How do you stop?

Wonder that to.. But.. Ive gone over to Midtechs and Customs now instead of Productions.
I havent got any custom yet, but in May my first Andre Thorburn hopefully arives. And then a Hoback Kwaiback Midtech, and in November another Andre Thorburn is going to arrive.
And i dont know when, but this year maybe a Gurdak Custom going to arrive, not sure though, Greg dont even know himself. :)

And between these periods when im waiting for the next knife, im saving an amount so i have the money when its time to pay up. This could be hard to do if you have more then one knife arriving the same month, becuase then you have to save more obviously.
Its pretty boring to just wait on the knife to arrive, actually VERY boring. But, i have many other interest to, like Photographing, Motorcross/Enduro, and i just bought a Mountainbike so i can have some fun with that.
And i havent bought any knives just to "Cool off", yet.. But since the Thorburn is arriving in May or early june, i feel that i dont need to "Cool off" since its pretty close.
Maybe a few months after that arrives, i have to buy another cheap knife just becuase, but, then its time for the Kwaiback to arrive. So.. yeah..

If it werent for Jim Skelton, i wouldnt have gone in to the Midtech/custom genre. Or probably not..
But i still enjoy Productionknives, all i have is Productionknives atm, except my Curtiss F3, thats a Midtech? Which i dont even use, what a waste..
Im glad Jim Skelton exists, becuase its easier to save for a knife that is arriving 4-5months away, than buying a knife that is in stock (im talking about Production knives now) and its easier to just buy and dont think to much about it, when they have them in stock.

Pretty fussy explanation, sorry. But i hope you see what i mean? Wow.. alot of text, sorry for that. Just feel like i need to explain in detail how and why.
Im swedish, so the gramar is probably wrecked..

Take care, Cya later. :)
 
I can't :(
I've sold off about 100 over the past few years, and swore I was going to get down to 50 and never go over that amount again. Got close, but only got down to about 75.
I was doing pretty good until a few months ago, an have bought about 10 this year.
I now realize I will never be able to stop. I told myself yesterday, no more new knives unless I sell one to offset it, but I just ordered another today.
 
Just walk away. Don't get on here for a while. Take a break. Learn to be happy with what you have and use what you have. Open up your eyes and realize that if you have a knife for every role you need a knife for - YOU DON'T NEED ANY MORE. After that point, you are just feeding an obsession.

It can be tough to do. Buying new knives can feel like an addiction. Just be happy with what you have, and stop looking for more.
 
UtahLuke said:
How do you stop buying knives once they have cast their spell on you??
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I'm new to knives, but have this same problem with collecting, much more expensive, firearms. You stop when you don't have the money, but the problem is as soon as you get extra money, you'll end up spending it on that knife or firearm you've been drooling over while you were broke.
 
Whenever I'm infatuated with a new knife, I always ask myself: "What can I do with this knife for that I can't do with a knife I already own?" The answer is almost always...nothing. That new knife will do nothing for me that my other knives can't already do. That helps me realize that the knives I have are really nice, with a wide variety of sizes and types and abilities and potential uses.

Then, after 2 days with the image of that new knife burning deeper and deeper into my brain, I buy it anyway.
 
When other hobbies have sucked my wallet dry usually.
Oh, I need to take the supermoto to inspection.
Oh I need new tires for that.
Removes the wheels - Oh I could use some new brake pads
Oh, I need bigger vivariums for two of my ball pythons
Oh, I need 3 more thermostats for that
Oh, I need to buy feeder mice again
Oh, this Seiko Monster looks really nice

Man, I really need fewer hobbies. Or more income (I'm workin' on that)
And still so much month left at the end of the money :grumpy:

That, and I try to enjoy and use what I have already instead of always looking for the next best thing.
 
grownstar said:
This. Oh and having a kid helps, too :D

Kids just keep eating and growing out of their clothes. It's nuts.
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Amen to this. Luckily also, you can get usually get funds back out of knives when you need to. Catch and Release syndrome it's called, but it may well be the lesser of the two evils (vs. stockpiling).
 
Step 1. Buy one or two quality knives max, that will serve 90-100% of your realistic needs. ( Spyderco, Benchmade...etc.)
Step 2. Don't buy any more knives.
Step 3. Save the money you would have spent buying 50+ production knives to buy that one (CRK for me) that will blow you away and make you say " I'm glad I didn't waste my money on those 50+ $75.00 knives.
Step 4. Be happy.
 
Professor said:
Amen to this. Luckily also, you can get usually get funds back out of knives when you need to. Catch and Release syndrome it's called, but it may well be the lesser of the two evils (vs. stockpiling).
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Oh I know a little bit of this syndrome. In fact, I've been displaying symptoms for a couple of weeks now.
 
Habit = cue, routine, reward. The cue can be whatever (unstructured alone time is common), then the routine is to browse BF from your phone, gravitating to threads containing stuff you want to own. The reward is to make an online purchase.

Here's how to break it: When the cue comes, you have to change the routine. So rather than going to BF, go to a site with lots of pics of booze, prostitutes, or furries. Then use that to alter the reward from knives to people in squirrel suits, or whatnot.

Problem solved!
 
Bwaaaahaahaahaaaaaa! Lol! Stop buying knives? Hahahahahaaaaaaa! Oh, man, that's a good one. :D

Serious answer: You don't. :(:p
 
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