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03-08-2005, 04:49 AM

"JP" <vze2wx8p.spamshield@verizon.net> wrote:

>Find a use for 3K? If you blink too long it's history.
>
>Mortgage 2K/mo
>Electric 0.25K/mo
>Phone 0.40K/mo

Ouch. Time to get those three teenage boys off the phone. Do they
all have girlfriends in Europe or something?

>Oil 0.30K/mo
>Gasoline 0.30K/mo

I'm tryin' to figure out what kind of vehicles use as much oil as gas.
Then it hits me - the family all ride Harleys!

>Auto leases 0.90K/mo

Ouch again. Time for a trip to the used car lot!

>Auto ins 0.50K/mo
>Music lessons 0.70K/mo
>Allowances,etc 0.20K/mo
>Health Ins 1K/mo
>Food (3 teen boys) 0.50K/mo
>Clothing( " " + wife) ???
>Laptops, ipods, TV's, DVD's, VCR's, XBoxes, skateboards, longboards,
>gameboys,
>school trips, allergists, contact lenses, Rx sunglasses, SAT's, PSAT's,
>AP's,
>College application fees, (tuition to come)
>omigod where does it end????????????????????

When you die?

>Getting something I want (finally)...................PRICELESS!!!!!

If you're paying $900 a month on car leases, one would presume either
you have a lot of cars, or have upgraded to something you "want"...

A bike isn't the goal - riding the bike is the goal. You can do that
on just about anything, though a nice bike is, well, nice. It's all
just a matter of priorities - I've lived in places that necessitated
many of my rides happening on bikes that were basically in the
"dumpster diving" category (since I had to leave them in a place a
good bike would be stolen almost immediately).

In the end, we all end up creating a budget for unnecessary things.
It's just a matter of priorities. A bike is a pretty good place to do
that since once the extra money is amortized over the many hundreds
(or thousands) of hours you'll spend on it, it's downright "cheap".

Mark Hickey
Habanero Cycles
http://www.habcycles.com
Home of the $695 ti frame

03-08-2005, 04:49 AM	#79 (permalink)
Mark Hickey Posts: n/a	Re: Rivendell customer service is very good "JP" <vze2wx8p.spamshield@verizon.net> wrote: >Find a use for 3K? If you blink too long it's history. > >Mortgage 2K/mo >Electric 0.25K/mo >Phone 0.40K/mo Ouch. Time to get those three teenage boys off the phone. Do they all have girlfriends in Europe or something? >Oil 0.30K/mo >Gasoline 0.30K/mo I'm tryin' to figure out what kind of vehicles use as much oil as gas. Then it hits me - the family all ride Harleys! >Auto leases 0.90K/mo Ouch again. Time for a trip to the used car lot! >Auto ins 0.50K/mo >Music lessons 0.70K/mo >Allowances,etc 0.20K/mo >Health Ins 1K/mo >Food (3 teen boys) 0.50K/mo >Clothing( " " + wife) ??? >Laptops, ipods, TV's, DVD's, VCR's, XBoxes, skateboards, longboards, >gameboys, >school trips, allergists, contact lenses, Rx sunglasses, SAT's, PSAT's, >AP's, >College application fees, (tuition to come) >omigod where does it end???????????????????? When you die? >Getting something I want (finally)...................PRICELESS!!!!! If you're paying $900 a month on car leases, one would presume either you have a lot of cars, or have upgraded to something you "want"... A bike isn't the goal - riding the bike is the goal. You can do that on just about anything, though a nice bike is, well, nice. It's all just a matter of priorities - I've lived in places that necessitated many of my rides happening on bikes that were basically in the "dumpster diving" category (since I had to leave them in a place a good bike would be stolen almost immediately). In the end, we all end up creating a budget for unnecessary things. It's just a matter of priorities. A bike is a pretty good place to do that since once the extra money is amortized over the many hundreds (or thousands) of hours you'll spend on it, it's downright "cheap". Mark Hickey Habanero Cycles http://www.habcycles.com Home of the $695 ti frame