What's your monthly gaming budget?

[Kalendraf]

If you're a player or DM, how much do you spend on average per month on gaming materials including books, dice, figurines, etc?

Update - Just to clarify, the $ are assuming US Dollars. Keep forgetting this is a worldwide audience sometimes.

 

[Wombat]

I'm the primary GM of my group. What I spend averages out to about $30 a month, give or take an oz.

 

[Chupacabra]

My wife and I just celebrated the birth of our first child, so my gaming budget can be best categorized by one of two epochs:

BC - that is Before Child, I spent a good 40-50 bucks a month or so on various gaming materials, a new rule book, some Reaper minis, etc.

AD - that is After Delivery, I now have zero extra cash and so I scrounge the internet for cool, albeit legal, downloads (I haven't downloaded pirated pdf's). I'm sure one day the gaming budget will replentish a bit.

 

[Crothian]

Its really hard to say, it used to be over a bit over a hundred but lately even though I budget to spend that much I rarely do. The last RPG books I got was at the beginning of May.

 

[Aristotle]

I dunno where to put my vote. I don't have a set gaming budget really. I spend what I can when I can. For instance...

This month I got 2 cases of Giants of Legends minis, an order of 25 assorted common and uncommon singles from the previous three mini releases and 4 books. I'll also be paying for gas to get back and forth to my game twice this month (250 miles per game night). So That is like almost $500 this month.

But I haven't bought anything for 2 months, and don't plan to make any more purchases until at least September (unless the sequal to Elements of Magic comes out before then). So those months only cost me $50 in gas and a few bucks in postage for mini trades.

I guess I'll just average the $450 over 5 months, and then add the $50 a month. So that would put me on the low end of "$100 to $250 a month"? That isn't so bad.

 

[Kalendraf]

Part of the reason I posted is because I'm trying to decide if I'm spending too much on my hobby or not. I hoped by breaking out the DMs vs. players, it might show what kind of money various folks spend on their gaming materials.

FYI, I'm married with no kids so I can afford a few hobbies. In the past, I was spending about $200 3 times a year on Magic cards along with about $50 per month on D&D materials. Essentially my budget has been right around $100 per month. I quit playing magic (at least for now) about a year ago, since I just didn't have the time or dedication for it anymore, and now I am using the extra money I would have spent on cards to buy various D&D materials such as books and miniatures instead. I tend to average about $100 per month, though it winds up being some months with nothing along with a few months in the $100+ range.

I don't think my wife is real thrilled with me buying a lot more figurines unless I use them (I try to, but I've got a lot to use), but I really want to get some Giants of Legends. So I'm trying to rationalize my purchase somewhat.

Thanks for all who respond.

 

[Bards R Us]

I mostly play and was spending around $100 or more per month on books, although I am going to try to limit my spending as I have more expenses now (not to mention cost of everything is going up).

 

[Bagpuss]

I mostly play and was spending around $100 or more per month on books.

A player that spends money on books? I think I've seen everything now.

 

[Nifft]

These days I'm poor, so only $50-100.

-- N

 

[Bards R Us]

A player that spends money on books? I think I've seen everything now.

None of your players buys books? In the groups I've been in so far, at least half of the people have gotten the PHB at the very least.