How do y'all pay for all the cool toys?

[MrSmitty]

Reading all these are great, I've never been in to high dollar collectable guns, so no high dollar out puts. Every gun I have has a purpose. I'm not complaining at all. When I met my wife 26 years ago I had 1 pistol, and 1 BP rifle, so 26 years later I have way more that that, I have "grail"guns, but will probably never own them, and that's ok, but what I have I shoot, and enjoy. Thanks for all the responses, I've never had investments, but I've always had a roof over my head, and that is my wife's doing, I tell her all the time, if not for her, I'd be living under an over pass...I am truly blessed, as, it seems, all of you too!

 

[ljk]

Don't own them if they depreciate in value. Of course that doesn't include guns.

Barter, borrow or rent.

 

[Brian Ski]

In 2012, I came very close to buying a couple. I opted for a bunch of guns as opposed to a couple.
We all make mistakes.

Had a chance to get DIAS auto sears for $200 or was it $400? Stupid expensive. Glad I didn't... Sure.

 

[Brian Ski]

Side gigs in a gun store are great,

One thing I have seen. It you work in a store you buy their products. Gun store buy guns, auto store buy their parts, (add ons) Etc. Maybe because you get the job because you like that field?

 

[Brian Ski]

You have an amortization for that?

Sorry I missed your question. I pulled up a chart to see... I always took Dave's word for it.

I pulled up a chart to look. With this info.... $20 a week deposited at compound interest. 10% interest (high but maybe for averages) age 20 to 70 (50 years) The chart came up with about 1.5 million dollars in the account. I redid the account at 12% interest. Wow the jump was 3.4 million in the account after 50 years. It shows the total amount invested was $52,000. I will post the chart and info for you to mess with.

 

[Brian Ski]

 

[Brian Ski]

 

[Brian Ski]

calculator

 

[Creedmoor]

Had a chance to get DIAS auto sears for $200 or was it $400? Stupid expensive. Glad I didn't... Sure.

At one time Ingrams, Stens, DIAS and a few other things were cheaper than the stamp.
Especially if they were bought in multiples.

 

[Dog1]

I'm married to one of the top lawyers in Kentucky that owns her own law firm.

I've been retired since February of 99 when our first was born. I stayed was a stay-at-home dad...I have been blessed. She has been very supportive of my hobbies.

 

[phylodog]

I worked at least two jobs for 20 years which afforded me a lot of nice firearms. Thing was, I almost never bought new or even bought at anything but a great deal and firearms was a huge part of my full time gig as well as a small business I operated for several years.

Sold almost all of them off now as I'm broke as I've ever been in my adult life. I'm also more content and there is very little I want for so I'm not complaining. That's how I did it for a long time.

 

[Nugget]

Hope we've got some Breakfast Club fans here, because for some reason, this...

I'm married to one of the top lawyers in Kentucky that owns her own law firm.

Reminded me of this...

 

[racegunz]

I'm pretty sure if I lost a bunch of my pension, I would recall what Local I was paying dues to.

You’d think so, I was even a maintenance representative and part of the original negotiation committee. The Admin kicked me off that committee first day cause I wouldn’t show up for free and encouraged the other members not to as well. Was elected to go to the constitutional convention and my proposals were not well accepted there either. Maybe it’s just best forgotten like their integrity?

 

[Creedmoor]

You’d think so, I was even a maintenance representative and part of the original negotiation committee. The Admin kicked me off that committee first day cause I wouldn’t show up for free and encouraged the other members not to as well. Was elected to go to the constitutional convention and my proposals were not well accepted there either. Maybe it’s just best forgotten like their integrity?

So you worked for a company, Under a Union Contract.

 

[racegunz]

So you worked for a company, Under a Union Contract.

Strange question seems obvious from my posts but yeah for almost 10 years. Lots of other stuff I don’t remember either about things.
Even got a journeyman’s card somewhere.

 

[Creedmoor]

Strange question seems obvious from my posts but yeah for almost 10 years. Lots of other stuff I don’t remember either about things.
Even got a journeyman’s card somewhere.

Its not that strange of a question, you worked for a Company that its hourly employees work under a Union contract. I and many of the Skilled Trade Unions like Elevator, Electricians, Steam Fitters, Plumbers and Gas Fitters and many other Trades outside of places like GM, Ford and Stellantis there Trade Unions also are company employees.
I worked over 20 years for United Tech Otis Elevator Co, but as an Associate employee. I was an employee of the International Union of Elevator Constructors. Thats who writes my pension checks.
There is a big difference between the two styles of Unions.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Hope we've got some Breakfast Club fans here, because for some reason, this...


Reminded me of this...
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We had to watch that for a Psychology class up at Purdue! Had to explain all the dynamics within the group.

 

[racegunz]

Its not that strange of a question, you worked for a Company that its hourly employees work under a Union contract. I and many of the Skilled Trade Unions like Elevator, Electricians, Steam Fitters, Plumbers and Gas Fitters and many other Trades outside of places like GM, Ford and Stellantis there Trade Unions also are company employees.
I worked over 20 years for United Tech Otis Elevator Co, but as an Associate employee. I was an employee of the International Union of Elevator Constructors. Thats who writes my pension checks.
There is a big difference between the two styles of Unions.

Ah I get it now, yep that’s a difference for sure. Kinda like working out of the “hall” ? I’m sure your union experience is quite different than mine in that case. Nothing good came out of the place I worked for going union representation. We lost on nearly every facet you could imagine. I often said to both sides that they truly deserved each other.
Best thing they ever did was terminate me for refusing the biometric scanning. I moved on and made more money and regained happiness to a degree. Bought lots of guns too !

 

[Creedmoor]

Ah I get it now, yep that’s a difference for sure. Kinda like working out of the “hall” ?

Yes. All of our Locals have halls, its where we have education, retirement party's, monthly and quarterly meetings and so on. A business Agent that we as a Local we vote in office is who finds us jobs if we are unemployed along with other duty's.

 

[Creedmoor]

Ah I get it now, yep that’s a difference for sure. Kinda like working out of the “hall” ? I’m sure your union experience is quite different than mine in that case. Nothing good came out of the place I worked for going union representation. We lost on nearly every facet you could imagine. I often said to both sides that they truly deserved each other.
Best thing they ever did was terminate me for refusing the biometric scanning. I moved on and made more money and regained happiness to a degree. Bought lots of guns too !

I enjoyed the laughs today my friend.
That was money well spent.
Too much fun.