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Free Resource: "Can I afford to buy this piece of gear" tracker

Nick Staniszewski

21 Jul 2025 — 1 min read

Look. I like to buy new gear. But can I afford to? Maybe! With this simple excel sheet, we can track a piece of gear we want to buy, see how many rental days it would take to break even, and make an informed decision on top of our emotional one. It's free, and easy to use.

Math!

Gear_ROI_Tracker

Gear_ROI_Tracker.xlsx

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