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wildblue

what's in your wallet?

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Here is my last credit card statement... see any pattern?
07/04/2001 Sale SKYDIVE GREENE COUNTY $64.00
07/06/2001 Sale DAVE & BUSTERS #011 $40.00
07/07/2001 Sale BENNIGAN'S #3636 $31.78
07/07/2001 Sale LEWISBURG SVC 47 $295.95 (car broke, probably from driving to dz and back all the time)
07/08/2001 Sale SKYDIVE GREENE COUNTY $128.00
07/11/2001 Sale SKYDIVE GREENE COUNTY $48.00
07/15/2001 Sale SKYDIVE GREENE COUNTY $160.00
07/22/2001 Sale SKYDIVE GREENE COUNTY $200.00
07/23/2001 Payment PAYMENT - THANK YOU $200.00
07/29/2001 Sale SKY DIVE CHICAGO $103.00
08/01/2001 Sale FLITE SUIT COMPANY $318.20
The previous month is even worse, a quick summary for that one:
$848 to Skydive Greene County
$20 to USPA
$110 to Norman Kent Productions
$32 to Ground Rush Com
$13.40 to Nick's Restaurant (dinner after a hard day of jumpin)
out of 15 entries, 1 was not skydiving related. This month hasn't started out well either, already $150 to Skydive Chicago. And none of this counts the cash used for gas, lunch/dinner, drinks. etc etc.
But you know my (and half the other skydivers in the northern US) theory: Hey, no problem, I can pay it all back when winter comes and I'm not jumping as much!

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I don't see the problem here. It looks like my credit card bill too, except you need to show the new rig, main, reserve and cypres plus motel and food every weekend, so what is the point. As long as I'm eventualy able to pay it off... life is good.

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This is what is holding me back from skydiving as much as I'd like. :( I just can't afford it, and I already have about 3K on my credit cards (pluse there's student loans, car payments, rent, etc. ) We need to start a pyramid scheme or an internet porn site or something.;)
Speed Racer
"Come up to my lab,
And see what's on the slab!"

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Wildblue,
You need to start a savings plan! I don't mean at a bank. Whenever you have any extra cash or can't jump, buy up some more lift tickets. This applies to winter, rainy seasons, holiday bonuses, etc. Just keep buying them even if you already have some.
Then when the weather gets nice or you have time to go to that monster boogie at your local DZ, you dip into your "savings" and pull out a fist full of lift tickets. Bingo! :)It isn't the skydiving that will bankrupt you, it is the interest you pay on the credit cards when you charge everything.
Justin
Founder, Whuffo Conversion Team

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mouth - new rig was on the month before that's bill. Of course, that one doesn't look so bad because I had the cash for it, so there's a huge charge and a huge payment on the same month
jfields - I've sorta done that before. But it's kinda like finding money in the couch (except it's jump tickets in the wallet/logbook) you think "woohoo! I'm jumping for free this weekend!" but then you remember you actually paid for them before

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You should really get yourself a rich girlfriend that can buy all your skydiving stuff for you. Or at least one that works in a gear store and can get you a discount on stuff.


... and packs. Don't forget one who can pack.

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Ok, so let me get this straight:
A girl who skydives, is a rigger, works in a gear store, packs, and is rich? Sounds like a pretty tall order! Know where I could get me one of those? I'd even be willing to drop the "rich" requirement if she was cute and liked to go to Dave and Busters!

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A good girlfriend would be cheap to feed too. She would just eat off of everyone elses plate. Yeah.... i want a girlfriend that is a rich, rigging, jumper that is cheap to feed and would give me a discount on new gear.... If I could find that then life would be great! .....Until I could find a girlfriend that is a rich, rigging, jumper,drinker (not at the same time as the rigging) that is cheap to feed and would give me a discount on new gear, AND is a pilot with her own CASA that I could jump for free...... then life would be great!!!! :)Do I HAVE to do another raft dive??? :)

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