Money for the Addiction

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Knifenewbie3

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So, I was simply wondering how all of you make your money for your knife fund. I know it can be a struggle sometimes in todays economy and I know that mine dwindles alot! Any of you have a side job/hobby to fund your obsession?
 
I get up and go to work lol.

Very rare I will sell one that's lost its glamor to me to fund another.
 
I'm constantly buying and reselling knives trying to find that one precious to fit the niche. Don't have alot to spend on knives either so I just buy em and fondle them some to see if I really want them. The same is with guns or lots of other stuff.
 
At age 67, any knife (or gun) money comes right off the top of my kids' inheritance.

Since they are ages 37 and 33, my conscience is easily assuaged.
 
I pay my taxes, into my second retirement, my mortgage, my bills, my groceries, and other living expenses. I'm done paying for college for my wife and two kids and nearly done for the third kid. Those all were my priorities and rightly so. I'm fortunate to now have a very good paying job/second career and a monthly military retirement check. I'm at a stage in life I can spend a bit more on more hobbies when I choose, but I can easily recall the many many many years when that simply wasn't the case. To every thing there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven.

It also helps that I rarely spend $30 on a knife and mostly spend less than $20.
 
Whatever hobby I have, I'm always saying 'I need more money for upgrades' and always striving for a bigger check.

I was doing a lot of office job style stuff, but when I got into saltwater aquariums (fresh is super cheap), I got sucked jnto the reef setups and quickly needed a career change. Got into sushi and am doing ok.

Luckily for me, I use a knife 8 hours a day and can Sharpen knives whenever I want (including my folders).
 
Time n a half after 8 and double time on Sunday.
I have slowed down on my purchasing a bit and $50 - $100 / week is plenty for my knife n gun fund.
 
Well being a student I really do not have much money. I bought many knives on a spree at the end of the summer and through the fall and have sold a few since to pay for bills or other hobbies. Work is what I try to do but it can be hard as a student to get it to work out with my busy schedule and make a surplus for knife fund. Usually money is for food and gas. Firearms come before knives for me too, but I am always trying to scrounge and make money for knives or guns. At the moment I am trying not to sell as I am getting down to a select few and have customs on order. Some people on the forums I wonder what they do for a living because they spend some serious dough.
 
I use money I make from selling small items on eBay to pay for all of my knives. My PayPal account is used solely for blades.

I let my job pay for the bills and savings, that way I make sure I'm never caught in a loop.
 
I'm finally in the position to have an actual knife fund. I take $30 from every paycheck (every 2 weeks) and put it directly into a savings account. It actually cost much more to have than interest it earns, so it's really just a different pot to separate it from money for bills and such.

Though it's not a whole lot, it adds up quick, if I save it. Plus, it gets the "round up" from each bank card purchase on my checking, so adds in $5-10 dollars additionally each week, or so.

If it's not there, I don't buy. Keeps me happy, and keeps the wife happy. So, if I want a $400 knife, I just have to save for a few months.

This fund is also used for other items I collect, or desire. New bottle of scotch, comes out of the account. New humidor or bundle of cigars, new silver round, new fishing pole, etc...
 
These days, I have to put money to priorities of life. I regret (just bit) to put so much money to knives in past. These days I buy knife every now and then when I get bonus or extra money from something. Makes it feel more justified that way. And I try to avoid impulse buys, those just don't feel good afterwards.
 
Long ago I used to recycle bottles taken from behind busy bars and restaurants and earn close to 50-100 in a single weekend night. I quit that because my car started to smell of rotting beer bottles. I know people who recycle scrap metal for a living. They'd go to dumps, work sites, and even call around and people literally gave away scrap metal.
 
pan handle

Just messing=====Collecting is stress relieving..--
Carry or HOARD-- as PowerNoodle said.. CYCLE them in and out.. Its fun......
 
Some of us are sicker than most. If you follow the addiction model... there are many of us that buy knives but that usually leads to dealing (knives) in order to pay for more knives. A few of us even go so far as manufacturing for sale... to buy more knives.

I manufacture and live off my VA service connected disability.
 
You guys that are able should consider becoming a knifemaker. I started over ten years ago because I saw all those cool knives I couldn't afford. Of course, it's taken me over a decade and four or five grand to get it right.:) But now, I can do a decent job making almost anything I want. For those of you who do not have space or a lot of money, I made my first knife with a file and those rotary attachments you get for a hand sander. Plus, there's tons of how to's nowadays, and you have shoptalk right here, where you can get an answer to almost any knifemaking question imaginable.:D
 
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