# What would you stop buying if you had more moeny? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 21, 2005, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-stop-buying-if-you-had-more-moeny/332130 "2005-11-21T20:04:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![angelsflite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@angelsflite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/angelsflite)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-stop-buying-if-you-had-more-moeny/332130/1 "2005-11-21T20:04:03Z")
I’d never make spaghetti or ramen noodles again. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-stop-buying-if-you-had-more-moeny/332130/2 "2005-11-21T20:05:15Z")
I’d stop buying lottery tickets. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-stop-buying-if-you-had-more-moeny/332130/3 "2005-11-21T20:15:49Z")
I stop paying rent on an apartment because I’d buy a house. And I’d buy those fancy dijon ketchups. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-stop-buying-if-you-had-more-moeny/332130/4 "2005-11-21T20:48:54Z")
Shoes. I’d buy enough shoes to last the rest of my life, and I’d never buy another pair. I hate buying shoes. ---
**Author:** ![Godfrey\_Daniels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Godfrey\_Daniels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Godfrey_Daniels)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-stop-buying-if-you-had-more-moeny/332130/5 "2005-11-21T20:55:29Z")
> [@angelsflite](#): > > I’d never make spaghetti or ramen noodles again. For years, I refused to eat Rice-a-Roni because during some lean times, it was about all I had to put on the table. I still don’t buy it, but I tried some recently and it wasn’t so bad. ---
**Author:** ![malkavia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malkavia/32/5621_2.png) [@malkavia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/malkavia)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-stop-buying-if-you-had-more-moeny/332130/6 "2005-11-21T20:56:32Z")
WalMart. I feel so guilty about shopping there, but damn I’m so cheap. ---
**Author:** ![pbbth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-stop-buying-if-you-had-more-moeny/332130/7 "2005-11-21T21:06:51Z")
Duct tape…I would just replace whatever it was that needed to be repaired. ---
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-stop-buying-if-you-had-more-moeny/332130/8 "2005-11-21T21:07:33Z")
Oatmeal. Pinto beans- it’d be black beans all the way, baby! Coffee- I hate making coffee. I’d stop at the donut shop every day instead. Coach plane tickets- woooo first class! ---
**Author:** ![FordPrefect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e99b99/32.png) [@FordPrefect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordPrefect)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-stop-buying-if-you-had-more-moeny/332130/9 "2005-11-21T21:41:26Z")
> [@Little Nemo](#): > > I stop paying rent on an apartment because I’d buy a house. > > And I’d buy those fancy dijon ketchups. But not a real green dress. Cause that’s cruel. ---
**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-stop-buying-if-you-had-more-moeny/332130/10 "2005-11-21T21:47:50Z")
I’d stop shopping at Wal-Mart, (Which covers a lot of things, household cleaning supplies, half my craft supplies, generic Sudafed, cat food etc.) and never buy generic ravioli and spaghettios again. I’d get at least one deep freeze, so I could stop buying canned vegetables and get frozen ones when I couldn’t get fresh ones. I might continue to go to Wal-Mart solely for their phone cards, because they are reliable and easy to recharge. (I buy a phone card and use that for long distance calls so I don’t wrack up a huge phone bill talking to my family.) ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-stop-buying-if-you-had-more-moeny/332130/11 "2005-11-21T21:48:50Z")
I lived about 12 blocks from the Madison Oscar Meyer’s Plant. Theplant had a permanent rendering plant smoke that covered 6 blocks in the down wind direction and a 1 block radius in all directions. I had to drive by the place a minimum of 10 times a week. I also only could buy one package of hotdogs a week for meat. I still starved for 2 or 3 days a week. I can not stand the sight, smell or thought of hotdogs. Yet I’m once again forced to eat the things or not eat for about a week every month. I will also never eat Spagetti-Os or Ravioli-Os for the rest of my life, if cercumstance permits. You could see the Wiener Moble parked in the plant lot when not on tour. A year ago we got stuck behind 3 Wiener Mobles with student drivers learn to drive a wiener. I always pointed out the Jello Trailers to ocupants in my car, so the understood were gelatin came from. I made a big impression on people when yoou coupled that with the rendering smoke. ---
**Author:** ![La\_Llorona](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@La\_Llorona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/La_Llorona)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-stop-buying-if-you-had-more-moeny/332130/12 "2005-11-22T01:40:55Z")
Generic Q-tips. Brand name for me all the way, baby! Also: I would buy a monkey. Haven’t you always wanted a monkey? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Lisa\_Ann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bc79bd/32.png) [@Lisa\_Ann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa_Ann)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-stop-buying-if-you-had-more-moeny/332130/13 "2005-11-22T01:49:04Z")
Low grade gasoline. (I get Full Service currently, in Oregon, 'cause It’s The Law.) Oooh! maybe I’d move back to California and be able to buy real fresh produce instead of the imitation flavorless kind available here! ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-stop-buying-if-you-had-more-moeny/332130/14 "2005-11-22T02:10:00Z")
I’d never, ever, ever buy car parts again, unless it was for a project car. ---
**Author:** ![Revenant\_Threshold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-stop-buying-if-you-had-more-moeny/332130/15 "2005-11-22T02:23:56Z")
> [@Harmonius Discord](#): > > I can not stand the sight, smell or thought of hotdogs. Yet I’m once again forced to eat the things or not eat for about a week every month. I will also never eat Spagetti-Os or Ravioli-Os for the rest of my life, if cercumstance permits. I refuse to believe there’s a product called Ravioli-Os. I mean…come on! Ravioli-O’s! It’d be like making a pudding called banana-nana. I don’t know if this counts as buying, but i’d stop getting my student loan for the rest of university. I might stop buying generally from online stores, because I don’t need to worry about getting it cheaper from them. ---
**Author:** ![elelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@elelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elelle)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-stop-buying-if-you-had-more-moeny/332130/16 "2005-11-22T02:32:08Z")
I’d stop buying the Protestant work ethic. ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-stop-buying-if-you-had-more-moeny/332130/17 "2005-11-22T02:37:07Z")
Any vodka of lower quality than Stoli. Bad wine. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-stop-buying-if-you-had-more-moeny/332130/18 "2005-11-22T04:06:05Z")
I’d stop buying food, because I’d hire a personal chef. I’d pay for everything, but food shopping would be in their job description – no more Giant or Safeway for me! I’d stop buying gasoline and oil and the like for my cars, because I’d hire a personal mechanic whose job it would be to make sure that all of my vehicles were in tip-top shape at all times, with full tanks and spotless interiors/exteriors. I’d stop buying commerical plane tickets, because I’d get my pilot’s licenses and buy my own plane _and_ helicopter (plane first, because a pilot friend told me that starting with fixed-wing will make learning helicopters easier/more fun). I might still buy the occasional first-class ticket for very long flights, but mostly I’d be flying myself around. ---
**Author:** ![Cyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@Cyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyn)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-stop-buying-if-you-had-more-moeny/332130/19 "2005-11-22T04:21:31Z")
Hair products…I’d have someone to come do my hair every morning… and I’d look fablous ---
**Author:** ![Gorgonzola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e480ec/32.png) [@Gorgonzola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgonzola)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-stop-buying-if-you-had-more-moeny/332130/20 "2005-11-22T06:04:30Z")
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