Convincing my parents to let me buy a gaming pc.

[Trik'Stari]

Thanks il tell her that

Don't forget that the IT industry is the industry with the largest projected growth over the next 20 years according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics

http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2013/article/industry-employment-and-output-projections-to-2022-1.htm

 

Tell her that his is in fact an investment, an investment in your future.

[_JohnB330ci]

Don't forget that the IT industry is the industry with the largest projected growth over the next 20 years according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics

http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2013/article/industry-employment-and-output-projections-to-2022-1.htm

 

Tell her that his is in fact an investment, an investment in your future.

 

 

WOOO THE FACT TRAIN ARRIVED. Welcome sir!

[skylane]

is it your money or her money

At 13, it's all her money regardless of source.

[Prismo_]

"aloud" REALLY. I'M DONE. And you need to stop presuming that he lives in Canada.

I live in canada

[_JohnB330ci]

I live in canada

 

Fair does, but you never mentioned this. My point stands.

[JMeek11]

by age 12 your aloud to take out your own money

even without your parents

 

and yes if my parents tried to stop me from doing something when I was younger ..that was clearly no business of theirs and didn't bother anyone else

I would do it anyway

I know that at least when I tried they made my parents agree to me taking money out, They are in control of your money until you are 18.

[Bogica]

by age 12 your aloud to take out your own money

even without your parents

 

and yes if my parents tried to stop me from doing something when I was younger ..that was clearly no business of theirs and didn't bother anyone else

I would do it anyway

Where? In what country? First time I hear of such a law in any country. The entire EU works the way I described it, don't know about US but I doubt they are that careless to let 12 year olds do what they want with their accounts.

How is it no business of parents what their 12-13 year old does? What kind of parents do you have? Kids these days... An ass whooping is needed desperately.

And stop trolling...

[Crowes]

by age 12 your aloud to take out your own money

even without your parents

 

and yes if my parents tried to stop me from doing something when I was younger ..that was clearly no business of theirs and didn't bother anyone else

I would do it anyway

 

My parents would always go, "It's your money at the end of the day." Sure, they wouldn't agree with every single one of my purchases - they don't like that a CPU costs up to, above and beyond hundreds of pounds. But they knew I'd learn not to spend Stupid Amount X on Stupid Product Y. It's just one of those things.

[KirbyTech]

You don't want these, trust me. Unless it's AAPL, then it's ok.

Stocks are fine if you have a high risk tolerance and are good at it otherwise I would say AAPL is even a bad idea.

[Rusty_Shackleford]

Whatever you do, just make sure you build you own

[Trik'Stari]

WOOO THE FACT TRAIN ARRIVED. Welcome sir!

Just pointing out the things I looked at before spending my final paycheck from my last job on upgrading my desktop for school.

[THFourteen]

At the age of 13 parents say what you can and cant do with your money sadly... Hey, my mum still gets pissed at me when I spend my money from working in hosting. Parents dont understand everything that a computer does, and they didn't want me to get one but if I didn't I wouldn't be where I am now. Just come up with something good, and you might convince them.

Heh my dad bought me my first pc when I was about 13 and started me off on a craze that's lasted till I'm 34 and going. He also got annoyed when i chose to study computer science instead of medicine haha.

But there wasn't such thing as a gaming PC in those days it was a 386SX that also played games as well as ran office etc.

I can't wait for my kid to be old enough so I can build him a gaming PC and get him interested in it, I hope he isn't just a consoleboy like most kids these days. He's not even 1 yet :-)

[Mao_Zedong]

by age 12 your aloud to take out your own money

even without your parents

 

and yes if my parents tried to stop me from doing something when I was younger ..that was clearly no business of theirs and didn't bother anyone else

I would do it anyway

Actually not really. I am 15, but my parents could easily prevent me from buying something. Do your parents not look at what somes in the mail or check on your bank account? From what I've heard from you in this thread, it looks like you had pretty negligent parents. 

[PudgyAstronaut]

then buy it

she can't stop you

 

I mean... he's 13, so yeah they kinda do have a pretty large say in how their 13 year old spends his money as they are somewhat responsible for teaching him how to handle money. I think it's unwise to spend a super large amount of money at such a young age as there will be more things in 3-5 years that you may need to have money saved up for (car, high school trips, sports or clubs, etc). I would recommend talking to your parents about all the reasons you want it because you certainly will learn a lot through the experience and it will last for years most likely. Are you willing to sell your laptop? Just try to manage your expectations and don't be too entitled to just use something midrange for now to learn with. I know it can be hard when you are on forums surrounded by enthusiasts, but an affordable ($650-$800) computer can do everything a $2,000 rig can, with few exceptions and you'll probably thank yourself later when you have money to upgrade before college, pay for a phone, etc

[linuxfan66]

I still can't recommend touching stocks if you have limited cash. I would go bonds or high interest bank account

[Prismo_]

I mean... he's 13, so yeah they kinda do have a pretty large say in how their 13 year old spends his money as they are somewhat responsible for teaching him how to handle money. I think it's unwise to spend a super large amount of money at such a young age as there will be more things in 3-5 years that you may need to have money saved up for (car, high school trips, sports or clubs, etc). I would recommend talking to your parents about all the reasons you want it because you certainly will learn a lot through the experience and it will last for years most likely. Are you willing to sell your laptop? Just try to manage your expectations and don't be too entitled to just use something midrange for now to learn with. I know it can be hard when you are on forums surrounded by enthusiasts, but an affordable ($650-$800) computer can do everything a $2,000 rig can, with few exceptions and you'll probably thank yourself later when you have money to upgrade before college, pay for a phone, etc

Thanks im getting a 900$ pc

[Guest]

She can stop me she would get pissed if I ordered and and the money is in my bank account and guess who god damn runs that my freakin mom

 

 

 

And my laptop is so outdated and sooooo slow.

 

 

my mom knows nothing about Gaming and Pc's

I have to live like that every day parents won't let me buy a new monitor.

[PudgyAstronaut]

Thanks im getting a 900$ pc

 

$900 is a good price. You get a lot of bang for the buck. Does that include monitor and such or just tower? I'm used to discussing tower prices only.

[Counter-Strike Player]

Stocks are fine if you have a high risk tolerance and are good at it otherwise I would say AAPL is even a bad idea.

 

Hey as long as gullible people are still giving them money and you've got stories like this coming out all the time, then it's fine whether it's holding common stock or the lesser-known corporate bonds. You really can't argue with a company that has piles and piles of money laying around.

[spyder]

She doesn't want you wasting all your money away on tangible items which will become outdated, she wants you to make reasonable decisions and invest into your future. 

[inactive account]

"Gaming PC"

 

Just another 13 y/o who wants an expensive computer to play minecraft on it again

[Prismo_]

"Gaming PC"

 

Just another 13 y/o who wants an expensive computer to play minecraft on it again

I don't play minecraft.

[spwath]

"Gaming PC"

Just another 13 y/o who wants an expensive computer to play minecraft on it again

Why would you assume this?

[nicholician]

She expects me to invest my money

 

HOW RIDICULOUS OF HER. CAN YOU BELIEVE SHE DOESN'T WANT YOU JUST SPENDING HER MONEY?!?

 

In all seriousness though, at 13, the only thing you can do if offer to take up more chores in exchange for the PC. They might go for it.

[Counter-Strike Player]

I don't play minecraft.

 

Why not? It's a good, cheap game. At least when it was an "alpha" back in 2010 and cost $8.46 via "paypal" only. #earlyAdopter