William

Well, this, the reason I was able to buy it is because the, the change that I made a couple of years ago took me from being in a bunch of debt to having a surplus savings account.

So instead of putting it on debt, I was paying for the Glock with money I already had, if that makes sense.

And that's a big difference.

And that's the best way to do it, to be fair.

Yeah.

Now I basically live on my credit card, but I pay it off every month and I live within the budget.

I was not.

I learned very, very hard lessons in my early adulthood with credit cards.

And then for the next 15 or so years, I avoided credit cards like the plague.

It wasn't until we moved back here that I started to think maybe I should have one.

Tried to get the Cabela's card when I worked there.

Didn't have any...

history within the last four years because I'd been overseas.

So they declined me.

And then when we bought our house, I was like, hey, maybe now I have history.

So went and got one then.

And it became the... I know the budget number in my head and I can rack up the money up until it hits that budget number.

Or I can plan for stuff that needs to happen every month and hit that budget number.

But...

I also get points for everything I spend, and that helps get hunting gear that I might need.