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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: Brianlocal3 on June 24, 2012, 05:53:00 PM
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I am an Elevator Constructor, so I build, maintain, and repair elevators, escalators and moving walks. That is my 40 hr job, but those funds are allocated to the household needs. So for hobby money I scrap out the old equipment and do small jobs for people around town. Ill cut grass, change brakes, yard work. Just small jobs to earn some hobby money. After the kids are older I wont need to but for now, my primary income is used for household needs.
So how do my fellow Gangers fund this neverending passion and hobby.
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Just part of my budget. Archery and reading are two of my hobbies. Thankfully reading isn't expensive.
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and also the title is a slight play on words with the straight talk meaning what do you do for a living. I dont know why, but I am always interested in what people do for an occupation.
And Bowwild, I am a huge reading nerd myself. I have close to 500 books in my library here at the house, plus the library is just down the street. I read all genres of books.
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My wife has a bank account-and a job. She's purdy! :bigsmyl:
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I've been known to sell organs, mine and those of others. Fortunatley, my town appreciates my police work enough to pay me so I have a few dollars left after expenses. It's a good thing too, Im running out of kidneys to sell.
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Use to professionaly armwrestle with sponsors. Was able to put some aside for my fav sport. Archery!
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im a coal miner, strip mine in wyoming. minus right now while coal isnt doing well, we have voluntary overtime, and thats how i fund my hunts.
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Fortunately, we have always had enough income that I could buy the hobby basics plus an occasional extra. Also, my family has always preferred to give cash in lieu of gifts, so I set that aside for hobby stuff. Latly, I put the change in my pocket into a small bank each night, and when the bank is full it gets cashed in and added to my hobby fund. Adds up fairly quickly. The secret to saving up for hobby items is to make sure you never blow your entire money stash at a single event - always keep a little bit back for next time.
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I am Federal LEO and retired Navy. I just put back money every payday, be suprised how fast it adds up, it is always in my budget.
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Nice, yes I do the change thing also. Danny, I was with the USBP for a short while after I got out of the Air Force and that was a good gig. Plenty to hunt in Arizona and New Mexico. I want to make a special trip to Artesia and go after some Promghorn.
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I make bear style knife and file sheaths for sale here and on the auction site. I also set up at flea markets selling items from the house that are no longer wanted also tools and such.
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Sam McMichael,I do the change thing as well. Pennies in 1 bank,everything else in another. I am a auto mechanic by trade,a couple transmission re-builds or busted 4X4's on the side helps out a bunch. I just split it with Mrs. Whitaker. :bigsmyl:
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I'm a full time college student but I still live at home which saves me major costs but I still pay for my ridiculous hunting/flyfishing hobbies by roofing with my dad and tending lawns on my parents duplexes. Thankfully my dad owns the company and pays our men well so that translates into good pay for me.
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I've gone full circle. Started out, as a kid, playing in the backyard. Now that I'm retired, most of my time is spent playing in the backyard. Shooting in my back yard keeps me from going any where. Since every time I go any where, it seems to cost me at least $50 before I get back home, I'm making money, hand over fist, by playing in the backyard.
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As with Izzy, I've tried to sell the kindeys and other body parts of suspects that I arrest, but beleive it or not, the jails do miss them when you dont bring them in! soo....I'm a hornsmith who makes 18th C. repro powderhorns for sale to reenactors and museums.
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My wife and kids miss a meal every now and then.
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I'm a Sr. Water plant operator at the 8th largest water and waster utility in the world. the plant I work at has a max raw rate of 76 MGD after upgrades it will have a max rate of 120MGD. right now we are running on a daily average of 68MGD. Me and the wife make good money so I normally get to buy my toys once we get some extra money
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Originally posted by Bowwild:
Just part of my budget. Archery and reading are two of my hobbies. Thankfully reading isn't expensive.
I don't read near as much as I should but I just put aside a little every month like it is a monthly bill. I have not always been able to do that but my only kid is about to be making his own way as he is just about to graduate from college.
Bisch
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Originally posted by jsweka:
My wife and kids miss a meal every now and then.
:knothead: :knothead:
Bisch
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Luckily I'm a high school student so the only bills I have are the insurance bills on my old truck. I hang drywall for my uncle during the summer and all of that goes to gas and archery. Not a bad deal if you ask me.
Caleb
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I've worked at the same manufacturing plant for 22 years and done most of the various jobs there. Work has been steady all these years.
I used to sell a gun to buy a new bow but ran out of guns. We live well within our budget, and as long as I don't go too crazy I have been able to enjoy some new toys now and then.
Out of state hunts are planned for and savings set aside earmarked for the trip.
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I tend to rob and steal from the elderly and small children ...
Aside from that I often teach Jazz Ballet a couple of nights a week .........
:saywhat:
I also have private clients that I do recoveries and investigations for and also work with horses in my spare time for extra $ ......
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After working my crappy dead end warehouse job during the week, I do mechanic work type stuff at home. Most of my hobby money comes from building Toyota truck differentials, building transaxles and engines for aircooled Volkswagens, tuning carburetors on old motorcycles, and welding on busted 4x4s and baja bugs. I'm a cursed tinkerer... The simplicity of traditional archery and primitive living type hobbies are my release. :)
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I make it all myself or trade for it. The only money I spend anymore is for string material(B-50) and postage.
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Spent 39 years working for the State Patrol - retired in December, been playing ever since. Been building antler candle holders and stuff like that for donations/gifts. Have had several inquiries asking if I would sell them. Planned to do that, but so far haven't found the time to work on anything like that. Winter is coming -- maybe I'll find some time then???
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I have no wife at the moment, no children, I'm grossly overpaid, and I budget by living as frugal as I can.
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Thats whats great with primitive archery. U can do it with minimal equip. Plus my overtime does help with toys and i trade and sell some of my work.
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Retired Federal Worker, Industrial Engineer. Currently work as the person in charge of the best gun shop in Montana. The Fort.
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Wife and I are "empty nesters" now. Extra money available now that the raising is done.
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Key puncher....
Use to beg from my parents for toys when I was young, Do same from wife now days.
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The last 15 years or so I started buying a house, spend some time and money on it then flip it for a profit. Some years, like Africa, it would take 2 houses! It would keep me busy and if I made a couple grand it was worth the time and effort.
Since the market has fallen, I've switched to farm tractors. Buy them for cheap, fix 'em, paint 'em and resell 'em. I've sold 3 this year and have $4k in the sock drawer with no place to go. Didn't draw any tags 8-(
Looks like I'll be planning a BIG trip for next year!
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There's things I could do and have done, like taxidermy work and building traditional flintlocks, but am too sorry to do...so I just suffer and do without everything else.
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Biggie,I really like that tractor. That is the perfect size. Is that a Massey?
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I don't really have any vices other than hunting and the kids are semi on their own. It's fairly cheap to hunt a Louisiana lease if you don't include the beer we drink. Bottom line is that my wife knows it is my passion and she is supportive of my hobby.
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Retired Machinist and now a part time school bus driver. With a good boss i get all the days I want for hunting in Oct. thru Dec.
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Originally posted by riverrat 2:
Biggie,I really like that tractor. That is the perfect size. Is that a Massey?
1948 Ferguson T20 I almost kept this one! If I'd have drawn Iowa, this tractor would have given me 2-3 weeks in paradise!
I work on these between 5am and 7am, 5 days a week. The morning news just makes me cranky so I fund my bowhunting with those 2 hrs.
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Biggie, I thought about doing the same thing. I always liked those small farm tractors. I've had a few over the years. Great for food plots.
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I own a boarding kennel & dog grooming parlor (yes, really.) Somehow after I've paid for all the staff, bills, taxes, accountant, lawyer, supplies etc.... each month, there seems to be just enough left over for me to pay myself about 1/3rd of minimum wage (although I'm usually to tired to spend it) to pay for my hobbies!
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Draftsman for steel building manufacturer.
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I gave up porn...LOL Really though just overtime and begging the wife for spare change.
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Soon to be retired RN after 30 yrs. Gotta find a new gig to help pay for future toys and trips.
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I've done logging and landclearing for going on 22 years now,hope I can make it to 23 with the way the economy is!!!
I've collected enough "toys" along the way that I can usually sell/buy or trade for more without taking too much money out of pocket. That really helps now,as my oldest is in college.Good news is I have 9 years to save up until the next daughter goes.
Hey Biggie,here's my tractor-
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One more detail on saving the pocket change. Sometimes I "manufacture" change. Say I buy some thing that costs $1.03. I will pay for it with $2.00 even if I already have the 3 cents. This may be cheating a bit, but it works, and so far, I have gotten away with it.
I still sneak quite a few items into the house just so nobody realizes how successfull I've been.
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Keep a little hardwood to the side to sell every year, helps pay a few bills!! :campfire:
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I give 50 hours a week to a rental company where we rent anything from a sledgehammer to 30 thousand pound excavators to john q public..... which is quite fun sometimes. And on the weekends for my fun money I'm a archery associate at bass pro shops in the archery department of course.
I make my own bows so I don't have a huge expense in custom bows.
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A job that pays very well, no kids, no car payments (drive an old Suburban with 250K miles on it), NYC rental property, huge coin jar like some of the other folks (I've paid for hunts and vacations with that jar when it's too full to move!) and basically being frugal.
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My wife reads my posts from time to time so you'll only see the official way. I get to expense mileage when I drive my vehicle to secondary locations at work. I carefully calculate my costs and anything I get back I split with the Mrs.
Hunting is my primary hobby so it gets paid first.
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I'm a CPA so I do some tax work on the side that takes care of my reasonable hunting trips. This will be my last year being the Treasurer for my archery club and if i can replace that time with paying customers I'll be able to hunt africa and alaska every year. lol
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I'm retired so the SS, and pension go to pay bills but I work part time delivering catered food. The salary (if you can call it that) and tips are saved to pay for my day to day expenses and all hunting, golf and fishing trips. Also have a large gun collection and accumulation of junk so I sell that off piece by peice.