 Re: Things I wish I'd known from the start.
Something that has been true for me:
"That deal is not as good as you think it is."
For me that's particularly meant buying secondhand equipment that didn't really meet my needs. In some cases because it was cheap and there and I was impatient, in some cases because I intended to sell some of it off at a profit... and inevitably couldn't be bothered.
I think this could apply to all sorts of things though: the blanks you're buying, that deal you got at the printer, the online business card printer, and yes, in particular, any major equipment purchases you are making both new and secondhand.
The fact is when you're new you won't know as much about what's worth buying and what isn't, and what things are worth (no matter how much you think you do) as you will when you have more experience. I plan on making some more equipment purchases soon, and 1) I'll be putting a lot more thought into it, 2) I'm sure that in a year or two I'll realise I made a dumb decision anyway.
So the advice in all this is, make sure you really really think about any major purchases, the deal is not as good as you think it is, and you don't need it as immediately as you think you do.
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