Edited by teemcbee on 4/9/00 11:44 AM.

Edited by Kureg on 5/9/00 04:33 PM.

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Hmm... Individual financial situations vary, but I don't think there's that much risk in ordering now. It's a big hit at first, but if you turn around a couple months from now and decide you can't afford it, you can sell for almost what you paid for it. Demand is obviously higher than supply and it seems that will remain for at least a little while.

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Never though about it that way... thanks for the tip. Might just be enough!

Kureg

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During that time, weren't you saving up for it? If you were unable to save up for it then, how do you expect to make payments now?

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Was I saving up for it? Yes and no. I've been saving up for it, but it's been in the form of making payments on the credit card so there would be enough room for the empeg .

Now there is enough room for it, but not quite enough for an amp at the same time. The second problem is that my wife and I have made the concious agreement that we want to revert to our original credit card plan (save room for emergencies, like, if the car were to suddenly explode) and continue to keep paying it off instead of putting more back on there.

Basically, the decision is pending on how much we get back from the insurance company as a result of some recent expenditures on things like dental work and chiropractic work, all of which are covered by our benefits. Which is the reason for the power budgeting .

The short form is, how much do I have to bend reality to justify getting the empeg now . I have a good hold on reality. If it's going to be too hard to handle I'll definately delay buying an empeg. You can't tell me that you wouldn't sit there looking for ways to make it work (just so long as they are practical and reasonable ways to make it work). I'm more worried that when I finally can afford an empeg, there won't be one available to buy (just like what happened with the Mark 1).

Kureg

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I dunno, Kureg... Despite what my evil twin told you, remember that the Empeg is more or less a toy. An incredibly cool toy, yes, but not cool enough to overextend your credit. You've been on this BBS for months, salivating over the Empeg. During that time, weren't you saving up for it? If you were unable to save up for it then, how do you expect to make payments now?

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Yes, I agree -- don't overextend your credit. I wasn't suggesting that. I was just pointing out that if it turns out that it doesn't fit into the budget, it's remarkably easy to find someone to take it off your hands at very close to what you paid for it. Of course just like the stock markets, that's not a guarantee. I have figured out that I can squeeze it into my budget, and pay it off in a reasonable amount of time. If some tragedy strikes, I'm relatively confident that I won't take a bath on it.

And by the way, are first names primary keys for this BBS?

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Yes, and I was here first. So get lost

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Really? Check your profile... I don't think I'll ever catch up to your # of posts, but I was technically registered here six months before you...

"There's only room enough for one of us in this town"

As for being the evil twin, I'll wait until my Empeg shows up before encouraging people to spend their retirement away...

-Anthony
:)

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You sure there are more important things ????

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Yes, there are definitely more important things. It's like this:

1) Air
2) Water
3) Food
4) Shelter
5) Empeg

Actually depending on your climate, the Empeg may jump ahead of shelter to #4.