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airgirl24

what did you do to get money to skydive?

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Mostly either starved or worked for it (i.e. became rigger, jumpmaster, and instructor). In my first jumping life, I paid cash for well under 1/2 of my jumps.

The only debt I've gone into for jumping has been to buy gear, and it was all very short term debt paid off in 6 months or less.

Wendy W.
There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

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Took my winnings from the dogtrack and invested it into a franchise of Methlabs
in Alabama.:S
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"..katie.. "

I like that response. I am pretty sure I would do a Katie to get some gear. In fact if there is a Katie out there willing to buy me some gear PM me to work out arrangements.....you know what the hell why limit it to just Katies? If there are any ladies out there who need man work done for gear PM me! ;)
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you should make 'work' one of your answers. it is possible to work and make a good living while learning and skydiving frequently. i would advise you to think of a good plan a go with it.

i worked, paid for my b.s. and an m.s., finished a mortgage, and in the meanwhile did about 1200 jumps. somewhere in there I started a business too.

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I "afford" to keep up with jumping based on not having a lot of "stuff"..minimalistic lifestyle..I don't have cable, pets, or lots of furniture so it makes life easy breezy. I don't have credit cards, so I can't/don't charge anything. I don't think I starve either..I eat really well each night, but when it's time to ration, I can make a large pizza and a salad last a week if need be.:D





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i used alot of credit, then flew tandem video and that payed for about 150 or my jumps.... it worked pretty nice......



you could always whore yourself out too........... packing that is... geesh, what did you think i ment....

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interesting to see different responses.
i don't know yet about me since i've had only one jump last weekend. i bet that as soon as i get my student loan i'm gonna be so tempted to use some of it....
well the plan right now is stop eating out and stop drinking Starbucks or Jamba Juice and cut down on my photography addiction. i think i have a new boyfriend now and it's skydiving. i can't stop thinking about it.
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I've done all of the above... I usually party hop to get food, charge what I can, and used my savings for my rig... Now I have a second job to fund my habit.

"I had a dude tip his black cowboy hat to me after I provided him with a condom outside my hotel room at 3-something in the morning." -myself

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