How did you guys save up for your PC?

[mayu]

I used to save up money given for expences, received as gift/prices etc

 

Now working in night shift  , for extra salary  :rolleyes:, so I can upgrade PC components. GTX 970 is next on the long list

[Speedbird]

Saving up pocket money. Also by fixing PCs

[Real_PhillBert]

I got my first job at 15. It's a bit of a pain in the neck until you have your drivers license but worth it. Maybe you should look into that.

[Linux User]

I'm 13 and I don't. I have a hand me down computer and I build computers for others free of charge and i stress test and bench them for my computer fix.

[rambi36]

Saved up a bit of money and got some from me mum and dad. I can't really get a job in the situation I'm in going from one place to another on the weekend

[Norman_the_Owl]

I have a job, so uh...

 

woooo, employed teenager mast race

[zacRupnow]

I'm in highschool training to be a technician (audio, lighting, staging ect.). As one of the main techs I get to work on the paid jobs not hosted by the school. One of my friends bought a car off only 3 jobs during the summer.

[Poohy14]

Sell myself on the corner.....

[-ism]

This is aimed for at people around my age, that can't get a job yet. I'm 15 and I babysit my little sister for money. What do you guys do?

 

Around 15-16 I would ask my relatives for help when making big purchases. 99% of the time they would usually pitch in, and even if it's just a small amount it's better than nothing. Always ask my parents and/or relatives. You would be amazed what stuff they will just randomly buy for you.

 

I bought a bowl of matchbooks at an antique store for 15$ and sold them all on eBay for 5$ a piece and made enough to buy my PC. I sold a pair of Gucci shoes that I bought at a yard sale and made 70$, sold old video games and a PS3 and made the majority of $$ for my PC. At the end of every week my parents would give me 10-20$ for pizza or food or whatever because my friends and I would always go to the school football games, and I saved the change up.

 

At a young age, you have to rig the system a bit. In elementary school I used my lunch money to buy these disgusting tasting candy-paste that everyone was obsessed with and sold it for way more than the store sells it for.

[flibberdipper]

I saved all but $150 of mine from cutting my grandma's grass (anywhere from 10-20, depending on how much needed done). The $150 was from her deck that I just got done.

 

Which reminds me, I still need paid for the last time I cut her grass, and cleaned the windows in her LeSabre.

[Arty]

Drugs, jk, i help people in my area with computers and they pay me. (im 15)

[dizmo]

When I was your age I'd do stuff for relatives for money. Yard work, painting, fixing decks, etc etc.

I also bought and sold things and made stuff for craft fairs etc. Which I got my little sister and mom to sell.

When I was 16 I got myself a job. Something you can easily do at 15 as well, so it's definitely something to consider.

 

 

300 on clothes?? i just wear p.e pants, nike shirt, some nike shoes. 

You think $300 is a lot?
I spend that much every couple months on a couple new articles.

...I think all my shoes are over $250...

 

cargo shorts and a plaid button down 24/7/365 until somebody convinces me to wear *growl* other clothes also no socks

Don't your feet freeze in the winter?

 

5 bucks here will buy you a cheeseburger or something, charge atleast 20, 20 bucks is still like nothing but it actually adds up after a while 

In the Philippines, $20 is a huge amount of money to most people.

 

I had a job at a amusement park near by when i was 15 i worked 12 hour days 6 days a week and got about 500 dollars every 2 weeks

 

now i just got a job at a company called Knoll getting about 500 a week for 10 hour days 5 days a week

 

This is seriously my situation, leave at 5am come home @ 5pm $500 every two weeks 50 bucks a day. (im 15 btw)

 

If you two are working that much and only making that kind of money you're getting seriously ripped off lol

 

What clothes do you buy that are 300$?

That's not a lot of money. Depends what you're buying though.

For example my shirts are often ~$125.

 

I got my first job at 15. It's a bit of a pain in the neck until you have your drivers license but worth it. Maybe you should look into that.

You can easily do it without a drivers license as well, just depends where you live.

[thekeemo]

Don't your feet freeze in the winter?

pfft im a man also your getting ripped off on clothes your designer clothes are a rip off same quality as 10$ clothes

[Totally-A-Hero]

 

 

 

If you two are working that much and only making that kind of money you're getting seriously ripped off lol

 

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When i cant legally get a job anywhere else, money is money. When i have the oppurtunity to get a pay raise or better job i will but for now, $500 is a lot of money

[ccaian]

I don't. I'm 25 and can't find a job due to our supposedly "recovering" economy.

 

I'm hopefully going to be building my mom a new computer this fall/winter. I plan on ordering some hyperX fury 1866 ram then and giving her my adata 1600 (the price difference is like, 15 bucks so not really a big deal in my mind)

What do you mean you can't find a job? I was 16 and i literally walked into a recruitment agency and found a job. No interview or shortlisting.

[dizmo]

pfft im a man also your getting ripped off on clothes your designer clothes are a rip off same quality as 10$ clothes

Yes and no.

Have you worn $10 clothes? The fit isn't nearly as nice.

Have you worn $30 dress shirts? They're absolutely awful. I can't stand the fabric they use. Go up to $65 dress shirts and it gets better, but the better cuts come in around $100.

Same thing for jeans. Functionally yes, you can get decent jeans for $20. I find I have to spend at least $80 to get the right style and fit I want.

 

When i cant legally get a job anywhere else, money is money. When i have the oppurtunity to get a pay raise or better job i will but for now, $500 is a lot of money

Fair enough, still I would have thought that they'd have some form of protection against that.

Here, after 8 hours a day it's overtime, regardless of how many hours you've worked that week.

[ROK]

I do online work (photoshop, etc) and don't disclose my age

[Trik'Stari]

What do you mean you can't find a job? I was 16 and i literally walked into a recruitment agency and found a job. No interview or shortlisting.

I've applied everywhere, can't find shit. No one in this area is hiring. Where do you live?

[Victor Golf]

When I was 15 I had a job. Before that I used to do stuff like shoveling snow for people and yard work. Eventually I gained a reputation among my parents close friends and they came to me and asked for me to do stuff for them. Heck I even still clear snow for a couple of them and I have a full time job.

[thekeemo]

@dizmo i personally feel that designer clothes a are like beats I can the right fit in shirts for 20$ and pants around 30-40 its the formal stuff where it counts for a 100 it better be tailor made

[PC-NOOB]

I win competitions that give cash prizes.

[dizmo]

@dizmo i personally feel that designer clothes a are like beats I can the right fit in shirts for 20$ and pants around 30-40 its the formal stuff where it counts for a 100 it better be tailor made

I agree and disagree. If you have the right body proportions the designer stuff really is already tailored to you.

Now, I do agree, I hate seeing a "designer" brand shirt like a tee shirt costing $60. That's ridiculous. Especially when you look at the tag and it says "Made In Vietnam/China/Bengladesh"

Really? Consumers know how much you paid to get that made there.

It really depends on the garment, I guess is what I'm trying to get at.

All the shoes I've had that were more expensive have actually been worth it.

[CaptainKoda]

I do yard work and fix/build computers for people. or i help them learn how to use  there operating system

 

[thekeemo]

@dizmo I really can't see myself paying over $50 for normal clothes I just look around for something that fits and isn't too garish and voila and shoes all I care about is that they're wide so for that I can't get brand names because they're always super skinny but I'm guessing that part of is me coming from a country where brand names cost upward of a 1000egp which is insane

[Toddwjp]

watch breaking bad, ask a chemistry teacher for help