harsh, keep in mind that I am a headhunter and I am always stunned to see how many times smart, hard-working educated people suffer crappy jobs for crappy pay when there are FAR better options right around the corner.
Repeat after me: Greed is Good.
Spinachcat
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But 4e could be a good weight-loss tool. Every time you think about buying some chocolate covered sugar crap, drop that same cash into a "4e cup" instead.
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Lord Xtheth
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I've already payed.
And now the wait begins...
Damn you July, hurry up and get here!
And now the wait begins...
Damn you July, hurry up and get here!
Gloombunny
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Having kids can eat a lot of money too, and of course there's the handful of people with exceptional circumstances (e.g., medical conditions requiring constant and expensive care). But yeah, I agree. Many gamers are amazingly miserly when it comes to their hobby.Spinachcat said:
Simia Saturnalia
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Hell, gaming's my only money-sink hobby other than regular books, so it gets the lion's share of the discretionary budget (most of my books are second-hand and I live pretty miserly otherwise, so it's a reasonable portion of my living wage). I'm waiting for the cleaned-up and errata-ed special edition printing later in the year, of course, but I'll just go out and get them.
CanadienneBacon
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Stay-at-home mom here. Husband earns a good living. Four children. We live life on a budget, don't eat out, don't buy new clothes, don't buy new cars, don't take vacations, don't spend money on fast food, cell phones, etc, etc, etc..Spinachcat said:
I am somewhat shocked at your post. Not enough to report it for what I feel to be poor taste but shocked enough to post a gentle reply. My husband and I are fiscally conservative and are, like many folks here, plugging along and doing alright for our family. We also make sure to tithe to our church. Hawaii's expensive, true. Flat out, no money in my budget for gaming books other than those I already own that I bought years ago. Heck, we tanked cable TV a couple of months ago and will tank our high-speed internet this coming month to make our budget work. Wouldn't consider myself in need of what you term "life advice." :\ Moreover, I posit that there's a lot more to life that being upwardly mobile and living according to the mantra "Greed is Good."
Hope the above does not get me banned, but if it does, I accept it with love. Just felt the flip side of the "greed" coin should be shared, with aloha.
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