Ray - it sounds like you are on to a lost idea. You could write a book on the lost art of saving for something. It could be like a new diet book for Euromericans.
It's funny - when I bought my Hilsen, it was the first thing I saved up for probably since I was a kid. I then bought components over the next few months as I saved up for them. I found this method strangely rewarding. I had a bike that was slowly transforming before my eyes. As a matter of fact, I'm still saving up for stuff to add to or change on it. Next up, dyno hub and light... Mobile Brian Hanson On Mar 3, 2011, at 6:36 PM, Way Rebb <[email protected]> wrote: > I've never understood why lay away is more appealing than saving up > for something. > > Of course in my case I never actually buy what I save up for. For > example I recently saved up for another Hillborne. I figured I could > leave the big racks, bags, baskets on and be ready for vacations > (tours), trip to farmers market, anywhere I might need to haul stuff. > When I reached the Hillborne goal I thought "hey just a little more > and I can get a Hunqapillar", that might be a more rugged tough stuff > hauler type bike. When I reached that goal I thought "hey just save a > little more and I can get the Atlantis that might be the ultimate.". > And as I reached that goal I thought "hey with this money I can get > both a Hillborne AND a 21" iMac." I didn't buy either but I thought > "hey just a little more and I can get a custom". But why? There would > be nothing custom about it, probably just a Sam Hunq-a-pilson with > front brake cabling on the right. Saving up is way to confusing. > > -Ray > > On Mar 1, 10:43 am, Pondero <[email protected]> wrote: >> http://www.rivbike.com/blogs/news_post/335 >> >> Okay, how many read this and immediately thought, "Hmmm....(insert new >> bike dream here), 20% down would be...and remainder divided by 7 >> equals..."? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
