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Scraplizard
BucketHead
PeaNut 187,311
January 2005
Posts: 532
Layouts: 6
Loc: Northern MI
 |  Posted: 2/23/2013 8:59:41 PM
I'm afraid to even guess how many hundreds if not over a thousand dollars I've spent on scrapbooking. While thinking about it, I've considered all the things I could have done. One of them is travel. I don't travel, but I would like to! What would you do with all the money you could have spent on something else? This is just for fun because I know we love our addiction! | |
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elphalba
PeaNut
PeaNut 31,845
March 2002
Posts: 460
Layouts: 53
Loc: Poconos PA
 | Posted: 2/23/2013 9:09:30 PM
I was thinking today what a nice sitting room my office would make being that it is in the front of the house. Then I smacked my own hand for being ridiculous LOL | |
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ashazamm
BucketHead
PeaNut 217,769
August 2005
Posts: 572
Layouts: 18
Loc: NY
 | Posted: 2/23/2013 9:14:45 PM
Clothing! I rarely buy myself clothes because all my money and time go into my hobby. I've been thinking about a spending freeze until Christmas. I just have two more lines I want to buy and I'm done! | |
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nynaboo
PeaNut
PeaNut 51,078
October 2002
Posts: 91
Layouts: 21
Loc: US
 | Posted: 2/23/2013 9:17:03 PM
Some months and years I've spent way more than other, but in the 13+ years I've been scrapping, I'm sure I've spent a the small fortune.
Travel sounds fun, I could have gone on a few more cruises or spent some time in Germany with my husband's family.
I've also always wanted to add on a bigger dining room, not sure it would have quite been enough for that, LOL  | |
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papersilly
Don't let the dreamkillers get me
PeaNut 109,681
October 2003
Posts: 6,218
Layouts: 112
Loc: so. california
 | Posted: 2/23/2013 9:21:23 PM
Do one of the following:
Buy a small used car
Fly two (maybe three) people first class overseas
Remodel a small bathroom
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MrsKLewis
Will I ever get to Buckethead?!
PeaNut 530,601
November 2011
Posts: 491
Layouts: 0
Loc: Crimson Tide Country
 | Posted: 2/23/2013 9:22:51 PM
I also have a shoe and purse obsession. When not shopping for scrappy stuff that's what I buy. | |
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KirstenDrew
AncestralPea
PeaNut 122,801
January 2004
Posts: 4,722
Layouts: 287
Loc: Ontario Canada
| Posted: 2/23/2013 9:30:52 PM
Take a big vacation But then, what would I do with the 10,000 vacation photos I'd take???
It's a catch 22 really  | |
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journey fan
"Rome! By all means, Rome."
PeaNut 308,186
April 2007
Posts: 11,527
Layouts: 0
Loc: California Coast
 | Posted: 2/23/2013 9:34:13 PM
Spend all that money and time on my other favorite thing: books  | |
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Artfulscrapbooking
PeaNut
PeaNut 572,333
November 2012
Posts: 229
Layouts: 17
| Posted: 2/23/2013 9:38:40 PM
Clothes!!! Not only would I have more money, but I would have more time to shop for clothes if I didn't scrap. But, of course, I'd rather be scrappin!! It's too much fun!!!
my blog: Artful Scrapbooking and other fun stuff. | |
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treyaut
PeaNut
PeaNut 427,211
June 2009
Posts: 508
Layouts: 3
Loc: in my scraproom in PA
 | Posted: 2/23/2013 9:49:05 PM
I would tour the Mediterranean!! Or travel to Thailand....as I look around my scrapbook room I am certain I could afford either or both of those trips. Wow!! | |
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journey fan
"Rome! By all means, Rome."
PeaNut 308,186
April 2007
Posts: 11,527
Layouts: 0
Loc: California Coast
| Posted: 2/23/2013 9:55:31 PM
I would tour the Mediterranean!!
I'm so lucky to have had the best of both worlds. In 2006, I went on a Creating Keepsakes scrapbooking cruise in the Med - Italy, Spain, Malta, Majorca, Sicily, and North Africa. It was amazing!
I hope you get your wish someday  | |
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mebarnet
I am not the Pea you are looking for
PeaNut 434,276
August 2009
Posts: 7,484
Layouts: 8
Loc: Tarpon Springs, Florida
| Posted: 2/23/2013 10:18:39 PM
I don't honestly know! It has been a part of my budget for so long. I guess I would either spend it on my house or travel more.
More than likely, it would go to the kids though. My scrap stuff is really my only splurge! I don't have to dress for work anymore so I don't really buy shoes and purses like I used to! | |
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Darkchami
PeaAddict
PeaNut 473,951
July 2010
Posts: 1,134
Layouts: 56
 | Posted: 2/23/2013 10:28:07 PM
Take a big vacation But then, what would I do with the 10,000 vacation photos I'd take???
It's a catch 22 really
That's what I was thinking! | |
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dreamsbedreams
PeaAddict
PeaNut 229,609
October 2005
Posts: 1,485
Layouts: 9
Loc: East Coast
| Posted: 2/23/2013 11:42:28 PM
I'd love to travel, and of course but more shoes and purses. | |
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DebbiePierce
PeaNut
PeaNut 515,147
July 2011
Posts: 591
Layouts: 0
Loc: MS
| Posted: 2/24/2013 12:41:03 AM
Lol@Kirsten!! Thats what I was thinking. I could go on a vacation, buy a new wardrobe or I could quit my job and stay home if I had put it into savings. at least for a few months  | |
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dalia1024
PeaNut
PeaNut 565,829
September 2012
Posts: 444
Layouts: 9
Loc: Sunshine State Orlando, FL
| Posted: 2/24/2013 12:53:32 AM
i would travel to paris for two weeks with all the money i have invested in this hobby... me too will get a few more stuff that i need from the CHA release and then im going to freeze myself so i could save up for a vacation this year... maybe not to paris but a trip to Puerto Rico would be good... | |
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doesitmatter?
AncestralPea
PeaNut 509,811
May 2011
Posts: 4,854
Layouts: 21
| Posted: 2/24/2013 1:20:13 AM
Travel | |
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Just Lizzy
Original Pea #5005
PeaNut 19,817
August 2001
Posts: 20,139
Layouts: 54
Loc: On the rocky shores of life... AKA Mid-Missouri
| Posted: 2/24/2013 2:37:47 AM
Probably hire someone to do the painting that I'm doing myself. And buy more lighthouses, my first . | |
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cengland
AlienGreenPea
PeaNut 508,466
May 2011
Posts: 529
Layouts: 131
Loc: Sweden
| Posted: 2/24/2013 3:05:09 AM
Buy more fabric and other sewing and quilting supplies. It's really just splitting hairs, what with all of my crafty addictions.
I'd probably do more travel as well, although I already travel 3-4 times a year anyway (working my way through Europe presently). Perhaps the difference would be hiring a proper cat-sitter rather than subjecting my friends to do it for me. | |
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Cricutgirlg
Ancient Ancestor of Pea
PeaNut 160,610
August 2004
Posts: 5,841
Layouts: 82
| Posted: 2/24/2013 4:21:05 AM
I would buy designers clothes, purses, shoes and expensive makeup I'm a girly girl at heart. Also, mini trips to places, since I love to travel. So, the money still wouldn't be setting in a bank account unfortunately.
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Laura ODonnell
2Ps Digital Creative Team
PeaNut 90,692
June 2003
Posts: 6,874
Layouts: 921
Loc: West Chester PA
| Posted: 2/24/2013 4:23:56 AM
Probably camera equipment or decorating/home decor | |
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andtyler
StuckOnPeas
PeaNut 251,639
March 2006
Posts: 2,287
Layouts: 27
| Posted: 2/24/2013 5:37:00 AM
Makeup, spa days, clothes, shoes... Now in the days before I put myself on a scrap budget... Trip to Italy. | |
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scrappin_usmc
BucketHead
PeaNut 119,156
December 2003
Posts: 742
Layouts: 0
Loc: Jacksonville, NC
| Posted: 2/24/2013 6:42:56 AM
I probably could have bought my 16 year old a car. He won't mind walking!! LOL! Besides he'll appreciate it more when he pays for it himself, right? | |
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transprntbutterfly
BucketHead
PeaNut 478,947
August 2010
Posts: 857
Layouts: 2
Loc: Ohio
| Posted: 2/24/2013 7:23:21 AM
I would spend it on my kids...vacations and all of the other stuff they would want. Or I could retire | |
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caspad
peas&crackers
PeaNut 3,602
April 2000
Posts: 13,664
Layouts: 374
Loc: Massachusetts
 | Posted: 2/24/2013 7:40:49 AM
I guess now the $ I used to spend on scrapbooking goes to my trainer at the gym.
I have a lot of scrapbook supplies but I have been scrapping for a long time. The most I probably spent was $40/month when I subscribed to a kit.
Now I am happy with a few new sheets of paper, a fresh journaling pen or a stamp set a few times a year! | |
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scrappycass
You Wanna Peas of Me?
PeaNut 413,587
February 2009
Posts: 5,625
Layouts: 41
Loc: Western New York
 | Posted: 2/24/2013 7:43:18 AM
Probably travel. | |
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KBPea
Ancient Ancestor of Pea
PeaNut 395,153
October 2008
Posts: 9,916
Layouts: 135
Loc: Here
| Posted: 2/24/2013 8:38:03 AM
Last year when I was not scrapbooking much I spent more money on books for my Nook (I've since signed up for a library card!). I also would probably spend more money going out to bars, eating out, treats from Starbucks, and clothing. Now when I think about doing most of those things I usually decide I'd rather save it for scrapbooking. | |
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ckettel
PeaFixture
PeaNut 181,125
December 2004
Posts: 3,667
Layouts: 33
Loc: Chicago, IL
| Posted: 2/24/2013 8:47:13 AM
I've thought about this before. Lots of women I know buy lots of shoes and what I deem 'fancy' purses (name brand, over $100). I don't do either, but I wonder if I would if I wasn't buying scrapping supplies. | |
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Robin Sparkles
PeaNut
PeaNut 509,641
May 2011
Posts: 247
Layouts: 1
Loc: Illinois
| Posted: 2/24/2013 8:51:06 AM
Pay off my second mortgage!!! | |
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HoneyBee13
PeaAddict
PeaNut 563,248
August 2012
Posts: 1,144
Layouts: 0
Loc: Florida
| Posted: 2/24/2013 8:58:31 AM
I dont know what I would spend it on. Probably clothes, because my hubby has more clothes than I do, but I have more shoes.LOL | |
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passion4scrappin
PeaNut
PeaNut 147,333
May 2004
Posts: 645
Layouts: 48
| Posted: 2/24/2013 9:01:27 AM
With all the money I spent on SBing I probably could've put down a small down payment on a home. I just don't want to think about it. | |
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madds2
PeaNut
PeaNut 160,681
August 2004
Posts: 155
Layouts: 2
| Posted: 2/24/2013 9:04:01 AM
Personal trainer and then new clothes. | |
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alone_inacrowdedroom
What are you looking at?
PeaNut 477,798
August 2010
Posts: 1,386
Layouts: 47
| Posted: 2/24/2013 9:49:42 AM
Maybe a lot of therapy sessions, which I don't need since I scrap?
In all seriousness, I do prioritize experiences (travel, theatre tickets, activities, etc.) and scrapbooking for my disposable income, so maybe I would just take more trips or go to more shows? I'd like to say I'd buy a really nice camera with dream lenses and accessories, but I don't know if I would do that if I weren't scrapping. | |
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BEF2008
PeaFixture
PeaNut 183,504
January 2005
Posts: 3,925
Layouts: 0
| Posted: 2/24/2013 9:54:12 AM
Probably travel ... but then I would have taken tons of pictures and thought, "I should take up scrapbooking and do something with these pictures!" LOL | |
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Cindy March
BucketHead
PeaNut 487,105
November 2010
Posts: 765
Layouts: 0
Loc: Long Island, New York
| Posted: 2/24/2013 10:05:55 AM
Probably clothes or books that I don't need. | |
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andreakuenzel
PeaNut
PeaNut 528,676
November 2011
Posts: 265
Layouts: 103
Loc: Belle Plaine, MN
| Posted: 2/24/2013 10:12:54 AM
save it | |
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EllenPea
Pea with a Pen
PeaNut 70,644
February 2003
Posts: 19,335
Layouts: 783
Loc: Southern California
| Posted: 2/24/2013 10:38:49 AM
I have been married for 13 years, started scrapping about 18 months after that. I've had the mentality most of that time that I had to spend money on scrapbook supplies to keep DH (a chronic overspender) from spending it on something I didn't want!
If I weren't married to a chronic overspender, I think rather than not spend it on scrapbook supplies, I would have spent it on different supplies. A Cricut instead of 1,000 sheets of letter stickers, because I could have saved up for it.
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SickNtired
BucketHead
PeaNut 267,237
July 2006
Posts: 597
Layouts: 0
Loc: Easton, Massachusetts
| Posted: 2/24/2013 11:14:40 AM
Back 5 years ago I spent over 8k in scrapbook supplies (I know because that credit card was used for scrapbooking supplies only ) and now I have less than a dozen of LO to account for.
I could have travel | |
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stephpea9
PeaNut
PeaNut 528,470
November 2011
Posts: 224
Layouts: 0
Loc: Irvine, California
| Posted: 2/24/2013 11:51:56 AM
I'd pay off more debt and student loans. Traveling would be nice too. I'm trying really hard this year to keep my scrapbooking shopping to a minimum. I have way too much stuff! | |
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Momma_Paparazzi
PeaNut
PeaNut 494,372
January 2011
Posts: 459
Layouts: 134
Loc: Wisconsin
| Posted: 2/24/2013 2:28:08 PM
And buy more lighthouses, my first .
I love lighthouses too.
I would travel. There are so many places I would love to see. I would also spend it on house projects. We have kind of a lemon of a house (lots of issues, too many for only being 8 yrs old). I would put it towards that. Actually, I am on a spending freeze. Another scrappy online friend and I have having a no buy challenge for this whole year. So, I will be putting this extra $$ towards my house. | |
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