How do you justify buying "another one..."

CRKDMike

CRKDMike

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So I am relatively new to the addictive world of knives, and this is only my second post on Bladeforums.com, so hello everyone!

Here is my problem, and I'm sure there are others here who are married and have the same problem....I just couldn't find a thread like this (please excuse my newbie searching abilities)

How do you justify buying another knife to your significant other??

I don't think I can stop buying knives at this point. This forum has sucked me in, and now I am a lost cause. Also, for those of you who are all like "I don't need to justify ANYTHING to MY wife," maybe you could just humour me this time. I am not whipped ;), I'm just looking for some insight from those people who are "experienced" with this kind of situation.

BTW, I am posting this because I just got a BK2 about 3 weeks ago, and now I want the Rodent 6 or 9 for obvious reasons...(solid knife)
 
Justify? You don't, you just do it.

The best way to do this and keep your relationship is to create a reasonable and affordable budget, and only use money set aside in that budget for your hobby uses. THis will help you to buy only what you really want and help you to keep track of what you are spending.

Never go into debt to buy knives, running up credit card bills to buy knives is not the way to go.
 
How many pairs of shoes does she have? How many purses does she have? How many sets of dishes does she have? How many pieces of furniture does she have?
 
my wife is happy as long as i am happy. just as long as bills get paid and there's food on the table, i can't buy knives....responsibly.
 
I just tell her it's like shoes or purses. You have to have several to match the occasion.

I also tend to play up the engineering and technical aspects. She doesn't care, but she does understand "Chris Reeve is the Christian Dior of knives"
 
Just tell her "Dead is forever. We must enjoy the time we have on this planet, no matter how little it is."
Then buy a new knife.:thumbup:
It works for everything else too.
Thinking of telling off your boss? Never been skydiving? Haven't got enough tattoos on your butt?
Just remember to ask yourself "How long will I be dead?"
The correct course of action will come naturally.:)
 
CWL said:
Never go into debt to buy knives, running up credit card bills to buy knives is not the way to go.
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Sure it is, and I have about 30 knives which agree with me.;)
And if I die before I pay it all off, screw VISA.:D
 
Beauty, I like all of these posts. It seems so.......simple really. It's easier to apologize than it is to live with regret right?

The purse/shoes/clothes thing is a real gem though. What a fantastic analogy! I'm gonna go with that one first, and then if that fails (how could it), I will resort to the whole "well you only live once" thing.:thumbup:
 
CWL said:
The best way to do this and keep your relationship is to create a reasonable and affordable budget, and only use money set aside in that budget for your hobby uses. THis will help you to buy only what you really want and help you to keep track of what you are spending.

Never go into debt to buy knives, running up credit card bills to buy knives is not the way to go.
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Makes sense, and we do have a budget, and I have set aside a certain amount for hobbies and related purchases. However, like most people I do have some consumer debt that I am slowly (but surely) paying off. Her frame of mind is that I could be putting the money towards paying off debt instead of getting another "huge" knife.

Anyways, this is starting to turn into couples councelling which was not my intention. I like the more hard and fast answers like the "Purse analogy".......golden.
 
CRKDMike said:
Anyways, this is starting to turn into couples councelling which was not my intention. I like the more hard and fast answers like the "Purse analogy".......golden.
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And remember to not make her unhappy when you have a lot of sharp knives around. :o
 
stabman said:
Just tell her "Dead is forever. We must enjoy the time we have on this planet, no matter how little it is."
Then buy a new knife.:thumbup:
It works for everything else too.
Thinking of telling off your boss? Never been skydiving? Haven't got enough tattoos on your butt?
Just remember to ask yourself "How long will I be dead?"
The correct course of action will come naturally.:)
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Never.
 
Tell her ya could be out gamblin', drinkin' and chasin' after women or ya could collect knives, tell her,"...you choose!".

Next have the Mods move this to W&C so we could all really answer this question honestly. :)
 
I have more trouble justifying purchases to myself. I know that at this point there is very little that I actually "need"
What I tell myself now when I buy a knife is that I'm making an investment. I'm into collecting high end and limited edition/discontinued production folders. So when I buy one I know that it won't decrease in value over the long run. One day I will sell my collection (if needed) or pass it down to a son or grandson. I think that would be a noble cause to collect.
 
Tell her ya could be out gamblin', drinkin' and chasin' after women or ya could collect knives, tell her,"...you choose!".
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What kind of car do you drive? If it's a cheap paid off POS point out that you're not buying a new car. If you have a $30 Timex instead of a $1000 Rolex point out that you don't collect watches. You don't spend $100 on beer every weekend (or if you do, that you don't spend $200). Did you put $1000 rims on your car? Just point out all the places that 'other people' spend money that you're saving it, and you're applying a fraction of that to your knife budget.

That being said, I'd sit down with her and go over a budget. If she wants to pay off debt (never a bad goal), then say we have $400 a month in extra cash. $300 of that will go to debt, $100 to knives (or whatever ratio you think you can get away with). $1200 a year can buy you some nice blades.
 
Tell her that the children are not college material anyway and that fund will not be needed for the intended purpose. Then go ahead and buy a knife. Years later when the kids blame you for their failure, use revisionist history or claim to have a faulty memory. Or a little of both. If then they attack you, don't worry, you'll have the knives.
 
CRKDMike said:
How do you justify buying another knife to your significant other??
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Over time, collect so many knives that it is impossible for your wife to tell when you have a new one. I've done this with knives, multitools, lights and guns. This magical line is called the Powernoodle Event Horizon. Cross over this line into the far, green country that lies beyond, and not only may you purchase more knives with complete impunity, but you will also experience enlightenment.
 
Well, luckily my significant other likes knives as well...

However, think of it like this... How does she justify buying another pair of shoes or another necklace? If she wants it, and it doesn't break the bank, it shouldn't require justification.
 
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