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Jake Birkett · 08-09-2008, 11:35 PM

Erin's post made me think of a recent thing I paid a lot of money for:

I just paid $5700 for a hernia operation. I didn't have to pay the money, I could have waited to get the operation done on the National Health Service for free, but it would have taken months and I'd have missed my 2nd Dan Aikido grading in September which I'm now back in training for.

I expect the surgeon got a big payout for his hour of surgery, but it was worth every penny. Some things are just worth the money. The surgeon was an expert in a keyhole surgery and has trained for many years, so the hour I paid for was really a culmination of all his experience.

I didn't have $5700 lying around - I had some money I put towards it, I also asked relatives for help with some more, and I put some on a 0% interest card which I'm now paying off. There's always a way if you want it badly enough.

Also the surgery meant I didn't feel uncomfortable sitting at my computer doing work for moths and the type of surgery I paid for has a faster recovery time, thus I was able to get back to my life and work quicker. Therefore it was a good investment.

By now you should have seen the analogy I'm making with Steve's consultancy without me spelling it out...;-)

08-09-2008, 11:35 PM	#53 (permalink)
Jake Birkett Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Posts: 104	Erin's post made me think of a recent thing I paid a lot of money for: I just paid $5700 for a hernia operation. I didn't have to pay the money, I could have waited to get the operation done on the National Health Service for free, but it would have taken months and I'd have missed my 2nd Dan Aikido grading in September which I'm now back in training for. I expect the surgeon got a big payout for his hour of surgery, but it was worth every penny. Some things are just worth the money. The surgeon was an expert in a keyhole surgery and has trained for many years, so the hour I paid for was really a culmination of all his experience. I didn't have $5700 lying around - I had some money I put towards it, I also asked relatives for help with some more, and I put some on a 0% interest card which I'm now paying off. There's always a way if you want it badly enough. Also the surgery meant I didn't feel uncomfortable sitting at my computer doing work for moths and the type of surgery I paid for has a faster recovery time, thus I was able to get back to my life and work quicker. Therefore it was a good investment. By now you should have seen the analogy I'm making with Steve's consultancy without me spelling it out...;-)