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Originally Posted by doppler
That sounds like what a politican would say, but some of us have ordinary jobs with ordinary pay and any spare cash has to go to the mortgage first or the kids. I cringe at $1000, so second hand is my only choice or get a second job to pay for my hobby but I'm getting to the age where I have plenty of other things I'd rather be doing besides working.
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When the mortgage is paid off and the kids are independant things will be different I promise .... we all go thru that phase and it is temporary...you will be surprised how liquidity improves.
I didnt say money was free but really you can rent it very cheaply if you have house equity that you want to use.
And you are very lucky if you can work another job or decide not to...when I started out working two jobs was a necessity and that was to survive...but then things got better as house equity improved and one could consolidate all loans into a cheaper house loan.
And as you work out you can buy and sell houses and make huge cash things improve.
But I never stopped living as if I was very poor.. still shop for specials, drive bottom of the range 1200 cc car and when I say I could throw silly cash at something really I cant as I also see it as a wild un necessary indulgence...it was hard to come by and I dont like letting go of it.
And really astronomy gear is relatively cheap these days.
A grand buys a ticket to the show.
Anyways be patient in twenty years you probably will be able to buy whatever you want.
Good luck.
Alex