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Fan Area => The Hydlaa Plaza => Topic started by: Kixie on March 06, 2007, 09:33:15 am
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It's so frustrating getting a desired object, then not knowing what to do with it..
I just got a debit card this month, and after a few months of a fixed income I have enough money to buy nice things. However, with the introduction of a nice plastic toy I have lost all drive and desire to buy anything. Anyone have any good advice for good online games/websites/forums/etc. that require a credit card?
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I imagine the debit card at the beginning was a typo?
Unless it's different in the states.
My advice, save your money, Kixie. Saving is fun.
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I imagine the debit card at the beginning was a typo?
Unless it's different in the states.
My advice, save your money, Kixie. Saving is fun.
Well the two as far as the internet is concerned are interchangable, but I did mean debit card. But, I don't like saving. I don't like it one bit. Saving is what I do every time I get a check, and it makes me feel stupid. Honestly, I'm not even sure why I'm saving. So blowing off some steam with a good game seems like the perfect remedy. I'm THIS *shows thumb and forefinger* close to buying a 'bag of crabs' from Weebl.
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Well...
Vanguard looked good. Don't know if they screwed up but, if you are intent on spending money, that's where I would spend it.
Or get DOD:S or Supreme commander.
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http://www.planeshift.it/donate.html
Hey, since you asked. ;)
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In the immortal words of Dale Cooper
Harry, I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it. Don't wait for it. Just let it happen. It could be a new shirt at the men's store, a catnap in your office chair, or two cups of good, hot black coffee.
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Wow, what an odd question.
Don't you have any expensive hobbies you could blow your money on? Or maybe you should save up for a car/apartment/etc.
Or snipe stuff off e-bay. Always fun... until it arrives at the door...
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EVE Online.
:P
And a BMW for me. Thanks in advance.
:love:
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Buy a ticket to Holland, buy a ticket for Pink Pop (http://www.pinkpop.nl) (don't let the name mis lead you ;) ) and buy a tent if you don't have one... take some money with you and have 3 days off niceness :P
At least that what i would do, except the ticket ;)
EDIT : I mean except the 'flying' ticket xD
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Buy a ticket to Holland, buy a ticket for Pink Pop (http://www.pinkpop.nl) (don't let the name mis lead you ;) ) and buy a tent if you don't have one... take some money with you and have 3 days off niceness :P
At least that what i would do, except the ticket ;)
Man, that looks awesome. It's like, all my favourite bands in one place...
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Buy a book of epic Greek poetry.
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Man, that looks awesome. It's like, all my favourite bands in one place...
DON'T FORGET THE CHEAP BEER!!! ;D
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Man, that looks awesome. It's like, all my favourite bands in one place...
DON'T FORGET THE CHEAP BEER!!! ;D
Cheap stuff is for losers. When I drink, I drink with style :P
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Save obsessively, and once you have enough money to buy more stuff, don't, because it's all earning extra interest :|
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Save obsessively, and once you have enough money to buy more stuff, don't, because it's all earning extra interest :|
If interest > inflation, then yes. But...
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Buy someones soul.
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Things I would buy if I had the money and a debit card (so didnt have to get some random guy on the bus to work to order me stuff :-\):
A new CPU,
Insurance for my mates car so he can give me free driving lessons,
a new HDD,
Decent internet connection,
Pay off the loan I got after my monitor went bang,
Buy a better monitor,
buy a new soundcard,
Think of something that doesnt make me sound computer obssesed ;)
Well, thats a list off the top of my head. Basically go round shops and anything you see that you might want, pick it up, buy it.
/me puts his work hat on.........
.....Dont buy stuff, saving is better than buying yada yada yada (we all know thats total BS) ;D
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A new CPU,
Insurance for my mates car so he can give me free driving lessons,
a new HDD,
Decent internet connection,
Pay off the loan I got after my monitor went bang,
Buy a better monitor,
buy a new soundcard,
Think of something that doesnt make me sound computer obssesed ;)
Lol, I was just thinking about this too, and here's my list:
This really cool fantasy axe I found (http://www.bonesandblades.co.uk/catalog/images/alien%20axe.jpg)
A $1,100 pair of custom-crafted Butterfly Swords *drools* (http://www.wle.com//products/w104c.html)
Chinese Wind & Fire Wheels (http://www.wle.com//products/w044.html)
United Cutlery "Samurai 3000" Katana (http://www.blades-uk.com/large_pic.php?product_id=43)
Anything (Swords (http://www.kitrae.net/swords_of_the_ancients.html) or daggers) (http://www.kitrae.net/kr_fantasy_knives.html) by Kit Rae (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kit_Rae)
The Excalibur "ExoMax" hunting crossbow (http://www.grovergear.com/images/exomax_image.jpg) or
The Viper Extreme 185-lb. Crossbow (that's powerful) (http://www.sportsmansguide.com/cb/cb.asp?a=280476#)
Even though I don't even know how to use compound bows, this looks awesome... (http://www.sportsmansguide.com/cb/cb.asp?a=254153)
A Pearl Drum kit (http://www.anthonysmusic.com.au/shop/images/pearl_elx_drumkit.gif)
Blade's coat (http://www.blades-uk.com/large_pic.php?product_id=1561)
New rock boots. Specifically Demonia Gravel-20s (http://www.bulletproofcupid.co.uk/assets/DemoniaLarge/Gravel-20.JPG) or Whatever the hell these are (http://www.dangerousbrothers.co.uk/images/New%20Boots.jpg)
A Mauser c-96 "Broomhandle" (http://website.lineone.net/~braithwaitej/mainsite/overview/guns/mauser.jpg)
A P-90 Submachine gun (http://world.guns.ru/smg/smg13-e.htm)
And something else that doesn't make me out to be so weapon-obsessed :P
(God, I'm starting to salivate... I need to stop...)
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Save obsessively, and once you have enough money to buy more stuff, don't, because it's all earning extra interest :|
If interest > inflation, then yes. But...
General stuff devalues way too quickly as it gets outdated/used anyway. There would have to be some *huge* amounts of inflation to compensate for that.
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General stuff devalues way too quickly as it gets outdated/used anyway. There would have to be some *huge* amounts of inflation to compensate for that.
So don't get "general" stuff.
@emeraldfool: Pearl drumkits are crap. For cheep kits, pacifica and tama are better. For expensive kits, Ayotte, Premier, Gretsch, and DW are better. There's no reason to spend money on a Pearl kit.
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Grersch FTW!! Masterworks aren't that bad. Not worth the money though.
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Actually, it's between Pearl, Pr (http://www.cumbriadrums.co.uk/images/pictures/kits/premier/metallic.jpg)em (http://www.drumchops.com/Premier/BlueShimmerweb.jpg)ier (http://www.renaissance-music.com/images/premierkit.jpg) and Ludwig.
My friend has a Pearl set and it sounds and plays awesome, and he'll argue with you for hours if you try to convince him they're not the best things ever :P I've always liked Premier (mainly 'cause they're cool, and are always like the most expensive...) but Ludwig have made some of the Coolest Drum Kits Ever (http://homepage.mac.com/sonordrum/.cv/sonordrum/Sites/.Pictures/BIG%20Drum%20Sets!!!!!!!!!!!/lightedludwig.jpg-thumb_269_202.jpg)... (Vistalites FTW)
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I've heard of this little website called Ebay where you can buy stuff.
You might want to check it out.
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Ludwig's clear plastic shells look cool but I don't like the tone.
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I dont play drums but I like Ludwig a lot.
But hey if I had extra money to spend I'd probably be trying to find one of these to buy...
http://www.vai.com/Machines/guitarpages/guitar115.html (http://www.vai.com/Machines/guitarpages/guitar115.html)
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It's so frustrating getting a desired object, then not knowing what to do with it..
I just got a debit card this month, and after a few months of a fixed income I have enough money to buy nice things. However, with the introduction of a nice plastic toy I have lost all drive and desire to buy anything. Anyone have any good advice for good online games/websites/forums/etc. that require a credit card?
STEAM!
They have tons of kickass (some suck ass, but...) games availible for download. Payment is via credit card and downloading is generally fast. Thast where all my money goes :)
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Buy a book of epic Greek poetry.
XD
I haven't looked in this thread for a couple of days now... But guess what I bought today? Greek Poetry!
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Captain Capitali$m advice$:
Open a grocery store or something, be an young(or old as I don't know) enterpreneur
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Wait! The big corporations will sooner or later smash it, Captain Capitali$m sucks as he only reads theorical books. Here's another one
Uncle Scrooge advices:
Just keep it with yourself... and don't spend it with useless things.
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My advice is that you save one third of the money for the future, spend one third on yourself and those around you in some memorable way, and the final third you give away to a worthy cause of your choice.
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My advice is that you save one third of the money for the future, spend one third on yourself and those around you in some memorable way, and the final third you give away to a worthy cause of your choice.
Id prefer:
Spend one third on myself...... then do two thirds less work :)
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As an old man with the imenent doom of retirment stalking me, I have a much different view of saving money then I did yesteryear. Saving money is just like exersize and taking care of your body, it is a habit and a way of life that pays off in the long run. In hindsight I can say you are never to young to start saving, with less and less companies having fulltime employees and retirment packages, all part timers and self employed workers need to take care of their own future financial needs.
I do however love to go out and get that nice new shinney toy now and again ;)
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[Boring post about saving money]
Saving money is a good thing IMO. In my line of work im constantly seeing people who have ended up in large amounts of debt because of unexpected events in their lives. When these events occur people are forced to borrow money for high interest lenders (Home-credit companies being a good example of dirty scumbags), and then end up paying off their loans and the 400% interest that is applied to them. If these people had bothered to save a couple of pounds a week they would have had access to their savings rather than being forced to get loans.
On a related note, the earlier you save for retirement the less you need to save each time. A quick example is to halve your age and whatever number you get should be the percentage of your current income that you are saving. This would normally give someone sufficient income at the time of retirement to maintain their current standard of living.
And to think ive just got home from work and im sat here typing this :-\
[/Boring post about saving money]
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On a related note, the earlier you save for retirement the less you need to save each time. A quick example is to halve your age and whatever number you get should be the percentage of your current income that you are saving. This would normally give someone sufficient income at the time of retirement to maintain their current standard of living.
The problem is that money means more to a young person than it does to an old person because young people make less money.
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On a related note, the earlier you save for retirement the less you need to save each time. A quick example is to halve your age and whatever number you get should be the percentage of your current income that you are saving. This would normally give someone sufficient income at the time of retirement to maintain their current standard of living.
The problem is that money means more to a young person than it does to an old person because young people make less money.
How is that a problem?
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How is that a problem?
It means that saving money when you're young is not as easy as saving money when you have a career.
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How is that a problem?
It means that saving money when you're young is not as easy as saving money when you have a career.
Well, obviously, but it's still something. Something more than you would've had, anyway...
And I think the half-your-age thing makes it clear that you shouldn't be saving that much as a young person anyway (what's 10% of a €10,000 salary anyway...)
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How is that a problem?
It means that saving money when you're young is not as easy as saving money when you have a career.
Well, obviously, but it's still something. Something more than you would've had, anyway...
And I think the half-your-age thing makes it clear that you shouldn't be saving that much as a young person anyway (what's 10% of a €10,000 salary anyway...)
Dinner. Tha's what.
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(what's 10% of a €10,000 salary anyway...)
Maths isnt your strong point eh? :P
Its all relative anyway. 10% of less money is less money. I have to say that I dont save at all. I do have a savings account but it has about 4 pounds in it :-\
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(what's 10% of a €10,000 salary anyway...)
Maths isnt your strong point eh? :P
Its all relative anyway. 10% of less money is less money. I have to say that I dont save at all. I do have a savings account but it has about 4 pounds in it :-\
That's what I mean. 1,000 euro isn't much in the grand scheme of things, but at least you'll have enough money to say, buy a new fridge if yours suddenly craps out. There's nothing worse than trying to get by without a fridge for a few months...
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There's nothing worse than trying to get by without a fridge for a few months...
Id have to say that it would be worse to have you PC go down, Like my monitor broke last week and I had to get a loan to buy a new one, only 150 pounds but if I had saved it wouldnt be costing me as much, perfect example of why saving is better than borrowing, the fact the loan will cost me about 2 pounds in total interest charges isnt the point :)
Saving is good, borrowing is bad. Spending is fun though :)
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If you put a computer monitor over living off of jerky for a month I think you've got a problem :P
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If you put a computer monitor over living off of jerky for a month I think you've got a problem :P
I need my computer for school, for work, and for communication. I cannot be without it.
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If you put a computer monitor over living off of jerky for a month I think you've got a problem :P
I need my computer for school, for work, and for communication. I cannot be without it.
Without meat, cold drinks and dairy products I'd be dead :P
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Without meat, cold drinks and dairy products I'd be healthier.
Fixed.
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Without meat, cold drinks and dairy products I'd be healthier.
Fixed.
Hmm, no, I'm gonna say being alive is kind of healthier than being dead by definition...
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Without meat, cold drinks and dairy products I'd be healthier.
Fixed.
Hmm, no, I'm gonna say being alive is kind of healthier than being dead by definition...
O rly? (http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&cd=1&q=straight+edge+vegan)
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O rly? (http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&cd=1&q=straight+edge+vegan)
That was random. :P I'm just saying all I eat is meat and dairy products, so sans fridge I would starve to death rather than soil my palette with a vegetable...
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If I were Kixie I'd buy a Nintendo Wii. And a GP2X (http://www.gp2x.com). I have the latter and its a whole lot of fun if you love them old SNES, Mega Drive, GB, NES roleplays. You can also see movies and listen to music. Plus it has linux. And you can call it a name like "Zelbadul."
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If I were Kixie I'd buy a Nintendo Wii. And a GP2X (http://www.gp2x.com). I have the latter and its a whole lot of fun if you love them old SNES, Mega Drive, GB, NES roleplays. You can also see movies and listen to music. Plus it has linux. And you can call it a name like "Zelbadul."
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Do you own shares or is it just a really kick-ass product?
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I don't have enough money to hold shares with anything just yet :D. I just like it because I love my snes games! If you guys don't like those. Then die and go to hell!
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I don't have enough money to hold shares with anything just yet :D. I just like it because I love my snes games! If you guys don't like those. Then die and go to hell!
WOW thats afly harsh :o
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www.savedarfur.org
Never hurt anyone.
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and here I thought that was a website about saving furry animals.
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www.ecologyfund.com
That's the one.
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www.saveemeraldfool.com
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What?
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I've seriously considered humanitarian aid and such; the inner misanthropist realises, however, that my money will most likely never reach my desired destination. I don't plan to go on selfishly forever, I just don't think that these funds are the best way to help. Peace corp here I come :3
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What money? :innocent:
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