Here I am going the other direction with my bicycle purchases. I realize that I only really ride
maybe 3 of my bikes. The other 9... projects for projects sake. Now, I see if I took the cumulative amount of money I spend on each one of these bargains and pool it all together, well I could've had that Eddy Merckx I always wanted by now. Sure, I wouldn't have all these cool Miyatas, Peugeots, Treks and such, but they're no unicorn and I can only ride 1 at a time unfortunately. I think now I'd rather have a smaller stable with a unicorn than a ranch of horses
Originally Posted by
repechage
I recall going back to school, left a reasonably well paying job. Part of the calculus was that I would have 3-4 years of disposable income lost and debt at the end. A gamble that paid off. But if it was today, no.
You're telling me. I've got one of those fancy BFA's politicians just love to hate from a school Forbes puts in a Top 10 waste of money list. Private loans the whole way to the sum of a new Porsche, doing art. There was an engineering school I dropped out of before that and 2 years studying nights to pick up something I left out down the road. All of it done, paid off. When you just really understand, accept and embrace the problem solving required for your financial undertaking you'll be fine. I loath the fashionable trend of crapping on higher education these days, but I understand its roll in making a stupid populace for me to make money off of... so, thanks I guess?
The thought processes behind purchases, especially big ones like higher education are fascinating and ultimately more important than the money involved.