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**David_Old_Jersey** · 09-06-2011, 08:21

Just trying to work out a budget

**Bash** · 09-06-2011, 08:22

If you have to ask, you can't afford one.

**David_Old_Jersey** · 09-06-2011, 08:23

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Originally Posted by Bash

If you have to ask, you can't afford one.

That's not very helpful

Surely someone has a spreadsheet?

**MarkJ** · 09-06-2011, 08:26

I'm not replying to this thread.

There might be a real ding-a-ling on this forum who thinks I am cute.

But I would add extra beer into the budget. Not for her to drink but to relieve the suffering

**rubyjean** · 09-06-2011, 08:32

I'm reading this thread and the wife is giving me the evil eye. No coment here. Michael..

sailronin · 09-06-2011, 08:33

Spreadsheet is very simple
Take all you earn, multiply by .2, then square the result and divide by 1000.
That's the basic cost before repair and upgrades.

**David_Old_Jersey** · 09-06-2011, 08:34

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Originally Posted by MarkJ

I'm not replying to this thread.

There might be a real ding-a-ling on this forum who thinks I am cute.

But I would add extra beer into the budget. Not for her to drink but to relieve the suffering

Errrr, the ones with "a real ding-a-ling" aren't women

Unicorn Dreams · 09-06-2011, 08:34

All the money you have plus 10%..

Actually, my wife saves me money by making me think, do I NEED this or do I WANT it??

capn_billl · 09-06-2011, 08:35

Triple your cost is a good starting point. She'll eat about the same, but require more in personal care items. One upside is she'll require you to up your standard of living, I.E. no more dried noodles and canned beans for months at a time.

Sailorman375 · 09-06-2011, 08:38

Similar to a boat in that when they're new not a lot of maintenance, but as they get older, they cost a lot more, and when you get rid of them you lose quite a bit. Difference being that a woman cost much more in the long run.

SabreKai · 09-06-2011, 08:40

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Originally Posted by Unicorn Dreams

All the money you have plus 10%..

Actually, my wife saves me money by making me think, do I NEED this or do I WANT it??

She's a keeper. No doubt about that.

Sabre

**Blue Stocking** · 09-06-2011, 08:44

A "senior" friend told me that as a young man, he loved younger women and older boats--and they both cost him a lot. Now he has an older women and a younger boat, and life is good.

Skeeko · 09-06-2011, 08:45

All I know is that the cost of bikinis is inversely related to the size. Yikes--$60 (or more) for less material than a handkerchief. No wonder nude beaches are getting popular.

wannago · 09-06-2011, 08:45

Well, consider what you'd like to be doing first.

Like on a boat, if you just want to take a little trip around the island, it's much easier to charter a boat whenever you need one than to purchase it. Someone else has to deal with the day to day maintenance.

If it's the pride of ownership you find fulfilling, expect it to be expensive. And the fun little rides around the bay might be limited due to maintenance cycles....