Do you keep spending records on your bikes?
04-04-17, 08:46 AM
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My wife sometimes comments that a purchase here and there seem unnecessary, but she has also encouraged my hobby. When we got a second home, she said I ought to have the necessary tools in both places, so I have almost completely duplicated tool sets.
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04-04-17, 10:05 PM
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A spouse supporting or encouraging a hobby has nothing to do with whether costs are tracked or not.
04-04-17, 10:42 PM
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I don't, but my employer does. he gives me one every year. everyone I talk to keeps referring to them as "W-2s"...
04-05-17, 04:32 AM
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I don't record costs. I only save receipts until the warranty is expired. This is a hobby. It costs me something, like all my hobbies. I make spread sheets for neither the costs nor the joy.
04-05-17, 11:30 AM
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But one important point: I do expect this to cost me. I don't try to break even or make money. This is for my enjoyment and my health. It's worth it.
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04-05-17, 03:28 PM
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04-05-17, 07:52 PM
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Having dealt with spreadsheets for 30 years, it's kinda natural for me, and not a burden as it might easily be for someone else. I keep track of spending primarily as a method to look over my own shoulder a little bit. Not second guessing, per se, but to keep things in some sort of monetary sanity that was missing when I started having more than one bicycle.
04-09-17, 07:10 AM
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That would be evidence - so no!
