What do you do?

[rangermonroe]

I pick up brass at the range, what I don't reload, I sell at the recycling center.

I paid the tax and the transfer fee on my can with that money. In four trips. It has turned into my Monday routine.

 

[Harry Paget Flashman]

Real simple. Retire from the military after 26 years, work 40-50 hour weeks in a civilian job for 14 years, stable marriage(31 years) to a working wife, pay off trucks and house early, pay credit cards in full every month, put kids through 14 years of college. Then retire. Everything after insurance, food and utilities is spending money.

 

[tylor reimer]

i have a 308 completly costomized 2500, a 44 mag revolver 1500, 44 mag rifle 2000, a goverment target model ruger mark 2 22 675, a 45 ruger p97 350 and get ammo from working at paintball shop and consturction and im only 15

 

[tinygnat219]

Here's how I do it:

Save up for it. Do something like take your lunch to work for two weeks, while putting the money you would spend on meals into an account. I have a "gun fund" for just this reason.

Find the best deal on what you want

Dicker to get a better deal
Buy

 

[ptmmatssc]

Wife and I sold our $50000 house for $100000 during the housing boom . then instead of taking out the $180000 mortgage that we COULD have gotten for another place , we went with 10 acres and the decent sized house in the stix for $80000 , $20000 of which was put in from the profit of the last place . Made sure ALL bills were paid and kept the 2 used vehicles we had rather than splurge on new ones . Been debt free ever since and tends to leave me a decent amount for my "hobby" . Now if I could just keep myself from walking out with a new gun every time I stop to "just pick up ammo" I might save enough up for something in the full auto category Having a C&R ain't helping matters either

 

[TheStupid]

If you cannot spend only 1/3 of your income, save 1/3 and still have 1/3 to spare, I think you need to start to manage your money better.

Eating out is really a money drain.

 

[CU74]

Patience and Research

Pay cash and don't buy junk. Buy quality and take good care of it. I'm still driving a 13-year-old 4-Runner with 200,000+ miles on it. My wife tells folks I'll be buried in it. It still runs great, so she may be right.

Use plastic for convenience, not for credit. If you don't have the money in the bank to pay off the card account in full, don't make the purchase. Be patient.

Don't worry about what other folks have. If it's not yours, it doesn't matter. They don't pay for your stuff - you do.

Buy factory rebuilt power tools - same as new but costs less. Do your own projects and maintenance - you might be surprised to find that most of the work needed around the house/yard doesn't require special skills, just the right tools.

Spend some time researching before buying - Google is a great resource. So is Consumer Reports. Once again, be patient. New isn't necessarily better, just newer. (That is especially true with firearms.)