I was bored so I figured, why not calculate what I will have spent after tuesday on this money-sucking video game franchise?
 

Original game bundle, warentee, and song transfer: $200
Replacement RB1 drums: $18
Green Day RB and song transfer: $54
Lego RB and song transfer: $42
RB2: $65
marketplace DLC: $207
RB3 and drums: $200
RBN DLC: $14
RB2 song transfer (I assume): $10
RB1 drum silencers: $20

All together: $830 on a single game franchise.  I think it's safe to say I've never come even close to that on any other game series.  How about you?  How much of your wallet does Harmonix now own?

I paid 10 dollars for the original Rock Band... I think that's it. I already had a Guitar Hero II guitar, and my friend is rich so he buys all the other equipment. I don't even want to think about all the money he's spent on Rock Band.

" @Shadow: Is there any easy way of finding out how much has been spent on DLC songs?  I'm fairly confident I've gone over $1000 total for the franchise. "

I have spent at least $500 on Rock Band. I'm so glad I don't download songs every week like I used to.

About eleventy-billion dollars!

    $170 RB
+  $50 RB guitar  
+  $15 mic stand
+  $60 RB2 
+  $190 RB2 bundle (for girlfriend) 
+  $15 USB splitter 
+  $20 Lego Rock Band 
+  $60 RB3  
+  $80 Keyboard 
+  $30 Keyboard Stand
+  $40 Cymbals extension 
+  $150 Mustang Guitar + Precision Bass
+  $25 License transfer fee 
+~$500 DLC 
 ________________________
  ~$1405 
 
FUCK

$0.00!

0$.  
I need help, my spending is out of control!

I'm pretty sure I added it up in another thread, or maybe a blog. I've spent hundreds on DLC alone. If I add everything up it'll just make me sad, so I'll avoid that.  :)

Time to bust out my handy dandy Windows calculator 
 
Rock Band Set- $150 
Rock Band 2 Drum set - $100 
Rock Band 2 set - $150 
Drum pedal and pads - $20 
Drum cymbals - $30 
Rock Band DLC - $250 
 
Total = $700 
 
There may be more in DLC, but that's just a guesstimate since I know I have more than 100 songs.

" I've spent hundreds on DLC alone. If I add everything up it'll just make me sad, so I'll avoid that.  :) "

$90 for the Rock Band 2 bundle.
$20 for Rock Band 1
$0 for Rock Band 3 (Buy 2, Get 1 free sale)
$20 for AC/DC Rock Band
$10 for Rock Band Track Pack 2
$60 for Beatles Rock Band
$20 for RB1 and RB2 transfers
$70 in DLC
 
About $300 total. Good God.

" About eleventy-billion dollars! "

Hey guys... it's 5 months later, and now that this thread is back from the dead, I think it's time for an update. 
I've spent 2 dollars on a DLC song, bringing my grand total up to $12. 
How can I stop this mad spending?!

• Rock Band 1: Game / Drums (Given to me), Transfer ($5) = $5
  
• Rock Band 2: Game ($65), Used Mic ($10), Mad Catz Bass ($150), Transfer ($10), DLC - 4 Packs, 23 Free, 13 at $1, 17 at $2 ($69) = $304
• The Beatles: Rock Band: Game ($65), Rickenbacker Guitar ($110), ALL DLC - 3 Albums ($47) = $222
• Green Day: Rock Band: Game ($65), DLC - 2 Packs ($11), Transfer ($10) = $86
• Rock Band 3: Game / Keyboard Bundle ($130), New Mic ($20), DLC - 1 Album, 1 Pack, 15 at $2, 1 Upgrade ($56) = $206

So $823 total. Would have been a bit more if Lego: Rock Band actually let me pay for the export, but alas, it was broken even so long after release. I returned that since I only wanted it for the export and that was impossible. =/

I'm hoping to get a pro guitar soon. I have no regrets at all with how much I've spent, especially since it's been over a few years.

Edit: Didn't even realize this was 5 months old. Oh well, I actually wanted to add that all up at some point. No one should be too surprised that the dude with the Beatles Rock Band Bass avatar likes Rock Band a good bit. =)

    @JJWeatherman said:

" I'm pretty sure I added it up in another thread, or maybe a blog. I've spent hundreds on DLC alone. If I add everything up it'll just make me sad, so I'll avoid that.  :) "

00.00  ^^

" Not a single Euro. I have a bass guitar and I'm in a band. Way more fun and less costly. "

zero!

"@GunnBjorn said:

" Not a single Euro. I have a bass guitar and I'm in a band. Way more fun and less costly. "

I'M ROLLING MY EYES AT YOU SO HARD RIGHT NOW. "

" @GunnBjorn: And how much time do you spend a week practicing on your own or with your band? "

Original game $60 then we used GH3 guitars for a while 
The Beatles: Rock Band bundle with guitar ~$110 
Rock Band 3: $50 
DLC: ~$70 
 
Total: Around $300, which is even more if you convert it into SEK