Knives -vs- everything else

Michael_Aos · Jul 24, 2001

When I was in college, I could get a burger & fries at the local "Burger Time" for something like $1.25. I got in the habit of comparing / equating things to burgers. "I can get 3 burgers for that" or "I can eat for 10 days -vs- buying that" etc.

Lately I've been going to marriage counseling with my wife, to the tune of $110/session (45 minutes).

I'm finding myself thinking I could have had a BM705 or Spyderco Starmate for the price of these sessions. (It wouldn't be so bad, but I feel the counselor is just out to make a buck, not help us with our problems).

Anyway, anyone else contemplate how many custom knives they can get for the price of a new couch, or whatever?

Mike

Warhawk · Jul 24, 2001

For each monthly payment on the pick-up I bought new in 1999 I could have a small decorated Sebenza.

Buzzbait · Jul 24, 2001

I do this every time my wife goes shoe shopping. I keep it to myself though.

misque · Jul 24, 2001

I maintain my tenuous grip on sanity by not thinking about such things.
If I did, I would surely go gaga.

And just the cost of hospitalization alone would be...
let's see...
a sizeable collection of Randall's, half a dozen Elishewitz's, a few Moran's or a single one of Tim Herman's Slivers.

Shmackey · Jul 24, 2001

What Buzzbait said.

Nathan S · Jul 25, 2001

What Buzzbait and Smackey said, but substituting telephone bills for shoe shopping.

Bobwhite · Jul 25, 2001

With me it is more like, "I could go hungry for a week so I can get this knife".

RH · Jul 25, 2001

I find "box of ammo" a convenient denomination.