Are you an item collector?

I remember, when I was in school I had the habit of collecting different types of stamps. That time we used to get stamps from school as a part of collection money for donation. I pasted those stamps in a used copy and kept for long time. Like you said, that habit changed over the years. Now I have the habit of the collecting magazine and books. Whatever I purchased, whether I read it completely or not, I keep those on safely. But I never buy books or magazine for collection. Just collect those I bought for reading.

Well, considering I really don't spend any money on my collection of business cards. I started a collection of business cards (seriously) when I went on the truck with my husband for 6 months. I, now even have friends and family picking up business cards for me. It's an inexpensive past time for me!

I used to collect unique unicorn items. My grandmother used to collect match books and had an entire big bowl full of them. I would love to have a collection of antiques books and furniture and such. But when you are more inclined to buy groceries than such things you won't have many around. It is all in the priorities and what choices a person makes.

I would be willing to do that.. Material things are not worth the lives of other human beings... My collections that I have had over the years have gone down to just about noting to take care of other more important things at hand.. I can always collect again when I have the extra money..

its very difficult to squander the hard earned money, i would like to collect some books but not the expensive ones. Some people spend the money earned by their parents without thinking a second. But when they start earning ,they think a lot even to buy a pen or pencil.

i think i m a collector.. i love to collect various of keychain...from all the world... really hope can have all of it..

All our package tours put us in great hotels and every day they used to replenish shampoo and conditioners. I never used that stuff but brought them back with me, using the soap that I carried from here. I now have a huge collection of empty shampoo and conditioner bottles gathered over a period of time! There are a few other items too that I hoard!

I collect banks , plastic ones or medal, old or new or used, it helps me to save money in them (small coins) that adds up as well.. then at holidays I empty them and helps with the kids gifts etc. I use to collect other stuff but never stuck with it. I never pay alot for any, mainly 10 cents to dollar at yard sales and things like that. I clean them up and go from there...

I believe it depends on your philosophy in life and your personal perception of "generosity". Before I used to collect anime card which I can hardly remember how much it costs. Now they're all gone since 2009 when we were severely flooded. I still have very few collectibles of Japanese items Monokuro-boo which is no longer sold in the Philippine market. I also love buying shoes and bags (which I think is common among women) even though I am unable to use them all so often. Going back into giving to the less fortunate, we have given most of our old clothes and other things to someone already. Bottom line is I can still do both. Every human needs to satisfy their need for some material thing but in good moderation. After all these things won't be here in the first place if one way or another it's needed to make us feel better. So it's also a good practice to allot portions of your money for the things that you want and something for a good cause. That way it won't hurt your pocket as well.

I used to collect comic books as a kid and matchbox cars. The as I git older I started collecting music, lots and lots of music. I have hundreds of albums as well as CD's. Not I hardly collect anything.

I used to collect stationeries and postage stamps when I was in grade school. Then next thing I remembered collecting were these yellow bear figurines with patches on them. I was in my 20s then, and I displayed those figurines on top of my display desk at work. I don't collect ANYTHING anymore, especially now that I am busy taking care of my daughter who is now an active toddler. But who knows...she is now going to attend kindergarten school this second semester...and I might just be the one to continue her stuffed toy dog collection.

Collection should be creative,less expensive and a hobby you should follow,to enrich your spare time.Let it be constructive,creative and positive affirmation of your inner craving to improve or entertain yourself.

i think i cannot be qualified as a "item" collector because what i collect is not an item.. its a file.. a movie that recorded and uploaded online to download for free.. i love watching movie but i think its a waste to buy the DVD because i will only watch it once and the DVD will be a waste in my room.. i know this isn't good because this is like a piracy too.. but i keep doing that until now and its already become a daily habit :)

yes dear i also love to collect coin.i am doing this from last 3 year and now i have a good collection of old coin .some are so rare but now i have.i can earn from them buy i am waiting for good offer.

I collect and have collected so much stuff over the years started off as just cuddley toys, then moved to beanie babies exclusively and pokemon cards or anything pokemon related, pogs, books and anything cute really. Now I collect cool and cute looking unique clothes, Japanese animation and manga and geeky themed things on trend in general just for the purpose of selling on when I am finished with them. Ebay can become a really scary place for such things when you become in possession of a credit or debit card and pay pal lol. I have really collected so much stuff over the last decade or so with the intentions of doing them up but there are only so many hours in the day.

I have collections of stamps, stationary paper, cards and key chains. But now I shifted to coin and bill collections and wish to collect more coins and bills from other countries.

I just like to collect items from where I visit...when I was working I use to do a lot of travelling and I brought back things from each country just to assist in my memory..

I also collect stamps and first day editions. I use to collect baseball, football, and basketball card but now that hobby is done. Some people say that collecting these things is only for children. Yeah, for the most part it is, but there is still some money to be made with it. I collect coins from all over the world and also paper money...

Yes I collect art prints and books. If I had money then maybe I will donate to the unfortunate people. In fact I don't even have money to support my passion for collecting.

I have a collections of snow balls and dolls from different country, most of them are present from my friends. I always happy when i see my collections everyday because they lots of good and unforgettable memories in very dolls and snow balls. I have no problems in donating money instead of buying expensive things and i only buy my collections if i have some extra money.