do folks here collect other stuff?

[thedutymon]

Originally Posted by Leon

Collecting ex-wives sounds expensive Neil. I hope you and your son can make the dinner again this year at the National.

Hey Leon,

Thanks for the invite, had planned to be there this year but financially just can't swing it. Like everybody else have not had a raise in 4 years now and my Health care costs have gone up in the last 5 years of 10%, 13%, 30%, 17%, and this year 29%. With HC costs factored in I am now taking home less money then I did when I was in my 20's, am now 55 and am realizing my dreams of retirement are probably not going to happen!!

I make three times what my father did as an Attorney, and I barely make it by, much less security than he ever had.

I have been selling off collectibles for the last 3-5 years to maintain our life and have had to have the internal discussion too many times now of how much do I really want this !!!

Neil

Originally Posted by thedutymon

Hey Leon,

Thanks for the invite, had planned to be there this year but financially just can't swing it. Like everybody else have not had a raise in 4 years now and my Health care costs have gone up in the last 5 years of 10%, 13%, 30%, 17%, and this year 29%. With HC costs factored in I am now taking home less money then I did when I was in my 20's, am now 55 and am realizing my dreams of retirement are probably not going to happen!!

I make three times what my father did as an Attorney, and I barely make it by, much less security than he ever had.

I have been selling off collectibles for the last 3-5 years to maintain our life and have had to have the internal discussion too many times now of how much do I really want this !!!

Neil

Hello Neil,

Sorry to hear you won't be at the National as I would have liked to meet you finally. Hopefully, things will turn around for everyone soon and we'll all go have a beer.

As far as the OP's question, I really don't collect anything but unopened baseball packs these days. Don't have enough disposable money to afford to collect anything else.