I'm going to try to not buy any content for awhile due to finacial reasons.  This got me thinking about how I started buying it in the first place.

I originally bought Poser to help me work out anatomical perspective in my drawings. I downloaded some free stuff and started doing some simple renders, just playing around. I entered a render contest and got second place. The prize was a Zygote (pre-DAZ) gift certificate, so I bought Vicky 1. Of course she then needed clothes, etc., and I've been buying stuff ever since.

How about you?