Editing The Pen Addict 368/transcript (section)

== Subscription Costs ==


'''Brad Dowdy:''' And so at the same time, I'm like, well, my subscription is like $120 a year. And we're going to talk later about a pen that I've spent, you know, four times that much and didn't, I mean, I kind of blinked. So I don't know, like I'm torn. Like as soon as I opened this, I was like, I can't keep doing this. Like I don't, even though in the money's money and in the grand scheme, you know, a dollar is a dollar and this is good value. But if I'm not using these books and getting hit over the head with nine books, no matter if it's the greatest edition they've ever created is uncomfortable to me that I'm not going to use them, you know, in a decent time span. Right. So, you know, I've got more notebooks than I know what to do with already. And I'm like compounding the situation because of the subscription. So I haven't decided yet, but I mean, it's funny that this was the one that kind of pushed me over the edge just because it's a lot, like it's a lot of books. And like we preach about, you know, only spend money on things you're going to use. And it doesn't matter if it's a dollar or a thousand dollars. If you're going to use it, you know, feel free. Everyone has their different likes and tastes. And I don't feel like I'm getting the value of using them, even if the value of like the dollar is good. So I don't know. It really hit me with this edition. I've been thinking about it for a while. Just, you know, the frequency and the lack of using them. And, you know, I don't need to collect them. And I've got them all, of course, but I don't that's not something that will keep me going. So I don't know. But it also brings up, you know, not subscribing would allow me to buy some other things that they do on the side, which they did this Wilco edition. Are you familiar with the band Wilco? Sure. Yeah, you've certainly heard of them. So they did a concert edition for Wilco where they did kind of the same thing. They did six artists and made six covers for these Wilco notes. And it sold as a six pack, right? And it was sold at a concert. And I'm sure, you know, like it's called the Solid Sound Festival. And we'll put a link in the show notes for those who haven't seen them. But like, I'm a huge Wilco fan. I'm a huge Field Notes fan. I can't buy this edition because I'm not going to use them. But if I didn't have the Americas or the National Parks edition, I've almost called them America, the beautiful edition. Maybe I would like get this set that I would actually enjoy and use. So it's like I can't justify, you know, all of these notebooks. Like that's the position I'm having to take now, which is a little bit weird because like they're firing on all cylinders right now too. So it's a little bit strange.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I understand what you're saying. No.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' But it like you open that thing and it's just like it hits you, hits you over the head. So, yeah. So I don't know. It's cool. But at the same time, it's great. So, you know, I think I will probably end up canceling my subscription and buying things as I want or need them. So we'll see. I don't don't hold me to that. I don't know how strong willed I am because like I said, I have no plan to cancel mine yet. I know. It's a good deal. It's a good deal. So anyway, we got more stuff to talk about. And actually, I'm going to talk more about Field Notes later in this trip and actually how I use them because they are really, really great. But let's talk about something else that is great, Myke.