Good Ol' Cash Register by Bill S

What do authors spend their marketplace earnings on? That’s a fun and interesting question. And the answers to the question are incredibly varied and entertaining.

For the last year authors have been discussing what they buy with their earnings on the forums. Some authors make me feel a bit jealous. They put the “env” in “Envato”.

So what do they spend their money on? Read on to find out. And let us know what you spend your earnings on in the comments!

The essentials of life

• 1. Food
• 2. Wine
• 3. Coffee machines
• 4. Lollies (candy)
• 5. Clothes
• 6. Furniture
• 7. Shaving gear
• 8. Lots of toilet paper
• 9. Petrol
• 10. Car repairs and services
• 11. Drivers license
• 12. Rent
• 13. Phone bills
• 14. Childcare bills
• 15. Health insurance
• 16. Student overdraft
• 17. Taxes
• 18. Other bills
• 19. A tin of paint
• 20. Retirement funds (early retirement…)
• 21. Education
• 22. Surgery
• 23. A wheelchair for a paralyzed brother

They invest in their tools and business

• 24. More Envato marketplace items (one guy spent twice as much as he earned)
• 25. Fast computers
• 26. Big monitors
• 27. Speedy graphics cards
• 28. External hard drives
• 29. Keyboards
• 30. Mice (mouses)
• 31. Software
• 32. Desks
• 33. Surge protectors
• 34. Smart phones
• 35. iPads
• 36. 3G connections
• 37. Cameras
• 38. Lenses
• 39. A Steadicam
• 40. Graphics tablets
• 41. Domains and hosting
• 42. Advertising
• 43. Books and manuals
• 44. Premium articles
• 45. Musical instruments
• 46. Microphones
• 47. Music effects pedals
• 48. Sound libraries
• 49. Cement (to build a studio)

They buy cool toys and presents

• 50. Media players
• 51. Games consoles
• 52. Audio gear
• 53. Surround sound systems
• 54. Grooveshark Plus
• 55. Hulu Plus
• 56. Cats and dogs
• 57. World of Warcraft
• 58. TVs
• 59. Industrial dog hair dryers
• 60. A hot wheels car
• 61. Gifts for family
• 62. Gifts for girl friends
• 63. Lots of other small things

They buy bigger toys

• 64. Cars
• 65. Motor bikes
• 66. A home gym
• 67. Plane tickets
• 68. Holidays
• 69. Bathroom renovations
• 70. Other home renovations
• 71. A room to keep shoes in
• 72. Diamond rings – and we all know where that’s going to lead…
• 73. Weddings
• 74. A house (has anyone bought a house outright with Envato cash?)
• 75. A second house

And they tell tall stories

• 76. A brown paw
• 77. A personality
• 78. An Apollo 17 moon rock that looks like a lump of coal
• 79. Envato stock
• 80. And Digitalscience claims “An island with 1000 wives.” I find that hard to believe, but he follows up with “true story”. Stylius says that he spent his on the same.

What do you buy? Let us know in the comments.