House/Gun Poor

[BigPimping]

My bills are paid, my kids have college funds, we pay 1K/month over our mortgage to have it paid off several years early. Shooting is one of my hobbies, and I treat is as such. I have all the firearms I want, and probably much more than I need lol. As a husband and father it would be irresponsible of me to put my family in financial peril to buy what are basically toys.

Not quite sure I would describe the implements of freedom and the last line of defense against oppression as "Toys." Mine serve a greater function than that. Especially when the day comes that the welfare system collapses.

[Lex Talionis]

So how many of you guys have a kick butt collection of firearms and ammunition along with reloading stuff.....But you barely make ends meet?

I've done reasonably well in life but am also a cheap bastard and rarely convince myself to spend money on personal pleasures. I only want what I can convince myself I need. If I ever move to Chicago I will probably buy a Sherman tank.

[Fishslayer]

Modest accumulation.

Financially I was doing OK until I discovered Dan Wesson 1911s.

[johnny_boy02]

Small collection of things I enjoy that I slowly add to. Small house with a small payment. I don't live paycheck to paycheck. I don't find attention seeking on a forum sexy.

[Barang]

I'm broke, old and not nearly as sexy as OP.

[sealocan]

I HAD a boat.





Glad you're back OHOD.
Your polls are the best,

in fact lately there haven't been any other polls.

[myk]

Not quite sure I would describe the implements of freedom and the last line of defense against oppression as "Toys." Mine serve a greater function than that. Especially when the day comes that the welfare system collapses.

And therein lies the problem with the 2A in California and the world in general. To many people guns are just things to collect, accessorize, "play" with and whatnot; they're not serious, life and death things. People talk about how much more their house, family and other things are more important, but they forget that the "guns" are there to protect those things, not just accessorize them, unless of course you don't look at guns in that way and would rather rely on the police to protect you..

[golfish]

So how many of you guys have a kick butt collection of firearms and ammunition along with reloading stuff.....But you barely make ends meet?

It doesn't matter what hobbie I have, golf, fishing, reef tanks, guns or custom motorcycles, and it doesn't matter how much money my wife and I make, we're always poor because we have kids. That's my reason and I'm stickin to it.

[BigBamBoo]

I have a few nice guns. No debt. Everything is paid for. I am self employed and have been for most of my working life outside of the Army.

Saving money to buy a house out of state. But have dipped into that fund to pick up a few more firearms items.

Don't get me started on the health insurance issue. As I mentioned above, I am self employed and have no insurance. I have been paying the fine. Thankfully I have been very healthy all my life.

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[bigbearbear]

Thankfully I have been very healthy all my life.
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Famous last words?

Just kidding, good for you.

[high_revs]

800 yards, check
300 yards, check, check
75 yards, check, check, check
15 yards, check, check
4 feet, check + machete
No safe queens. Have plenty of food, money, toys.

i love this! you're missing the 1k though.

i like using the movie The Kingdom as an analogy when they were ranging the catapaults. don't need to be messing with scope adjustments.

then person next tome will hear the orders... hand me the 300yds one... when i tell you, give me the 150yds one.

[icyteddy]

I live modestlyin a modest house. Nothing special. Happy what I am able to afford. Trying not to overspend on "toys" but sometimes I get overzealous.

[Air]

I have everything I need, but not everything I want.

I'm close though...

[BucDan]

Modest collection of guns. Looking to get a couple more before the end of the year, more so receivers the guns I want in the future beyond 1/1/2017.

Then, I want to build up my C&R collection.

[geoint]

I'll say that since the beginning, my gun hobby has cost me many thousands of dollars that at some points I probably couldn't afford. Now I'm righted with a very modest collection of what I like. Do I see guns posted on her and get antsy to pull out the credit card? Sure. But I'm far more realistic about what i will actually do with said gun if I were to buy it. So I hold off.

That perfectly describes me too. Been downsizing the collection for a while and I'm shocked (and a little relieved) at how empty my safe is now.

With that said, I'm never going to totally disarm and the guy above who is down to four guns total... That seems really excessive too lol