Well, I too would rather spend money on CDs than on fancy restaurants and the sort. Such things are only temporary pleasures, where as the value of music is life-long. Of course, I love going out on occasion, but I would never squander more than a certain amount in doing so. I like buying CDs in bulk, so I make a rather large payment on them at one time, but I will spend the next couple of months digesting them, while still rotating my old albums in. So my monthly average is reasonable because I will go a while without buying any CDs, unless there are new releases or rare deals I can get. I also spend quite a bit on my musical equipment. I play guitar and drums, so I have to invest in necessities, and some cool gadgets.

My parents, and some of my friends thinks I'm wasting my money when it comes to CDs because he thinks I will hardly listen to them, though my dad is also a musician, so he understands where I am coming from. While in an average case, that would be true, but I do nearly everything while listening to music, or I will listen to music and do nothing else. It is my passion, so I am always listening to music, writing music, or thinking about music.

There are some great non-prog bands out there that I enjoy, but most of what I listen to is prog.

Paulieg wrote: I spend pretty much all of my extra income on prog.  I guess I spend approximately $250.00 a month on prog CD's and DVD's.  I also am into hi fi gear and spend a considerable amount on my sound systems.  This is just so I can better enjoy my prog collection.  I guess I'm pretty obsessed with this, but that's OK.  Are any of you finding you'd rather buy some prog CD's than go to a fancy restaurant or even on vacation?  I also spend several hundred a year on prog concerts.  I rarely listen to any other forms of music.  I find today's mainstream to be disgusting.  If I averaged it all out, I spend about $350 to $400 a month on prog and prog related items.  How about you?

There are other music forms outside prog that aren't mainstream either, you know

Rosescar wrote: Joren wrote: Paulieg wrote: I spend pretty much all of my extra income on prog.  I guess I spend approximately $250.00 a month on prog CD's and DVD's.  I also am into hi fi gear and spend a considerable amount on my sound systems.  This is just so I can better enjoy my prog collection.  I guess I'm pretty obsessed with this, but that's OK.  Are any of you finding you'd rather buy some prog CD's than go to a fancy restaurant or even on vacation?  I also spend several hundred a year on prog concerts.  I rarely listen to any other forms of music.  I find today's mainstream to be disgusting.  If I averaged it all out, I spend about $350 to $400 a month on prog and prog related items.  How about you? There are other music forms outside prog that aren't mainstream either, you know Who said there aren't?

He didn't say it literally, but this comes pretty close, don't you think? :

Paulieg wrote: I rarely listen to any other forms of music.  I find today's mainstream to be disgusting.

Joren wrote: Paulieg wrote: I spend pretty much all of my extra income on prog.  I guess I spend approximately $250.00 a month on prog CD's and DVD's.  I also am into hi fi gear and spend a considerable amount on my sound systems.  This is just so I can better enjoy my prog collection.  I guess I'm pretty obsessed with this, but that's OK.  Are any of you finding you'd rather buy some prog CD's than go to a fancy restaurant or even on vacation?  I also spend several hundred a year on prog concerts.  I rarely listen to any other forms of music.  I find today's mainstream to be disgusting.  If I averaged it all out, I spend about $350 to $400 a month on prog and prog related items.  How about you? There are other music forms outside prog that aren't mainstream either, you know

I know.  I do like some classical music, folk music, heavy metal, jazz, and classic rock( though this too can be considered mainstream ), but I rarely listen to these types of music anymore.  I find I like prog better because it uses these influences to a greater whole.  I get bored pretty quickly with the "normal genres" for lack of a better word.  I think prog takes the best of these genres and incorporates it into a whole new genre.

Paulieg wrote: Joren wrote: Paulieg wrote: I spend pretty much all of my extra income on prog.  I guess I spend approximately $250.00 a month on prog CD's and DVD's.  I also am into hi fi gear and spend a considerable amount on my sound systems.  This is just so I can better enjoy my prog collection.  I guess I'm pretty obsessed with this, but that's OK.  Are any of you finding you'd rather buy some prog CD's than go to a fancy restaurant or even on vacation?  I also spend several hundred a year on prog concerts.  I rarely listen to any other forms of music.  I find today's mainstream to be disgusting.  If I averaged it all out, I spend about $350 to $400 a month on prog and prog related items.  How about you? There are other music forms outside prog that aren't mainstream either, you know I know.  I do like some classical music, folk music, heavy metal, jazz, and classic rock( though this too can be considered mainstream ), but I rarely listen to these types of music anymore.  I find I like prog better because it uses these influences to a greater whole.  I get bored pretty quickly with the "normal genres" for lack of a better word.  I think prog takes the best of these genres and incorporates it into a whole new genre.

Yeah, it's nice

I'd say about 200$ (canadian) a month.I'm progaholic.I don't listen to much other kinds of music either.With all the different prog sub genres,there's enough to satisfy my tastes.

I don't download but I do copy entire cd's  once in a while.Comes cheaper that way.Eitherway I purchase about 10-20 cd's a month.

About $150..depending if there isn't anything other major to buy. My income is only about $350/month.