Scuba Budget?

[down130]

Dive Trip, $3500
Keeping equipment up to date each year $2000

Being 100' underwater and not having anyone talk my ear off - PRICELESS!

Actually, I agree with JIMLAP. Go Pro and start writing off

Mike

 

[Notso_Ken]

like Jim said, the tax rightoff helps but i found you still have to come up with the money somehow

no new gutters or driveway for almityhome and the house needs painting but last year managed to spend over $25K on diving

also no pets or kids (though we assist with niece's & nephews private school fees), we dont drink, smoke and hardly go out - in fact, diving is our 'going out'

Don't drink!!!!

I found a solution for that, just brew your own! It's cheaper. Once you've got all the equipment you need . . . . Kind of like diving . . . .

Ken

 

[Bob Vincent]

Well ... fast food sometimes!

 

[Bob Vincent]

Oh ... get into underwater cameras, housings, strobes, brackets hard cases etc. Do that not only once but a few times in your life.

Not counting my FAV diving ... wrecks ... CAN YOU SAY, "MONEY MONEY MONEYYYYYYYYY" LIKE THE SONG?

 

[mfalco]

Don't drink!!!!

I found a solution for that, just brew your own! It's cheaper. Once you've got all the equipment you need . . . . Kind of like diving . . . .

Ken

Funny I'm reading this while drinking the first sampeling of the first barleywine style beer I've brewed.

 

[DennisS]

If you put a boat in with what you spend on diving you learn to never add it up. You really don't want to know.

When I had an RV I knew it had bad gas mileage, I never wanted to know how bad.

It's about enjoyment and fun.

 

[battles2a5]

2007 was my "transition to tech" year. I "thought" that they major investment was done. But nope, after my cave class I had to have 2 more sets of doubles, a 35w just before the class, another BP/W... oh and the new argon set-up for my normoxic class. And once I get that it would only make sense to start blending my own so I'll need a fill whip, followed shortly by a compressor and stick... then I'll need a scooter to help conserve all that expensive gas on deep dives.... AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

New solution to the economic slowdown- Put someone from PADI/NAUI/Whoever in the cabinet and start a nation-wide "Start Diving" campaign. That will get consumer spending up in no time!

 

[TSandM]

They told me at the end of OW class that once I had my gear, the expenses would go WAY down.

Silly me, I thought that meant that once I had a hood, mask, regulator, BC, drysuit and fins, it would stop.

How was I to know that "gear" would include HID lights, scooters, doubles, and now a BOAT?

The good thing is that, now that we have the boat (and hopefully the boat will have a finite amount of equipment IT needs), the only thing after that that I can think of to buy is an island, and we can't afford that . . .

 

[GrumpyOldGuy]

Just remember to pay the credit card bill on time and then burn it so the spouse never sees it! Diving if fun, divorice is not.

 

[Cajuncru Diver]

I plan and prepare an annual budget for the coming year each December, based upon a projection of my annual income for the coming year. Sample budget for 2008 is as follows:

Estimated Annual Disposable Income......................$100,000.00

Budged Proposal:

1. Home Maintenance............................$750.00
2. Food ..............................................$750.00
3. Auto Repair & Expenses.......................$750.00
4. Insurance.........................................$750.00
5. Birthday, Anniversary, Christmas &
Valentine gifts for wife.........................$ 10.00
6 Travel (non Scuba related)....................$ 50.00
7 Travel -Scuba Related.........................$20,000.00
8. Purchases of Esssentials (non Scuba).....$50.00
9 Purchases of Essentials-Scuba...............$20,000.00
10 Live Aboard & All Inclusive Fees............$40,000.00
11. Reserve for unbudgeted Scuba
Expenses .........................................$18,250.00

This system works well for me..........try it and let me know how it works for you