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  1. 10th Mar 2004 08:19 #1
    BobV
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    How much on average do you spend on new technology [1] per year? Before I bought my first PC (33mhz 486) I spent on average less than $200/year on new technology. However starting with that first PC my spending is over $2,000/year.

    1 - includes hardware and software
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  2. 10th Mar 2004 08:27 #2
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    Less than $200/year and that includes the money I spend on CD/DVD blank media.

    I get most of my software for free (legally). Got a new computer last year so I haven't spent any on hardware since then.
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    About a kilobuck a year.
    "Are you going to put this Chistmas tree up yourself, daddy?" .."No, sweetheart. I'm putting this in the living room"
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    I don't keep track...that way my wife doesn't know either....
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    My expenses have increased with each year - I'm a compulsive buyer when it comes to shopping online


    my earnings have increased with each year as well though, so it balances itself out.


    I fall into the $501 and $2000 range
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  7. 12th Mar 2004 12:23 #7
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    If it's shiny, small and does something cool, I want it.

    I'm a man. That's the perfect justification.

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    Originally Posted by northcat_8
    I don't keep track...that way my wife doesn't know either....
    - I'm in the same boat... But I'll estimate about a thousand a year...
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  9. 12th Mar 2004 13:45 #9
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    I'm happy my wife does not know, well not even a clue.
    Big Government is Big Business.. just without a product and at twice the price... after all if the opposite of pro is con then wouldn’t the opposite of progress be congress?
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  10. 12th Mar 2004 13:53 #10
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    Originally Posted by BobV
    I'm happy my wife does not know, well not even a clue.
    Always wise in the interest of domestic harmony
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  11. 12th Mar 2004 14:09 #11
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    You guys actually TELL your wives????

    ... you're all pretty brave... I just let mine guess how much whenever a package shows up on the doorstep!
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  12. 15th Mar 2004 14:33 #12
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    Less than $200/year / Got a new computer last year
    Either very cheap computer or some inconsistency?
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  13. 15th Mar 2004 19:22 #13
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    It was a one off purchase that I don't do every year so in years that I don't buy a new computer my amount spent on computers is less than $200/year.

    That said, I only contributed $400 to the overall computer cost.
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  14. 15th Mar 2004 19:46 #14
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    How much do I spend each year?

    She-it! Does anybody have a big abacus for that one?

    Thousands. Easily.
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