Why in the hell does this sport have to cost so much?
Guys, I picked a bad time to do a show. I should have never even prepared for this one. My wife was out of work for awhile, and we were behind on bills. We started to catch up, but we're still behind a little. I'm trying to keep it from ****ing up my credit. We need to get in a house, bad. The rent and utilities where I live is killing us both, we could live in a nice house alot cheaper than this place. Anyways, I'm not even running that much gear this time due to financial shit, but the groceries always kill your wallet. I eat all my chicken fresh and the only place I can afford to get it is at Sams or Walmart, but even then it's still $70/wk just for chicken, not counting all the tuna, eggs(I eat like 30/day) veggies, potato's etc etc. The tanning bed, the supplements, the gym fees, the groceries, the hotel, the show entry fee, the gas $, it all adds up to a ridiculous amount, if I really broke down what I've spent preparing for a some of these shows I'd probably get a gun and go off myself. But now it's different, I am married and have a family to take care of. I can't have my family go w/out so I can look good and compete, and it's starting to happen. Even if I get the overall look at what I had to do to get it. It's too bad this sport costs so much. I'm sure some college kids will reply to this like "man, I spend like $30 a week on food and I can do it" no you cant, not at a certain level.