Negative cashflow day today rambling (hug needed)...

[superfluent]

OK, I know this is all self inflicted but I need some serious lovebombing here to get me out of panic mode...

I've just moved to a new apartment that I'm renovating/restoring. I've allready spend a fortune on the wood flooring (massive olied oak:cross and I've been planning and ordering a new kitchen (wich will make a serious dent in any wallet).

I'm also a serious photographer and I've been waiting for years for Nikon to launch a semi-pro fullframe body. I've said for years that when they launch that body I'll upgrade to FF gear (mighty expensive). A couple months ago I got word they where going to release one so I signed up for it and some new FF glass to go with it.

One of my other hobbies (obsessions really) is hifi and home cinema. It so happened that I sepparated a couple months ago and maybe a couple weeks later a friend and I took a couple beers with one of his friends. He is an excentric loudspeaker designer guru that has designed what I would describe as the most potent and accurate speaker systems available today (and I've heard them all...). Having listened to me rambling on about my sepparation (and drinking vast amounts of my homebrew, I might add) he said he had a pair of his ultra reference speaker cabinets for immediate delivery and spontaneously offered me them at a huge discount (usually it's 1-3 YEARS delivery time for his reference speakers and they are *not* cheap). So, I thought f*ck it, it's a one in a lifetime opportunity and I bought them...

So, what about the cash flow? Well, at 9:00 today I bought a huge wardobe system at IKEA. Way more money than I anticipated (IKEA is supposed to be cheap!). At 10:00 the company delivering the kitchen called and said that it was ready for delivery (and payment. Today...). at 11:00 the guy with the speakers called and said he would have the speakers assembled and ready for delivery saturday and would that he would like to come over to my place to tune them to my room (and get paid). At 14:00 the photo shop called and said that if I don't collect (and pay) the house today they will sell it to the next guy in line.

Gdang, I don't think I've ever spent so much money in one day as today. Still I think I feel OK

H

 

[EdWort]

Relax, don't worry, have a home brewed øl.

Skål!

 

[superfluent]

Relax, don't worry, have a home brewed øl.

Skål!

The thing is that I JUST DRANK THE LAST "ÖL" (beer/homebrew). I'm on french peer cognac now...Chers, "ol' chap"!

H

PS. Never thought about the word "öl" ("beer") before. "ö" is actually "o" and "e" combined into one letter making "oel" which is prononced "ale"... hmm... what a coincidence...
DS

 

[TxBrew]

Can I borrow some money?

 

[Nurmey]

Take a deep breath, exhale, take another deep breath, exhale, continue....
It will be okay! It may have been a rough financial day but you have lots of cool stuff and you are well on your way to the life you wanted.

 

[sdhucks7]

Amount of money spent= lots
Amount of enjoyment gained= holy crap a bunch!!
Have a few and you will forget all about the money. Or maybe I have had a few and it just sounded good. :cross: Live in the moment I say.


SD

 

[homebrewer_99]

I feel for you brother! I remember writing a check for $75,000 as a down payment on my house...that's the largest check I ever wrote...damned near took half my savings...

I wrote another large check 2 years later and paid off the house.

Now I'm just socking it away...:rockin:

 

[McKBrew]

Can I borrow some money?

+1

I feel for you brother! I remember writing a check for $75,000 as a down payment on my house...that's the largest check I ever wrote...damned near took half my savings...

I wrote another large check 2 years later and paid off the house.

Now I'm just socking it away...:rockin:

Can I borrow your money, or better yet just give it to me.

Spending a bunch of money at once can be an enjoyable experience, but I always feel some regret the next few days. Kind of like a bad hangover.

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

Get a grip, fluffycat!!

 

[MikeFlynn74]

why are you furnishing an Apartment?

 

[seanhagerty]

OK, I know this is all self inflicted but I need some serious lovebombing here to get me out of panic mode...

I've just moved to a new apartment that I'm renovating/restoring. I've allready spend a fortune on the wood flooring (massive olied oak:cross and I've been planning and ordering a new kitchen (wich will make a serious dent in any wallet).

I'm also a serious photographer and I've been waiting for years for Nikon to launch a semi-pro fullframe body. I've said for years that when they launch that body I'll upgrade to FF gear (mighty expensive). A couple months ago I got word they where going to release one so I signed up for it and some new FF glass to go with it.

One of my other hobbies (obsessions really) is hifi and home cinema. It so happened that I sepparated a couple months ago and maybe a couple weeks later a friend and I took a couple beers with one of his friends. He is an excentric loudspeaker designer guru that has designed what I would describe as the most potent and accurate speaker systems available today (and I've heard them all...). Having listened to me rambling on about my sepparation (and drinking vast amounts of my homebrew, I might add) he said he had a pair of his ultra reference speaker cabinets for immediate delivery and spontaneously offered me them at a huge discount (usually it's 1-3 YEARS delivery time for his reference speakers and they are *not* cheap). So, I thought f*ck it, it's a one in a lifetime opportunity and I bought them...

So, what about the cash flow? Well, at 9:00 today I bought a huge wardobe system at IKEA. Way more money than I anticipated (IKEA is supposed to be cheap!). At 10:00 the company delivering the kitchen called and said that it was ready for delivery (and payment. Today...). at 11:00 the guy with the speakers called and said he would have the speakers assembled and ready for delivery saturday and would that he would like to come over to my place to tune them to my room (and get paid). At 14:00 the photo shop called and said that if I don't collect (and pay) the house today they will sell it to the next guy in line.

Gdang, I don't think I've ever spent so much money in one day as today. Still I think I feel OK

H

Go see Doctor Phil if you want some one to make you feel good.

Buck up and Brew, do some man stuff. And I see you barely mentioned homebrew in the OP.

Hope it goes better

 

[homebrewer_99]

+1



Can I borrow your money, or better yet just give it to me.

Spending a bunch of money at once can be an enjoyable experience, but I always feel some regret the next few days. Kind of like a bad hangover.

I'd like to help, but I just gave away another $27K for an '09 Toyota Camry SL...an early retirement present to myself...

 

[MikeFlynn74]

09 Toyota Camry SL...an early retirement present to myself..

Wait a Camry is a present? lol just poking fun.

When did Camrys get to 30K?

 

[Laurel]

Since people were willing to pay that much for an economy car.

 

[homebrewer_99]

Wait a Camry is a present? lol just poking fun.

When did Camrys get to 30K?

...all out...leather, vehicle stability, sunroof, been to 143 mph already...wait??? It was over 30K, did I over pay at $27,4?? (DO NOT ANSWER...there's ALWAYS the coulda-woulda-shoulda factor...

 

[MikeFlynn74]

Hell you should have just got a Lexus

 

[Nurmey]

I think you guys should remember that this thread is all about Henrik! It's Henri's day so lets just talk about Henrik.

 

[BierMuncher]

It's just money. You'll make some more.

 

[JustDave]

Do you have enough $ left to brew?

 

[homebrewer_99]

Do you have enough $ left to brew?

Hell, yes, and THAT's the IMPORTANT thing here...

Hey, Henrik!!! You still with us Bro???

Me and the Mrs. can come on over. We'll even pay you $100.00 a week to stay there to help you pay off your IKEA bill.

Hell, I'll even bring my metric screwdriver to help you assemble...:rockin:

 

[EvilTOJ]

Well, at 9:00 today I bought a huge wardobe system at IKEA. Way more money than I anticipated (IKEA is supposed to be cheap!).

Well that's what you get for buying from IKEA. You know how devious and evil those Swedes are! Oh wai.....

One way to reassure yourself is, are you going to be able to pay your rent/bills at the end of the month? If so, then you'll be just fine. Breathe in... breathe out.... breathe in.... breathe out....

 

[superfluent]

why are you furnishing an Apartment?

I own it. When I bought it was in a miserable state (the previous owner had lived in it since 1953 and hadn't done anything to it after ~1970).

H

 

[Glibbidy]

When it rains it pours. Hang in there bud! you'll pull thru.

 

[MikeFlynn74]

Isnt an Apartment you own called a condo?

 

[the_bird]

[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Differences Between Co-ops and Condos[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]There are a few key differences between condominiums and cooperative apartments. Condo owners have legal title, i.e., ownership rights, to a piece of land that New York calls ‘real property.’ Whether your condo is situated on the 3rd floor or high up in the penthouse, it’s still a piece of land.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]
Co-op apartment owners don't own land, but rather shares of stock that the cooperative apartment corporation allocates to their unit. Buying a co-op involves having not only your finances scrutinzed, but also your personal background. If you get sick thinking about the Taxi sitcom episode when Louie, Danny Devito’s character, gets interviewed by a luxury co-op board with a hoity-toity attitude, a condo may be more your style.

Today, the vast majority of newly built New York City apartment buildings are condominiums. Real estate brokers know that buyers place a premium on the freedom and flexibility that condos generally offer over co-ops.
[/FONT]

http://www.ny-condos.com/condo-coop.html

I have clients in the city who clearly refer to buying and selling an "apartment", as opposed to a condo.

 

[superfluent]

Can I borrow some money?

From me? Not anymore, no...

Thing is that I allways feel bad after spending money on stuff that's not essential for life (such as clothes, food and beer).

However, today feels better. I've been punishing myself all morning by putting togehter that IKEA crap I bought.

H

 

[superfluent]

Isnt an Apartment you own called a condo?

Ah, yes. I'll chalk it up as another language barrier problem...

Actually, I beleave it's more like a combination of the US "co-op" and "condo". It's a co-op that actually owns the property (buildings, roads, parks, tennis courts etc.) and each "condo owner" pay a montly fee to the co-op for their services and for general maintanance of the property.

However, the co-op cannot really stop me from selling my apartment (and co-op share) to whomever I like.

H

 

[MikeFlynn74]

Oh thats pretty cool. I was confused as an Apartment you'd have to put everything back when you decided to leave

 

[eschatz]

Oh man, I know the money crunch feeling! That one hurts. But as has been said before you'll make it back, it's just money.

and brew some damn beer!

 

[homebrewer_99]

Oh thats pretty cool. I was confused as an Apartment you'd have to put everything back when you decided to leave

Mike: In Europe they buy their apartments. You can find places to rent, but they're usually harder to find.

Also, in Germany when you get an apartment there's usually NO light fixtures or kitchens. You have to buy them all yourself and put them in. It comes under "customizing"...