“Investments”

[SafeAirOne]

I can think of many other things this can be applied to:

https://youtube.com/shorts/VdtWYO42G...j5JLF-yHBV1fd0

[loose gravel]

Now that there is funny!

[greenmeanie]

Oh yes. I keep pointing out to my wife that when you look at how much WW2 armour is appreciating in price it makes a great investment - well compared to her investments/IRAs and other boring banking stuff. She is very difficult to fathom as her response usually involves all kinds of confusing words like 'divorce' 'murder' and worst of all 'why?' We'd be bloody millionaires or arrested by now if she hadn't questioned my need for these things.

[SafeAirOne]

We'd be bloody millionaires or arrested by now if she hadn't questioned my need for these things.

Gregor, you’re employing the technique improperly. The correct method is to arrive home with the Jagdpanther you bought for…[ahem] …“3700 Euros” and happily coexist with your spouse.

This is the technique that must be used for everyone involved’s health and safety!

[greenmeanie]

Ah, that was the 109 project when she said 'You need a family car....' Like the Borg she learned and we have never been able to repeat.

[Rusty Goose]

Only half laughing at that one, perhaps a little too close to home....

[64osby]

Better to ask forgiveness than permission!

[Halfton]

Better to ask forgiveness than permission!

My wife tells people that is my mantra!

[RustCollector]

My wife says that I'm currently worth more to her alive than dead, and that I will never know the day that changes. That by itself keeps the spending in check.

[Forester]

When we both worked I used to send stuff to the office. It was much easier to buy stuff the first year I retired and she still went to work. Stuff would comee in and be put away before she got home. Worked really well for Rover parts. When she retired I was working at Lowes and things got a bit more difficult to hide purchases but at this point since I pay all the bills and manage the family money so she remains somewhat clueless of what I spend on tools, guns and Rover parts. However, at this point she is starting to suspect so I'm having to get more creative.
Jim

[Paul D]

My wife accompanied me to the hamfest in Windsor, Maine a couple weeks ago. I thought I could sneak this vintage Cubic Astro 150A HF transceiver into the trunk of the car but she spotted me buying it from across the fairgrounds. The CIR Astro 200 is an earlier design purchased by Cubic Swan when CIR folded. It's the HF mobile I use in the '71 IIA.

[rover03]

My wife says that I'm currently worth more to her alive than dead, and that I will never know the day that changes. That by itself keeps the spending in check.

That's a smart woman right there.

[series guy]

Another valuable technique to keep in mind is “outgo averaging”. This is when you buy something you want for way too much money then find it much cheaper shortly thereafter. You buy the cheaper one thus reducing the cost of the expensive one by averaging the two costs.

[SafeAirOne]

It's the HF mobile I use in the '71 IIA.

Those are mobile rigs? Maybe it’s just the perspective or that there’s no sense of scale in the pic, but those look large even for base stations by today’s standards!

[Paul D]

Those are mobile rigs? Maybe it’s just the perspective or that there’s no sense of scale in the pic, but those look large even for base stations by today’s standards!

Here's the CIR Astro 200 in place, a pretty tidy little package for a 70's vintage transceiver. I don't believe it was marketed specifically as a mobile but it does run on 12 volt DC.

This early 60's vintage Heathkit Cheyenne/Comanche pair was marketed to be used mobile. I guess there used to be a bit more real estate under the dashboards back then.