bullbugle307
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Lots and lots of OT is how I pay for most of my stuff. So far this year I think I have 4 weeks with less than 55 hours. Most weeks lately I have averaged close to 75 hours.
Ditto on the ot if you can swing it. I don't have kids, and most of my hobbies are highly seasonal, so when the weather sucks, it's not big game hunting season, and I don't have much to do, I work a ton. I'm gonna take home an additional 50 percent on top of my normal salary from working ot this year. That'll buy a lot of gear and fund a lot of trips during those precious few months from Sept. to November when I do the bulk of my hunting.
One thing Ive had to learn is to balance my outdoor related activities. When I was in my 20s, I'd always go bird hunting or fishing and spend a ton of money all year to regularly hook a few fish or shoot a few birds if I had money for gas and food. Nowadays, I pass on a lot of those marginal trips with high relative cost in favor of really getting after it when the gettings good.
I wish I lived somewhere where I had better hunting and fishing close to town, but I'm generally looking at at least 100 miles of driving just to catch a few fish or shoot a few birds. I've had to learn to seriously cut back on those types of day trips.