@oldhvymec
While that may sound like a great ROI if you had put the same $39K into the S&P500 30 years ago and just let it sit you’d have close to $900K on your investment and you would have paid 0% interest along the way. I'm guessing you paid some mortgage interest over the years.
Slightly off topic but not really - as the point is that we should never categorize our audio hobby as an investment in anything but our enjoyment value.
I bought a house for 39k 30 years ago and was just offered 345K.
While that may sound like a great ROI if you had put the same $39K into the S&P500 30 years ago and just let it sit you’d have close to $900K on your investment and you would have paid 0% interest along the way. I'm guessing you paid some mortgage interest over the years.
Slightly off topic but not really - as the point is that we should never categorize our audio hobby as an investment in anything but our enjoyment value.