ZBD Zero Balance Day

RetiredUnit1

RetiredUnit1

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After my wife passed in 2021 I ended up $22,000 in debt with hospital bills, payments for experimental treatments which aren't covered by insurance, ambulance ride co-pay, and funeral costs. There were months I paid $450 just in interest. And even tho I had money in my 401k the money in those stocks were devalued by about 55% due to the terrible economy, so every dollar I took out was over 2 dollars in 2020. Plus I didn't want to have to pay taxes by taking that much out because I'd have to pay the taxes with more 401k money.

I took my time, came up with a plan to reduce monthly expenses, and slowly but surely paid that off $1700 a month.

I am literally floating on cloud nine, my credit card debt is ZERO

btw, the experimental treatments with a pill that costs $70 each were working for a few months, but then they didn't. The two months were worth every penny.

So from now on I will know this day 1-25 as second Christmas!!!!

And now I'm going to go put all the pots, jacks and switches on this 59 Bassman I'm building so I can start wiring this sucker UP! I can't believe how much the weight increased after adding the iron!!!! Feels like it's a pound per watt!!!!!

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This is great to hear @RetiredUnit1
I work in healthcare in the UK and take for granted what it’s like to have healthcare covered without question. I can imagine that this is a huge weight lifted off your shoulders!
 
With so many things that money can't buy, I think any one of us would pay that bill for more time with loved ones.

Congrats on that hard-won freedom, and please post some progress reports on that Bassman build so I can drool while I save up to finish mine!
 
Paradox916 said:
Looking forward to seeing the finished amp.. I don’t know what “pineapple road” is but I want some….🤣
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It's a strain that came out of my yard, it's a mixture of blue shark hemp, skywalker, og kush, critical, ghost train and northern lights. It has a very high CBD and THC level, and tastes like pineapple mixed with Nepalese finger rolled hash. It's much less likely to induce a white knuckle ride because the CBD literally knocks THC off the receptor. But you still get that THC pain relief and happy feeling.

Right now I'm researching how to implement an elevated ground heater supply using 65vdc in an artificial center tap with a humdinger balance pot. I'm just beginning to grasp it tho.... more reading is required!!! This will help to keep the amp quieter as well as to prolong the life of the cathode follower tube which is vulnerable to premature failure due to the DCCF V2 circuit.

I still need to find out what a DCCF circuit is tho, and how the hell 65vdc applied to the ground of a 6.3vac circuit makes stuff quieter :ROFLMAO:
 
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