Who else here is frugal?

When one of my non-audiophile friends had an idea of how much I spent on my music audio system, he referred to me as someone who had "more dollars than sense".

Of all the comments in this thread, this one hit home the most (to me):
"Nothing wrong with carefully spending your hard-earned money."

I have made lots of "investments" in my life, financial, marriage, our kids, our home, etc. and when I experience the joy of having an audio system that I really enjoy, I'll add that to the list of "money well spent".

The one thing I'd add...I have a relative who trades cars very frequently.  I don't remember him owning one for an entire year.  He's never "satisfied".  So no matter how much he spends, his "investment" never seems to pay off.

"Nothing wrong with carefully spending your hard-earned money."

Love this sentence.  I love supporting brick and mortar stores too.

Why would that annoy you do alll expensive things you find annoying?

I don’t subscribe to Stereophile in large part because they don’t cater to my price range or home type. To compare it to car magazines, at least Car and Driver spends as much time on vehicles I might buy as they do on super cars I never will.

hombre" Some expensive things are worth the money. Some aren't. It only requires the intelligence to make the distinction."

Value is subjective not objective so you're apparently superior intelligence won't help you in this argument, claim, and assertion.

"I'm too poor to be cheap"