Money!!

[Rass]

How much do you nice folk spend on this game on average?

Average per what amount of time? Or total

[Boyesrobert]

How much do you nice folk spend on this game on average?

Average per what amount of time? Or total

Per month

[Boyesrobert]

Yeah I'm 17 and have a job, but it just hurts me to put lots of money into such a recreational thing haha

[Bman0121]

I tend to never buy singles unless absolute needed and they are usaully just dollar cards my trade binder is decentbenough where i can get the more high dollar cards

[Falcon182]

I'd estimate $100 per month.

[Falcon182]

In the last year since I've started playing again, counting tournaments, singles, packs, and stamps to send trades to people on here I've spent $2464 and some cents...

Which equates to about $200 a month.

Wow, that's very specific! Haha

[prayos]

Well, lets extrapolate.  Every set I get 2 boxes and 2 fat packs.  A box runs about $107, fat packs about $46 (all after taxes).  So, for each set, I initially spend ~$306.  Now, avg 4 sets a year, ~$1224.  Now, for 4 weeks after a set comes out, my LGS runs a draft for FNM.  So, that's ($15 x 4 weeks) x 4 sets, that's ~$240.  Gamedays are usually about $5, so $20 for that a year.  Pre-release is usually ~$25, so there's ~$100 a year for that.  36 weeks of standard at FNM at $5, that's about $180.  So, lets add all that up, we get ~$1764.  This doesn't include single purchases, random booster packs, or if I get to attend a PTQ or GPT.

[Silent1236]

Damn i thought there was some trick i was missing out on, i guess i have to get a job

Yeah, here's a little secret:

Jobs are a great way to get money.

😜

Hard part is finding a hiring business in your small town so you don't have to drive 30-40 minutes on 10-12 mpg 

[Rass]

His muffler spits fire

[Mikefrompluto]

Damn i thought there was some trick i was missing out on, i guess i have to get a job

Yeah, here's a little secret:

Jobs are a great way to get money.

😜

Hard part is finding a hiring business in your small town so you don't have to drive 30-40 minutes on 10-12 mpg 

Aaand that's why I bike to work when weather permits.

[Birdbrain]

I mostly just sort through the commons box an every once in a while. Buy something like a fat pack or deck builders toolkit to help me get cards for trades. Though I think on my last trade one of the cards fell out of the envelope because when I recived the envelope it had been torn open on one end. At least that's what I'm going to belive and I'm not going to ask for compensation

[Silent1236]

Damn i thought there was some trick i was missing out on, i guess i have to get a job

Yeah, here's a little secret:

Jobs are a great way to get money.

😜

Hard part is finding a hiring business in your small town so you don't have to drive 30-40 minutes on 10-12 mpg 

Jesus, you driving a Hummer? 🙊

Nope.  '97-'98 (can't remember the year exactly ) Ford F-250

And Mike, a 30-40 minute drive would be a long way to go on a bike considering I've still got to get to 2 different schools as well 

[Mikefrompluto]

Yeeeeah I could see how that would be a hindrance. I work eight miles from where I live and my truck gets 19 to the gallon. Money (ha, kinda funny this is in a thread about how much we spend on Magic) being tight right now, I bike when I can.

I feel your pain though. For a long time, my only way around was a 1980 Chevy Silverado that got MAYBE nine to the gallon. Luckily I've upgraded to an '04 Silverado that is awesome.

[Rass]

Well the new Toyota tundras don't get the high end on the estimated mph

[MuggyWuggy]

Y'all with poor truck mileage OUCH

I just got back into mtg and dropped about $250 between eBay and buying a gatecrash box. This spending was between November to Meow.

Fortunately with eBay Ive resold about 30% of my cards in repacks, so that helped recycle money easily. People have been excited to get useful cards from me.

I see myself buying a box per set, maybe 2 fat packs, after buying a two player intro set, I'll never buy that again.

I've Made 4 vintage decks and 4 edh decks, don't see myself doing standard - this is a hobby to escape to when I don't feel like dealing with adult life, standard just feels like another thing to keep up with. I gotta get back into geeking out my G35 (which has pretty good mileage), definitely enjoy my collection, worth every penny Ive spent, and I'm confident with my cards for sale/trade it will all balance out to $0