Remember when a dime bought you a comic book??? I don't.

The title is how I can afford to collect comic books. Every day that I wait on tables I earn tips; every day that I am on the register I earn a paycheck. This gives me the thought process of two incomes from only one job. As much as I might be disgruntled about not getting that book or item I want I am pretty happy that I have enough to continuously pay my bills. The real ones are for my rent, health, utilities, and insurance. My comic books are a different income altogether.

I get paid every two weeks, well at least that is when I get my paycheck. From this paycheck I take ten percent and put it aside. My tips, which I earn daily, I do the same thing. This past Sunday before Thanksgiving was atrocious. I earned $18 plus my $2.83 an hour. The hours get added to the check while the cash is taken home. This allowed me to place a $1 away. I know the true ten percent would be $1.8 but I don't use the change. Wednesday was a bit more. I earned $124 so I placed $12 away in my ten percent drawer.

This adds up rather quickly, especially if I don't count it as I save. After a month I tend to use the same amount for something fun or a comic book, maybe two or three depending on the price. Next year I will just use the ten percent for the convention in June. Five full months of saving is pretty good. How do you budget for your comic books?

Thanks for Reading

Tnerb