Guess I should answer as well...


1) A piece of furniture -- $850 for the bed...
2) A meal at a restaurant -- for just me, $50...
3) A jacket/coat -- $100
4) A piece of art or print -- $183...
5) A pair of shoes -- $45 (I'm not into shoes lol)...
6) A piece of jewelry -- $15 for my earring...
7) A television -- $219 about 8 years ago lol ...

Anxiety said:

2) A meal at a restaurant - ugh, i spent over $100 for a birthday dinner at a totally pretentious restaurant in chicago because the person i was seeing at the time just HAD to eat there on his birthday. this was the kind of place that had IV bags on the wall as DECORATION, and they bring you a plate of cotton candy when they bring you the check. what the hell kind of crack den gives you cotton candy with your damn check?!? anyway, i kissed $100 goodbye that night, and there were just two of us on the bill. if it was a good dinner, a nice place, or someone i were still seeing, i guess it might have been worth it.

Lord have mercy, Anx, a Crack Den? That is messed up!!

1) A piece of furniture- Hmmm hard to say...don't think I've bought one piece of furniture at a time

2) A meal at a restaurant- Over $200/US (For Hubby and I)

3) A jacket/coat- Around $200/US

4) A piece of art or print- $300/US

5) A pair of shoes- $65/US

6) A piece of jewelry- Over $5,000/US

7) A television- $3,500 (?)/US

What is most pathetic is that I don't know more exact numbers and I am guess-tamating in most of these cases.

Byron said:

What in the sam hell? Muse, were there at least 10 people @ the table??

1) A piece of furniture -- $3,500 $ for our bed...
2) A meal at a restaurant -- 350 $ for 2
3) A jacket/coat -- 450 $
4) A piece of art or print -- 569 $
5) A pair of shoes -- over 800$ for hadmade riding boots
6) A piece of jewelry -- 1,900 $
7) A television -- [b] [/quote]

1) A piece of furniture - The total of my bed around $500
2) A meal at a restaurant - for just me $100-ish
3) A jacket/coat - hmmm.... around $90?
4) A piece of art or print - $150
5) A pair of shoes - $190
6) A piece of jewelry - $60?
7) A television - I think my tv was around $150


I'm a very frugal girl.

Byron said:

was it that print of Rousseau's tiger in the storm?

that one was brilliant, i seem to remember you had
it framed.

I don't have any furniture. I'm a minimalist, Eastern Orthodox

$12.79. I know I know.... but I couldn't help it. It was the anniversary of my birthday.

I once traded my dog in for a really nice hip-length leather jacket with belt-strap.

-$4.06.

I once paid $15.00 for a shoe, but the other one was thrown in for free. So, I pretty much came out even.

3 to 6 years.

A garbage can. I threw into a storefront window the night that the lights went out in Georgia.

1) A piece of furniture 1500 for my bed

2) A meal at a restaurant 200 with drinks etc

3) A jacket/coat 125

4) A piece of art or print 0

5) A pair of shoes 250

6) A piece of jewelry never have, my jewerly has always been bought for me.

7) A television 1500

All aprox dollar conversions

1) A piece of furniture $4000
2) A meal at a restaurant $800
3) A jacket/coat $500
4) A piece of art or print $1000 (about to spend 4000 - I say about, I am saving)
5) A pair of shoes $300
6) A piece of jewelry $Thousands - engagement ring
7) A television $3000

1) A piece of furniture - Aprox. 1500
2) A meal at a restaurant - 190
3) A jacket/coat - 320
4) A piece of art or print - <100
5) A pair of shoes - 180
6) A piece of jewelry - Approx. 5000
7) A television - 3600

I didn't realize a bed was considered furniture. So I guess I've spent $800 on furniture.

Nice thread, but I am too lazy to convert .

i'm pathetic!

1) A piece of furniture $100 for my willow chair
2) A meal at a restaurant $25 probably
3) A jacket/coat $200 for my heavy winter one
4) A piece of art or print $20 maybe
5) A pair of shoes $120
6) A piece of jewelry $35 ring
7) A television $400 16 years ago

Byron said:

emm said:

Not pathetic, just thrifty!

"Things" have never been my thing. I'd rather spend my money on experiences, travel, concert tickets, fun, etc.

oh - that, and I'm single and always have been. One income makes a huge difference in one's budget when you aren't sharing housing, electric, etc. bills with someone.

Byron said:

CalhounSq said:

Girl, you better buy it now, because it's only going to go up in price. Several years ago (1999 or 2000) I fell in love with this painting by Seonna Hong but it was $500, which at the time, I felt was too much. Now her paintings sell for $3500+ (which I certainly can't afford) and there is a waiting list for them.

Plus if it's something you really love, who cares. All the art collectors I know buy stuff because it speaks to them---if it appreciates, added bonus, but to have a piece of art that you love and makes you happy is priceless.

CarrieMpls said:

those items should have been included in the list IMO

Byron said:

A fl.3000,- trip to New Zealand (and soon a fl. 1000,- trip to America)

Whateva said:

that might not be considered a thing though.

1) A piece of furniture.....$300.00
2) A meal at a restaurant....$150.00
3) A jacket/coat....$400.00
4) A piece of art or print...$125.00 (framing of an original poster)
5) A pair of shoes....$120.00
6) A piece of jewelry....$40.00
7) A television....$300.00

I don't pay top dollar for SHIT (got madd hookups) except shoes and if you had my feet YOU WOULD TOO!

1) A piece of furniture - I spent $2500 on a custom-made leather sofa last year
2) A meal at a restaurant - Hard to remember...maybe $125?
3) A jacket/coat - $1500
4) A piece of art or print - I have no idea. I have a lot of original art, but most of it was given to me.
5) A pair of shoes - $300
6) A piece of jewelry - $500
7) A television - $500 (that was in 1982, my last couple TVs have been gifts)

1) A bed...But I got a hook up from the partner that oversaw the market...1500? But it could have been more
2) A meal at a restaurant - I once paid 100 for a girls night out - so 50 each
3) A jacket/coat - I'm a chaep chick, maybe 20?
4) A piece of art or print - 300 - 400
5) A pair of shoes - easy, 250 for a pair of strappy pumps
6) A piece of jewelry - a watch for my undergrad graduation - 350
7) A television - I have never purchased a TV

Dude, I'm a cheap ass. I only spend a lot on art and shoes!

CalhounSq said:

IHOP!!!

What's the most you've ever spent on yourself on:


I suppose $600 for my bed, that was several years ago.



Hard to remember--probably $60-$70 maybe?



Probably about $250 or $300.



Not including framing--$100 for an original Seonna Hong print (since I missed out on my window of affordibility for her paintings. )



Probably about $220.


I don't wear much jewelry, and most of what I have has been given to me, so I'm going with $40.



$0. My television was given to me by a friend who no longer wanted it.

DevotedPuppy said:

Very true I first fell in love w/ the piece years ago when I was a broke college student - it was $500 & I was like, "Bitch, please!!" NOW?? I'd drop $500 in a heartbeat for that thing, I need to grab it before it reaches the $1000's

Serious said:

Do it!!...

1) A piece of furniture $1200
2) A meal at a restaurant $100 or so for just me
3) A jacket/coat $400
4) A piece of art or print do posters of Cindy Crawford in the late 80's/early 90's count?
5) A pair of shoes couple hundred or so
6) A piece of jewelry 3 months salary
7) A television $600

And what's with so many people spending zero on art! lol...Uncultured heathens.