Tips on how to stop buying knives... PLEASE!!

Oh it's easy, Here's 4 simple steps.

1. Start by going to the top of the right hand corner.
2. Press Log Out
3. Turn off the Computer
4. Enjoy Life
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hahaha if it was only so easy... wait is it???

i maybe should have said that i do own a couple knifes 30+, but have a very hard time parting with them. i love every knife crap or not, can't help myself.
 
I do not think it's reasonable for one person to have control over what the other buys. I don't tell the wife what she can and can't buy, and she doesn't tell me either. We each earn our own money, pay our bills on time, have all the responsibilities taken care of, and when it's all said and done, we buy whatever we want. Personally, I would not tolerate being controlled in such a way. YMMV...
 
SOC_MRN_Leon said:
Oh it's easy, Here's 4 simple steps.

1. Start by going to the top of the right hand corner.
2. Press Log Out
3. Turn off the Computer
4. Enjoy Life :D
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+1. :thumbup:

Well put. The four-step program to stopping your knife addiction. :D

As to the OP's problem, I think it'd be much easier to solve by buying a new wife. :eek: :D I've heard the rates on Russian mail-order brides are still quite competetive... ;)

Then all you'll need are some padlocks on your fridge to keep her from eating all your food and getting fat, and you'll be golden.
 
You could just simply stop buying more knives. Honestly after the first 3-4 it's just an addiction like anything else. Even if you can afford it, you know you don't need them , it's that you want them. If you plan to stay with your current wife you might want to do as she says, I am single though, so it's easy for me to say that. All I am really trying to say is, how many do you need? I know you probably really enjoy the knives you buy, but as I get older I often find myself say, "everything in moderation". Moderation is usually a good thing.
 
My best bit of advice is when you find a knife you want to buy take a step back, wait 2 weeks (assuming it's not a rare knife or limited run that will disappear quickly), if after the 2 weeks you still feel it's a good idea to purchase the knife then go right ahead. I find this method helps eliminate many late night (possibly inebriated) impulse buys. Aside from that, the best thing you can do is stay away from these forums...
 
Knives are a beautiful thing and are fun to have around, play with, carry, and use. However, you truly don't need 30+ and I certainly don't need as many as I have(around 16). However a few of mine are sentimental as well as favorites and others are just my favorites to carry and use.
The ones that I don't need or use or the ones that don't have some sort of sentimental value go towards other knives(I trade because I can't afford to buy most of the time). I may like them and enjoy them, but if they're seeing no use, they go, usually for something I know I'll enjoy more.

I also try to keep my number below 20, I don't need that many but I do enjoy them and often switch between several from day to day.

The farther you get into the knife thing the more you'll realize that you have formed a certain taste and you may want to stick with that, rather than have a whole bunch of knives that don't fit your personal preferences and don't get carried.

I have a specific taste that I've formed over time, and try to stick to it, that keeps my number of knives as well as purchases and trades down. =] I still get that itch sometimes but that's pretty easy to cure by doing a trade and switching things up or playing with the knives I have until I can get a new one. =]
 
mkjellgren said:
My best bit of advice is when you find a knife you want to buy take a step back, wait 2 weeks (assuming it's not a rare knife or limited run that will disappear quickly), if after the 2 weeks you still feel it's a good idea to purchase the knife then go right ahead. I find this method helps eliminate many late night (possibly inebriated) impulse buys. Aside from that, the best thing you can do is stay away from these forums...
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+1000, lol
 
couldn't help myself... even after posting this i picked up a Spyderco Persistence Blue G-10 sprint run. FML.
 
If you really want to stop, then just treat it like any other addiction. Also, tell your wife you have an addiction, you want to do something about it but are unable, and request her assistance as theoretically she is your partner in working through family problems like this.

Also, get away from the computer.

Also, take a few of the ones you have and put them in your pockets, then play with and use them... if you're cutting stuff, then you're not buying stuff.

Got any other hobbies? Try to refocus your obsession on something different that you like.

Seriously though, if you want to stop and you can't then treat the situation with the gravity it deserves and don't try to cut corners and hope it'll go away.

Good luck.
 
Don't go in the exchange or your favorite maker or factory forums, just stick to the general forums. I also agree with others - play\handle the ones you have when you get the urge - I have some wood and boxes in my garage almost specifically for this purpose, my own little "testing" center. Sharpening also sometimes helps. If you have to pick something up, try to get something cheap but still interesting - like I don't own an Opinel or svord peasant - both cheap, but both interesting so I'll pick them up sometime. Moras are also a cheap fix. Oh and my number one advice - manage your money separately if possible and just don't tell your wife. My wife and I had it out over money probably 8 years ago, split up our accounts and the bills and things are much smoother now. She doesn't even ask when a USPS box shows up - she just throws it in my office. Just like when some home decor or kitchen crap we don't need shows up - I don't say anything.
 
It says you joined 2 months ago.

You have a long way to go before you build your collection to the point you won't be buying more knives all the time.

Please kick this post back to the top in 10 years when you have a decent sized collection and we'll try to help.
 
BRL said:
If you really want to stop, then just treat it like any other addiction. Also, tell your wife you have an addiction, you want to do something about it but are unable, and request her assistance as theoretically she is your partner in working through family problems like this.
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Good idea suggest to her that you think that if you had sex every time you felt the urge to buy a knife it might help! :)
 
I have to say, I went on a little binge last year but it all stopped when I got my Sebenza. I seriously didn't find the need to buy any more since then (august). That doesn't mean that I am not here still. I am tempted to get something else but nothing is quite calling to me enough to buy yet. I guess my answer is to stop buying is to buy one that you think you will really want and stick with that one for a while.
 
I only keep knives that I use. If I find that I never use or carry a knife, away it goes. Usually in the form of a trade or a gift.

Of course, this approach doesn't work well for a collector....
 
RevDevil said:
We each earn our own money, pay our bills on time, have all the responsibilities taken care of, and when it's all said and done, we buy whatever we want.
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I think the question is if that is relevant to the OP. Either he or his wife has some sort of issue with money.
 
Buy fewer, but better. The cost of five ho-hum $30-50 factory knives (that you'll be bored with in a week) will easily get you in the neighborhood of a truly sweet custom/handmade knife that will be a source of pride and joy for years.
 
hardheart said:
I think the question is if that is relevant to the OP. Either he or his wife has some sort of issue with money.
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Agreed, it's one thing to say "we both have jobs and money to go around," but an entirely different thing to say, "I'm the only one working, she's at home with the kids, money is tight and I'm spending it all on things I don't need or use" :o

Of course my situation is much like RevDev's so I can't say I have a better answer other than, the best method for the OP is gonna be ONE IN, ONE OUT :)
 
The cost of five ho-hum $30-50 factory knives (that you'll be bored with in a week) will easily get you in the neighborhood of a truly sweet custom/handmade knife that will be a source of pride and joy for years.
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i like this!!!!! :thumbup::thumbup:
 
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