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The Basics, Starting Out
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<blockquote data-quote="LongProng" data-source="post: 1685190" data-attributes="member: 107038"><p>I disagree. I love my boat. I bought it new in 2007. It's a 17' aluminum with a 115 horse outboard. Super low maintenance and I use it for towing, fishing, duck hunting, and Scuba. It's now paid off. As I get older I may sell it, depending if it's use goes down. Aluminums hold their value well so I could probably sell it now for over half what I paid. I did purchase smart and not go overboard, pun intended.</p><p></p><p>As far as the op question:</p><p></p><p>Mid 40's, account manager for a large package goods company with a school teacher wife. 2 kids, 1 grown and gone, the other in high school. Both kids have worked since they could drive, which is 15 here in Idaho. Kids are much more financially tolerable when they work, plus it instills work ethic and the value of money early on.</p><p></p><p>I try to purchase smart, i.e. I purchased a Vortex for half of msrp using my veteran status and Expert Voice. I save up when I want to make a large purchase and always pay in cash. The only debt I have is my house and student loans. I have never had a car payment ever. The only thing I ever financed was my boat, and if I had it to do over, I would of paid cash for a used one.</p><p></p><p>I have a few rifles and shotguns that have been passed down to me but the majority are purchased over time. I own 2 customs made by Benchmark and I keep two good scopes on two mounting systems. One on a flat mount for bolt actions and one on a 20 moa mount for ARs. Both use pic rails.</p><p></p><p>Buy smart and stay out of debt. My 2c.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LongProng, post: 1685190, member: 107038"] I disagree. I love my boat. I bought it new in 2007. It’s a 17’ aluminum with a 115 horse outboard. Super low maintenance and I use it for towing, fishing, duck hunting, and Scuba. It’s now paid off. As I get older I may sell it, depending if it’s use goes down. Aluminums hold their value well so I could probably sell it now for over half what I paid. I did purchase smart and not go overboard, pun intended. As far as the op question: Mid 40’s, account manager for a large package goods company with a school teacher wife. 2 kids, 1 grown and gone, the other in high school. Both kids have worked since they could drive, which is 15 here in Idaho. Kids are much more financially tolerable when they work, plus it instills work ethic and the value of money early on. I try to purchase smart, i.e. I purchased a Vortex for half of msrp using my veteran status and Expert Voice. I save up when I want to make a large purchase and always pay in cash. The only debt I have is my house and student loans. I have never had a car payment ever. The only thing I ever financed was my boat, and if I had it to do over, I would of paid cash for a used one. I have a few rifles and shotguns that have been passed down to me but the majority are purchased over time. I own 2 customs made by Benchmark and I keep two good scopes on two mounting systems. One on a flat mount for bolt actions and one on a 20 moa mount for ARs. Both use pic rails. Buy smart and stay out of debt. My 2c. [/QUOTE]
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