Saturday, May 25, 2013

Starting to Purge

Among all the looking for a new boat, there was also an important step that I made a couple weeks ago.  I started getting rid of things since we need to purge much of our current lifestyle in order to begin the cruising lifestyle.  Actually, to be truthful, I got rid one big item...probably my prize possession.

I think this is the first time I've mentioned it on the blog, I am a pilot.  While I didn't learn to fly as a profession, I found flying to be very fun and relaxing.  My prize possession, as you might guess, was my airplane.  Now, before you think I'm rich, this was a small, single engine, 4-seat aircraft which costs about as much as many cars, used campers, or small (non-live-aboard) boats. Right about the time we were going thru the survey on the Lagoon 37 was when I sold the plane.  I'm happy to say that I sold the plane to a nice gentlemen who I think will take good care of her.

After selling the plane I had a hangar full of stuff that needed to go, so I had the first of what will undoubtedly be many garage sales in our future.  I wasn't entirely sure how an aviation specific garage sale in a hangar would go over, but I was able to get rid of a fair amount of stuff.  This was a particularly good thing as I didn't want to haul a bunch of the bigger or aviation specific items home (it's amazing how much stuff you can collect in 8 years).

It felt good to be getting rid of stuff and putting some extra cash back in the bank.  I will also be getting rid of the hangar rent bill at the end of the month and that will result in more cash in the bank while I still have a job.  I will miss the plane though.

4 comments:

  1. PURGE -- that's our word of the month as May 25th was our "handing over the keys" day.

    http://sailing-pelagia.blogspot.ca/2013/05/condo-sold-our-great-purge.html

    Quite freeing in a way!

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    1. Congratulations on your sale! It definitely feels good to get rid of things...simplifying. Sounds like you are ready to cut the dock lines and head out.

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  2. I know how hard that is to do, folding your wings. I did that in 2010 - N6774E

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    1. Yeah, it was difficult...but needed to be done. I do miss going flying from time to time but now that the boat work has started I am staying quite busy.

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