tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post377895330426720621..comments2024-03-28T21:06:50.048-04:00Comments on Blunders on the Danube: Expenditures, Gaming, and Blogging for 2015Gonsalvohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-20829741029379917752016-01-05T13:51:50.843-05:002016-01-05T13:51:50.843-05:00Always good goals!Always good goals!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-31737911323628218782016-01-05T09:40:24.750-05:002016-01-05T09:40:24.750-05:00Let's hope for more games and a bit of unpaint...Let's hope for more games and a bit of unpainted pile reductions for 2016!pancernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09108442113999809459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-24080365975966337012016-01-05T08:29:14.583-05:002016-01-05T08:29:14.583-05:00Hah! Yes, in the end honesty is the best policy, ...Hah! Yes, in the end honesty is the best policy, I think. My lead pile is not that large, and never has been, so I do paint up the majority of what I buy within 1-3 years. I really do think that it is time to do a inventory and a running Tally of that as well. I may have to force myself to learn effective use of spreadsheets!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-23309618226550668052016-01-05T04:33:38.545-05:002016-01-05T04:33:38.545-05:00Makes me feel better about my spend and you are to...Makes me feel better about my spend and you are to be applauded for keeping those suppliers in business. I found I spent more before I came out and said how much I spent to my better half, since then my spending has tailed off, of course there is a substantial pile to paint once that's at least reduced I'll allow myself to spend again <br /> Best Iain caveadsum1471https://www.blogger.com/profile/02174163740406928172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-31419570177273526162016-01-05T00:17:58.621-05:002016-01-05T00:17:58.621-05:00Yes, I do fully intend to come in MUCH lower for 2...Yes, I do fully intend to come in MUCH lower for 2016, although I'll start the year with a substantial Old Glory order soon.Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-67604750486095785042016-01-04T23:27:12.448-05:002016-01-04T23:27:12.448-05:00Good grief! though I must admit I am about to adop...Good grief! though I must admit I am about to adopt a more stringent limit on the monthly credit card bill :)Chasseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919997382932080898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-16860935492809729652016-01-04T18:43:22.875-05:002016-01-04T18:43:22.875-05:00It's probably true, but without numbers neithe...It's probably true, but without numbers neither of you really know. Even if you keep them confidential, at least YOU will know!<br /><br />I understand why my numbers were high this past year, but even I think that is too much year after year! We'll see how I do for 2016...Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-49745851995072698082016-01-04T13:52:44.782-05:002016-01-04T13:52:44.782-05:00I'm reluctantly concluding that I should follo...I'm reluctantly concluding that I should follow a similar discipline. When my wife asked me what I spend on my hobby, I looked at my feet and said "Probably less than what I'd spend if I player golf". Not the best answer.Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-79609485281370650392016-01-04T08:10:17.439-05:002016-01-04T08:10:17.439-05:00Yes. I think it does help make us a bit more circu...Yes. I think it does help make us a bit more circumspect in our buying if we have to give an account of it, even if just to ourselves!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-80892425144401467322016-01-04T00:25:30.252-05:002016-01-04T00:25:30.252-05:00Excellent idea. Actually logging purchases may al...Excellent idea. Actually logging purchases may also help to stem some frivolous asides. I am going to try this myself! Dartfroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01786991975241723198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-63151740630979493482016-01-03T21:11:47.295-05:002016-01-03T21:11:47.295-05:00LOL, Carlo! Of course, there is that wargamer'...LOL, Carlo! Of course, there is that wargamer's creed (? delusion) that you can't die if you ruin out of unpainted lead - or is it the other way, that if you run out, you're apt to pass on?!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-55619008413567456072016-01-03T21:09:51.878-05:002016-01-03T21:09:51.878-05:00Thanks, Lawrence. It is good to know that I am har...Thanks, Lawrence. It is good to know that I am hardly alone in the magnitude of my hobby spending... or in the intent to curb it a bit!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-24537430185169874632016-01-03T21:08:24.038-05:002016-01-03T21:08:24.038-05:00Hah, clever fellow! :-)
To tell he truth, I am p...Hah, clever fellow! :-)<br /><br />To tell he truth, I am pretty sure this year was a high end outlier myself... and if it wasn't I am pretty determined to make it so!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-24966445687695218312016-01-03T20:50:12.456-05:002016-01-03T20:50:12.456-05:00Hi Peter. I leave my expenses filed and only to b...Hi Peter. I leave my expenses filed and only to be released 25 years after my passing...for the sake of not bringing forward my demise! Looking forward to many more wonderful posts in 2016.Carlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17002425294986020268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-60503621319364027732016-01-03T18:02:21.169-05:002016-01-03T18:02:21.169-05:00I think your purchases look quite reasonable to me...I think your purchases look quite reasonable to me Peter. 2015 was meant to be a year of "restraint" for me, but I really wouldn't like to go back into it in too much detail. 2016 is definitely going to be different though...Lawrence Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11626386564817082992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-29146993020590533082016-01-03T14:39:04.575-05:002016-01-03T14:39:04.575-05:00I started to publicly track my expenses after I re...I started to publicly track my expenses after I reached the high point...now I can keep telling my wife about my % reduction :)<br />It has made a big impact on my spending and lead mountain...no new purchases until I finish the Pirates currently on the painting table.<br /><br />Happy New Year to you all.Katzensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16006215554223202009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-57599553866284796602016-01-03T14:06:27.469-05:002016-01-03T14:06:27.469-05:00LOL! I'm sitting here looking at a huge numbe...LOL! I'm sitting here looking at a huge number of volumes myself. If it meets the budget, I'd like to get Arnold's books on the 2nd half of thee 1809 and 1806 =- `1807 campaigns. Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-14464962260842382532016-01-03T14:05:01.418-05:002016-01-03T14:05:01.418-05:00This year, books were minimal; certainly not true ...This year, books were minimal; certainly not true in some other years, though! Board games are usually not a significant expense in my case. None in the past year for me. Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-70792778674794517252016-01-03T14:02:44.297-05:002016-01-03T14:02:44.297-05:00Not really, but I do think myself that last year&#...Not really, but I do think myself that last year's total was too high to go on every year!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-90083875514646963102016-01-03T13:07:52.772-05:002016-01-03T13:07:52.772-05:00I think its best not to think, never mind record w...I think its best not to think, never mind record what you spend on the hobby.<br /> Books Ive bought, could feed a family of five for a longtime.Independentwargamesgrouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07019172667119107650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-72117247872505478342016-01-03T12:14:24.831-05:002016-01-03T12:14:24.831-05:00Might just get away with cataloguing expenses in t...Might just get away with cataloguing expenses in this way, but would certainly have to leave out books and boardgames or she would kill me.Domesticated Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09724478330301925077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-13806325482818417722016-01-03T11:58:45.879-05:002016-01-03T11:58:45.879-05:00My wife reads my blog, (sometimes?), there's n...My wife reads my blog, (sometimes?), there's no way I'd put the amount I spent on there, you're a braver man than me!Ray Rousellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352596392520905197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-69962946235925265822016-01-03T11:26:52.701-05:002016-01-03T11:26:52.701-05:00Much the same here, plus a fair number of my purch...Much the same here, plus a fair number of my purchases go right into the closet for future gift giving opportunities! :-)Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-67395972133032823292016-01-03T11:26:00.963-05:002016-01-03T11:26:00.963-05:00See the above, Garry! :-)See the above, Garry! :-)Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-23743725291350301422016-01-03T11:25:36.921-05:002016-01-03T11:25:36.921-05:00She knows it exists, but I doubt if she would even...She knows it exists, but I doubt if she would even know the site, no less has ever read it. I have no secrets from her; besides, she pays the monthly CC bills, LOL!<br />My hobby is cheap compared with our dogs! Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.com