Comments on: The Space Pencil http://eliminatethemuda.com/2010/02/the-space-pencil/ Where we prove that it is easier to save a dollar than to make a dollar! Sun, 05 Sep 2010 20:10:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: The LeanLifeCoachhttp://eliminatethemuda.com/2010/02/the-space-pencil/comment-page-1/#comment-1518 The LeanLifeCoach Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:19:43 +0000 http://eliminatethemuda.com/?p=2487#comment-1518 @ Nicholas - You are correct, the Fisher space pen story is a construct to illustrate government waste. Hearing things such as this also makes us question the $700 toilet seats and $400 hammers. Yet I doubt any one questions waste in our government, the pen fable is thought provoking. The real message and intent of this blog however is not what the government does or does not do, it is what we do with our money. I would ask you to look past the opening and consider the individual expenses you incur, have you ever made any of these mistakes? @ Nicholas – You are correct, the Fisher space pen story is a construct to illustrate government waste. Hearing things such as this also makes us question the $700 toilet seats and $400 hammers. Yet I doubt any one questions waste in our government, the pen fable is thought provoking. The real message and intent of this blog however is not what the government does or does not do, it is what we do with our money. I would ask you to look past the opening and consider the individual expenses you incur, have you ever made any of these mistakes?

]]> By: Nicholashttp://eliminatethemuda.com/2010/02/the-space-pencil/comment-page-1/#comment-1505 Nicholas Fri, 05 Mar 2010 06:43:46 +0000 http://eliminatethemuda.com/?p=2487#comment-1505 This would be a great story if it was true. The space pen was developed by Fisher independently and prior to the needs of NASA. After two years of testing NASA adopted the pen for its space program and purchased them from Fisher at the outrageous cost of $2 per pen. Yes, thats TWO dollars. It was the lucrative association to the space program that gave rise to the sales of these pens, and make the Fisher space pen an icon.Not a single government dollar was spent developing these pens, all research money and time was at Fisher's expense.And as for the Russians? Last time I checked their pencils still haven't gotten them to the moon..... This would be a great story if it was true. The space pen was developed by Fisher independently and prior to the needs of NASA. After two years of testing NASA adopted the pen for its space program and purchased them from Fisher at the outrageous cost of $2 per pen. Yes, thats TWO dollars. It was the lucrative association to the space program that gave rise to the sales of these pens, and make the Fisher space pen an icon.

Not a single government dollar was spent developing these pens, all research money and time was at Fisher’s expense.

And as for the Russians? Last time I checked their pencils still haven’t gotten them to the moon…..

]]> By: Festival of Frugality #218- America Saves Week Editionhttp://eliminatethemuda.com/2010/02/the-space-pencil/comment-page-1/#comment-1308 Festival of Frugality #218- America Saves Week Edition Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:54:59 +0000 http://eliminatethemuda.com/?p=2487#comment-1308 [...] presents The Space Pencil posted at Eliminate The Muda!. I must admit, I love my Fisher bullet pen (fits easily in my [...] [...] presents The Space Pencil posted at Eliminate The Muda!. I must admit, I love my Fisher bullet pen (fits easily in my [...]

]]> By: The LeanLifeCoachhttp://eliminatethemuda.com/2010/02/the-space-pencil/comment-page-1/#comment-1265 The LeanLifeCoach Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:09:15 +0000 http://eliminatethemuda.com/?p=2487#comment-1265 @David - Reading about Fisher brought back some childhood memories. I always wanted one of those too. I'm with you on only buying what you need, I just wish it didn't take me so long to figure it out! @David – Reading about Fisher brought back some childhood memories. I always wanted one of those too. I’m with you on only buying what you need, I just wish it didn’t take me so long to figure it out!

]]> By: David @ MBA briefshttp://eliminatethemuda.com/2010/02/the-space-pencil/comment-page-1/#comment-1256 David @ MBA briefs Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:01:39 +0000 http://eliminatethemuda.com/?p=2487#comment-1256 I actually had a genuine Fisher Space Pen years ago and I have to say what a waste of money that was - I was infatuated with the idea of owning a Space Pen but never asked myself when I would find it necessary to write upside down.You're right, buying the biggest and fastest of anything usually isn't necessary unless you can justify it for at-home work. I get by with $500 middle of the line laptops, and my kids all have hand me downs except for my son who bought a nice Dell laptop for his college engineering classes. I splurged on my washer and dryer but I made sure the I was actually going to use all the extra features before I made the purchase (and they were on sale). .-= David @ MBA briefs´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MBAbriefs/~3/E2nvlR9vJyg/" rel="nofollow">Easy ways to improve your memory</a> =-. I actually had a genuine Fisher Space Pen years ago and I have to say what a waste of money that was – I was infatuated with the idea of owning a Space Pen but never asked myself when I would find it necessary to write upside down.

You’re right, buying the biggest and fastest of anything usually isn’t necessary unless you can justify it for at-home work. I get by with $500 middle of the line laptops, and my kids all have hand me downs except for my son who bought a nice Dell laptop for his college engineering classes. I splurged on my washer and dryer but I made sure the I was actually going to use all the extra features before I made the purchase (and they were on sale).
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