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My wife and I are currently living paycheck to paycheck. I have been hit with health problems and we have a 13 month old boy. I am not healthy enough to even watch him on a daily basis so we also have to pay for child care.

It is my impression that most of the folks on the busse-kin boards are older and have decades of experience in their careers or are retired, or close to. They are no where close to living paycheck to paycheck and likely have substantial life savings. (We were doing decently well until I got sick.) My suggestion is to not collect these pricey knives until at least you are well into your career. I have had to stopped collecting and are pretty actively having to sell off all my stuff. Knives are cool but food and bills take precedent.

Your parents should not have opened your mail. They do, however, have every right to search every inch of their property. You do not have a right to store a firearm on their property without their knowledge. If, for whatever reason, you cannot tell them about it you should at a minimum find a gun storage service and use it, or a kindly and trustworthy relative, or just get your own place. If you cannot afford you own place you probably should not be buying guns and knives.

Sorry for the sermon. I really am trying to help someone not make mistakes that I have and really wish I hadn't.

Hope you get to feeling better Toast <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />. I doubt that most of the guys on here are retired- I think that collecting- using etc is just a passion or obcession with most <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />. Yes- folks should watch what they purchase - but there are far worse things than knives and guns for sure. I am actually " semi retired" and enjoy being able to spend a " fair sum" on toys - travel and basically anything I want. I have everything paid for- no bills and blessed with great health.When my children were young or even when I was putting them through college I would have never bought any expensive knives etc. I think most of the guys on here are wise and do not put their family in a bad way <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />. ( or I hope <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crossfingers.gif" alt="" /> !!) Hope things turn around for you-hang in there- <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />


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