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View Poll Results: Spending More or Less?
Way more 8 6.84%
Little more 12 10.26%
Same or a little less 72 61.54%
Way less, maybe even downsizing 25 21.37%
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Old 02-14-2009, 04:29 PM
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Certainly have been spending and will continue to spend much less. Not just on the aquarium though. Actually so far not at all on the aquarium...I have been spending more. But we have cut back with the travel mostly. Used to make sure we took a vacation each month (sometimes just close by like Whistler and other times to places like South East Asia) but this is going to have to stop for a while. I get paid in US dollars and by a US company, so I have taken a HUGE paycut this year.

It is looking like we may be moving back to the US relatively soon too
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Old 02-14-2009, 05:48 PM
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My job has been iffy for a while because the new management are a bunch of fools but I wasn't spending any less. Last week they laid me off after 16 years so I have no choice but to spend less.
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Old 02-14-2009, 05:58 PM
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I will spend way less this year but only because last years fish expenses included upgrading to a new 300 gal, in fact if I sell off surpluss equipment and put that towards the fish I will spend nothing out of pocket this year.
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Old 02-15-2009, 03:52 AM
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The only way I will be spending less is if the tank fills up. I'm an independant painter and am very optomistic with the island economy. Been as busy as usual (to busy actually), things still look good here. Next purchases will be black tang, chevron tang, clams, and coral, coral, and more coral. I figure, if we all stop spending it hurts our economy, so keep it going. If things slow down I will deal with it then. Good luck everyone.
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Old 02-16-2009, 10:19 PM
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Hopefully Less (in theory....but i've never been good at that!)

Things are kind of scary right now financially, no new setups are planned...plus I've got renos to do allready from humidity issues due to the damn tanks!

I'm happy to let the livestock I have right now grow and we'll see what happens
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Old 02-16-2009, 11:12 PM
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I've been gearing up for an upgrade and stockpiling equipment, just have a couple more things to go, this year has been stellar for spending so far. Hopefully I'll be able to cool it soon. I'm sure you guys have seen my spending exploits on the board
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Old 02-16-2009, 11:25 PM
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More or atleast the same. I just setup a horsie/pipefish tank about 4 months ago. Right now im still getting OT every day if i want . But both reef and horsie tank are setup and everything is bought for the reef tank.. right now im just sitting back and letting things grow with that tank. With the horsie tank i plan to add another pair and some other pipefish and whatever else i find that would look nice and is safe coral wise.
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Old 02-17-2009, 03:07 AM
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I plan to spend about the same...I am going to be building a 90-100 gallon this year but since I just got into the hobby last year..things won't change too much...I just keep buying more stuff anf talking nice to my wife
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Old 02-15-2009, 03:54 AM
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I am only buying essentials right now to keep the tank running, and delaying some purchases, and am not buying any new livestock or supplies for the time being.

My income has gone down, so its food or fish and well I need food more then new fish.
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