I can't help but feel the pinch, and it's not even summer yet. Oh well, I think it was somebody on this forum that puts things into perspective with the phrase "You'll never see a U-haul hooked up to a Hearst". LOL
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yeah they are bumming me out too. Probably bumming out most people. I would love to have a boat, its been a dream of mine since I was a kid. I could probably handle the payments on a nice 24' ocean goer. BUT, Between the payments, the gas for both the boat and the truck to get it there, plus all the other costs associated with putting it in the water, I probably couldnt afford to go but once a month.
Right now Im just trying to enjoy my wheeler and snowmachine as much as I can before I cant afford to ride them anymore. And realisticly that is probably in the not so distant future. Just from eagle river to petersville is a hundred in gas!
Then not long after that, we will have bigger problems to worry about, like how to afford the food that has to get trucked in to alaska.
great now Im gettin depressed.
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Originally posted by Doug from Anchorage View PostI can't help but feel the pinch, and it's not even summer yet. Oh well, I think it was somebody on this forum that puts things into perspective with the phrase "You'll never see a U-haul hooked up to a Hearst". LOLsigpicSpending my kids' inheritance with them, one adventure at a time.
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I suppose that I am pretty good at squeezing the old buck, but when it comes to one of my true joys of life, which is spending time on the salt, I still plan on going as often as possible. Our days here are numbered and the older you get the faster they seem to fly, so make them count the way YOU want.
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Toys and vacations are off limits when it comes to complaining about how expensive it is, JUST DON"T GO! Last year I took my boat out four times, saved a ton of money compared to previous summers when I went out more and gas was cheaper. If you don't do anything else in your life and count on just burning yourself into the ground with something, than yeah, your narrow scope on life will feel the pinch of that activities negatives. -Then your faced with BURN OUT!
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Originally posted by idakfisher View PostI suppose that I am pretty good at squeezing the old buck, but when it comes to one of my true joys of life, which is spending time on the salt, I still plan on going as often as possible. Our days here are numbered and the older you get the faster they seem to fly, so make them count the way YOU want.
Live it up!
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Originally posted by alaskamokaiman View PostI looked at big boats a few years ago and knew i needed something smaller that didn't drink 8-10 gallons an hour.
So I take out my mokai too often to count the trips out. Open water in 6-7 weeks I can't wait to get out to play on the ice and open up the lakes.
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Originally posted by Doug from Anchorage View PostI can't help but feel the pinch, and it's not even summer yet. Oh well, I think it was somebody on this forum that puts things into perspective with the phrase "You'll never see a U-haul hooked up to a Hearst". LOLsigpic
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I have a few in-laws coming up to go fishing with me this summer. When they planned their trip they wanted to know how much money to bring. I told them to plan on filling the boat tank once while we're up. My boat holds 100 galons. I told them to figure on $500. We'd all chip in on bait, food, etc. It seems like the only way to afford going out. Get a few together and all chip in gas money.
From what I understood from an earlier thread IF you have a boat and your passengers paid for gas, bait, food or anything your technically guiding even if their relatives. Is that right? Could I get in trouble if a few of us from work chipped in our money for a fishing trip?
It seems like the best and only way alot of us will be able to afford to go fishing. Fuel prices will definitely affect the amount of trips and how far out we go thats for sure.
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Chipping in for gas...
As long as you don't make a PROFIT from others helping with costs.
No one is stepping on my ride without $$$ first, to many "I'll pay ya' later stories" and I'm charging for the bait, fuel for the truck to haul it, tunnel fee, not just the fuel. I am the guy who preps the boat before the trip and the guy who ends up cleaning it ALONE after the trip. Yes, I enjoy my guests but only if they are helpful in paying and helpful on the trip. I don't go out enough anymore to be takin' it in the shorts from cheap O's! I guess I am tried of the cost of owning a boat myself and can't see getting hosed every trip, thus when my attitude goes bad I do other stuff.
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I was on a forum from the lower 48 about boating and they were worried about the thought of gas going to $4, HA! we are over $4 already. I plan on doing what ever I want/can as I worked tooo many years to not enjoy the last ones. Now I'm not going to run out and run up big bills, I'm just not going to worry about how much is left to leave to someone else.Retirement Plan - Having Fun and Still Learning
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