I appreciate the public flogging my Pearl Jam spending is getting, but you all realize that it is the SUPER DELUXE EDITION right?!?!

I guess I should’ve let it be known that The Mrs & I got $100 each for Christmas. I decided to blow my wad on the Pearl Jam set, and the Mrs bought clothes (note that the entire listed clothes total is not only for her). So in my mind I only wasted $40 on it (The memberships are essential spending).

But that being said if we were “gazelles”, we would’ve pocketed the $200 and not bought anything. But clearly our monthly expense reports have shown that we are not “gazelles”.

I agree that we need to buckle down and get serious about our debt reduction, but all work and no play makes DD a dull boy.

To me the biggest waste on the list is the $4.60 we spent at the movies. We could’ve easily snuck in a water (One of the few advantages of living in a cold climate is that the big coasts make sneaking food/drinks into movie theaters very easy).

@ The Happy Rock – I didn’t mean that I’d take health insurance out of the monthly expense list, just not list it in the Biggest Budget Buster list again.

@ Double Eagle – The reason you don’t see too many debt related items on the list is because the student loan & mortgage is our only remaining debt. Here’s a recent post that talks about this:
http://www.thehappyrock.com/2009/01/13/ive-talked-the-talk-but-have-i-walked-the-walk/

@derl – Actually the Super Deluxe Edition of Ten hasn’t been released yet. And even when it is, I think it will be a while before it’ll be listed on ebay for a discount (only crazy people like me will buy it).

But your point in general is noted.

@ Brainy – Actually I can’t wait for it to come. When I listen to ten now, I think it is WAY overproduced. So it’ll be nice to hear the remastered original and the Brendan O’Brien version (plus all the other stuff too).

If I came off as a total Pearl Jam dork above, that is because I am. Who else would buy the SUPER DELUXE EDITION of anything except total dorks?

Where are all the Trekkies at, they’ll get what I’m talking about

On the other hand, major kudos for coming out and letting everyone know that you spent $180 on, well, a Pearl Jam album that I’m sure you already own. (I clicked on the link, and it does look pretty sweet with all of those extras, but still, I’m content with the version I bought back in 1991… and I’m sure you could be too.)

I had some trouble at the start of my debt destruction, making HUGE purchases on game-used hockey jerseys (my vice) along the way, but once I started shaming myself online each time, I stopped. And then it didn’t take long for my habits to change and for my debts to disappear.
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