diablopilot 2 #26 January 4, 2005 All of it.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #27 January 4, 2005 Quoteand, dammit, not one red cent is tax deductable Hehehehehe....mine is.....---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dropzonefool 0 #28 January 4, 2005 and, dammit, not one red cent is tax deductable <<<< Oh yes it can be, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites intheclouds 0 #29 January 4, 2005 QuoteRefuse to calculate. Ditto!! I'd say not enough, but bank manager will refute that claim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites pccoder 0 #30 January 4, 2005 $5,500 for all new gear around $1000 for jump tickets and about $13,000 on medical bills for the bad landing. PcCoder.net Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ccowden 0 #31 January 4, 2005 QuoteQuoteI would say I about broke even between paid jumps and fun jumps. you got some poor suckers to PAY for your jumps?! hahaahahhaha.... oh... wait a second.... Yup, once in a great while, I will find some real suckers to take advantage of! So.... you are gonna have me back right?? Truthfully though, very few of my jumps are actual paid coaching jumps. I make my money by doing tandems and tandem videos. (about 175 a year) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites riggerrob 558 #32 January 4, 2005 I extracted about $40,000 from my DZ this year. It is my only source of income. I also acquired a new helmet and a new camera. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Fast 0 #33 January 4, 2005 Just over $5K. That includes a trip to a boogie a boogie at home and a helmet. I am WELL on my way to spending more this year.~D Where troubles melt like lemon drops Away above the chimney tops That's where you'll find me. Swooping is taking one last poke at the bear before escaping it's cave - davelepka Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skypuppy 1 #34 January 4, 2005 Well, I got new gear (half-price), still about 4K. I paid for a new AAD. (about 1K) I paid for my tandem course (about 2K) A road trip, Eastern Conference Cup expenses, lost free bag and pc for my 3rd rig (still haven't replaced it). On the other hand I did just less than a hundred tandems since I got the rating. All told I'm down about 3K, but hopefully I'll make it up this year...If some old guy can do it then obviously it can't be very extreme. Otherwise he'd already be dead. Bruce McConkey 'I thought we were gonna die, and I couldn't think of anyone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ChileRelleno 0 #35 January 4, 2005 Well over $2000.00 but less than $10,000.00... I couldn't even begin to add it up what with all the extras that relate to skydiving. ChileRelleno-Rodriguez Bro#414 Hellfish#511,MuffBro#3532,AnvilBro#9, D24868 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites pilotdave 0 #36 January 4, 2005 Over $3000 in jump tickets... plus 2 trips to the tunnel, new gear, LOTS of gas, a few hotel rooms, a tandem for a friend, etc. Not gonna even think about what all that adds up to. Going to the tunnel twice next week, then a boogie, then back to the tunnel again twice the week after. At least my bank account has had a couple months of rest... sort of. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Darius11 12 #37 January 4, 2005 10000+. I am broke and Happy man. I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites nanook 1 #38 January 4, 2005 I broke 10,000 with jump tickets, two cutaways, replacement canopies, and a new complete mirage system. ect. ect. Damn this sport is costly!_____________________________ "The trouble with quotes on the internet is that you can never know if they are genuine" - Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Andrewwhyte 1 #39 January 4, 2005 If you include income foregone because I didn't have a real job: way too much to think about. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kneal 0 #40 January 4, 2005 Yep...if we are including medical bills, replacing gear and the costs of the jump I am over $50,00... Very bad landing.....LOL or as my Dz Owner says...PFL (Poor F**king Landing) "Don't waste the pretty"! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mgerra28 0 #41 January 4, 2005 Just dropped 2500 on 2 canopies. 1600 on a mirage, 1200 on a pilot. 2 new jump suits 600 and its only 5th of january. so ask me next xmas. lolhttp://www.skydivethefarm.com don't sweat the small stuff, in fact don't sweat at all,, you get smelly!! ORFUN #2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites docjohn 0 #42 January 5, 2005 I spent between $2000 and $3000 on skydiving last year. The rest of the money I just wasted. Doc http://www.manifestmaster.com/video Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites UKKid35 1 #43 January 6, 2005 About $2k and I haven't done a single jump for 18 months. But., I've bought a rig that I'm hoping to jump next week. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Amazon 7 #44 January 6, 2005 Aww man I dont EVEN want to know.. Brand new rig.. Cypres2 and 2 new canopies... Camera.. new helmets.... trips all over and about 300 jumps... EEEEEKKKKKKKKK Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites reddevil1 0 #45 January 7, 2005 Were should i start £3200 new rig.......170 jumps £3500........ beer £350......boggie £1300.........broken anckle 4 months off work unpaided £5300......car writen off going to emprabrava in spain tpo insurance ouch. £17,000.....Total £30'600....BUT MONEY WELL SPENT. were,s the nearest bank i need to rob it. The point of no return what a rush. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites selbbub78 0 #46 January 7, 2005 QuoteHow much did you spend in 2004 inc, gear, boogie's jump tickets,ect. does that include money spent on skydiving injuries as well"Women fake orgasms - men fake whole relationships" – Sharon Stone "The world is my dropzone" (wise crewdog quote) "The light dims, until full darkness pierces into the world."-KDM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites pywas 0 #47 January 7, 2005 New rig cost me 2200, jumps about 2K and trips to and from DZ's about 500-600 I think, forget the beer, it add's 500. So this season cost me about 5K, but I would gladly spend more if i can afford it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Darminion 0 #48 January 7, 2005 Three Tandems and AFF $3000 First rig $2700 (yes beer was bought already) 43 jumps @ $20 = $860 Finally doing something interesting and fun in my life and spending time with some of the greatest people on the planet (and above it) PricelessAnvile Brother #59 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites GQ_jumper 4 #49 January 8, 2005 100 or so jumps, AFF, jumpsuit, new rig, beer, helmet, altimeter, 7-10K i'm afraid to do the exact mathHistory does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. --Dwight D. Eisenhower Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ltdiver 3 #50 January 8, 2005 QuoteQuoteRefuse to calculate. Ditto!! Ditto x 4. That's why I have an accountant. Thought this year would be on the + side, then then discovered -this- was the year that all my equipment was needing to be replaced. Used it up, I did... ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 Next Page 2 of 3 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
intheclouds 0 #29 January 4, 2005 QuoteRefuse to calculate. Ditto!! I'd say not enough, but bank manager will refute that claim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pccoder 0 #30 January 4, 2005 $5,500 for all new gear around $1000 for jump tickets and about $13,000 on medical bills for the bad landing. PcCoder.net Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ccowden 0 #31 January 4, 2005 QuoteQuoteI would say I about broke even between paid jumps and fun jumps. you got some poor suckers to PAY for your jumps?! hahaahahhaha.... oh... wait a second.... Yup, once in a great while, I will find some real suckers to take advantage of! So.... you are gonna have me back right?? Truthfully though, very few of my jumps are actual paid coaching jumps. I make my money by doing tandems and tandem videos. (about 175 a year) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 558 #32 January 4, 2005 I extracted about $40,000 from my DZ this year. It is my only source of income. I also acquired a new helmet and a new camera. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fast 0 #33 January 4, 2005 Just over $5K. That includes a trip to a boogie a boogie at home and a helmet. I am WELL on my way to spending more this year.~D Where troubles melt like lemon drops Away above the chimney tops That's where you'll find me. Swooping is taking one last poke at the bear before escaping it's cave - davelepka Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skypuppy 1 #34 January 4, 2005 Well, I got new gear (half-price), still about 4K. I paid for a new AAD. (about 1K) I paid for my tandem course (about 2K) A road trip, Eastern Conference Cup expenses, lost free bag and pc for my 3rd rig (still haven't replaced it). On the other hand I did just less than a hundred tandems since I got the rating. All told I'm down about 3K, but hopefully I'll make it up this year...If some old guy can do it then obviously it can't be very extreme. Otherwise he'd already be dead. Bruce McConkey 'I thought we were gonna die, and I couldn't think of anyone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChileRelleno 0 #35 January 4, 2005 Well over $2000.00 but less than $10,000.00... I couldn't even begin to add it up what with all the extras that relate to skydiving. ChileRelleno-Rodriguez Bro#414 Hellfish#511,MuffBro#3532,AnvilBro#9, D24868 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #36 January 4, 2005 Over $3000 in jump tickets... plus 2 trips to the tunnel, new gear, LOTS of gas, a few hotel rooms, a tandem for a friend, etc. Not gonna even think about what all that adds up to. Going to the tunnel twice next week, then a boogie, then back to the tunnel again twice the week after. At least my bank account has had a couple months of rest... sort of. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darius11 12 #37 January 4, 2005 10000+. I am broke and Happy man. I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nanook 1 #38 January 4, 2005 I broke 10,000 with jump tickets, two cutaways, replacement canopies, and a new complete mirage system. ect. ect. Damn this sport is costly!_____________________________ "The trouble with quotes on the internet is that you can never know if they are genuine" - Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrewwhyte 1 #39 January 4, 2005 If you include income foregone because I didn't have a real job: way too much to think about. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kneal 0 #40 January 4, 2005 Yep...if we are including medical bills, replacing gear and the costs of the jump I am over $50,00... Very bad landing.....LOL or as my Dz Owner says...PFL (Poor F**king Landing) "Don't waste the pretty"! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mgerra28 0 #41 January 4, 2005 Just dropped 2500 on 2 canopies. 1600 on a mirage, 1200 on a pilot. 2 new jump suits 600 and its only 5th of january. so ask me next xmas. lolhttp://www.skydivethefarm.com don't sweat the small stuff, in fact don't sweat at all,, you get smelly!! ORFUN #2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
docjohn 0 #42 January 5, 2005 I spent between $2000 and $3000 on skydiving last year. The rest of the money I just wasted. Doc http://www.manifestmaster.com/video Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UKKid35 1 #43 January 6, 2005 About $2k and I haven't done a single jump for 18 months. But., I've bought a rig that I'm hoping to jump next week. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #44 January 6, 2005 Aww man I dont EVEN want to know.. Brand new rig.. Cypres2 and 2 new canopies... Camera.. new helmets.... trips all over and about 300 jumps... EEEEEKKKKKKKKK Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
reddevil1 0 #45 January 7, 2005 Were should i start £3200 new rig.......170 jumps £3500........ beer £350......boggie £1300.........broken anckle 4 months off work unpaided £5300......car writen off going to emprabrava in spain tpo insurance ouch. £17,000.....Total £30'600....BUT MONEY WELL SPENT. were,s the nearest bank i need to rob it. The point of no return what a rush. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
selbbub78 0 #46 January 7, 2005 QuoteHow much did you spend in 2004 inc, gear, boogie's jump tickets,ect. does that include money spent on skydiving injuries as well"Women fake orgasms - men fake whole relationships" – Sharon Stone "The world is my dropzone" (wise crewdog quote) "The light dims, until full darkness pierces into the world."-KDM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pywas 0 #47 January 7, 2005 New rig cost me 2200, jumps about 2K and trips to and from DZ's about 500-600 I think, forget the beer, it add's 500. So this season cost me about 5K, but I would gladly spend more if i can afford it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darminion 0 #48 January 7, 2005 Three Tandems and AFF $3000 First rig $2700 (yes beer was bought already) 43 jumps @ $20 = $860 Finally doing something interesting and fun in my life and spending time with some of the greatest people on the planet (and above it) PricelessAnvile Brother #59 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GQ_jumper 4 #49 January 8, 2005 100 or so jumps, AFF, jumpsuit, new rig, beer, helmet, altimeter, 7-10K i'm afraid to do the exact mathHistory does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. --Dwight D. Eisenhower Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #50 January 8, 2005 QuoteQuoteRefuse to calculate. Ditto!! Ditto x 4. That's why I have an accountant. Thought this year would be on the + side, then then discovered -this- was the year that all my equipment was needing to be replaced. Used it up, I did... ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
