[Dorkfish88]

guns are expenisve and i dont make a lot of money:cuss:

[Ryanxia]

Even if you have a good job there's never enough money to buy the toys you want :)

[BK]

Find a small, odd job where you can make a little money, and designate all of that money for your hobby. I clean a business office once a month. It takes about three hours of my time and I make $60. I use it all for ammo or whatever gun related that I'm up for. I also keep my eye open for stuff people don't want that I can sell on craigslist. Last month I bought a TLR-3. This month it's only going to be ammo. It takes a while to actually save up to buy a gun though.

[Dorkfish88]

Find a small, odd job where you can make a little money, and designate all of that money for your hobby. I clean a business office once a month. It takes about three hours of my time and I make $60. I use it all for ammo or whatever gun related that I'm up for. I also keep my eye open for stuff people don't want that I can sell on craigslist. Last month I bought a TLR-3. This month it's only going to be ammo. It takes a while to actually save up to buy a gun though.
i've been applying for jobs left and right, and no luck... it's not through a lack of trying that i don't have a job...

[The Lone Haranguer]

guns are expenisve and i dont make a lot of money
I hear you. :( For a while in the early to mid 2000s I was practically buying a gun a month, but then things took a turn for the worse and I wound up selling most of them. :banghead:

[Oxide]

Part of getting a job is being a marketable commodity. Applying won't get you anywhere if you're no good. Not saying that you are that, but, sometimes, applying like mad won't get you anywhere if you aren't what is wanted.

Another thing is to minimize expenses. Too many people have too many kids too early. In fact, the poorer someone is, the more kids they seem to have.

[BlackMagic308]

No one makes enough to afford all the guns they want. Add in "they take up a lot of space" and you get stressed out just thinking about it.

[Warp]

I hear you. But I would complain more about ammo being expensive, personally. I have more in it than in the guns.

[j2crows]

I'm just the opposite. I was 10 years old when my dad took me on my first rabbit hunt. Between that time and now , (56 years later) I can afford just about any reasonable gun I could want. However, worsening eyes and a little bit of the shakes put the kabosh on any new stuff. Better get it while your young and in good health.

[Rustyol45]

Add in "they take up a lot of space" and you get stressed out just thinking about it.

Not me. I'll make room for guns.

[BlackMagic308]

Oh, I always make room! LOL! I just find myself jumping over stuff in my room a lot these days. And most of the drawers in my dresser are now full of magazines and other stuff.

[Skribs]

I work as a contractor, and am applying for a permanent position where I work. I did the math, and with the extra bump in pay, I could get my wish list very quickly (since every penny I make extra could go towards firearms). As it is...real slow.

[12131]

my biggest issue with being a gun nut...

guns are expenisve and i dont make a lot of money
Hi-Point, Lorcin/Jennings/Bryco/Raven/Davis/Jimenez/Phoenix (did I leave any other name out?) are not expensive.:evil:

[BlackMagic308]

Ah yes, boat anchors. :evil:

[Eugene Ryb]

Enjoy the gun (or guns) that you have. It would be better to have only one gun and get to shoot it than to have a bunch that you can't afford to shoot.

[WeedWacker]

I used to buy a different caliber each time, mostly because I was getting hunting rifles and each was for a specific purpose/animal. Now I try to consolidate calibers, especially handguns.

[AK_Maine_iac]

I quit smoking 10 years ago. To this date i still drop the money everyday( into a large coffee can) that i would be spending on smokes. It buys me a new gun every year. I call it my guns for life fund. It probably has saved my life.

[OKBOOMER]

I used to buy a different caliber each time, mostly because I was getting hunting rifles and each was for a specific purpose/animal. Now I try to consolidate calibers, especially handguns.
Easier shopping list

[killchain]

i've been applying for jobs left and right, and no luck... it's not through a lack of trying that i don't have a job...
True dat.

I'm working a truly crap job for dirt pay, but I'm thankful for it just because there is next to nothing out there right now.

I need a LOT more money for ammo. Haha.

[kayak-man]

I hear ya. To be able to keep shooting, I quit drinking and ride my bike everywhere. Now, my weekly bar tab has been replaced by match entry fees, and I fill up the magazines instead of the gas tank.

Find a small, odd job where you can make a little money, and designate all of that money for your hobby.

Very true. I took a job with parks and rec teaching archery for the summer to pay for my LCP.

Chris "the Kayak-Man" Johnson

[Skribs]

I'm working a truly crap job for dirt pay, but I'm thankful for it just because there is next to nothing out there right now.

I was complaining about my pay to one of my permanent coworkers, and his attitude was "you can't complain about your pay, because you chose the pay when you accepted the job."

I had to counter with, "no, I accepted the job, because the pay was better than jobless pay. That doesn't change the fact that I would like better pay." So yeah, I know what it's like, and I'm right there with you.

[feedthehogs]

When I was a youngster I had an addiction called racing. I worked 3 jobs to afford it. Did my social life suck, yes but priorities came first.

The same goes for any hobby. You don't make enough money in one job, add a few others. Plenty of single moms do it everyday.

[SleazyRider]

I quit smoking 10 years ago. To this date i still drop the money everyday( into a large coffee can) that i would be spending on smokes. It buys me a new gun every year. I call it my guns for life fund. It probably has saved my life.

Smartest post I've read in quite some time. My compliments!

[ColtPythonElite]

I can think of more expensive hobbies that offer little return once the money is spent. The good thing about guns is if you hold onto them long enough, they are generally worth more than you paid for them.....20+ years ago, I save for months to buy my first handgun. I've shot and used it as much as I wanted to. The same used gun is bringing about 3x what I paid for it new.

[smalls]

Haha, yeah guns have no comparison to cars when it comes to money.

[Furncliff]

...""""guns are expenisve and i dont make a lot of money..."""

Being able to buy more rifles and handguns on a budget is one reason I like rim fire.

[ColtPythonElite]

Lots of rimfire guns cost as much or more than centerfires.

[Arkansas Paul]

I'm with you. I bought two or three a year for a few years. It's been close to a year since my last one though. Times are tough. Good thing I handload. I still get to enjoy the ones I have that way.

[The Sarge]

Get your C&R and have a blast.

[Eugene Ryb]

My wife used to tell me I should go play golf. Now she complains because I like to go shooting. I don't think she realizes the price is the same.

[BlackMagic308]

I'm with The Sarge! You can get a lot of really good C&R guns on the cheap, they usually go up in value (and price to buy, yikes!), you now have a piece of history in your hands, and odds are you'll score a few of them for the price of one modern rifle and all of them will outshoot the modern rifle! My Swiss K31 and my Lee Enfield have both sent a few guys with overly expensive rifles home in a pout (in at least one case, the guy had a full blown temper tantrum).

[BlackMagic308]

Yeah, Eugene, sometimes worse! Next time she complains let me know and I'll send you the form for one of our local - and very unknown - golf courses... the joining fee is $30,000 and you still have to pay greens fees when you go play.

[Ignition Override]

Even when your income goes up, though gradually, your rent or mortgage will also go up after a while as you need/want more space, and even with or without a child, the growing incidental costs can't be quantified in advance.

Just a little more complexity in life leads to geometric growth in things which can't be predicted.

[ChCx2744]

And.........That's life. Real talk. Some come from money, others don't. I, don't, therefore I work for what I want. I will never be able to fulfill my list of "wants" but we must always remember, the thing of greatest worth to anyone is your body. Live healthy, live happy and know that you've actually lived.

[Sheepdog1968]

Life is a balance act between saving for tommorow and spending today.

None of us want to be forced to work till the day we die or eat catfood. And yet, we also want to enjoy life today. It's tough.

No matter how much you make, you will find things you want to buy. I think that is why the "what are you top 4 pick" threads are so popular.