WHat do you do to afford building your dream theater?

186 answers to that question in an identical thread:

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...ghlight=afford

In 2006 traded in '05 Mustang (Alloy package, premium sound, etc... oh the memories) for a 2001 Crown Vic. Saved the payment.

From this forum learned as much as I could. When build time came I knew what I wanted, pretty much knew how much it would cost, and knew where to cut a corner if I had too. Theater build was March to Sept 08.

I thought that this post sounded familar .

Simple answer : Give Cineramax $500,000 stand back and watch a genius at work!

Actually The last thing I did for money was a little work at the beach:

That he started no less.

pwned

well FMSW

If I ask a question of people I respect the time and effort given to answer the question. By repeating this topic it shows a lack of respect for those who have answered the question when first asked AND it reflects a lack of seriousness on your part for wanting a "real" answer.

Sorry for being so blunt and tough on you....but maybe a "real" lesson can be found in your posting this question.

Ron

PS (since you posted your comments right before my response): It would have been best to bump the existing thread and add the statement above...at least it would have shown that you may have actually read what had been written.

No wonder you sent me all those PMs from the beach!

A lot of folks did answer in that thread a bump would take care of it. Of course, there isn't anything wrong with a new thread except redundancy.

Art

Actually is was started in Feb of 2006 soon it will be three years

Actually no manual counting is involved you click on the last post and the Vbulletin software has done all the counting automatically.

I don't think any of us would have objected to a thread that said:

"three years ago I asked this question. But now as a result of my recent completion of the Fire Academy I am once again pondering my future and wonder if there are any new perspectives on how someone in my position can maximize their income potential."

then a link to the old thread.

Acting like it is a new question is just irritating to those of us who took the time to answer the question back then.

Zeek,

You need to learn how to maximise your cashflow - generally two ways:
(1) Earn more
(2) Spend less

The earning more thing can and does take time. The spend less thing can happen overnight, it depends how bad you want it.

Its taken me 10 years to be in a position to build a house with a theatre (move in, in 3 months, then the real build starts

You can spend less by living in a cheaper area. I live in one of the most expensive cities on the planet (not by choice), so its harder for me. If you can live in a cheaper place (that doesn't mean a hole), you can afford a better, larger house to put a theatre in. To do this you need a job you can do anywhere (this is my problem).

The real money to be made is in your own business, but this is a topic I could talk all day about and its not just being able to manage, sell, count or process something. You need to be able to do it all and do it well - that's why many bad businesses are falling over at the moment. The strong ones will survive and be better for it.

Cant you buy a house in the US for like 2 bucks atm? get a house that you can put a theatre in and take it from there. Again its about priorities (dont smoke, blow money on booze and flashy holiday's, eating out....really how bad do you want it?)

Good luck!

What a weird thread...and to think it's the second one of its kind. How much do you make, what do you do for a living; if I had wanted to be polled like this, I would have gone to the mall.

CD

Come on guys, give him what he wants.

I go door to door selling roadkill. It's vey lucrative in the south, especially when it's not hunting season. I've earned enough to get this viewmaster home theater:

Ah, the attitudes and education of our youth.

All for killing this thread, say Aye !

zeek,

good question in both threads.
alot of us are college grads, alot have post grad educations. alot of guys/gals make do with very little.
good advice in both threads.

i do home theater as a hobby. took several years to design, will most likely take a few years to complete. (if it is ever complete).
i've done most all the work myself, some electric contracted out.
got very good deals on the sound system, but looked long and hard to find them.

advice to you, to save money...
dont be in a hurry to build. design carefully.
measure twice, cut once.
look around locally, and on internet for deals.
dont spen alot on brand name cables.
read, read, read the build forums in AVS. http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/forumdisplay.php?f=19
look at the members pics for ideas and refine your taste. http://gallery.avsforum.com/
design, design, design...paln for every possible variation and anticipate potential problems.

read, read, read, the "what would i do different thread. http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=855958

frequent the advertizers on avs forum, they are all, up front stand up people who, if asked will give you all the help you need

you can make the theater of your dreams , very affordiably with alot of planning.
you dont need a six figure income....

Since my dream theater is not complete, I will say that I am "in progress".

I work like a madman in technology and save every penny. My current home is not my dreamhome, therefore I decided to spend some money and learn the best way I know how... hands on.

I do not drive a new vehicle, I drive a 2000 SUV and pocket the savings for the theater fund.

I stopped drinking and reduced eating at restaraunts and againg pocket the savings to use.

My goal is to learn everything I can so when I build my dream theater / dream house, I will know exactly what I want and can do. I even took 6 months and helped a friend who wanted to build a theater (he did it totally half-assed) and learned what not to do.

The best advice for you woud be to consider the following:
1. Follow build threads and learn everything you can.
2. Try and find a local build and lend free labor assistance.
3. Build at least one yourself before trying to do your "dream theater".

Good thread! Would like to see some other input as well...

my advice (only kidding, no I'm not, yes I am....actually no I'm not)
- stay single!
- manage your money and then impress the chicks when you have them over for a romantic night

this thread doesn't need to be killed, let it flourish. but i'm seeing something here, with the attitude, the want of money right now, i think you should join the army! the army needs extremely bright, eager, and willing individuals like yourself. how 'bout it?

Hello Zeek,
I've been a member here since 2002 (changed my user name from my real name a year ago). There are many levels of home theaters. I've seen members with movie palaces like Art's and those who set out to show that you can build an eye popping theater for $5k. That being said, the answer to your first question: Yes there are millionaires here and I'd say most have six figure incomes (that can be single or combined). The key is to enjoy what you do. Being a fireman is a very admirable profession and yes, it does leave you time to do something else on the side. I know a guy who was once a fireman and he is now a multi-millionaire and lives in a $4-million house in suburban Atlanta. He became a builder when the market was hot and specialized in high-end homes.

Contrary to what some say, you can make a lot of money working for someone else. If you are the CEO of a company making millions, you work for the shareholders and they are one mean bunch of SOBs when you are in charge of their investments. To paraphrase what BIGmouthinDC said in your original thread from a few years ago: If you do work in corporate America, have a plan, do what it takes to move forward in a corporate environment and don't wait around to be noticed. You have to let someone know you don't plan to stay at the bottom and what you'd like to do. That means you will probably have to change companies as you gain experience. Read the resume of any executive and you'll find they moved around. Many have sales experience. That gives you much insight into your company's products, their strengths and weaknesses and most importantly, their market.

Being a professional like a doctor, dentist or lawyer does not equal instant wealth. Medical/dental/law school is expensive and many spend a great part of their careers paying off the debt as well as their business and living expenses. Starting a business on the side as you have said is a good way to become self employed. But again, don't expect to get rich. The most important thing for starting any business/company is capital! Not enough and you are doomed to failure.

Disagree - hook up with a rich chick who likes movies at home

In my experience, a good attitude goes a long way towards becoming successful and making enough money to build a theater.

While I know very rich people who have bad attitudes, most of the wealthy people I know are those that treat people with respect and understand the subtleties of social interaction.

even better

Have you tried sales? I am in knowledge based industry and as sales rep, I only need to close one deal a year to earn a 6 figure income. Granted, I have to make 50 cold calls a day and my job can be extremely dull, but the earning potential is great and I have been able to do very well for myself.

Is the the hi-fi 3-D version???