What did you spend on DIY this year?

cuibono · 4th November 2009, 03:14 AM

Something I kind of want to avoid thinking about:

I'm sure I've spent over $1000 a year for the last several years (and all my free time!). And do I have some fancy hifi now? NO! But I've learned a lot and enjoyed myself.

How much cash have you blown this year?

aardvarkash10 · 4th November 2009, 03:28 AM

including tools?

MJL21193 · 4th November 2009, 03:39 AM

Peanuts compared to my heroine addiction.

Conrad Hoffman · 4th November 2009, 04:01 AM

Nothing, for I have the biggest junkbox of them all.

kevinkr · 05:19 AM

Not quite enough granularity in this poll..

I have a pretty good "junk box" too, but somehow still manage to buy quite a bit.

My wife saw the latest credit card bill, and now actually is starting to understand how expensive this hobby is. She has long wondered how I burned through my allowance every month, now she gets it..

Geek · 4th November 2009, 05:26 AM

Heh, too much for what I make

Cheers!

DigitalJunkie · 4th November 2009, 05:50 AM

This year,nada. Not enough spare time or money for my projects.
Previous years? Too much!

planet10 · 4th November 2009, 05:50 AM

I have no idea... but i try to make it a negative number...

dave

TerryO · 4th November 2009, 06:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by planet10

I have no idea... but i try to make it a negative number...

dave

If anyone has seen Dave's "junkbox" then it's easy to see that he could stay in the negative numbers for several lifetimes!

I haven't spent much on DIY this year, but if you count the tools that I've purchased, then it really adds up. Had to get ready for retirement and all that fun!

Best Regards,
TerryO

chris661 · 4th November 2009, 07:24 AM

£200 ish.

I have a very small jjunkbox, but it's steadily growing (might need more than a box under the bed...)

Chris

View Poll Results: What did you spend on DIY this year?
At least $10	5	4.31%
At least $100	27	23.28%
At least $500	38	32.76%
At least $1000	39	33.62%
At least $5000	7	6.03%
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4th November 2009, 03:14 AM	#1
cuibono diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: City of Angles	What did you spend on DIY this year? Something I kind of want to avoid thinking about: I'm sure I've spent over $1000 a year for the last several years (and all my free time!). And do I have some fancy hifi now? NO! But I've learned a lot and enjoyed myself. How much cash have you blown this year? __________________ double complete rainbow all the way!!

4th November 2009, 03:28 AM	#2
aardvarkash10 diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Auckland, NZ	including tools? __________________ Yes, conservatism thrives on low intelligence and poor information. But the liberals in politics... continue to back off, yielding to the supremacy of the stupid. It's turkeys all the way down. - George Monbiot, guardian.co.uk, 6 Feb 2012

4th November 2009, 04:01 AM	#4
Conrad Hoffman diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Canandaigua, NY USA	Nothing, for I have the biggest junkbox of them all. __________________ I used to be an audiophool like you but then I took an arrow to the knee.

4th November 2009, 05:14 AM	#5
kevinkr diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Blog Entries: 6	Not quite enough granularity in this poll.. I have a pretty good "junk box" too, but somehow still manage to buy quite a bit. My wife saw the latest credit card bill, and now actually is starting to understand how expensive this hobby is. She has long wondered how I burned through my allowance every month, now she gets it.. __________________ www.kta-hifi.net Last edited by kevinkr; 4th November 2009 at 05:19 AM.


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4th November 2009, 03:39 AM	#3
MJL21193 Account disabled at member's request Join Date: Mar 2007	Peanuts compared to my heroine addiction.

4th November 2009, 05:26 AM	#6
Geek diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2004	Heh, too much for what I make Cheers!

4th November 2009, 05:50 AM	#7
DigitalJunkie diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Portland,Oregon Blog Entries: 3	This year,nada. Not enough spare time or money for my projects. Previous years? Too much!

4th November 2009, 05:50 AM	#8
planet10 diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Victoria, BC, NA, Sol III Blog Entries: 4	I have no idea... but i try to make it a negative number... dave __________________ community sites t-linespeakers.org, frugal-horn.com ........ commercial site planet10-HiFi p10-hifi forum here at diyA

4th November 2009, 07:24 AM	#10
chris661 diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lancashire Blog Entries: 6	£200 ish. I have a very small jjunkbox, but it's steadily growing (might need more than a box under the bed...) Chris __________________ iPod Touch (playing LossLess) > 4th order LR crossover @80Hz > Amp-6b > Fostex FE126eN in folded ML-Voigt Pipes ------------------------------------------------------------> Samson Servo 240 > W6-1139SG Tapped Horns

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