How much money do you spend each week on tools?

[Hiball]

My thoughts exactly. I don't really "need" anything, but "want" is another thing...lol

I even passed on a great deal on a No6 Record today, well I passed the ad on to my neighbor that has been looking for one.

I ran across a reed 8" vice today.. It was a monster. I asked the gentleman if it was for sale and his response was "Do you know how much it cost new" I played somewhat dumb and said $500.. LOL, He quickly informed me that it was around 2k and i never did get a price. I suspect he was asking way more than i wanted to give. The thing about it was it was sitting outside on a table..

 

[jabberwoki]

I've about reached saturation, so I spend very little other than on larger items. I knew it was time to back off when I would find a tool at a sale, come home and open a drawer to put it away, and find another one just like it.

Thats the same as me starting to get burnt out

 

[nate379]

Maybe $50-100 a month at most. I have most all I need at this point. I don't buy tools just for the sake of having them.

 

[treasureseeker]

I probably should take the fifth on this but when I am selling on eBay a hundred a week down to fifteen if not. I am always trading up and usually my addition turns a profit and I keep some. I get caught up in the unknown old tools (and tool brands) at estate sales, but I am learning most are unknown for a reason. I am trying to stay in the modern stuff now ratchets and sockets as I come to realize if I buy something just cause it may be valuable if it isn’t and it is something I have no use for I got an ugly paperweight. I have a very old Reese Jack paperweight now. After making the drive to an estate sale I always have to buy something. I quit estate sale for years and now there are some many people buying tools it is much harder to find something worth buying.

 

[Diesel_Crawler]

I wish my margin was that high.

I just had to spend $600 to get the rear brakes done on my truck.

AS he sat and watched them do it he lite his Cuban cigar with a 100$ bill.

 

[I can fix anything]

All of it.

 

[speed bump]

Somewhere around $50-400 depending on the week.

 

[DarrenF]

I wish my margin was that high.

I just had to spend $600 to get the rear brakes done on my truck.

Surely you got a buddy with some tools who could help you out?

lol

 

[beelsr]

That's the thing about driving a Snappie truck. You're not going to get many discounts on service for it....

I wish my margin was that high.

I just had to spend $600 to get the rear brakes done on my truck.

 

[dodge610]

Dont need much in the way of hand tools I too am saving for the big ticket items also hydraulic lift table,Plasma cutter and saving to add on to my pole barn so i can buy more its a vicious circle but its fun.

 

[toolfreak]

I don't really have a weekly amount since I have to chase down a snap on dealer working on the road. I have spent about $10k on tools this year but one of the reasons it's so much is I bought a Miller trailblazer 302. I am about done buying hand tools but I have been buying more specialty tools.

 

[rayzor32]

WAY TOO MUCH!! I hate buying tools it eats up my whole paycheck!!!

 

[crewchief888]

back when i was buying a lot of tools, between all the truck accounts i was spending $300 a week.
12 years ago i cut back drastically, didnt really need anything, and didnt buy much unless i got a deal, right now i have one truck account with SO ( for work tools) that runs me $25 a week. rest my of spending at swap meets and flea mkts, and sometimes dont even spend $5 a week.

when i'm building or modifying my off road truck, i'll spend a few $$ for something that will make the job go easier, or if i know i'll use it again, but it's ussally an impulse buy and under $50 a month

 

[ihredo4]

Not near as much as I would like. Being on disability and medicine cost prevents that Wish it was the other way around then it would be $1500 per month.

 

[johnnybentwrench]

25-50 every week at yard sales,flea markets and flea bay. very rarely do I buy new. I like vintage!

 

[rodm1]

This year, about $6000 a week.

I hope you get a discount.

 

[Ben Iv]

last saturday at the 50% off gearwrench sale at sears 80 bucks, today 123 on sockets.

 

[wafrederick]

I bought a set of Matco 1/2 drive SAE deepwell impact sockets on Friday,$279.95 on sale.

 

[wornoutoldman]

old post don't know how I ended up here...

 

[fury9]

roughly 75-100 a week and I tell myself about the easy hours of work I had to do to get em'

 

[fury9]

old post don't know how I ended up here...

maybe you were looking up 9-11 stuff?? But I at least feel better now that I know this addiction has been around and will continue to be around!

 

[sdguy55]

75-100

 

[House Sparrow]

I almost always buy something each week. Between the Snappy stuff for the shop and my vintage stuff to collect, I rarely spend less than $50 in a given week. It's usually more, and often a hell of a lot more.

 

[greasemonkey44]

i only pay 50$ per week, but i think i owe 400 or so on my truck accout
try to only spend 100$ every two weeks, but it tends to get away from you
also holy old thread

 

[Aetsh]

$40 a week to snappyfinancial and $20 to the truck account.. Even though I should bump up the FI payment to avoid some intrest....

 

[jtfc]

$50 every 2 weeks to cornwell and snapon respectively. Occasionally the mac man gets some small cash purchases but ever so rarely.

 

[Ken81590]

I give my snap-on guy $150 every two weeks, but I get much more than that from him. I owe around $1,000 right now.

 

[teletekman]

$80 each week to Mr. Snapon. $50 for my rig & $30 for the truck account. Box should be paid off late summer. Oh happy days will be here soon...

 

[laskt9]

175ish per week for both snap on and matco. sooner or later itll be 90

 

[taterdog]

$100/wk to snap on. Owe $7,200