Comments on Profile Post by yotacowboy

  1. yotacowboy
    yotacowboy
    I mean, is being grumpy, hating "consumerism", and retreating to the purchasing vigor/value beliefs of your prior peak earning days what I get to look forward when I start suckling at the teat of my retirement savings?
    Dec 20, 2022
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  2. yotacowboy
    yotacowboy
    It's like, do people turn into Bernie Sanders just because they're living off retirement? Sheesh... prior planning, folks, prior planning...
    Dec 20, 2022
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  3. joch
    joch
    Hahaha I’m not on a fixed income now but I’m already grumpy and anti-consumerist :P
    Dec 20, 2022
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  4. joch
    joch
    It’s his I’m holier than thou because I can bring a dead item back to nostalgic life and you can do the same if you follow the life of the righteous! Repent now!

    …he means well in his own way, except going to far
    Dec 20, 2022
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  5. Azimuth
    Azimuth
    Some just hate consumerism and the endless cycle of new products to consume. I have many pieces of vintage TOL gear, but you have to be patient. It’s like hunting. And it’s not for everybody. A bunch of stuff actually sucks compared to today.
    Dec 20, 2022
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  6. Biodegraded
    Biodegraded
    I'm just as cheap (and grumpy) now as I was before retirement. The main difference is the increasing speed at which 'vintage' gear gets younger and new music gets more mystifying.
    Dec 20, 2022
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  8. Kernel Kurtz
    Kernel Kurtz
    I was lucky enough to be able to retire with a decent pension in my early 50s. I can live happily ever after on that, but I'm also young enough I don't mind doing some part time contract work from time to time to contribute to my toy budget. Totally different world when you don't really HAVE TO work, and can do so strictly on your own terms.
    Dec 20, 2022
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  9. Josh83
    Josh83
    I’m an almost-40 “Bernie Bro,” and I can assure you that that dude’s thread made no sense to me.
    Dec 20, 2022
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  10. Merrick
    Merrick
    I must say his rants are much funnier if you imagine them in Bernie Sanders’ voice, though.
    Dec 21, 2022
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