Originally Posted By: MarioD
Originally Posted By: JohnJohnJohn
My main point is there are metrics other than money out/money in to consider! smile


Exactly! I have a small fortune invested in guitars, bases, computer, software, and hardware. My monetary return on this investment is very little but I have gained a lot more. I have many Internet friends, a couple I have met in person, plus I have increased my knowledge base by listening to these friends as well as an appreciation for many genres of music.

Hopefully I have helped a few along the way.

Plus I have had a ton of fun using this equipment playing covers, composing and recording music. It also got me interested into buying and learning how to play a new instrument, my wind controller.

So yes money ain't everything!


I agree!

Money as a sustainability qualifier mostly has to do with business decisions (since business is about making money)

As far as money spent on personal enjoyment is concerned... I do think that you can quantify the amount of pleasure derived and weigh it against the time, effort and money required to achieve it. In all things there is a point of diminishing returns.

The same amount of money that is appropriate to spend on "fun" under my current situation might be unsustainable if I lived in a cardboard box under a bridge. But as long as I can meet my needs and have money left over for fun, then that spending is sustainable.

I guess that's the point I was trying to make.

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