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Well, generally speaking, I go with experiences. I'd always rather do stuff or go places.
The big exception, though is books. I buy books. I want to buy more books. I love them. But, to be fair, I don't just collect them, I do read everything I buy. I have no problem spending money on books, though I would generally not freely spend a lot on other kinds of possessions, like clothes (never been a clothes horse) or ornamentation (I have a few silver earrings, a cheap shark's tooth on a leather string I wear on occasion, and my wedding ring. That's it. No bling, no watches, nothing), or fancy furniture or expensive cars (my dream is to afford a Prius), or whatnot.
But I like travelling. I like getaways and road trips. I like going to cultural events and such. I like taking my wife out to dinner at good restaurants. I like having people over for dinner and cooking for them, or meeting friends at pubs and wine bars, or having a few of my boys over and passing a bowl. Those are the kind of experiences I don't mind spending some money on....
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Dull sublunary lovers love,
Whose soul is sense, cannot admit
Absence, because it doth remove
That thing which elemented it.
(From "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning" by John Donne)
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