Yesterday I Bought a Fancy Drone and Today it Flew Away

[GuestUserX09]

One thing that is so frustrating about making any amount of money as an entrepreneur is the discipline of spending. I'm the first to adamantly preach about keeping money in your pocket. Forget the name brands, the flash, flair, the nights drinking at the bars, etc.. I'm all about self investment and investing in whatever the current project is. At least 85% of spare money strategically goes to positive growth.

Every now and then, I do treat myself, if business is going well, I've been hustling consistently, I'll gift myself. Sure. But how do you approach your spending?

My fancy new drone flew over the Savannah river this morning and lost connection, then proceeded to accelerate into the clouds and disappeared. I immediately thought of how many ads I could have ran. I feel decently guilty, although I knew that this was a possibility the day I purchased it.

The thing that confuses me is that, If my financial circumstances were different, I would have thrown a fit. But I can't bring myself to be angry about the loss of the drone– it's just material right? But on another hand, I feel irresponsible and neglectful to my business. What would potential investors (there are none) think if they see me sailing off big cash into the sky and shrugging when I could have invested in the business?

In short– the issue seems that, the more money I have at a time, I almost become easier going about losses. For example, I'd love to be just as frugal with $1,000,000 in my pocket as I am with $100. I hate that I could only shrug my shoulders as a mortgage payment flew off into the abyss this morning. It's just material right? Too many feel good self help books?

Whoever finds the drone will find an SD card full of the most beautiful aerial shots in history -.-

 

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[AllenCrawley]

One thing that is so frustrating about making any amount of money as an entrepreneur is the discipline of spending. I'm the first to adamantly preach about keeping money in your pocket. Forget the name brands, the flash, flair, the nights drinking at the bars, etc.. I'm all about self investment and investing in whatever the current project is. At least 85% of spare money strategically goes to positive growth.

Every now and then, I do treat myself, if business is going well, I've been hustling consistently, I'll gift myself. Sure. But how do you approach your spending?

My fancy new drone flew over the Savannah river this morning and lost connection, then proceeded to accelerate into the clouds and disappeared. I immediately thought of how many ads I could have ran. I feel decently guilty, although I knew that this was a possibility the day I purchased it.

The thing that confuses me is that, If my financial circumstances were different, I would have thrown a fit. But I can't bring myself to be angry about the loss of the drone– it's just material right? But on another hand, I feel irresponsible and neglectful to my business. What would potential investors (there are none) think if they see me sailing off big cash into the sky and shrugging when I could have invested in the business?

In short– the issue seems that, the more money I have at a time, I almost become easier going about losses. For example, I'd love to be just as frugal with $1,000,000 in my pocket as I am with $100. I hate that I could only shrug my shoulders as a mortgage payment flew off into the abyss this morning. It's just material right? Too many feel good self help books?

Whoever finds the drone will find an SD card full of the most beautiful aerial shots in history -.-

Don't beat yourself up over it. It's okay to reward yourself when hitting a milestone or two. The fact that you lost that reward is irrelevant. Same thing could happen whether it was nice watch, new suit, whatever. Well, those things wouldn't fly away but the suit could get ripped while getting in or out a car. The watch could be dropped and shattered. Cars could be stolen or wrecked. etc.

 

[GIlman]

One thing that is so frustrating about making any amount of money as an entrepreneur is the discipline of spending. I'm the first to adamantly preach about keeping money in your pocket. Forget the name brands, the flash, flair, the nights drinking at the bars, etc.. I'm all about self investment and investing in whatever the current project is. At least 85% of spare money strategically goes to positive growth.

Every now and then, I do treat myself, if business is going well, I've been hustling consistently, I'll gift myself. Sure. But how do you approach your spending?

My fancy new drone flew over the Savannah river this morning and lost connection, then proceeded to accelerate into the clouds and disappeared. I immediately thought of how many ads I could have ran. I feel decently guilty, although I knew that this was a possibility the day I purchased it.

The thing that confuses me is that, If my financial circumstances were different, I would have thrown a fit. But I can't bring myself to be angry about the loss of the drone– it's just material right? But on another hand, I feel irresponsible and neglectful to my business. What would potential investors (there are none) think if they see me sailing off big cash into the sky and shrugging when I could have invested in the business?

In short– the issue seems that, the more money I have at a time, I almost become easier going about losses. For example, I'd love to be just as frugal with $1,000,000 in my pocket as I am with $100. I hate that I could only shrug my shoulders as a mortgage payment flew off into the abyss this morning. It's just material right? Too many feel good self help books?

Whoever finds the drone will find an SD card full of the most beautiful aerial shots in history -.-

When I read this, my concern isn't for your drone. What about the risk loose drones are to planes and the people on board.

As a pilot, this is something I've thought about in the past. Hitting a hard object at 100-170 mph in a small private plane or 250-700 mph is a jet would be horrifying.

I have a drone too, phantom 3. So I'm not trying to criticize owning drones. The technology is very cool. But as much as I hate regulation there really should be some requirements how these devices operate. I'm sure no one would want toys roaming around in the freeways.

 

[Alxander]

Apperently you don't know Casey Neistat yet lmao, dude broke at least 4 drones by now

 

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[GuestUserX09]

@GIlman I agree with that as well, it was a malfunction with the connection since I was in range before the disconnect. It was about 200M high and climbing with a very low battery. I am almost certain if it didn't land on a roof it could have caused some serious damage when it comes down.

 

[KLaw]

When I read this, my concern isn't for your drone. What about the risk loose drones are to planes and the people on board.

As a pilot, this is something I've thought about in the past. Hitting a hard object at 100-170 mph in a small private plane or 250-700 mph is a jet would be horrifying.

I have a drone too, phantom 3. So I'm not trying to criticize owning drones. The technology is very cool. But as much as I hate regulation there really should be some requirements how these devices operate.

Curious. Would hitting a drone really be detrimental? I would think hitting a bird could be just as dangerous.

 

[Belcher]

My fancy new drone flew over the Savannah river this morning and lost connection, then proceeded to accelerate into the clouds and disappeared.

I'm sorry but I had a little giggle about that...

I'd look at it this way
If you went bankrupt within the next 6 months would you blame the drone?

Personally, It'd be a waste of cash If i were to go out and spend my money on the drone because I'd debate whether or not I could afford it.. However i wouldn't second guess myself going out to dinner as a reward for a milestone..

It's all relative IMO.

 

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[GuestUserX09]

@Alxander But he's Casey Neistat, so he'll magically recover it or just get 6 more in mail time. In reality, my money just sails off to drone heaven. I would consider tracking it but it's within a 2 mile radius, it was way up in the sky and speeding away with the quickness.

 

[jon.a]

I would say that you must not have been meant to have a drone. Please don't buy another.

 

[GIlman]

Hitting birds is horrifying. But birds often try to evade you, they don't want to be hit either. But sometimes they get hit too - see pics.

But a drone is even harder than a bird. it has metal. Some of these drones could probably take out a commercial jet engine.

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[lowtek]

Good god Gilman, that last picture is gruesome. I hope all that gore is just from the bird.

 

[GuestUserX09]

@GIlman Wow, the airspace looked clear so hopefully nothing that tragic happened.

 

[Guest34764]

My fancy new drone flew over the Savannah river this morning and lost connection, then proceeded to accelerate into the clouds and disappeared

I think NASA just picked it up on their radars.

 

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[GuestUserX09]

@jon.a It's scary that I considered immediately getting another. I contacted the manufacturer and unless they send another, I won't be getting another anytime soon.

 

[jon.a]

Curious. Would hitting a drone really be detrimental? I would think hitting a bird could be just as dangerous.

Hitting anything with an airplane sucks.

 

[KLaw]

Hitting birds is horrifying. But birds often try to evade you, they don't want to be hit either. But sometimes they get hit too - see pics.

But a drone is even harder than a bird. it has metal. Some of these drones could probably take out a commercial jet engine.

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That is crazy. Thanks for sharing. I had no idea. Technology breeds technology. Drones are here to stay. Maybe some type of deterrent can eventually be developed to avoid those types of scenarios.

 

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[Raoul Duke]

Hitting birds is horrifying. But birds often try to evade you, they don't want to be hit either. But sometimes they get hit too - see pics.

But a drone is even harder than a bird. it has metal. Some of these drones could probably take out a commercial jet engine.


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I believe a flock of birds hit US Airways Flight 1549.