What does everyone do to support their reefing hobby?

fishguy242 · Feb 24, 2020

any thing i can, love the other replies

zapbap99 · Feb 24, 2020

Hallowhead said:
What type of luck??

bought a bunch early, sold a bunch later

Robert Binz · Feb 24, 2020

M3d1C said:
This is purely out of curiosity on my part. I'd like to hear what some of you do to financially support your reef keeping hobby. Is it satisfied by your main job? Picked up a side gig? Have a successful side fragging business going? I work full time as a firefighter/critical care paramedic to pay the bills and either try to pick up some side work, sell something I don't need anymore or pick up used reef stuff to use to keep the financial burden low and the wife/accountant happy.

I’m a lawyer but my wife hates spending communal earnings on reef stuff so I secretly donate plasma when I need a big new purchase lol

vetteguy53081 · Feb 24, 2020

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M3d1C · Feb 24, 2020

Robert Binz said:
I’m a lawyer but my wife hates spending communal earnings on reef stuff so I secretly donate plasma when I need a big new purchase lol

Oh my God so do I!!! ...we should hang out more...

zoomonster · Feb 24, 2020

Just go to work 40hrs a week... well also sold the ex wife and the kids lol. I spend a lot but I never use credit cards that don't get paid off that month. That in of itself buys lots of sticks with the interest saved. I've kinda gotten tired of my boat and its expenses and planning on selling it this spring. Money in the bank and... wait for it... another tank lol

Fishingandreefing · Feb 24, 2020

Once you set it up, it isn’t expensive to keep it running. I just sign up OT to justify my purchase sometimes lol

AbjectMaelstroM · Feb 24, 2020

Off-duty/side OT gigs...

Dolelo96 · Feb 24, 2020

Married someone who has to pay membership dues to his hunting club every May

Robert Binz · Feb 24, 2020

M3d1C said:
Oh my God so do I!!! ...we should hang out more...

hey if you live in Texas we can kick it haha

Feet4Fish · Feb 24, 2020

See Feet- I am a podiatrist

Robert Binz · Feb 24, 2020

Feet4Fish said:
See Feet- I am a podiatrist

i thought feet4fish meant you sold feet pics on Reddit

Arthacker87 · Feb 24, 2020

Run my own business and trade frags for frags. Also most my corals I get for 5 to 10 bucks a frag no matter what it is. Acro millie digi sps lps zoa paly favia lol most of my coral came from a buddy i bought from. Keeping it cheap. And a bit of my equipment has been over years i the hobby. But all in all we are on a single income (me) and my wife takes amazing g care of our kids!!! We are just lucky to have money to spend on hobbies as well

Poof No Eyebrows · Mar 1, 2020

Have my own business, although I am not above selling my virtue for a new tank...

Devaji · Mar 2, 2020

I am a massage therapist living in a resort town that is stupid expensive. I fund the tanks by extra side clients. sometimes I dont feel like it but then I think oh i'll have some extra cash to spend on the tanks that usually does it. I have a lot of time to think about all the corals and upgrades for my tanks....not sure if that is a good think or not...lol

Devaji · Mar 2, 2020

zapbap99 said:
bought a bunch early, sold a bunch later

I was buying and selling when it was a few hundred Per polyp..err I mean coin. but I was not as lucky or smart as you where. if only i could go back in time...

nickkohrn · Mar 2, 2020

I am a software developer in my career, but I have a side gig that pays for the majority of what I spend in the hobby. Monthly, I allow myself $100 from my day-job's paycheck and $300-$400 from the side gig. That gives me a total of $400-$500 per month, depending on what I want to purchase. Most months, I spend $400, but I spent more this month to get a backup Apex system. I'm currently using the money to purchase backup equipment that will cover the entirety my setup (Apex, modules, lights, skimmer, return pumps, dosers, et al), except for the tank, stand, and sump. I'm trying my best to be a responsible hobbyist, which is expensive.

This is what I say to my hobby funds when I place my orders on the first of every month.

Salty Squid USN · Mar 2, 2020

I started working on the wife prior to retiring from the Navy. My military disability pay would be mine to support my hobbies...all other pay (retirement and post mil job) would be hers to divy out to bills, family stuff, and saving. It's been 5 years, so far so good. I still get the "wow that's a lot of packages this week" but I'm pretty free to feed my addictions.