I think Mark and Steven actually refer to something like this on the commentary...isnn't it mentioend in John's blog?

It's in Sherlock's blog. (It's not as good as John's, but there are some gems in it, like Sarah replying to Sherlock's invitation to Moriarty to meet at the pool at midnight in TGG and wondering where John is... And also his, "Actually, I'm starting to get into this. It's quite exciting!" about the James Bond films. But I digress!)

Ah, here's the quote! "Do not send post to my Montague Street address. Disagreement with landlord. No longer there. New address to follow."

Disagreement with the landlord, huh? I'm thinking a combination of experiments, shoddy housework, and late rent payments.

Mary

maryagrawatson wrote:

Oops! Posted at the same time!

Hehe. Well, you know what they say about great minds.

La Jolie wrote:

What I often wonder about is Sherlock and money. (snip)
But then how does he afford those suits, and shoes?
 

Budget is something that I blog about a lot. Because I live such a public life, I get a lot of comments about how I appear to spend my money and often get asked how I can afford whatever doing what I do for a living. My reply is that it's all about priorities and that no one has the full portrait of my budget. The same can be said for Sherlock. The fancy clothes are a priority for him and we don't know where  he might be trimming his budget to afford those clothes. Moreover, he doesn't have a huge wardrobe, just a few high quality pieces that won't go out of style.

Here's a good meta about Sherlock and finances: Accounting for Sherlock.

Mary

silverblaze wrote:

I think he did the pro bono work to build up his business (and sometimes to amuse himself). Once he was well known he probably got a few rich clients. And actually, he wouldn't need much, would he? He got a bargain rent that he then shared, he doesn't have hobbies other than his work, no kids, no people to support. 

Exactly. That last bit is key, that he's got no dependents, so he can spend his money as he pleases.

It's also a good point that it takes time to build up a business. Freelancing is really cut throat and it takes time to build up a clientele and get a steady stream of income. I think that Sherlock probably lives off big payouts from a few clients and supplements his income with a steady stream of smaller payouts.

(I wonder if John has thought to monetize the blog itself. In my case, my crime work is about 80% of my income and I get the other 20% as revenue from my blog (advertising, affiliate commissions, and royalties from my ebooks). Blogging can be lucrative once you build up a readership base!)

Mary

besleybean wrote:

John blogged because he was told he had to.
I think it's a very perosnal thing for him.

But he recognizes that it can be a source of income. He says as much in ASIB. So I'm wondering if he went from 'the blog is good advertising for Sherlock' to 'the blog could be good income for me/us.'

Mary
 

Wellingtongoose is great, isn't she? I wish she would finish her fic some time, but then I also have one half uploaded and unfinished so well. 

And yes, I agree, a few pieces of expensive clothing that last for a long time actually aren't that expensive. I mean if you only see the amount of clothing people buy every year, or the mountains of shoes some women have, it just boggles my mind. And he doesn't have a car, another huge source of costs that most people have and he doesn't. 

Lab equipment is ridiculously expensive but I think he probably made deals with people and uses a lot of the equipment from St. Barts. The most expensive thing is probably the light microscope, cheap for a microscope but still really expensive. I'd like to think that he won that in a poker game.