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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Desdichado" data-source="post: 445591" data-attributes="member: 2205">Well, that's part of it -- especially for real roleplaying enthusiasts (like us, or we wouldn't be posting here.)  But even I cut down on RPG expenses relative to other items due to external forces, and I'm a real RPG fanatic, with a fairly decent disposable income and job stability to boot.For the "run of the mill" player, who doesn't buy too much besides a few core books and doesn't think too much about games except when he's actually playing them, it'd be real easy to cut down on the moola spent on RPGs if you're watching your budget more carefully.  And for the real aficionados who buy way more stuff than they actually use, the temptation to cut back on your spending on all those books when your financial situation is somewhat uncertain is easy too.To use a more personal example, as I said, I'm not worried about losing my job at this point, and I make pretty good money.  However, I've got three kids, my wife doesn't make any money, we're renting in a relatively high-cost housing area and I had to pick up numerous student loans (with varying interest rates) while finishing my MBA recently.So, getting rid of debt (especially the high cost debt) and getting into a house are our first priorities.  So, even though my financial situation is really quite good, I now only buy RPG stuff that I'm fairly certain I'll use, or I absolutely see as must have.  Before that, I'd buy just about anything that looked mildly interesting to me.And, in order to do so, I've deferred my purchase of an xbox (another entertainment item that gives you a lot of return for a relatively small initial investment), a lot of blood bowl miniatures that I want, other books (novels mostly) and upgrades for my computer.On the other hand, if we were getting $17k bonuses (like we did the year I hired in), I would pick up the xbox, buy twice as many blood bowl figures and RPG supplements as I do now, buy more RAM (and maybe a few games to go with it) and still pay off my debt and get into my house faster than I am currently planning.The economy has had a huge impact on my spending of money on even "good bang for buck" entertainment items, including RPGs.  If it wasn't for the economy, I can think of at least half a dozen hardbacks that would be on my shelves right as we speak.</blockquote>

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