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Re: Go expenditures and significant others

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GoCat wrote:
POGO wrote:im good with numbers but not good with money xD

A common ailment that I share.


Well my wife is VERY indesisive.

im the kind of guy whos like OMG EXPANSION FOR C&C4 MUST BUY.

I see I bought I emptied my wallet >.<

for me right now im stocking up on books ranging from 10k-3 dan. i think the last major purchace i made was 590 usd for books from kisedo(i sold a lvl 98 shura on ether saga >:3 )
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I have no such problem, but i don't spend much on Go. I have a L&D book and a Tesuji book, and i believe if i can read these 2 three times, i can be a Dan player. My boyfriend bought me a set of Mid game books written by a Japanese 9P, the book is said to aim at 2 Dan or above level, So i haven't started reading it yet. I forgot my book for total beginner, i have read it through several times. And i'm satisfied to have these four (set of) books. And i think it's enough for me. I have many pdf Go books, and some other books that friends gave me as gift, but i seldom read them; i sometimes exchange books for reading with friends. Go equipements...my room is too small to afford enough space for nice Go equipements.

I always encourage my boyfriend to spend more time on Go, but he doesn't seem to be very interested in it. As a SDK, i think it won't be far for me to able to H9 him again :evil:
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my wife stopped me from going to go club.
i used to bring home average of $100 everyday from betting on a game.
she still restricted me from going.
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Joaz Banbeck wrote:My wife laments the time spent, not the money.


This.
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My go expenditure is a significant other.
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I spent a lot when I was starting, and only made one other purchase now and then. Now I mostly go through the books again, or go through books I haven't touched yet. I still haven't finished Cho Chikun's L+D and Tesuji, or Making Good Shape.

I think my next big go expenditure will be JF's series of books.
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I have none of these problems. Man, my girlfriend is amazing.
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My wife is also limiting mainly the time I spend on go. I havent been on a tournament ever since our son was born. No problems concerning monetary expenses, probably because Im the stingy one in our marriage.
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My wife doesn't seem to care one way or another. She knows I'm over careful with money. I do tend to buy expensive stuff when I do buy something, but its very rare I have to re-buy/upgrade anything that isn't computery based. I also don't buy that much that is computery based... just computers and cameras. So, most things in life I just buy one time :)

So, no, my wife doesn't try to control my Go purchases. Although, when I first got my Go set the cost was brought up a few times in random conversations :lol:
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