Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles Setting myself a goal, possibly SERIOUSLY thinning the herd...

Fortunately, we could write checks to finish the mortgage and both car payments ( interest is zero on one and almost nothing on the other).

My small arsenal is financially much better than money in the bank. Guns have been good to our family. They educated our three kids debt free. I think we will hold on to those remaining. Not to say that there might not be a swap or two and perhaps an addition here and there.

Jack

So CT - got a status update?

I have been thinning my collection too. Just to have emergency cash on hand and I am not using most of the stuff. My wife is even telling me not to thin anymore and I am a long ways away from 9 pieces. She fears I will replace everything again (she may be right...)

Part of my motivation is to minimize up keep of the guns and I'm tired of "stuff" as I clean up my parents estate . My thought is... will I need all this stuff when I retire in 15 years?

We all have our motivations. I see selling guns to pay for a tractor to improve my hunting land may be a better deal.

I didn't realize how broke I was until I paid my debt off.

As long as you're spending other people's money (credit cards) you never run out.

When it came down to spending only what I had, that's when reality set in.

Just made my LAST non-mortgage loan payment...paid up the LAST of the(current) hospital bills, my credit cards all have a ZERO balance....first time without consumer debt since I was 19(21 years!!!!)....feels great!!!

Congrat's !

We have enough guns to pay off the house and car (our only debts). As I see it we gain nothing. Loose debt but also loose assets. I like our guns.!

Jack