how do you fund your bags..?

sweet_pees · Dec 14th, 2006, 02:07 AM

hey everyone.. i was checking everybodys bag collections out and i was just amazed.. just how do you guys fund your bags?? i'm a college student that just graduated the past may. i have a bunch of coach bags and wristlets, and i thought i was spending too much on my bags. But since i've been browsing tpf, i've yearned for a vintage gucci or chanel purse... so please let me in on your secrets.

Lexie2000 · Dec 14th, 2006, 02:25 AM

My Sugar Daddy....LOL
My husband is very good to me and allows me to buy what I want but we both are working...alot sometimes...so we have the extra.
I don't know how College kids get their stash. Maybe wealthy parents or side jobs. I know I had no bags in college. I had basically nothing until I got into life a little, worked, married, and the most important thing. Have NO children...Hahaha. They really can eat up any and all extra cash.

xusedbytheusedx · Dec 14th, 2006, 02:31 AM

there are already several threads on this topic you should check out

How Do You Afford those expensive bags??

http://forum.purseblog.com/handbags-...ghlight=afford

How do you afford your purses?

I usually save up or my bf buys them for me

LA1 · Dec 14th, 2006, 02:35 AM

Not even gonna lie -- Mommy & Daddy

Sarsi · Dec 14th, 2006, 02:43 AM

I used to buy them for myself when I was still single and had a career...

but now that I'm a SAHM my DH have to fund my addiction

Couturegrl · Dec 14th, 2006, 03:01 AM

My fiancee!!! LOL I am a student as well:)

BagLuver · Dec 14th, 2006, 09:09 AM

I didn't start buying designer bags until my 30s. Couldn't afford them as a college kid and had (what I considered to be) more important things to spend my money on in my 20s. Not that I'm in my 30s, I have more extra cash, as I'm more established in my career and I made smart money choices when I was younger.

compulsivepurse · Dec 14th, 2006, 10:11 AM

I also didn't buy any until ~ 30 yrs old. When I first graduated it was a choice between an expensive handbag or a lay-z-boy for my apartment and the lay-z-boy won.

Right out of college you can do it. Buy one bag you really love and use it all the time. Then you don't get in the trap of buying 4 or 5 bags and going broke.

notblushing · Dec 14th, 2006, 10:30 AM

Everyone's budget is different.

There are lots of things I want and can't afford.

knn · Dec 14th, 2006, 11:19 AM

From the extra money lying around my closet, LOL!

kate79 · Dec 14th, 2006, 11:33 AM

I didn't start my designer bag obession until I had a full time professional job. Ever single one of my bags has been purchased with my own hard-earned money.

bella sarafina · Dec 14th, 2006, 11:58 AM

i save and save and save. i'm a single professional making a decent salary, and figure that we all have our vices where we spend lots of money. to some people, it can be CDs, video games, skincare, shoes...and some buy bags. being indecisive (lordy, can i be indecisive!) is also helpful

it's my belief that working for it, lusting after it, then cherishing it once you have it is the way to go. then again, i wouldn't object to my poor graduate student boyfriend buying me bags!

zeitgeist4 · Dec 14th, 2006, 12:21 PM

I have a job.

I don't take vacations.

I don't eat out much or go to the opera or concerts.

I buy almost everything on sale, and I don't have designer clothes or shoes.

Jeanna · Dec 14th, 2006, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Not even gonna lie -- Mommy & Daddy

Me too... haha.

ashlend · Dec 14th, 2006, 02:10 PM

I never quite understand the point of these questions.

To me, there clearly is no magic to funding expensive bags other than that either you or someone you are close to has the money, so asking someone this question is either going to get you the answer that (a) they pull down a fairly high salary or (b) someone who loves them gets them a lot of very nice presents. Neither of which is particularly anyone else's business, IMO, but in my case the answer is option (a).

Dec 14th, 2006, 02:07 AM	#1
sweet_pees Purse Junkie Location: NY	how do you fund your bags..? hey everyone.. i was checking everybodys bag collections out and i was just amazed.. just how do you guys fund your bags?? i'm a college student that just graduated the past may. i have a bunch of coach bags and wristlets, and i thought i was spending too much on my bags. But since i've been browsing tpf, i've yearned for a vintage gucci or chanel purse... so please let me in on your secrets.

Dec 14th, 2006, 02:25 AM	#2
Lexie2000 Pursonally Affected Location: Wild Wonderful West Virginia	Re: how do you fund your bags..? My Sugar Daddy....LOL My husband is very good to me and allows me to buy what I want but we both are working...alot sometimes...so we have the extra. I don't know how College kids get their stash. Maybe wealthy parents or side jobs. I know I had no bags in college. I had basically nothing until I got into life a little, worked, married, and the most important thing. Have NO children...Hahaha. They really can eat up any and all extra cash. __________________

Dec 14th, 2006, 02:31 AM	#3
xusedbytheusedx Member	Re: how do you fund your bags..? there are already several threads on this topic you should check out How Do You Afford those expensive bags?? http://forum.purseblog.com/handbags-...ghlight=afford How do you afford your purses? I usually save up or my bf buys them for me

Dec 14th, 2006, 02:35 AM	#4
LA1 Member Location: Atlanta	Re: how do you fund your bags..? Not even gonna lie -- Mommy & Daddy __________________ L "If I don't stop shopping, I'll end up a bag lady; a Fendi bag lady, but a bag lady..."

Dec 14th, 2006, 02:43 AM	#5
Sarsi Member Location: Bay Area CA.	Re: how do you fund your bags..? I used to buy them for myself when I was still single and had a career... but now that I'm a SAHM my DH have to fund my addiction __________________ SARSI

Dec 14th, 2006, 03:01 AM	#6
Couturegrl Addicted to Tiffany's Location: Arizona	Re: how do you fund your bags..? My fiancee!!! LOL I am a student as well:) __________________ Chihuahua (and Chihuahua Mix!!) Snob Only 1 out of 10 dogs born ever get a home. Only 1 out of 12 cats born ever find a home. 800 dogs & cats are KILLED each HOUR in the U.S. because there are not enough homes for them. Spay and neuter your pets! Do NOT buy dogs from pet stores...rescue, rescue, rescue! Help save a life at www.dogsindanger.com

Dec 14th, 2006, 09:09 AM	#7
BagLuver Member Location: Atlanta, GA	Re: how do you fund your bags..? I didn't start buying designer bags until my 30s. Couldn't afford them as a college kid and had (what I considered to be) more important things to spend my money on in my 20s. Not that I'm in my 30s, I have more extra cash, as I'm more established in my career and I made smart money choices when I was younger.

Dec 14th, 2006, 10:11 AM	#8
compulsivepurse Member	Re: how do you fund your bags..? I also didn't buy any until ~ 30 yrs old. When I first graduated it was a choice between an expensive handbag or a lay-z-boy for my apartment and the lay-z-boy won. Right out of college you can do it. Buy one bag you really love and use it all the time. Then you don't get in the trap of buying 4 or 5 bags and going broke.

Dec 14th, 2006, 10:30 AM	#9
notblushing Member	Re: how do you fund your bags..? Everyone's budget is different. There are lots of things I want and can't afford. __________________ A bag always fits.

Dec 14th, 2006, 11:19 AM	#10
knn Member	Re: how do you fund your bags..? From the extra money lying around my closet, LOL! __________________

Dec 14th, 2006, 11:33 AM	#11
kate79 Member Location: Philadelphia	Re: how do you fund your bags..? I didn't start my designer bag obession until I had a full time professional job. Ever single one of my bags has been purchased with my own hard-earned money.

Dec 14th, 2006, 11:58 AM	#12
bella sarafina fellow bag addict Location: Northeast	Re: how do you fund your bags..? i save and save and save. i'm a single professional making a decent salary, and figure that we all have our vices where we spend lots of money. to some people, it can be CDs, video games, skincare, shoes...and some buy bags. being indecisive (lordy, can i be indecisive!) is also helpful it's my belief that working for it, lusting after it, then cherishing it once you have it is the way to go. then again, i wouldn't object to my poor graduate student boyfriend buying me bags! __________________ my little family: french blue twiggy * anthracite twiggy * black aviator flight helmet bag * apple green first * anis twiggy * tomato step dreaming of: anthracite SGH hobo or day, yellow SGH hobo or day, purple gucci hysteria shoulder bag (coming soon!)

Dec 14th, 2006, 12:21 PM	#13
zeitgeist4 I live for bags. Location: SF Bay Area	Re: how do you fund your bags..? I have a job. I don't take vacations. I don't eat out much or go to the opera or concerts. I buy almost everything on sale, and I don't have designer clothes or shoes. __________________ Come visit my bag babies! Zeitgeist4's Collection ~last updated: September 18, 2008~

Dec 14th, 2006, 02:10 PM	#15
ashlend Vuitton obsessed	Re: how do you fund your bags..? I never quite understand the point of these questions. To me, there clearly is no magic to funding expensive bags other than that either you or someone you are close to has the money, so asking someone this question is either going to get you the answer that (a) they pull down a fairly high salary or (b) someone who loves them gets them a lot of very nice presents. Neither of which is particularly anyone else's business, IMO, but in my case the answer is option (a).