tricks to curb your gun buying addiction

Layaway--It works for me in that even if 'I have' the funds available I will use the layaway to 'slow-down' my habit by intentionally spreading out my payments for the duration (three month period). Honestly and I am not happy to admit this, but until I started this process I was buying too many (if that's possible :confused:)--I never then nor do I now worry about my expanded collection as I not only enjoy them but if I ever need the money I can sell them many times at more than I paid (I was, for example, offered much more than I originally paid for my Saiga 12 at the range and said no as the conversion was too special for me to part with).

Another way to look at it, can you confidently say that your 401K is going to hold as much value as your gun collection will? Times are a changing as they say...I would rather have ten grand in $guns or gold$ right now than stocks or mutual funds but that's just me (disclaimer--I will not take responsibility should anyone take the aforementioned as professional financial advice ;)).

-Cheers
 
There is no cure for the malady. Quite fighting it and buy when the urge strikes. Tell your wife it's the only reasonable thing to do.
 
The best deterrent is to spend your best friends money

I discovered the best way to avoid buying more guns is to use your friends money for one or two of them. He'll remind you every time you want another gun that you still haven't paid for the last two you bought. (With his money of course)

It works perfectly.

Regards,
Gearchecker
 
gearchecker

The best deterrent is to spend your best friends money...
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Heck, all of my 'freinds' still owe me cash for countless 'Happy-Hour' rendezvous--where in the world do you find such generous creatures :confused:?

-Cheers
 
I agree with PT-92 on this one. Layaway slows me down. Rather than buying on impulse after doing a little research, putting something on layaway stretches the process over 2-3 months.

After I get the gun, there's a period where I don't want anything more, and by the time I do I've saved some money up for the next layaway.

It's not a perfect system, and may not work for you, but limits me to 2-3 guns a year, which my budget allows.
 
I have found that having $13,000 worth of Murphy's Law rearing it's ugly friggin head in the span of 6 months does the trick. :mad: :(
 
Yea why stop buying guns????? Research the heck out of what u want get a great deal on what u want. Guns are the best investment I make if I get in a pinch in the past and have to or want to sell one I get as much or more than I paid. So I say buy what u want. And yea lay away works a little too but I have a bh 357 in lay away now and it flipping killing me I'm gonna have to get it out in the next week my lay aways never last much more than a month.
 
Skip gold and silver. Buy pennies. Won't be long till the copper is worth more than the penny the way our government is spending.

Deaf
 
Skip gold and silver. Buy pennies. Won't be long till the copper is worth more than the penny the way our government is spending.
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They already are:http://www.coinflation.com/coins/1909-1982-Lincoln-Cent-Penny-Value.html

One way to curb buying what you want is to buy everything you want. Then you may find that you no longer want a new gun, since you have one that fills that niche.

If you tend to be impulsive, take a day or two to sleep on it, and eat an ice cream sundae or some other treat. You might not "need" that gun the following day.
 
If you tend to be impulsive, take a day or two to sleep on it, and eat an ice cream sundae or some other treat. You might not "need" that gun the following day
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And gang, that actually works. Just wait a few days and you will find that new toy was not so hot after all (or maybe I'll buy it first... hahahaha, playing with your mind there!)

Deaf
 
The coins are easily turned back into cash. I bought by last Ed Brown by selling 2 gold coins I bought years ago, kind of like buying for half price since the coins were worth twice what I paid for them.
I buy the coins today for the guns I want later.
 
One thing for sure doesn’t help stop the addiction is marriage.
I got married 11 years ago to a woman that never owned a gun in her life. Two of the last 3 guns that I acquired in the last 6 months she bought. One for charismas and the other for birthday.
She now carries a 66 and her favorite gun of mine is my Kimber Royal carry.
And yes she does have an unmarried sister and you don’t want to go there.:(
 
I have no addiction.


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I can stop anytime I want ... really ...
 
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Man, that looks like an 'End of the world' shelf. You got enough there to protect yourself [or shoot recreationally] for several years. Or you just love guns. Unfortunately, I really can't afford an arsenal like that, and I'm kinda jealous .
 
mitchntx,

Absolutely beautiful! Now that's something to appreciate tomorrow on our Nation's Birthday! I know i will be celebrating mine (unless it's once again 100+ degrees in which case I will celebrate belatedly...).

-Cheers
 
it's not like I went out and bought it all yesterday. :D

The ammo ... find a decent deal and buy a couple hundred bucks worth. over time, it adds up.

The guns ... don't get emotionally attached. Most of that stash was trade fodder. So don't be shy about trading.

Example: Bought a 25-5 Smith in 45LC for $500. Traded for a Beretta 96A1 in 40 and a few zeroes in pocket change (ultimately called my Python fund). Sold the 96A1 and turned that into more zeroes and a Storm in 40.

traded the Storm and most of my accumulated zeroes for a 78 Python that needed a LOT of gun love.

It's the on the left side, second from the bottom. The Llama 357 just below it is my one and only safe queen. My dad gave me that when I was about 20 and just starting my family.
 
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