What's the coolest thing you bought when you were manic?

medicalfox · Nov 05, 2013, 12:42 AM

I bought a vieled chameleon before haha. I'm obsessed with having pets when I'm manic and that's generally when I know I'm manic.

Victoria'smom · Nov 05, 2013, 01:05 AM

Got engaged to my husband after knowing him two week of knowing him. In our defense we had been up together for over a week until we both passed out.

IndieVisible · Nov 05, 2013, 01:16 AM

Bought a brand new Jeep Wrangler on the spur of the moment, but that was a cool vehicle I enjoyed a lot. It was a little difficult to justify the purchase to my wife however. I just told her it's a jeep thing and she either gets it or she wouldn't understand

jesusplay · Nov 05, 2013, 01:31 AM

a 2012 prius last year.

I had a perfectly fine car.

Now I'm in debt with no job.

BlueInanna · Nov 05, 2013, 02:25 AM

Yea, a 4 wheel drive Yukon Denali xl, leather seats, GPS, video for the kids. It made sense at the time.

Stone83 · Nov 05, 2013, 04:36 AM

I bought a concrete pump one time. A canoe another time, a row machine and a truck. I no longer handle the money.

Lillyleaf · Nov 05, 2013, 05:09 AM

I know it's silly... but candy o.0 Some kinds I really didn't have money to buy.. but you know...

Resident Bipolar · Nov 05, 2013, 06:11 AM

I bought a replica Sonic Screwdriver and a Spinning TARDIS (from the Doctor Who TV Series). I know, I know: how sad?! Regardless, it satisfied my fanboy needs! And also emptied my bank account.

RB

A Red Panda · Nov 05, 2013, 07:54 AM

Ummm. I don't really make purchases when I'm hypomanic because I have a bit of a rule about it.

I'm more likely to pay to DO something when I'm in an up. Or food. I'll have a really nice meal out or things like that when I'm in an up.

thickntired · Nov 05, 2013, 09:15 AM

A house

Now I have 3 houses, and I'm on disability. My past income allowed me to acquire multiple homes. I tried the landlord gig and it sucks because people where I live disrespect rentals. So, we're putting one on the market and my fingers are crossed.

I now have a joint bank acct with my husband and little access to funds. It seriously sucks.

Moose72 · Nov 05, 2013, 11:16 AM

A computer tablet.

darleenjshannon · Nov 05, 2013, 01:20 PM

The coolest and most expensive thing I bought was plane tickets to Brazil. I had to cancel my trip for other reasons, but now I have credit with the airline so I have to travel or kiss that money goodbye.

gruvingal · Nov 05, 2013, 02:16 PM

When I got divorced in 2001 I went on a manic spree and ran my credit cards up to the limit and spend over $2000 cash. I did acquire some pretty cool clothes and other things I really didn't need. I regretted it afterwards because I had no way to pay for them and ended up in bankruptcy. Now I have no credit cards and very little money and I am glad I can't do this again!

Alokin · Nov 05, 2013, 03:48 PM

I bought some rocket kits and built them, painted them really nice and took them to the desert to blast them into space (not really).

Nov 05, 2013, 04:11 PM

Many steam games. One week I found that I had blew over $400 in games. >.<

gayleggg · Nov 05, 2013, 04:20 PM

I bought two iPads. One for me and one for my daughter.

Nov 05, 2013, 04:38 PM

A white water kayak from a city 7 hours away and the gear to go with it from a city 5 hours away.

Resident Bipolar · Nov 05, 2013, 04:39 PM

Well just today I set off £300 (approx $480) worth of fireworks, which I got on my credit card. I'm going to be paying that off for quite a while. Now they're all gone and I'm sorta thinking "Wow. They're all gone. £300 gone in an hour. I have nothing to show for it"

Nov 05, 2013, 06:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Resident Bipolar

I bought a replica Sonic Screwdriver and a Spinning TARDIS (from the Doctor Who TV Series). I know, I know: how sad?! Regardless, it satisfied my fanboy needs! And also emptied my bank account.

RB

Thats not sad, its awesome!

I havent brought anything really cool. Most stuff I buy when manic is not all that useful or needed. A whole lot of material for all the things I was going to make but didnt, hundreds of horse rugs I was going to sell for a profit but never happened, I have booked last minute holidays and gone on random roadtrips, they are the most fun.

Ryuguu_Rena · Nov 05, 2013, 06:39 PM

I bought a character art book ($45 dollars) and a customized outfit ($65)...I do a lot of online shopping when I'm in that state;;

SillyKitty · Nov 05, 2013, 08:55 PM

Hard to pick...I, too, buy pets. I had 4 dogs, 3 cats, a small aquarium of fish, 5 betas, an aquatic frog, a tarantula, a gerbil, and 13 dwarf hamsters at once. In a two bedroom apartment.

I also bought my car. I really did need a new one. I'd try to justify it with that, but I bought it because of the color and the fact that my iPhone connected to it. Didn't even glance at the warranty or mileage.