Because at my age I still have at least 50 years with which to use whatever I get into debt for..
I wouldn't get into debt for a holiday, a car, a big television or anything like that, these things dont really interest me enough to warrant borrowing money I dont have to do it. If I have the money, sure a holiday is always nice... But I wouldnt borrow to do it... I have a lot of friends who would or have done... I do not have any friends who would go into debt for astronomy equipment.. Way I look at it, if I get into debt for a 23 acre block of land under dark skies, it would be a waste of my time not to have an observatory, and a serious imaging system.. Because that's what Im buying the property for..
You wouldnt go on a holiday without buying whatever currency you need to spend there?
I know, I sound young, maybe even stupid to some people, and frankly, I am young, im not the best with money, I love money, because i love to spend money. And should the property i mentioned earlier end up mine, you can bet your bottom dollar there will be a paramount and either a whooping big RC or a serious APO with a large format CCD planted in the back yard...
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Originally Posted by matt
No offence, Alex...but you do sound like a lot of people around your age.
I'm not saying your 'attitude' toward debt/credit and instant gratification is right or wrong, by the way It's just interesting. |