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RE : Post #20
Oh....I forgot about the lead to be mined out of the backstop.
Aloha, Mark
Oh....I forgot about the lead to be mined out of the backstop.
Aloha, Mark
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The one benefit to not having benefits is you can't lose what you don't have. The only benefit my company provides is PTO time. I am currently accumulating PTO time at the maximum rate of three weeks per year. I would lose that benefit if I switched to part time.
My health insurance is provided through my wife's work. I pay her for the upgrade that covered my boys and I.
I feel like I could get by on less if I didn't buy so much unneeded items (especially firearm related stuff.
I could try living on the amount of income that a 24 hour work week would provide and see if it is even close to doable. It definitely wouldn't leave any room for more firearm related spending.
I could make a request to work four 10hr shifts and rely on PTO and holidays to get more 4 night weekends at the property
Every trip down there, I always wish I could stay longer. It's a nearly 600 mile round trip and having more time during each visit makes the drive feel more worthwhile.
We are in the same boat. I have firearms, I bought years ago and still haven't put one round down the barrel yet. I wish I could get the same or more pleasure investing my money as I do spending it.I wish I had a solution to share with you, as I'm in a similar boat. I make about the same as you, and daydream about spending less time at work and more time in the world.
As an outside observer, reading this post, it seems like you're aware that you spend too much on firearms and associated stuff.
This may resonate with you: I've gotten to a point in my firearm hobby where I've found, mostly, all the guns I can reasonably shoot. I know, crazy, right?
There's a bunch I just don't use, so instead of buying more that I might want, usually because I can convince myself that it'll help me shot better, I've been getting a lot of time in behind the ones I'm really good with and I'm considering selling the ones i don't use.
So, I have six or so that I shoot a bunch, at least once a month each, and I load for most of them so that keeps the cost down.
I can convince my self that I need another gun, it's easy to do, but with the price of things these days and the costs associated withmy new kid, I really can't afford it. So I just tell myself "self, instead of worrying about that new fancy boomstick, why don't you just go shoot your browning 92, you're getting good with that and if you get better, you'll beat the socks off those oldtimers at the match later this month!
So, I guess that's just a long winded way of saying, go shot what you have and save your scratch for food.
I hope that was coherent.
Good luck! Let us know if you find the way.
No, put it all on BLACK!!Put it all on red.
And that youtube couple has low overhead because screwing is cheap. Didn't click, went by thumbnail.
Being quite active in the RV/fulltimer/boondocker/minimalist community, I can say that living on $315 a month doesn't come cheap.
There is typically a lot of initial expenses that go into reaching that level of minimalist living accompanied by severe sacrifice of what most consider basic needs. Even then, her boast is only the very basic of "nut shell" expenses and does not actually include all incurred costs averaged on a montly basis. Just looking at that clip, there are a ton of reoccuring costs she isn't divulging. Like cooking fuel, waste dumping, BLM usage permit fees at the least, vehicle insurance, health insurance, routine vehicle and other systems maintanence, regular replacement expenses like tires, battery's, disposables like TP, cleaning supplies, laundry, cooking condiments, other stuff like clothing, grooming, and the list goes on.
Some of that can be mitigated. Like if you are using a composting toilet and dump your compost in the wild (typically illegal in their situation) or in trash bins (questionable practice and often illegal). Doing "cat hole" dumping. Very bad form and often illegal. Relying on public wifi. Blacktop camping in wally world parking lots. I can go on and on here too.
Some "off grid" setup can be quite costly, as I said though. Solar systems, compact 12v appliances, water treatment systems, portable generators, etc, etc.
IOW, I call B.S.!
Much cheaper than renting an apartment or paying a mortage... yes! Living on pennies, legally, and no form of extra income... extremely difficult and not possible for most anyone.
I had a suspicion.. they have three dogs so their dog food and vet bills are over a few hundred a month.
I put my wife thru her last year of school selling everything but a pistol I traded for and my inherited guns…. I made money on every single sell but my hunting rifle I took a 10% hit on.We are in the same boat. I have firearms, I bought years ago and still haven't put one round down the barrel yet. I wish I could get the same or more pleasure investing my money as I do spending it.
No. Because then you'd be out of ammo!are you ever going to shoot all that ammo?
That's exactly what I say!!!No. Because then you'd be out of ammo!
It's not something most people know before entering into marriage, but anyone with a successful and happy marriage for any length of time well knowns.... hush money, sparklies, vacations, flowers, chocolate... WORKS! In times of desperation, doing the dishes, laundry, making the bed and vaccuming are acceptable hail mary's....my wife hasn't even said a peep about anything I buy gun related - except "are you ever going to shoot all that ammo?" Lol
28 years and counting but I'm doing better now that I'm wiser haIt's not something most people know before entering into marriage, but anyone with a successful and happy marriage for any length of time well knowns.... hush money, sparklies, vacations, flowers, chocolate... WORKS! In times of desperation, doing the dishes, laundry, making the bed and vaccuming are acceptable hail mary's.