Has the economy affected your hobby?

[moleculo]

How has the economy affected your radio (and other) hobby? I know I'm not buying stuff I would normally like to take a look at. I'm also passing on just about every great deal I find...

[Highlander_821]

I was real bad for buying anything I could get a good deal on. I finally stopped doing that in the last year or so. I've got pretty much everything that I want in the radio hobby. Canoes and kayaks are what catch my eye these days. But, yes I am putting off buying any more boats until we see just what's coming in the next few years.

Thankfully, I've made some really smart choices recently with money, so we are in good shape, and the business I work for is healthy and is investing in it's future, so I think everything will be OK for us. But I know alot of people are going to get wiped out in the coming months, and I feel awful for them.

I'm also lucky that I have a skill that is always in demand---people have to eat!

[unit_399]

The effect for me has been that a lot of really good equipment has come on the market at bargain basement prices. Fortunately, like Highlander, I made some good choices a few years ago. All I can say is, " Thank God for eBay." I just wish sometimes that I was in a position to pick up stuff like I did when I was in biz in SoCal 10 years ago.

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[Switch Kit]

Gasoline to a degree and the draw from my amp on my cars engine , Just kind of bumped down the power in return giving me less draw in return giving me much better mpg per gallon. Other then that , I feel rather lucky with all that has come down this year concerning the economy. I have all the toys I need to satisfy me at this time.

Although I lost a few good friends and my dear mother a few months ago. It surely has been a tough year for so many Americans. So I tend to count my blessings as they may be. No matter how bad it could be for anybody ......it could always be worse.

[74IN]

it could always be worse.

Sorry, it will be.

I'm ill prepared but am bracing for it.

Discretionary spending is about nil.

I hope to invest in gold. The dollar is near failure.

[killroy]

Well I'm having fun buying things for really good prices.
S.K. I know you have all you need. I heard you have an old 20 ft. container in the back yard full of radio's an Amps.

[C2]

Originally Posted by 74IN

Sorry, it will be.

I'm ill prepared but am bracing for it.

Discretionary spending is about nil.

I hope to invest in gold. The dollar is near failure.

Now might be a good time. The dollar is gaining value and gold is 30% off its high.

No gear for me, I'm not even going to buy coax.

[formulamojo]

I wouldn't buy coax either. The price of copper these days coax will kill you. If I hadn't found someone with left over lmr 400 just long enough for what I needed it for I would still be running mini8.

[secret squirrel]

Conserving extra cash flow has lead my to try to run barefoot. I am working to get the antenna system the best I can. I sold my only 2 pill as to above the "more power" need. I have passed up on buying radios just to collect. I know this is the World Wide Radio Forum, but the increasing fuel costs had pushed me to stop supporting my other hobby which is collecting guns. I have not purchased a gun in over a year. I just avoid the gun shop all together.

[Happy_Hamer]

Originally Posted by secret squirrel

I have not purchased a gun in over a year. I just avoid the gun shop all together.

I have just purchased 4 more guns before we get another democrat in office and they put another ban on "assault" style weapons !

Damn Clinton!