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What should I spend my wages on (£500)?
 

offline Tractern from Brighton (United Kingdom) on 2009-09-06 08:51 [#02323207]
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To put this into context, I will be going home for 2 weeks
and then to uni. Therefore I will have a chance to see
friends I haven't seen in a while and go out to eat/drink.
That'll cost money. Also, I want to buy a 19" Samsung HD TV,
which is £175 (pretty good price, I tihnk) and I have an
Xbox 360, so I need a TV, but of course I could buy a
cheaper one.

Also, I have a student overdraft of over one thousand punt,
which I am pretty much at the end of. Maybe I should just
use the money to clear that. I will get my student finance
at the start of Oct though, so that's not a major concern.

I would also like to travel at some point.

And I don't know when I will have this much money again.



 

offline mohamed from the turtle business on 2009-09-06 09:06 [#02323213]
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cocaine and bitches


 

offline nightex from Šiauliai (Lithuania) on 2009-09-06 09:12 [#02323215]
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:D buy a book u like.


 

offline Tractern from Brighton (United Kingdom) on 2009-09-06 09:13 [#02323216]
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I thought someone would say something like "CRACK!", so
yeah, I wasn't fair off, lol... *rolls eyes at silly old
Mo'* ;D


 

offline Tractern from Brighton (United Kingdom) on 2009-09-06 09:15 [#02323217]
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That's a good suggestion-it won't cost much and it will
enrich my life. :)

But I have lotsa books already, so I prolly won't buy a
book.

Are there any books you're gonna buy next payday?


 

offline nightex from Šiauliai (Lithuania) on 2009-09-06 09:31 [#02323224]
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It would be book about mechatronics. But there is no books
in my naitive language which worth attention. So I do not
buy eny books. I will buy audio amplifer for my car and
subwoofer, also I would like to buy midi keyboard, but I
dont know which to buy. Also I want to buy some materials
for my flat rehabilitation...


 

offline futureimage from buy FIR from Juno (United Kingdom) on 2009-09-06 10:50 [#02323260]
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Dump it in an ISA?


 

offline Steinvordhosbn from London (United Kingdom) on 2009-09-06 10:52 [#02323261]
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Savings advice from a 14 year old going on 54. Welcome to
the Future.


 

offline Guybrush from the white room on 2009-09-06 10:57 [#02323262]
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just a thought..


 

offline RussellDust on 2009-09-06 11:01 [#02323263]
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"NEW! Positive Cynicism. No, you're not hallucinating. I'm
developing a new philosophy for those of us who feel that
traditional cynicism can be a little too, um, negative. As a
Positive Cynic, you can keep your integrity and critical
faculties intact without making yourself miserable. "

Hah


 

offline atwood from The Library (United Kingdom) on 2009-09-06 11:09 [#02323264]
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:D


 

offline glasse from Harrisburg (United States) on 2009-09-06 11:36 [#02323267]
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cynicism is best redirected into joyless humor.

tractern get a tv that can also work as a computer monitor.
i think most newer HDs have the ports.

go with friends but hit happy hours and dives (the hipster
ones vs the ghetto ones) instead of the trendy posh joints.
buy whatever the euro equivalent is to Pabst Blue Ribbon
(cheap beer that doesn't taste that bad) and get a little
pre lubed before going out so you don't spend as much.

also, instead of buying individual entrees share a couple
appetizers.


 

offline Tractern from Brighton (United Kingdom) on 2009-09-06 12:33 [#02323272]
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Not bad idea!

I might try to do that with half of it, then as part of my
new thing of making an effort to live frugally, I could try
not to get to the end of my student overdraft when I receive
student loan + grant. Yeah, that sounds like a plan! ^^

Nice one- good advice! :)


 

offline Tractern from Brighton (United Kingdom) on 2009-09-06 12:34 [#02323274]
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huh? :/


 

offline Tractern from Brighton (United Kingdom) on 2009-09-06 12:38 [#02323275]
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This is a cool website- thanks! :)


 

offline ijonspeches from 109P/Swift-Tuttle on 2009-09-06 12:55 [#02323287]
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invest it all in icecream!
the fat you gain will bring you through winter
and make you cut on heating costs.-)


 

offline Tractern from Brighton (United Kingdom) on 2009-09-06 13:05 [#02323289]
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Yeah, the one I had before did work with my laptop. Only
thing is, I wasn't sure if it would have been big enough for
me to have been able to read the text, whilst internet
browsing and stuffs...

Yeah, that is the best way to do it when going out. To be
honest, I prolly won't go out very much to pubs and that,
cos I only have 1 friend who is still living in Shrewsbury,
my home. But still, when I go to uni, I will certainly heed
this advice.

I don't usually buy entrees, though... I'm not that posh! :D


 

offline Steinvordhosbn from London (United Kingdom) on 2009-09-06 15:46 [#02323320]
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I like the site.

" "A Cynic is a spy who aims to discover what things
are friendly or hostile to man; after making accurate
observations, he then comes back and reports the truth."


This tacturn clown is fucking idiot.


 

offline pulseclock from Downtown 81 on 2009-09-06 16:01 [#02323330]
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What i hate about Steinvordhosbn is the after-taste of
mustard whenever i read his posts


 

offline AMPI MAX from United Kingdom on 2009-09-06 16:04 [#02323333]
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i like that taste.
and tractern is troll im sure of it


 

offline Steinvordhosbn from London (United Kingdom) on 2009-09-06 16:08 [#02323336]
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That taste is your own self-delusion being served back on a
bed of cress.


 

offline pulseclock from Downtown 81 on 2009-09-06 16:12 [#02323342]
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oh great reply. self-delusion, what self-delusion?


 

offline AMPI MAX from United Kingdom on 2009-09-06 16:14 [#02323346]
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ho snap this nigga be tastin mustard now


 

offline pulseclock from Downtown 81 on 2009-09-06 16:21 [#02323355]
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oh nigga wow man cool yeah


 

offline pulseclock from Downtown 81 on 2009-09-06 16:41 [#02323371]
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you stil haven't answered me about which self-delusion i
have.


 

offline Steinvordhosbn from London (United Kingdom) on 2009-09-06 17:38 [#02323406]
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That you've yet to learn the difference between a glib
internet based comment and some assessment based on a
detailed study of you whinging.


 

offline pulseclock from Downtown 81 on 2009-09-06 17:43 [#02323408]
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how is that a self-delusion? One thing i do not understand
is that fucked up method of yours in which you word your
sentences.

Maybe you can break it down slower for me so that i can
understand first what glib internet based comment and which
assessment you are referring to, so that i may learn and
distinguish between the two.


 

offline mohamed from the turtle business on 2009-09-06 19:47 [#02323427]
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are you sure?


 

offline AMPI MAX from United Kingdom on 2009-09-06 19:52 [#02323429]
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...either way hes got explaining to do


 

offline mohamed from the turtle business on 2009-09-06 19:53 [#02323430]
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who hasn't


 

offline AMPI MAX from United Kingdom on 2009-09-06 19:54 [#02323432]
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ah ha!


 

offline pulseclock from Downtown 81 on 2009-09-06 19:55 [#02323433]
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i looked up delusion on wikipedia, and steinv was right. i
fit almost every delusion type on that list.


 

offline glasse from Harrisburg (United States) on 2009-09-06 21:03 [#02323462]
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dude i totally don't think you are a gypsy. i remember what
you said about the pikeys.


 

offline diamondtron on 2009-09-07 00:54 [#02323465]
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create not consume
or if you must consume, buy something to create with
save the money, or put it towards some property


 

offline mohamed from the turtle business on 2009-09-07 07:45 [#02323508]
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i am gipsy and proud


 

offline glasse from Harrisburg (United States) on 2009-09-07 08:31 [#02323532]
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i'm really proud of you.

i will continue to use the alternate spelling, tho. mo. fo.
sho.


 

offline Tractern from Brighton (United Kingdom) on 2009-09-07 08:34 [#02323535]
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lol- what makes you say that?


 

offline mohamed from the turtle business on 2009-09-07 08:37 [#02323538]
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woohoo!


 

offline Tractern from Brighton (United Kingdom) on 2009-09-07 08:38 [#02323539]
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But I want an HD TV! :(

Actually, I will put 250 in savings account and spend the
rest on whatever is necessary.


 

offline atwood from The Library (United Kingdom) on 2009-09-07 08:38 [#02323540]
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penny sweets.



 

offline -crazone from smashing acid over and over on 2009-09-07 08:45 [#02323544]
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blue tomatoes.


 

offline Tractern from Brighton (United Kingdom) on 2009-09-07 08:47 [#02323549]
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haha!

I would if they still existed. :(


 

offline gingaling from Scamworth (Burkina Faso) on 2009-09-07 09:31 [#02323576]
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fishing tackle.

You can spend time fishing instead of wasting money on other
activities. You get outside and enjoy the outsides rather
than being a fat lazy bitch sittin in playin on ur
twatbox360. You can eat what you catch thus playing up to
your frugal living pish and fishermen are guardians of the
outside, often spotting cases and causes of pollution befor
others and they do alot of good work improving degraded
water courses.

only question is can you deal with killing and gutting
something?


 

offline pulseclock from Downtown 81 on 2009-09-07 11:29 [#02323640]
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"only question is can you deal with killing and gutting
something?"

that, my friend, is the real question.

look all i know is, if the world started going to shit, and
i happened to survive in the wilderness, i don't know if i'd
be picking flowers for food, or killing a cow with a sharp
blade for food.

I'd probably become a meat eater because it's the safest way
to eat when dealing with the risk of infection. Think about
it, when you cook meat, your killing alot of the harmful
bacteria. And we all know how to start fires. vegetables and
plants on the other hand are covered in shit, harmful stuff,
am i right?


 

offline pulseclock from Downtown 81 on 2009-09-07 11:30 [#02323641]
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but killing a fish just for a sport is really lame.


 

offline gingaling from Scamworth (Burkina Faso) on 2009-09-07 16:00 [#02323801]
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how so? if its being taken home to be eaten its fine killing
it and leaving it on the bank would be pretty shit thing to
do, on the other hand just catching it and then throwin it
back well thats mean, making the poor fish late for his
appointments.


 

offline pulseclock from Downtown 81 on 2009-09-07 16:09 [#02323812]
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lol no, in general hooking a fish in it's guts is pretty
fuckin shitty, if you were the fish.

I used to fish a lot and i loved it, but now im just like,
shit i might not wanna be that fish in my next life.
Especially because of all the random places that they get
hooked in. like the eye


 

offline Tractern from Brighton (United Kingdom) on 2009-09-07 16:59 [#02323844]
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Can you not cook vegetables or something...?


 

offline Tractern from Brighton (United Kingdom) on 2009-09-07 17:05 [#02323845]
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Ampi Max, sorry if I am overreacting as usual, but are you
really reducing me as a person to an internet troll? This
would sadden me greatly. I don't know why, but I take you
very seriously, though I have never and will never meet you.
I find myself reacting quite strongly in terms of emotion
when you say you are pissed with me.

Maybe I am just a tit, I dunno...

Maybe I should get out and meet people and take them
seriously, rather than people on a MB.

But I would like to do both, with people in reality and on
the net.

Hope you're not too annoyed. You're my world!


 

offline mohamed from the turtle business on 2009-09-07 17:13 [#02323846]
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or the ear for example


 


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