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Not buying stuff sucks a lot!!

Started by jimilee, March 09, 2018, 08:02:05 PM

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jimilee

So of my own accord, I've decided to temporarily curtail my guitar buying and building, and I tweaking my pretty badly.
   We are hoping to buy a house, so instead of buying guitars, I'm paying off revolving credit accounts so I can save some money and be in a good spot. There are only 2 now and they're interest free. I use revolving credit to keep my credit rating smooth, and for fun money, and now I'm pretty much dyeing .


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I'm finally back in build mode so I've been on a bit of a buying spree here lately ... spent the last couple years in exactly your spot, just itching to spend
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jubal81

Have you asked your doctor about Ric620?

Ric620 has proven 100% effective* among all jubal81s in curing recurring guitar GAS, resulting in a reduction to a single instrument after steady use over several years.

*Results may vary. Effectiveness of Ric620 shown in trials against 6-string instruments. Side effects include reports of 12-string instrument GAS.


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jimilee

Quote from: jubal81 on March 09, 2018, 08:54:01 PM
Have you asked your doctor about Ric620?

Ric620 has proven 100% effective* among all jubal81s in curing recurring guitar GAS, resulting in a reduction to a single instrument after steady use over several years.

*Results may vary. Effectiveness of Ric620 shown in trials against 6-string instruments. Side effects include reports of 12-string instrument GAS.



That's exactly what I need!


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HamSandwich

Quote from: jubal81 on March 09, 2018, 08:54:01 PM
Have you asked your doctor about Ric620?

Ric620 has proven 100% effective* among all jubal81s in curing recurring guitar GAS, resulting in a reduction to a single instrument after steady use over several years.

*Results may vary. Effectiveness of Ric620 shown in trials against 6-string instruments. Side effects include reports of 12-string instrument GAS.




EEERRRUUUUGGGHHHHHHHHH. Now why you gotta do that?

stringsthings

Quote from: jimilee on March 09, 2018, 08:02:05 PM
So of my own accord, I've decided to temporarily curtail my guitar buying and building, and I tweaking my pretty badly.
   We are hoping to buy a house, so instead of buying guitars, I'm paying off revolving credit accounts so I can save some money and be in a good spot. There are only 2 now and they're interest free. I use revolving credit to keep my credit rating smooth, and for fun money, and now I'm pretty much dyeing .

I hear ya!  My income has dipped over the past year and so I haven't been spending as much.   And I've been trying to save up for a nice audio interface for the computer to get back to doing some recording.  And since getting into some modular synth stuff, I've spent quite a bit more there than for guitar pedals.  So I've recently been playing inexpensive computer games.   There's a few pedal projects that I could finish without spending much, so I can always fall back on that.
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jimilee

Pedals aren't a problem, it's guitar money that I don't want to spend.


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matmosphere

Quote from: HamSandwich on March 09, 2018, 08:59:13 PM
Quote from: jubal81 on March 09, 2018, 08:54:01 PM
Have you asked your doctor about Ric620?

Ric620 has proven 100% effective* among all jubal81s in curing recurring guitar GAS, resulting in a reduction to a single instrument after steady use over several years.

*Results may vary. Effectiveness of Ric620 shown in trials against 6-string instruments. Side effects include reports of 12-string instrument GAS.




EEERRRUUUUGGGHHHHHHHHH. Now why you gotta do that?

Yeah, I haven't had GAS for years (because I'm pretty much always broke) but man that reminds me how much I've always wanted a ric.

pickdropper

I went with a different approach.  I borrowed a couple of old Marshall heads.  Soon, my hearing will be totally gone and I can sell everything.
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alanp

When I'm working, I have money for parts, but no time to do what I want with them.

When I'm off work, I have time to mess about with circuitry, but no money for the parts.
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Muadzin

Quote from: jimilee on March 09, 2018, 08:02:05 PM
So of my own accord, I've decided to temporarily curtail my guitar buying and building, and I tweaking my pretty badly.
   We are hoping to buy a house, so instead of buying guitars, I'm paying off revolving credit accounts so I can save some money and be in a good spot. There are only 2 now and they're interest free. I use revolving credit to keep my credit rating smooth, and for fun money, and now I'm pretty much dyeing .

I don't get half of what you're trying to say here, it sounds like the kind of financial shenanigans which melted down the economy a decade ago, but methinks that when you have debts in any shape or form, guitars (or basically anything) are not something you should buy, period!

Quote from: alanp on March 10, 2018, 03:29:37 AM
When I'm working, I have money for parts, but no time to do what I want with them.

When I'm off work, I have time to mess about with circuitry, but no money for the parts.

Yup, that's pretty much it. If you're lucky and do either for long enough the deep sea pressure effect starts to happen. Like a deep sea fish you get used to it and you manage to find some spare time, or spare money.