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NYC_Gal
Joined: 08 Dec 2009
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 Posted: Sat May 08, 2010 10:41 pm Post subject: Would you recommend some good websites? |
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I'm trying to save as much money as possible for home leave later this month, so have been sticking to parks and darts, but am so bored (which is why I've been on here a lot!) I want to buy a new macbook pro, and have it maxed out, as well as many items unavailable here. Add that to the going out and general fun that I'll have to fund, and I'm going to be spending a lot.
Does anyone know of any good websites? I've watched a bunch of movies, worked out, and walked around my neighborhood a lot. I'm going to get a new bike when I get back, but can't really afford it right now. Any suggestions? |
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lifeinkorea
Joined: 24 Jan 2009
Location: somewhere in China
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| Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 2:45 am Post subject: |
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You want us to live your life for you? You want to save up as much as you can, but you are unwilling to pay for common sense stuff to keep you "entertained". Not much we can do unless you are willing to pay like the rest of us do.
1. Find out what you need to save up money for (as a kid, maybe you wanted a bike, so you saved up and mowed the lawn). Now you are an adult, you can use credit cards, take loans from banks, make monthly payments, etc...
2. Instead of financially starving yourself, budget your money towards your goals you set in number 1.
3. Calculate how much you can spend RELATIVE to your income. This will keep you living within your means.
4. Decide how you want to spend the rest of the money you don't need to save, only you can answer that for yourself. No genie, best friend, or therapist will be able to help you there. Pick a hobby, learn a language, or join a club. These might give you the answer you are seeking. |
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Pangit
Joined: 02 Sep 2004
Location: Puet mo.
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NYC_Gal
Joined: 08 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 6:06 am Post subject: |
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| lifeinkorea wrote: |
| You want us to live your life for you? You want to save up as much as you can, but you are unwilling to pay for common sense stuff to keep you "entertained". Not much we can do unless you are willing to pay like the rest of us do. |
Not everything costs money. I was asking for some interesting websites or ideas. I've got a nice amount saved. I just want to save it and spend as little as possible for 2 weeks. It's not like I'm not spending any money. I just want to avoid spending as much as I usually do. I go home 3 days before payday, and, while that's not a problem, I do want to have as much money as possible for shopping for items that can't be found here and my new sexy computer. 2 weeks of being a tad frugal (read: not spending nothing, but trying to not spend much on the weekends) adds up.
| lifeinkorea wrote: |
| 1. Find out what you need to save up money for (as a kid, maybe you wanted a bike, so you saved up and mowed the lawn). Now you are an adult, you can use credit cards, take loans from banks, make monthly payments, etc... |
I have enough money. I'm just trying to save that extra bit for 2 weeks before I go. It would mean an extra few gifts for mom and Dad. I paid my way through university and graduate school working more than one job, and had my own apartment. I know how to save. I just want to do that extra push for 2 weeks. It's not a crime to ask other ex-pats for advice on cheap or free things to do. There was no reason to assume that I was broke or irresponsible. I never implied such a thing.
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2. Instead of financially starving yourself, budget your money towards your goals you set in number 1. |
I'm not starving myself. I just want to find some interesting things to do/read that I may not know about. I'm not eating only rice and kimchi, or going without hot water and electricity.
| lifeinkorea wrote: |
| 3. Calculate how much you can spend RELATIVE to your income. This will keep you living within your means. |
I've saved every month here, and have no student loans to pay back because of my answer to number 1. I just want to be able to visit a lot of people back home and that extra few hundred could be a fun day trip or some extra shopping. I'm not crying for money or anything.
| lifeinkorea wrote: |
| 4. Decide how you want to spend the rest of the money you don't need to save, only you can answer that for yourself. No genie, best friend, or therapist will be able to help you there. Pick a hobby, learn a language, or join a club. These might give you the answer you are seeking. |
I knit, read, work out, and do yoga. I also play darts (have a board set up at my place) and love taking photos. I just wanted some new ideas. If you're only going to assume that I'm some spendthrift you're wrong. I wanted to stay in today and veg out after a long day out yesterday, and thought that someone would mention some cool website that I wasn't aware of. I was a bit bored and wanted inspiration. I ended up making a nifty scarf for one of my students, though. |
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JMO
Joined: 18 Jul 2006
Location: Daegu
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privatetoys
Joined: 18 Apr 2010
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| Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 7:22 am Post subject: |
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Here is another good website.
www.privatetoyz.com |
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.38 Special
Joined: 08 Jul 2009
Location: Pennsylvania
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| Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 8:41 am Post subject: |
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Going through and reading web comics through-and-through takes many hours -- and you get the benefit of laughing a lot.
Cyanide & Happiness:
http://www.explosm.net/
The humor is very low-brow -- not good if you're sensitive to cancer, AIDs, amputation, and medical mal-practice jokes. However, if you've got a light sense of humor, it can be pretty darned hilarious.
The Abominable Christopher Charles:
http://www.abominable.cc/2007/06/20/episode-1/
Unlike C&H, this is a serial strip that has a plot. Although light, it employs much more sophisticated (British) humor. It is very well illustrated (the maker is a professional comic book artist among other graphics arts projects) and also very well read. The story is about a sasquatch that lives deep in the woods and who is rather confounding to the other animals. It's a very touching read and the story is ongoing.
Penny Arcade:
http://www.penny-arcade.com/
If you're the slightest bit interested in video games, this is by far the funniest comic strip out there. The humor is proportionally relative to your electronic geek factor. These guys are so popular that there are massive conventions (known as PAX) on both coasts to support them and the video gaming industry. I don't know much about video games or D&D, but it can still be really funny. The last month, though, has been some kind of children's comic that I can't figure out, so you'll have to do a little time traveling to get to their funnier comics. 2002 to 2006 is probably their golden years (they've been around since 1998).
You can also save a lot of money by choosing not to be a yuppie consumer-*beep* and buying ANYTHING other than an Apple computer. Just my opinion, though.  |
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soakitincider
Joined: 19 Oct 2009
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| Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 11:01 am Post subject: |
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tubeland.com is always good for a rise.
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NYC_Gal
Joined: 08 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 3:00 pm Post subject: |
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| .38 Special wrote: |
Going through and reading web comics through-and-through takes many hours -- and you get the benefit of laughing a lot.
Cyanide & Happiness:
http://www.explosm.net/
The humor is very low-brow -- not good if you're sensitive to cancer, AIDs, amputation, and medical mal-practice jokes. However, if you've got a light sense of humor, it can be pretty darned hilarious. |
I LOVE this website, and have been reading it for years 
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The Abominable Christopher Charles:
http://www.abominable.cc/2007/06/20/episode-1/
Unlike C&H, this is a serial strip that has a plot. Although light, it employs much more sophisticated (British) humor. It is very well illustrated (the maker is a professional comic book artist among other graphics arts projects) and also very well read. The story is about a sasquatch that lives deep in the woods and who is rather confounding to the other animals. It's a very touching read and the story is ongoing. |
Oooh thanks for this. I shall check it out!
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Penny Arcade:
http://www.penny-arcade.com/
If you're the slightest bit interested in video games, this is by far the funniest comic strip out there. The humor is proportionally relative to your electronic geek factor. These guys are so popular that there are massive conventions (known as PAX) on both coasts to support them and the video gaming industry. I don't know much about video games or D&D, but it can still be really funny. The last month, though, has been some kind of children's comic that I can't figure out, so you'll have to do a little time traveling to get to their funnier comics. 2002 to 2006 is probably their golden years (they've been around since 1998). |
Yes I used to read this religiously. Thanks for reminding me about it.
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| You can also save a lot of money by choosing not to be a yuppie consumer-*beep* and buying ANYTHING other than an Apple computer. Just my opinion, though. |
Hehe. If I hadn't learned all of my design software on a Mac platform, have thousands of dollars in software, or prefer the platform in general, I'd go PC. As it is, it has nothing to do with the way it looks. I just prefer the OS. |
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.38 Special
Joined: 08 Jul 2009
Location: Pennsylvania
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| Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 3:40 pm Post subject: |
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Hehe. If I hadn't learned all of my design software on a Mac platform, have thousands of dollars in software, or prefer the platform in general, I'd go PC. As it is, it has nothing to do with the way it looks. I just prefer the OS. |
See, I look at computers politically. Macs are Fascists. There is one and only one way -- you will not tamper or customize your Mac in anyway, no open source or DEATH!!!!
PCs, on the other hand, are Communist. PC owners are like hardened Soviet workers, hardened by years of virus epidemics, tech support famines, and cut off from reliable products. However, they are a hardy bunch. They run old, cheap machines as they have been forced to learn how to perform maintenance and some programming to keep their machines alive.
So it's really your pick. Either system sucks. If you want democracy, go Lynux. Cheap, efficient, and limitlessly customizable and fixable.
But as some probably-important dude once said, "Democracy isn't safe. It's free." Lynux is the ugly wild west and you gotta know how to rough it. But once you do know, the world becomes your oyster.
Also, much like the U.S., Lynux is a hybrid system. You can port Mac and Windows on the same machine and switch between operating systems with alacrity.
It will also find an intern to give you head, but that costs extra. |
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NYC_Gal
Joined: 08 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 4:00 pm Post subject: |
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| .38 Special wrote: |
See, I look at computers politically. Macs are Fascists. There is one and only one way -- you will not tamper or customize your Mac in anyway, no open source or DEATH!!!! |
My Microsoft Office for Mac is from a bit torrent. My Adobe Suite CS4 was a gift from a friend at a large media company. I have a bit torrent back-up just in case.
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| PCs, on the other hand, are Communist. PC owners are like hardened Soviet workers, hardened by years of virus epidemics, tech support famines, and cut off from reliable products. However, they are a hardy bunch. They run old, cheap machines as they have been forced to learn how to perform maintenance and some programming to keep their machines alive. |
I made the switch to mac when I got into media. I have years of PC experience, but I prefer this platform.
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So it's really your pick. Either system sucks. If you want democracy, go Lynux. Cheap, efficient, and limitlessly customizable and fixable.
But as some probably-important dude once said, "Democracy isn't safe. It's free." Lynux is the ugly wild west and you gotta know how to rough it. But once you do know, the world becomes your oyster.
Also, much like the U.S., Lynux is a hybrid system. You can port Mac and Windows on the same machine and switch between operating systems with alacrity.
It will also find an intern to give you head, but that costs extra. |
Hehe yeah, I could never get into Linux, even though my dad knew everything about computers. He made the switch to Mac recently, and is still raving about how much better the OS is, though. Sure, hacking isn't as common, but people know how 
I'd prefer if my intern gave me a back rub |
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NYC_Gal
Joined: 08 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 4:01 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks! |
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.38 Special
Joined: 08 Jul 2009
Location: Pennsylvania
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Laura.Lee
Joined: 08 May 2010
Location: Mansfield, England
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GoldSoundz
Joined: 12 Jun 2008
Location: Pohang
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| Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 7:54 am Post subject: |
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Aside from blogs n' stuff, I use Isohunt. com pretty often. It's just torrents (and I use Transmission on my Mac to open 'em; get it when you get yer laptop) and media you can download.
You can get movies, books, games, music...all the normal torrent things.
Try going to a library and reading some books (if you can find them in English). I find it to be the ultimate timekiller and I feel productive/smarter. Versus drinking or whatever expats do here. |
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