Doing the Math - to Fund my Grail

[Socal to az]

Patek 5270R-001 - approximately 130k

Sell 5980 - get approximately 40k - 90k shortfall
Sell a couple of APs - get approximately 30k - now only a 60k shortfall

Sell my extra car- get 25k - now only a 35k shortfall
Sell my kidney - get 15k - now only a 20k shortfall

Deliver pizzas on the weekend for 6 months- get 5k - no only a 15k shortfall
Tell wife to do bake sales- get 1500 bucks - now only a 13.5k shortfall
Put the kids on a street corner to sell lemonade- get 500 bucks - now only a 13k shortfall

Dont eat out for 2 months- save 5k - now only an 8k shortfall
Recycle toilet paper for 6 months - save 250 bucks - 7750 shortfall

Skip next vacation - save 5k $2250 shortfall
Walk to work- no gas for 6 months - save $2000. now only $250 shortfall


Can I borrow $250 bucks from anyone?

[KarlS]

Originally Posted by Socal to az

Patek 5270R-001 - approximately 130k

Sell 5980 - get approximately 40k - 90k shortfall
Sell a couple of APs - get approximately 30k - now only a 60k shortfall

Sell my extra car- get 25k - now only a 35k shortfall
Sell my kidney - get 15k - now only a 20k shortfall

Deliver pizzas on the weekend for 6 months- get 5k - no only a 15k shortfall
Tell wife to do bake sales- get 1500 bucks - now only a 13.5k shortfall
Put the kids on a street corner to sell lemonade- get 500 bucks - now only a 13k shortfall

Dont eat out for 2 months- save 5k - now only an 8k shortfall
Recycle toilet paper for 6 months - save 250 bucks - 7750 shortfall

Skip next vacation - save 5k $2250 shortfall
Walk to work- no gas for 6 months - save $2000. now only $250 shortfall


Can I borrow $250 bucks from anyone?

If you sold wife and children's kidneys you can keep the car

[Mbbgysam]

Originally Posted by KarlS

If you sold wife and children's kidneys you can keep the car

I like your thinking.

[Passionata]

Originally Posted by KarlS

If you sold wife and children's kidneys you can keep the car

Rotfl👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[yannis]

Originally Posted by KarlS

If you sold wife and children's kidneys you can keep the car

[Vanmarsenille]

Originally Posted by KarlS

If you sold wife and children's kidneys you can keep the car

[Royalex]

Originally Posted by KarlS

If you sold wife and children's kidneys you can keep the car

I like it, Your idea is so bright.

[lapince]

Originally Posted by KarlS

If you sold wife and children's kidneys you can keep the car

And if he sells the wife and the kid(s) he can not only keep everything but probably get a few other grails, now that could really be interesting, sometimes the thought hits me, but unfortunately I love my kid and my wife too much, I know that sucks

Originally Posted by the_Hunter

Dude you are total undervaluing a a kidney. A good kidney can go for over 200K each... A 1/2 liver can go for 100K+ as long as long as its in good shape.

WOW, really??? Ok my half liver is probably not great, probably same with the kidneys, at 45 they have lived a full kidneys and liver's life, they'd probably give me 20K for each, but now I need to find the solution to explain my wife why my son and her need to loose a kidney each, that's gonna be the hard part, if anyone has suggestions I'm open, and if someone has the connection to sell them I give 10%

Originally Posted by AK797

Just stop eating out so much, you are wasting crazy money that way, and please don't tell me you are ordering wine, the biggest con since bankers and their sub-prime packaging, and you'll need a new heart, never mind your kidneys.

But seriously stop eating out.

LOL how right you are my friend, I like to eat out, but I never, ever ever order wine, some restaurants in Paris when they ask you what bottle of wine you would like with your dinner and you say no thank you, we'll have a bottle of water, ok usually I order a whisky also, the waiter or even worse when it's the sommelier, look at you like you killed and raped their kids, restaurants don't make money on the food, well except on pizzas and stuff like that, but on beverages, a 1 euro bottle of water in a supermarket, will go from anywhere between 5 to 9 euros depending on the restaurant, the turnover on beverages and especially on wine is crazy, it's clearly a huge scam, everybody knows about it, never understood why people still order them, in Odessa you can order a glass if you really want a little wine with your meal, in Paris when you can it's really crap wine, and almost all middle to top restaurants do not serve wine by glass

Originally Posted by AK797

I was just playing devil's advocate. Fine dining, at a few hundred pounds a head, gets me into similar arguments and gasps as spending on Rolexes etc with many normal and sane people who think our spending patterns are crazy, so I know there are ways for us to save money if we really have to. I like the idea of cutting back on one luxury to buy another, makes me feel like I've earned it in a way. It is also why I don't buy on impulse and try to wait at least 3 months before buying a watch.

WOW, a few hundred pounds a head, I know people who also spend a fortune on restaurants, have 80-150K cars, but who wouldn't spend more than 5K on a watch, basically they would save 20K a year by cutting just 50% of the fine dining. I went to some, not many, of the best restaurants in Paris, Maison Blanche, La Tour D'argent, probably my favorite, their duck is amazing, don't remember the name but one part of the duck is roasted, the other stewed and served with sauce, just amazing, but I find that the difference of pleasure between a very good 80 euros per head restaurant and a 200 euros per head, don't think I ever paid more than 200 euros per head, of course without wine as I never order any, is not worth it IMO, you have incredibly good restaurants for 80-100 euros per head. Don't remember the name of the guide but basically it is like a Michelin but just based on the quality of the food, they don't pay any attention to how the restaurant looks, the plates and silverware and the service, the only thing that counts is the quality and secondarily the quantity of the food, that's the kind of ''fine dining" I like, and for the wine I am lucky as I am not sacrificing anything as I don't like wine very much, sure one glass why not, but not more, I am a water drinker, and nothing else except whisky from time to time, 1 or 2 bottles per head, depending on the celebration we never drink wine at home anyways...

[AK797]

Originally Posted by lapince

And if he sells the wife and the kid(s) he can not only keep everything but probably get a few other grails, now that could really be interesting, sometimes the thought hits me, but unfortunately I love my kid and my wife too much, I know that sucks



WOW, really??? Ok my half liver is probably not great, probably same with the kidneys, at 45 they have lived a full kidneys and liver's life, they'd probably give me 20K for each, but now I need to find the solution to explain my wife why my son and her need to loose a kidney each, that's gonna be the hard part, if anyone has suggestions I'm open, and if someone has the connection to sell them I give 10%



LOL how right you are my friend, I like to eat out, but I never, ever ever order wine, some restaurants in Paris when they ask you what bottle of wine you would like with your dinner and you say no thank you, we'll have a bottle of water, ok usually I order a whisky also, the waiter or even worse when it's the sommelier, look at you like you killed and raped their kids, restaurants don't make money on the food, well except on pizzas and stuff like that, but on beverages, a 1 euro bottle of water in a supermarket, will go from anywhere between 5 to 9 euros depending on the restaurant, the turnover on beverages and especially on wine is crazy, it's clearly a huge scam, everybody knows about it, never understood why people still order them, in Odessa you can order a glass if you really want a little wine with your meal, in Paris when you can it's really crap wine, and almost all middle to top restaurants do not serve wine by glass



WOW, a few hundred pounds a head, I know people who also spend a fortune on restaurants, have 80-150K cars, but who wouldn't spend more than 5K on a watch, basically they would save 20K a year by cutting just 50% of the fine dining. I went to some, not many, of the best restaurants in Paris, Maison Blanche, La Tour D'argent, probably my favorite, their duck is amazing, don't remember the name but one part of the duck is roasted, the other stewed and served with sauce, just amazing, but I find that the difference of pleasure between a very good 80 euros per head restaurant and a 200 euros per head, don't think I ever paid more than 200 euros per head, of course without wine as I never order any, is not worth it IMO, you have incredibly good restaurants for 80-100 euros per head. Don't remember the name of the guide but basically it is like a Michelin but just based on the quality of the food, they don't pay any attention to how the restaurant looks, the plates and silverware and the service, the only thing that counts is the quality and secondarily the quantity of the food, that's the kind of ''fine dining" I like, and for the wine I am lucky as I am not sacrificing anything as I don't like wine very much, sure one glass why not, but not more, I am a water drinker, and nothing else except whisky from time to time, 1 or 2 bottles per head, depending on the celebration we never drink wine at home anyways...

Canard a la presse.

[lapince]

Originally Posted by AK797

Canard a la presse.

Exactly my friend, the legs are roasted while the magrets are served with the sauce, best dish I ever ate in a top restaurant, was a long time ago, now when we go out it's Macdonalds, and on special events Burger King have to put money aside for watches, plus my wife wants a mink coat, when you live in Ukraine everyone has one, ok most people have chinese or turkish crap, but every girl has one, and my wife doesn't want the chinese one

[dysondiver]

try telling that to the wife ,,, the watch would look cheap compared to the divorce costs ,,,,

[nyc2la]

Just negotiate $250 off the price of the watch and you're there...

[Hairdude1]

Originally Posted by nyc2la

Just negotiate $250 off the price of the watch and you're there...

[jenniferjanef]

Originally Posted by Socal to az

Patek 5270R-001 - approximately 130k

Sell 5980 - get approximately 40k - 90k shortfall
Sell a couple of APs - get approximately 30k - now only a 60k shortfall

Sell my extra car- get 25k - now only a 35k shortfall
Sell my kidney - get 15k - now only a 20k shortfall

Deliver pizzas on the weekend for 6 months- get 5k - no only a 15k shortfall
Tell wife to do bake sales- get 1500 bucks - now only a 13.5k shortfall
Put the kids on a street corner to sell lemonade- get 500 bucks - now only a 13k shortfall

Dont eat out for 2 months- save 5k - now only an 8k shortfall
Recycle toilet paper for 6 months - save 250 bucks - 7750 shortfall

Skip next vacation - save 5k $2250 shortfall
Walk to work- no gas for 6 months - save $2000. now only $250 shortfall


Can I borrow $250 bucks from anyone?

Don't have to.. 5980 is a great look, amazing comfort and certainly more versatile then 5270. .. Jen

[jd57]

Plan a 20K vacation, then skip it - now you can stop after selling your kidney.

[Socal to az]

Originally Posted by KarlS

If you sold wife and children's kidneys you can keep the car

Thats a fantastic idea. And because I now have the perpetual watch, I can time when I need to take them all in for dialysis.

Originally Posted by nyc2la

Just negotiate $250 off the price of the watch and you're there...

even better idea. Maybe if they give me $500 off the watch, I don't need to recycle toilet paper.

Originally Posted by jenniferjanef

Don't have to.. 5980 is a great look, amazing comfort and certainly more versatile then 5270. .. Jen

ummm - not the point of the thread. :)

Originally Posted by jd57

Plan a 20K vacation, then skip it - now you can stop after selling your kidney.

If I did a 40k vacation, then might be even better. Great suggestion.

[77T]

You use a lot of TP, and spend too little on vacations...
No 5270R-001 for you! Next!!!!!

[ap1]

Originally Posted by 77T

You use a lot of TP, and spend too little on vacations...
No 5270R-001 for you! Next!!!!!

lets not forget the hefty dining out bill

[AK797]

Just stop eating out so much, you are wasting crazy money that way, and please don't tell me you are ordering wine, the biggest con since bankers and their sub-prime packaging, and you'll need a new heart, never mind your kidneys.

But seriously stop eating out.

[Snow-Dweller]

Originally Posted by AK797

Just stop eating out so much, you are wasting crazy money that way, and please don't tell me you are ordering wine, the biggest con since bankers and their sub-prime packaging, and you'll need a new heart, never mind your kidneys.

But seriously stop eating out.

To me, eating out (and ordering good wine) are one of the great pleasures in life.

[AK797]

Originally Posted by Clivek

To me, eating out (and ordering good wine) are one of the great pleasures in life.

Yeah me too, I have a penchant for 2 and 3 Michelin stars and am happy to say that Michel Roux and his brigade now recognise me and mine in Le Gavroche, it's my Cheers, but if I was trying to save some serious money then this would be my route, much better than delivering pizzas for 6 months.

[Snow-Dweller]

Originally Posted by AK797

Yeah me too, I have a penchant for 2 and 3 Michelin stars and am happy to say that Michel Roux and his brigade now recognise me and mine in Le Gavroche, it's my Cheers, but if I was trying to save some serious money then this would be my route, much better than delivering pizzas for 6 months.

Neil, I did strike me as odd that I would be disagreeing with you!

[AK797]

Originally Posted by Clivek

Neil, I did strike me as odd that I would be disagreeing with you!

I was just playing devil's advocate. Fine dining, at a few hundred pounds a head, gets me into similar arguments and gasps as spending on Rolexes etc with many normal and sane people who think our spending patterns are crazy, so I know there are ways for us to save money if we really have to. I like the idea of cutting back on one luxury to buy another, makes me feel like I've earned it in a way. It is also why I don't buy on impulse and try to wait at least 3 months before buying a watch.

[watchucallit]

Stop eating in general

Originally Posted by AK797

Just stop eating out so much, you are wasting crazy money that way, and please don't tell me you are ordering wine, the biggest con since bankers and their sub-prime packaging, and you'll need a new heart, never mind your kidneys.

But seriously stop eating out.

[Socal to az]

Originally Posted by watchucallit

Stop eating in general

If you stop eating, you stop pooping- so you save on food and toilet paper. Double bonus.

[incontrol]

Forget the new grail and just love the grails you have!

[dera]

If you do all that, I'll give you the $250!

[Beauregard]

I do like a clever thread.

Thanks.

[s14roller]

Don't forget to cut power to the house. Sunlight and candles!!




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[Socal to az]

Originally Posted by s14roller

Don't forget to cut power to the house. Sunlight and candles!!

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Epic. Just epic!