"Not enough cash, stranger!"

[KentaRawr!]

How often do you find yourself wanting to buy things and deciding not to because you don't have enough money?

I used to get this way about food a lot during my first year of college, trying to budget everything just right so I could get the most out of $3. :P

What about you guys?

[Sylvie]

Is the thread title a quote from Shadowrun for the SNES?

[Jinx]

I'm rollin' in dough and bitches.

But seriously. I save probably 80% of my paychecks, so I always have money when my bills come due, as well as money for things I want. When I wasn't eating out, I saved SO much money. It's just about self-control and moderation. I only allow x amount of dollars in my checking account, and once it's spent, I'm SOL. I'll only transfer money if I have to get gas, or if I'm making a payment on a bill.

So, more or less, I guess I'm saying, if you save your money and don't spend it, you'll have more money to do nice things later. And, you know, the obvious, if you don't have money for something, be and adult and don't buy it? Don't even make that money available to ypu.

[Chris]

I just buy stuff any way. My opinion is that you can always earn some more money.

[KentaRawr!]

Is the thread title a quote from Shadowrun for the SNES?

I wish it were from a game that cool, but it's like Balloon says. It's from RE4, the merchant.

"What're ya buyin?"

"What're ya sellin'?"

"Aah, I'll buy it at a high price!"

And now... "Not enough cash, stranger!"

[ReloadPsi]

I've been like this about getting a new computer for about two years now.

[Agent Proto]

I'm usually always like this.

[Shorty]

How often do you find yourself wanting to buy things and deciding not to because you don't have enough money?

every smurfing time I visit etsy or modcloth

In all seriousness, though, even when I have money to splurge, I'm pretty thrifty. If something is a little more than what I deem reasonable, I'll usually pass it up. My mama taught me well.

[chionos]

Money isn't the only factor, but I can't go in stores. I freeze, can't make up my mind or decide on anything.
Amazon (and the internet in general) is another thing entirely. I throw money at the internet willy-nilly. I shouldn't be allowed on Amazon at all. I got on the other day to buy a watch battery. A $3 freaking watch battery, and instead I spent $600 on pretty much useless things (other than a German Flight of the Navigator Blu-ray).

[escobert]

All of the time
I want BIGGER fish tanks!
MOAR FISH!
MOAR GUNZ
and I wanna pimp my car out

[Iceglow]

All the time really. It's the sole reason I'm considering 2 evils with regards to work seriously and theres a 3rd greater evil lurking behind that one ready to pop up and jump in as a "necessary evil" should the lesser of the two not work.

[Tigmafuzz]

How often do you find yourself wanting to buy things and deciding not to because you don't have enough money?

Constantly for about twelve years straight, then occasionally for another four years, and now almost never.

[Alpha2099]

I am very frugal with my money. I do have a tendency to buy in spurts, though, particularly if a paycheck has just come in. My pockets have third-degree burns on them.

"What're ya buyin?"

"What're ya sellin'?"

"Aah, I'll buy it at a high price!"

And now... "Not enough cash, stranger!"

I hope one of these will be, "Stranger, what ya need that for, huh? Goin' huntin' an elephant?"

[Sephex]

It takes a lot of willpower not to spend my money on stupid things all the time. I hate talking about stuff like this in front of my parents because my dad is convinced I buy a video game every other day at full price.

[Pike]

How often do you find yourself wanting to buy things and deciding not to because you don't have enough money?

Often. This is why my Steam and GoG wishlists are so big.