I must be crazy !

[waynemah]

Originally Posted by Coleus

Not really complaining but I really don't think we should call this as a "hobby" because according to its definition

"A hobby is a regular activity or interest that is undertaken for pleasure, typically done during one's leisure time."

OR we are ALL CRAZY to call this a hobby. Trick our mind into thinking it is a hobby.

I'll chock it up to being a "Newbie" as 99% of the time I'm doing tank maintenance in my leaisure time. Maybe it becomes more at some point, only time will tell.

If it's not a hobby, what shal we call it?

[lockrookie]

spending our kids inheritance

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Originally Posted by lockrookie

spending our kids inheritance

Actually, every dollar I've made from selling frags, tanks, used equipment, shrimp, fish, etc. since my little girl was born three and a half years ago has gone into her college/university fund. If I buy something for my tanks, it comes out of my bank account. If I sell anything, it goes into her college fund.

Lucky for Felicia I love her more than life itself (as I do Isabella [baby girl #2] of course).

[lockrookie]

thats cool that is the point i hope to get toone day

[Reef Pilot]

Originally Posted by lockrookie

spending our kids inheritance

That's the one I like, ha, ha,....

But I am amazed to hear how many hide or lie about their hobby expenses with their spouses. What kind of marriage is that!??

[tang daddy]

Its a good thing I am not married yet
She doesn't know how much I spend most times.....shhhhhh

On a side note I will be married later this year and then my spending will be cut down drastically......

Which is why I am trying to spend abit while I can, cutting down on visiting stores aint a bad thing tho....more money for other things!

[Vitaminz]

I always find, I have to take on some side contracts, in order to fund my habit. At least this way, I avoid the how much is this gona cost me, look... Now All I get is the, I get to pick wish Corals and you pay for it....frack....never ends....

Jeff

[Reef Pilot]

I don't complain about all her nail visits, massages, shopping excursions, and lunches with her girlfriends, and she doesn't complain about my fish stuff spending. Actually, she is quite interested, and joins me often on my visits to the LFS's. And she is going to Disneyland with our daughter but without me in a few weeks. So I think it all evens out...

[apexifd]

Originally Posted by Reef Pilot

And she is going to Disneyland with our daughter but without me in a few weeks. So I think it all evens out...

perfect time to get a major upgrade in the system.

Originally Posted by tang daddy

Which is why I am trying to spend abit while I can, cutting down on visiting stores aint a bad thing tho....more money for other things!

from 3 times a day to once a day??


I did something different with my wife. Overstock my tank, then start telling her that her favorite fish is running out of space to swim and starts to run into coral, and making frags of my SPS.

While saying that I look for deals on a big system.

[Reef Pilot]

Originally Posted by apexifd

I did something different with my wife. Overstock my tank, then start telling her that her favorite fish is running out of space to swim and starts to run into coral, and making frags of my SPS.

While saying that I look for deals on a big system.

Yup, that's the smart way to do it...

With me, I just show her all the nice SPS tank pics from canreef, and tell her that's how I want our upstairs display tank to look like. That's how I justified buying another tank for downstairs, so I can transfer and temporarily relocate the upstairs fish while I reset the display tank. And of course, I needed to buy new LED Radions, if I want that SPS, Zoas, et al, to grow...