When you realize how much you spend on knives...

PirateSeulb said:
Funny thing I have found many of the pricier clothes I have bought didn't last as long as some of the more common average to budget priced clothes.
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I live in Carhartt tea shirts and they cost more than typical tea shirts. They last a lot longer too without shrinking up to unusable size. I shop mostly at JC Penney's for dressier clothes when I have the need. (Seldom dress up anymore, but I do understand what you get at the more expensive places.) Find it is the best balance between price, quality overall, and my needs in a department store. Will hate to see them go, same with Sears. I seldom buy what I consider "budget priced" clothes from places like Target, Walmart, and Kmart (all closed in my area), and so forth. I try to avoid the impulse clothing buys as they typically are more expensive and usually only get worn once before finding what amounts to a permanent place in my closet. With knives, I enjoy impulse buys for the fun of it.
 
I've spent more on guns/ammo , and more on tattoos, than I have spent on knives. So I'm good.

If there was a way to get knives for free I'd be all over it, but I haven't figured it out yet (legally of course) so if they won't buy themselves I'll just have to continue buying them.
 
I am not talking Target/Walmart brand "budget" cloths I am talking about department stores(Dillards, Belk, & Macys big ones around me) vs places like Brooks Brothers and Jos A Banks.
 
When I realized I how much I had spent was about 3 years ago. I have spent very little on them ever since.
 
jc57 said:
When I realized I how much I had spent was about 3 years ago. I have spent very little on them ever since.
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There is an ebb and flow to the buying.... slow down or stop for a while and then ease back into it in a reasonable fashion relative to your lifestyle and budgeting. I am in the easing down mode at the moment. I don't collect; the knife pile is fairly large and I don't really use most of them.... Have my favorites and on occasion something new gets added to my favorites. In 2017, the Steel Will Mini Cutjack (M390 & G10) was that knife. The problem (if you want to call it that) are all the others that I bought in the last five years and never get used.

A big chunk of my 2017 knife expenditures was a TA Davison slip joint and I don't regret buying that one as I always wanted one.
 
Buying knives is not such a bad hobby. As some of the folks have mentioned already, - there are much more destructive hobbies (alcohol, drugs, etc). It can get out of hand, however, which can strain your relationship with SWMBO. In my case I try to keep the collection to only grails and if I buy a new one the old one must go first.
 
mt666tm said:
I've spent more on guns/ammo , and more on tattoos, than I have spent on knives. So I'm good.

If there was a way to get knives for free I'd be all over it, but I haven't figured it out yet (legally of course) so if they won't buy themselves I'll just have to continue buying them.
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Knives pretty much were my substitute for firearm buying. There are still the occasional scopes and of course ammunition which becomes quite expensive if you shoot a lot.
ridnovir said:
... there are much more destructive hobbies (alcohol, drugs, etc). It can get out of hand, however, which can strain your relationship with SWMBO. In my case I try to keep the collection to only grails and if I buy a new one the old one must go first.
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Hobbies can always get out of hand and strain relationships. One needs to keep things in perspective. Drugs, tobacco, and alcohol become absolute needs (not hobbies) and I don't mean "need" like a knife.
 
I am keenly aware of how much I spend on knives and have always prided myself on having only what I use. Recently, I have gone to only users that are quality and what I want, even if they cost $250+. I sold off all my non-essential knives to make this a reality. My wife doesn’t care because I use them. Same as my firearms. I go to the range weekly. Let’s not get into ammo costs or I’ll puke.
 
Most of what was said can be applied to any hobby that involves collecting. I've also gone the, substitute for alcoho,l path. I used to drink a 26er (a fifth, in the states) almost daily. By not drinking, I have at least a hundred bucks back in my pocket per week.

That's where buying CRKT knives started. I never planned to EDC any of them but they do have unusual designs. (BTW I'm trying to find a Kershaw E.T.). It was a way to reward myself, for being good, without spending stupid money. Over time the knives I don't need but do buy have gotten slightly more expensive (a venom green Izula? What was in my head?).

Now, it's a once a month thing for a few hundred. But the nice thing is that since I have my favs, I only carry the knives for a day or too to show them. So my core EDC's are the only ones that really show wear. Which means when it I do sell something it's almost mint, and hopefully long discontinued and rarer.
 
Comeuppance said:
My wardrobe is mostly second-hand store scores.
My cars have almost always been at least 15 years old and in some state of disrepair.
I spend about $50 a month on groceries. I almost never eat at restaurants.
I work out at home so I don't need a gym membership.
I wait 1-2 years to buy games so they're $20 instead of $60
And yet,
I have something like $200 in sharpening equipment and $500-1200 in knives in my rotation, which is always changing.

Gotta have your priorities.
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How in the world do you only spend 50 on groceries a month? Omg i bet I spend 150 a week
 
Over the last 10ish years I've been I. The accumulation phase of various firearms, my tastes have really refined over the last 5. I see I am in the middle a similar pattern with knives. Although it's taken my half the time to figure out my tastes. Anyway it's running me about $1,500 a year at my current rate. I bought 9 last year this year I'm looking at 3.
The oldest possessions, most valuable possessions, and most sentimental possession I own are knives and firearms. I feel the same way towards my wife buying jewelry, which she doesn't do much of but has very nice pieces. They like my knives and firearms will always hold value and be around for generations.
 
Dallas T said:
How in the world do you only spend 50 on groceries a month? Omg i bet I spend 150 a week
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+1

That’s under $2 a day. Not sure what people can eat/drink for $0.60-ish per meal.

I spent over 2 HUNDRED on groceries today alone. o_O
 
Meat gets expensive FAST. I was at the grocery store (Walmart) yesterday and spent about $100 on misc groceries and another $100 on cat food, a big rugged plastic box for my work vehicle, and other odds and ends. I have been looking for some kind of a box for a new pickup.... don't want another traditional pickup truck tool box as mine just filled up with junk and never emptied. I cleaned out 10 years of junk when it was retired. I debated between metal and plastic options and looked at a lot of different choices in stores and online. It just had to be big enough that would deter someone from just stealing it. Found what I think will work; I can always change my mind later as these big heavy poly boxes are pretty versatile. I spent considerably more time researching the box purchase than most knives or even firearms. With knives, there is always an impulsive aspect and with firearms, I generally just know what will likely work for me.
 
SharpieB said:
+1

That’s under $2 a day. Not sure what people can eat/drink for $0.60-ish per meal.

I spent over 2 HUNDRED on groceries today alone. o_O
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I drink mostly water, and eat fairly plain and cheap foods (eggs, meat, bread, etc). I shop at Aldi almost exclusively for groceries, which puts a week’s worth of food at about $15 (70 cent dozens of eggs are a game-changer).

I probably underestimated how little I spend on average, but it’s less than $75 a month if I’m just feeding myself.
 
I don't think I've seen $0.70/dozen of eggs in years. Maybe I need to visit Aldi. I've never been in an Aldi store.
 
I think egg prices might also be effected by local farmers and such as I have been to Aldi's and pretty sure we don't have $0.70 dozens at mine.
 
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