Ok so I love Star Wars, don't we all? But are you compulsive to the point your Star Wars spending habit has you broke?


I go to the stores and the first thing I do is hit the toy section in hopes that nothing NEW I don't have has came out. If there is I used to just get it end of story. Now days though I have kids and a morgage, so I can't buy everything my SW heart desires. Now I must pick and chose which Figures I want, I used to buy two of my favorrites to open one and put it on display with my masive SW book collection, but now days, my room is like a SW museum. Posters adorn all the walls, the top of my Book shelf is full with Die Cast ships, my head board full of Unleased figures, my garage is full of boxes of mint Figures, My stereo speakers have Obi-wan and Anakin unleased battling it out. Jedi starfighters flying across my ceiling and I have X-wings and ties battling it out too, I'm even branching out into the kitchen display space.

I have a hand crafted lightsaber I bought years ago at $250 it's cool because it lights up and the blade is removable, and a Mace windu Force fx saber too, and I'd love to get more, but at $119 who can afford more than one?

It's so funny because years ago I was sitting back and laughing at my best friend when he was in this mode. ( "got to get it all" mode as he called it )Now I understand his obsession. And through me, he learned to curb his. Now I see why, every time you turn around there is a new variant on something. It adds up way too quickly.

It's enough to make a compulsive person sick. Looking for the ONE elusive figure to complete a set, waiting in line to get first crack at the figures. I waited outside Target to be the first one to get the exclusive Vader. Was it worth it; YES.

But I must ask myself have I gone too far? I couldn't possibly put all my collection of fine SW mechandise out on display, I haven't had room since I completed the Ep 2 figure set. My old house (before the kids) had a room that was my SW room, mint figures adorned every inch of the walls, posters filled the ceiling, and between them I had the fighters battling. Books shelves full of Podracers, ships, special SW stuff. Now though it's all boxed up

Sometimes I wonder if I can stop, all the new stuff out right now you'd think I'd be in heaven, instead, I'm in hell trying to keep my priorities straight. Burger King is a tempting place to eat right now, the kids make an elaborate excuse to keep buying SW stuff, but is it wrong to hook my kids at such tender ages? Heck I didn't start REALY collecting till I was about 17. I hate to imagine if they, like I, fall in love with SW, what will their homes be like, and will they deal with the same gut wrenching choices; should I or shouldn't I?

The Love of Star Wars can be a dangerous thing if your not careful.

There are times I feel I need to step away, but I can't, I just love it all too much. makes me wonder, am I nuts? Or am I just infected with the SW sickness, waiting to pass on the bug?

May the Force save my kids.