I'm a geek, I have three PC's in my house right now, and enough parts to build another one or two depending on what works...

Every 6-12 months I upgrade my PC, some component gets replaced, some component gets moved down to my 2nd machine, and that cascades to the 3rd one... spare parts depending on their quality are either compiled into another machine and given away or saved for repairs...

As far as the subscriptions, I spend $30 on a cheap date at the movies with my girl... that gives us two hours, maybe three, of entertainment... I spend $60 on WoW accounts per month, that gives us 6-8 hours per week of entertainment together...

Saves me money hands down.