Jerry - well wishes and speedy healing for your foot.
members and their systems
for the short time I have been on here, I see that members will start a thread asking about a certain piece of equipment or speakers.. they will then buy that piece of equipment / speakers, start a thread about it saying how good it is and then next thing you know, they are starting another thread asking about another piece of gear as they are looking for something different. what happened to that piece of gear that was so great ?
i get the whole buying thing....but where are members getting the money to do all of this stuff ? do they not have other bills such as rent / mortgage payment, car payment, other bills to pay for also ?
i get the whole buying thing....but where are members getting the money to do all of this stuff ? do they not have other bills such as rent / mortgage payment, car payment, other bills to pay for also ?
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Miller, you failed to mention the reason for not having cell phone, so I can't process that. Relax. You're not the only one who can't process much. We got one listing 2021 net worth. Nobody knows what 2021 net worth is, for the simple fact it just started. Nobody ever knows what anything was for a year until the year is done. Duh. Yet a whole bunch seem unable to process that one basic fact. Net worth is the value of what you have net of debt. Has nothing to do with "income producing assets". People, the first step in being able to process is to understand the freaking terms! This is exactly what I meant before about you want to understand, first learn to look at things from a different perspective. Instead of the perspective of, "Ow! You meanie!" try the perspective of reason and rational thought. For starters. Otherwise, well, it is starting to feel like this may have been a documentary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sP2tUW0HDHA |
First system bought in '76. I'm now on only my 2nd pair of speakers and my 3rd turntable/arm and preamp/amp set-up. Before I bought, I spent a lot of time reading the experts' thoughts on various components and taking records to audio shops to listen to the characteristics of the components. I came to trust certain reviewers who I felt were good at listening to music and were able to express what they were hearing, and I knew what was important to me. I guess it was "trust but verify." I trusted the guidance of certain reviewers and verified by extensive auditioning of gear. What I'm getting at is that I'm not a flipper, and the stuff I bought was somewhat expensive at the time, but thoughtful buying makes for years of satisfaction. So I haven't really dropped much of what I've earned over the years on audio gear, in a relative sense. |
@millercarbon You are to be congratulated for establishing and sticking to your financial plan.
Remember everyone, for the other 99% just have some fun and be responsible within your own means. I will never make it to $10.75 million in income producing assets...it has never been my goal. I am happy though that my ratio of charitable giving will mainly prevent that from ever happening (oh, and while I have a good job, most of us who work for a living won’t get there). My main charitable focus these days though is to contribute to causes that support voting rights for all citizens. |
"...the reason for not having cell phone..." It may be that a person just does not want one. Saving on cell phone bill will not be enough for a wealthy retirement. I have recently bought a record from Better Records and it was priced like my semi-annual cell phone bill. True, I do not have what people like to call "smartphone" (the one that makes people less so) so my monthly payment may be lower than many. |
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