How much do you spend each month?

[Delphinus]

Ok, everytime I buy something new, I find myself thinking, "Ok this will be it for a while." And yet .. we all know, it never is..

So this has my (perhaps morbid) curiousity picqued ... how much do we spend on this hobby per month, buying, y'know... "stuff"? This could be pumps, skimmers, lights, livestock. Obviously most of us don't buy a new pump each and every month, but mind you, when you do, it puts a dent in our "average" monthly costs.

Let's exclude things like electricity and utilities since that will push the numbers way over the edge.

[muck]

I have no clue.
Really don't want to start adding it up though..

[Delphinus]

I know, and most of us probably don't want to know.

But on the other hand.. maybe this is good information. How much do you expect to spend in a year, and divide that by 12 to give you an accurate idea how much to budget off each paycheque.

Lights need replacin' .. reactor media needs toppin' up ... ooh look at that lovely frag.. ... Oho, look at this cool pump!

[muck]

I got a feeling that this year I will be spending a fortune on stuff..

[Invigor]

as little as possible damn those impulse buys

[digital-audiophile]

$200+ a month without even trying.

[JHG]

I don't want to tell myself how much I spend or I may go into shock. Actually, I'm quite careful, however after delving into the marine side of the hobby, freshwater seems SOOOO cheap!

[niloc16]

this has got to be the worst poll yet. i actually take out $50 a payday in a budget and the first time i go to the LFS i blow it and then some. this is truly an addiction and i need an intervention.......bad thing is i am already looking 5 years down the road and planning my next bloody tank. everytime i get something that is over budget, i say ok i'll hold off for a couple weeks and make up for it, then the next day i go to OA or hidden reef, J&L and its game over with the same darn speech......ok well that will be the last. it never is