Kurt called in on Thursday and admitted that made a lot of stupid money decisions in his past but they have paid off all their debt and are teaching FPU at his church in Wisconsin. His question had to deal with some guilt he was feeling about a purchase to help him with his “heavy gardening”. What’s the gardening tool?
An $800 varmint rifle
According to Wikipedia, a varmint rifle is an American English term for a small-caliber firearm or high-powered air gun primarily used for varmint hunting — killing non-native or non-game animals such as rats, house sparrows, starling, crows, ground squirrels, gophers, jackrabbits, marmots, groundhogs, porcupine, opossum, coyote, skunks, weasels, or feral cats, dogs, goats, pigs and other animals considered to be nuisance vermin destructive to native or domestic plants and animals.
Justifying the purchase
Dave asked how much he makes. Kurt’s answer: “About $200K”. So we have the 3 most important pieces of this puzzle: Kurt’s debt free, makes $200,000, and wants to spend .004% of his annual income on a boy’s toy.
Dave replied, as anyone probably would, “Shut up and buy the rifle! No whining allowed. Hey, you live like no one else so later you can live like no one else. $800 worth of dead varmints? Absolutely I would do that. And get yourself a really good scope so you don’t miss, OK?”
The frugal varmint hunter
The show went into a commercial break, so we never got to hear Kurt’s answer but I imagine Cabela’s in Richfield, WI might be seeing him this weekend (because the Green Bay store won’t open until 2013)
However, if Kurt wanted to save some money he could buy a Gamo Varmint Hunter Rifle on Amazon
for under $300. That way he would be spending under .002% of his income (but I’m not sure it comes with a scope).
