Can we really afford our Busses?

Originally posted by Strabs
Hallelujah Alpha man!:D

Now I can beleive in this philosophy ONLY because I'm not married yet and I ain't gots no young neither:p

As soon as I get married this will obviously change. Maybe we could start a chippendale division of OINK to suppliment our Infi purchases.

Who's with me?:D
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Are you recently divorced? I would have sworn you were married at the Atlanta show :)
 
Nope, not married, never been married, and have held out as long as I can.

...but I can feel the walls closing in;)
 
Originally posted by Dark Nemesis
It's been a rough lately. In three months I've had to be strong and turn down all of this...

Straight Handled Battle Mistresses $700...from Skunk !
Steel Heart I's $900...from Skunk !!
The Holy Terror $1200...from Skunk !!!

You'd think Jerry would be in that list somewhere wouldn't you? :) This brings up another question...but that will be for another post :D
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and all those were discounted prices, now you get to buy the fricking booze you cheap bastid!

i suppose i will even have to bait your fricking hook when we go fishing right????
 
Somehow the Busse shop got my credit card number and they are happy to charge my latest purchase! Mostly I use postal money orders purchased out of my operating capital but my desire for knives has emptied my cash stash. It only takes a couple Mr. Mofos and some military overruns to clean out the old "spare" cash account. Credit cards suck but lack of INFI sucks more.
 
Skunk, I can bait a hook just fine it's the fricking fish that seem to be able to "unbait" the hook quite well.


"Credit cards suck but lack of INFI sucks more."

Mhawg, that seems to be what this boils down to doesn't it? Which is the lesser of two evils.
 
Originally posted by Strabs
Maybe we could start a chippendale division of OINK to suppliment our Infi purchases. Who's with me?:D
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Yeah, I can do the Chris Farley chippendale imitation show.....ROFLMFAO..... :eek:

So Kev, she's gettin' closer to makin' an honest man out of you?

Knob Creek??
 
I must protest. I AM the guy Farley imitated with his chippendale routine. Nobody and I mean NOBODY can do the fat white man dance like me:footinmou :eek: :barf: :D And...I'll do it for knives too
 
Can I afford my Busse knives? Dream Girl says that since it is my hobbies that keep me sane, we can't afford not to get them!
(She said the same thing about the Boston Whaler.)
 
Originally posted by Progunner
Afford them? Hell no! Does that stop me? Hell no! I put 80% of my stuff on credit and pay the balance off most months...
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Now... that is an American small business owner speaking. That just sounds too familiar. :D

None of my Busses were CC purchases.:p
 
Originally posted by Strabs
uh, something like that:eek:

;)
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:D

It ain't all that bad Kev, don't listen to Nemmy. I think you have a pretty nice gal there. Besides, if you sent her packing, who the hell would my wife run around with while we are drooling over blades?
 
DN: "Now with that in mind why did you chose a credit card rather than other payment options Busse accepts like a money order or check?... Do you use credit card because it's the easiest method and you plan to pay it off before the grace period is over? or Do you use credit card to get around reality just long enough to make that golden purchase of a new knife thinking to yourself you now have unlimited years to pay for it?"

I don't buy things which I don't have the money for. Ever.

I do purchase with credit cards because it's the easiest method; and I always pay before the grace period is over. But that's not the entire answer. I also pay with credit cards because of the many other advantages which credit cards confer:

1) The grace period is an interest-free short-term loan. If you can make more with your money than the rate of interest you must pay on the loan (which is easy to do when you pay 0% interest during the grace period), then you do better to take the loan and make the money.

2) You can rack up airline travel miles, and other goodies, with some credit cards.

3) Some credit cards automatically tack an additional year onto the warranty. (Obviously, this is not necessary in the case of Busse knives, due to the unconditional lifetime warranty.)

4) Consumer protection (i.e., I can cancel the charges, and get my money back), in case of dispute. (Again, this reason seems very unlikely in cases of Busse knife purchases, based upon my positive dealings with Jerry.)

Using credit cards to bury yourself in debts you can't comfortably pay is irresponsible; but, if you use credit cards wisely, they can be well worth using.

Nemmy, I hope this doesn't seem rude: It sounds like you need someone to teach you how to handle money. If you don't know any bankers/investors/financiers who can help you, perhaps you should take classes, or read books on the subject.

--Mike
 
Rude? No, my definition of rude is much different than most of the world...no worries my friend :)


Am I irresponsible with my money? Frick yes...no question about it. I've bought many a Busse that I should not have in the past. oddly enough I only seem to have this problem with knives. Obviously I blame Jerry 100% for this problem, and he is sure to blame Porkerson, which will lead to....well you know the usual story.
 
Can we really afford our Busses?
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Well, yes, at least the three that I currently have. No prob, a SHSHII and AD will do ~98% of what I need a fixed blade to do. The Stealth Hawk is pure "toy".

This past year, I've had to pass on a PR, a BA3 Variant, a SK, and a standard AD. I'd love to have more, but it's not in the cards, especially being out of work now. :( :mad:
 
Can we really afford our Busses?
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Short answer no. Long answer yes with a "but".


I think it's a damn expensive wall hanger. But in its environment, it's worth its weight in steak. Anything less is a liability.


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