How Much Have You Lost Thru' The Upgrade Process?


I normally don't upgrade my equipment too often but have an estimated $5,000 loss throughout the upgrade process in a span of 6 years. Compared to some of the heavyweights here I think the sum is negligible. Just wondering.
ryder

Showing 1 response by blindjim

Jeeezzz Louise, were we supposed to keep track?

I'm with John on this one. I'm not keeping track as no actual budget was previously ordained. My goal didn't include a budget at all. Perhaps that's where I screwed up in the first place.

Nope. That wasn’t it. It was when I went into that ‘room’… you all know the one. The room where the music was being played live, by those invisible musicians.

I’ve spent more than most reasonably sane people would have however… and I pale in comparison to many other Agone members, I’m sure.

Budget. What a concept!

short answer... enough to buy a really, really nice car.

The price for fun is sure as hell going up lately.

Do hair follicles count?? ...and what's the going rate on worry these days? I suppose tubes do count though.

...and shouldn't we include then, traveling time and expense for auditioning? Freight? Fright? electricity? Space? (I need a whole other building just to store empty boxes!).

How about bubble wrap, popcorn, tape, AND foam? tie downs, tie ups, and velcro? I’ve used enough tape to do King Tut and his crew!

There’s that therapy thing I’ve been postponing against the ongoing urging of my friends.

I’ve long since quit telling them what I’ve just laid out for a used extension cord to power a component! …and the bank? It’s still a ongoing joke there when they retell the story of the time I asked for $3K for uh, wires.

They weren’t a terribly understanding lot, but the ensuing laughter did enhance their day.

Yeah…. They still ask me from time to time, if I ever got the wire. It still amueses them a good bit. Sheeessh.

It bugs me enough now and then to see what I’m spending, let alone keeping track of where I’ve overspent, or lost on a thing I valued more than another.

In fact… I’d as soon not know the actual amount of expenditure thus far. Like the national debt, it’s still going up.