Fight the addiction

Checks and balances? My wife will do horrible things to me if I go off the deep end. The couch is not that comfortable.
 
I have a percentage of income allocated to discretionary spending. Knives come out of that budget. It's really not that hard...
 
I didn't mention this in the video but I wonder if anyone has a magic number, like I won't own more than 100 knives or whatever the number may be?
 
Owning 20 knives is excessive to me but I'm a "users only" guy.

 
It's all about excess vs. moderation in everything we do. Why can I exercise moderation in some things, like most everything in my life, and can't exercise moderation in other things in my life, like alcohol? This is the main question.
 
As an alcoholic myself, I consider myself extremely blessed that I can moderate my knife habit!
 
I notice this a lot... people buy a lot of knives on credit and when the bill comes due they have a sell-off. Or they suddenly remember they have a mortgage. Obviously this is a bit short-sighted.

I don't think buying knives is any different than eating out, going on vacations, paying for cable or video streaming, buying music, etc etc. It's all crap no one needs, but if it can be paid for without damaging credit ratings or compromising financial plans, then who cares?

Another thing about knives is buying 100 knives doesn't mean owning 100 knives. In past years I have sold every knife I owned and bought a whole new collection to replace it. So one can easily stay on the knife market and basically recycle the same investment over and over.
 
I'm a notorious knife flipper. This is because a knife you buy online usually can't be handled in a local store to get a feel for it. When it arrives, it might not meet your expectations and... to the exchange it goes.
 
I need to flip knives. I get a new knife, use it for a while, and if I don't love it, it gets retired to a knife roll.

I keep filling up knife rolls. It's time to weed out some of the non-keepers and fund some more projects.

I DO give a bunch of knives away, though.
 
Check: I'm sorry sir, your credit card has been declined.

Balance: Babe, hand me another card.
 
I seem to have gone into spontaneous remission. I'm really not interested in buying any more knives at this point. i guess it just sort of ran its course. I have plenty to cover any reasonable need for the rest of my life.
 
clearkevin said:
what checks and balances do you have on your knife buying/ collecting other than just the balance in your bank account.
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That's the only "checks and balances" I need; I won't go into debt buying pocketknives. I might go bankrupt buying groceries though, 'cause I spent all my money on pocketknives. :D
 
clearkevin said:
I didn't mention this in the video but I wonder if anyone has a magic number, like I won't own more than 100 knives or whatever the number may be?
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1,000 is the number I'm shooting for. That's a relatively small number after all considering how many knife brands, models, and variations have been made in the history of the world.

After I reach a thousand I may convert from being an Accumulator to Swapper. :)
 
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