[danilocampos]

Experiences and adventure: Blowing a pile of money to go somewhere new is always worth it. The memories are priceless and occasionally the experience helps me redefine what I thought possible for myself. The right price is whatever I can scrape together to make this happen. (Trip to Europe, basic gear for camping, a tank of gas or two for a roadtrip.)

Plus standard geek staples: iPhone, solid computer for coding, writing and designing. Nothing surprising in the tools department.

[andrewingram]

I totally agree with the experiences thing. Assuming you're not saving up for a house or something, what better thing to spend your money on than a new experience?

A lot of people suddenly become frugal when confronted with the price tag of an amazing holiday, but are perfectly happy blowing £50 on a night of drinking. It always seems like a false economy to me.

[div]

A night of drinking is an experience as well. It may not be a 'new' experience, but it still is. Blowing a fifty on a pair of socks is another story.

[eru]

If they are superior socks. (Though going barefoot is quite cheap and a nice experience, too.)

[andrewingram]

what if they're really good waterproof socks that never smell?

[twymer]

The fact that you and many others said experiences were more worth it is not so surprising.

http://lifehacker.com/5608980/spend-on-experiences-instead-o...