Anybody want to join me in a 'no buying' challenge? - Page 3

fugazied · 11-02-2009, 06:36 PM

If you don't buy anything the economy will collapse, what are you, a communist? (sarcasm hehe).

I'm in the middle of a no beer month. I like the idea of a no buy anything month as well, because we are creatures of habit and some of these habits are really unhealthy. Like beer everyday, like buying crap we don't really need. I might do it 'AFTER' christmas because I need to buy a lot of presents* over that period including ebooks.

SHOECHICK · 11-06-2009, 01:36 PM

Ok so put up your hand if you're been able to stick with it so far!! ME, ME!! So far so good, helps that Sony had a ton of freebies for November

kennyc · 11-06-2009, 02:39 PM

Good for you shoechick.

SHOECHICK · 11-06-2009, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

Good for you shoechick.

Hey, it's only been a week

Give me time, not sure if I can go to the end of the year.

ficbot · 11-06-2009, 08:29 PM

I'm good

No money spent yet. I am spending it on winter boots instead.

Nate the great · 11-06-2009, 08:30 PM

I'd buy that for a dollar.

pdurrant · 11-07-2009, 05:38 AM

I haven't bought any ebooks so far, despite temptation. But we're only a week in. Lots more temptation to resist coming up. Perhaps I should unsubscribe from ebook newsletters!

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Originally Posted by ficbot

I'm good

No money spent yet. I am spending it on winter boots instead.

frabjous · 11-07-2009, 08:44 AM

If food doesn't count, I've already been doing this challenge for several months without meaning to. (Even my reader--though I've had it longer than that--came from my job... I didn't buy it. I never buy books for it; I have enough to read already.... sigh.)

RWood · 11-07-2009, 10:02 AM

Life is too short to miss a golden book, priorities change, that's why I have a reading pile, some have been in the pile for years, some are read before they ever see the pile. Life is to be enjoyed not enslaved to a reading list.

pdurrant · 11-11-2009, 06:50 AM

I'm still resisting, although Fictionwise are turning up the heat. A 25% rebate on magazine subscriptions!

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

I haven't bought any ebooks so far, despite temptation. But we're only a week in. Lots more temptation to resist coming up. Perhaps I should unsubscribe from ebook newsletters!

kennyc · 11-11-2009, 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

I'm still resisting, although Fictionwise are turning up the heat. A 25% rebate on magazine subscriptions!

Hmmm, I better check that out. Hey! This thread is better than the Deals and Freebies thread.

ficbot · 11-11-2009, 09:28 AM

I'm out

I have been waiting a looooooong time for the magazine subs to go on sale, so I bought two years each of Alfred Hitchcock and Ellery Queen. I was smart though, once I found out that Micropay would work for it, I bought enough stuff to round out my micropay and then used that

I was not going to spend money and just get the mags when I could spend the same money and get the mags PLUS 5 books! I know the savings on the subs wasn't extraordinary, but for some reason getting it under $20 per year makes me much more comfortable with the price point. I have had these in my wishlist for well over a year, so I am okay with breaking my no-buying pledge just for this

pdurrant · 11-11-2009, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by ficbot

I'm out

Less than eleven days he lasted — just ELEVEN days!

pdurrant · 11-11-2009, 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ficbot

I was smart though, once I found out that Micropay would work for it, I bought enough stuff to round out my micropay and then used that

I was not going to spend money and just get the mags when I could spend the same money and get the mags PLUS 5 books!

Oh — I hadn't thought of that. I /do/ have five year membership left, and there's that 100% micropay rebate going on.....

....arghh.... MUST resist Fictionwise website!

LDBoblo · 11-11-2009, 11:21 AM

I'm typesetting Paradise Lost now, but have only just finished book six. No rush for me since it'll be my 2nd time through it. Also have some Christopher Moore on the immediate backlog for conversion to PDF and some handy-dandy real books to go through. No problem on the no-buy so far.

11-02-2009, 06:36 PM	#31
fugazied Wizard Posts: 1,305 Karma: 1958 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: iPod Touch	If you don't buy anything the economy will collapse, what are you, a communist? (sarcasm hehe). I'm in the middle of a no beer month. I like the idea of a no buy anything month as well, because we are creatures of habit and some of these habits are really unhealthy. Like beer everyday, like buying crap we don't really need. I might do it 'AFTER' christmas because I need to buy a lot of presents* over that period including ebooks. Last edited by fugazied; 11-02-2009 at 06:52 PM.

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11-06-2009, 01:36 PM	#32
SHOECHICK Addict Posts: 228 Karma: 1032 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Vancouver BC Device: Red Sony 505 and Ipad	Ok so put up your hand if you're been able to stick with it so far!! ME, ME!! So far so good, helps that Sony had a ton of freebies for November

11-06-2009, 02:39 PM	#33
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,897 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Good for you shoechick.

11-06-2009, 08:29 PM	#35
ficbot Wizard Posts: 2,409 Karma: 4132096 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite/iOS Kindle App	I'm good No money spent yet. I am spending it on winter boots instead.

11-06-2009, 08:30 PM	#36
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	I'd buy that for a dollar.

11-07-2009, 08:44 AM	#38
frabjous Wizard Posts: 1,213 Karma: 12890 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Amherst, Massachusetts, USA Device: Sony PRS-505	If food doesn't count, I've already been doing this challenge for several months without meaning to. (Even my reader--though I've had it longer than that--came from my job... I didn't buy it. I never buy books for it; I have enough to read already.... sigh.)

11-07-2009, 10:02 AM	#39
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	Life is too short to miss a golden book, priorities change, that's why I have a reading pile, some have been in the pile for years, some are read before they ever see the pile. Life is to be enjoyed not enslaved to a reading list.

11-11-2009, 09:28 AM	#42
ficbot Wizard Posts: 2,409 Karma: 4132096 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite/iOS Kindle App	I'm out I have been waiting a looooooong time for the magazine subs to go on sale, so I bought two years each of Alfred Hitchcock and Ellery Queen. I was smart though, once I found out that Micropay would work for it, I bought enough stuff to round out my micropay and then used that I was not going to spend money and just get the mags when I could spend the same money and get the mags PLUS 5 books! I know the savings on the subs wasn't extraordinary, but for some reason getting it under $20 per year makes me much more comfortable with the price point. I have had these in my wishlist for well over a year, so I am okay with breaking my no-buying pledge just for this

11-11-2009, 11:21 AM	#45
LDBoblo Wizard Posts: 1,385 Karma: 16056 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Asia Device: Kindle 3 WiFi, Sony PRS-505	I'm typesetting Paradise Lost now, but have only just finished book six. No rush for me since it'll be my 2nd time through it. Also have some Christopher Moore on the immediate backlog for conversion to PDF and some handy-dandy real books to go through. No problem on the no-buy so far.

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