I got about $580 from graduation spending money (plus my soon to come stage crew check, which is about $200). I'm trying to decide what to spend it on. I have a list of CD's I want, a few computer games that look interesting, a few movies I want, upgrade my processor(1.6 Ghtz), and I also want LASIX surgery, but that costs thousands of dollars(don't know exactly so much) and I think my grandparents might pay for that. I've also seen GameCube price go down to $100 and that yet to be released Zelda game(not wind waker, the one where you can be teen link) has been giving me wet dreams. I also like the Smash Brother and Mario Party series too. I am however aprehensive about getting a Gamecube because my PS2 has been collecting dust(I just like computer better). I figured out the hard way that I hate first person shooters on consoles. But once Grand Theft Auto San Andreas comes out....oh yeah. Any suggestions on what to do with my money? And no, I'm not donating it to any of you guys.

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The sooner you realize I'm right the better off you will be.

Thief: Deadly Shadows. Best game I've seen in a while

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"Just remember -- No matter how bad things get, Northern Minnesota will always be there"
-- Garrison Keeler

Most of the time when people give you graduation money it's meant to be spent on college.

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The Matrix is not Linux compatible.

You could always send the money to me.


Lasik sounds good, although I'm going to wait until the 10-year mark to see what the long-term side effects are. Until then, its contact lenses for me.

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[This message has been edited by Pagewizard_YKS (edited June 06, 2004).]

CDs and a computer upgrade sounds good to me.

Spend it all on one of those swanky new Radeon X800 video cards

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The Massassi-Map
There is no spoon.

JudgeDredd: That's all taken care of. That's why I have some extra money.

Pagewizard, here in Utah we have a place called the Moran Vision Center that is associated with the University of Utah. It is the laser corrective institution. This is where people go when another place screwed up.

Spork, my 9800 Pro works just fine for me at the moment. It's the processor that needs to go faster.

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The sooner you realize I'm right the better off you will be.

donate $250 to the "Get Jim7 a new amp foundation"



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LONG LIVE DREAMCAST!!!

*shoots DrkJedi* I said no donations you bum.

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The sooner you realize I'm right the better off you will be.

Im not kidding, get the new Thief game

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"Just remember -- No matter how bad things get, Northern Minnesota will always be there"
-- Garrison Keeler

Don't waste it on computer games or the like. Seriously.

Save it up. Put it into eventually getting an apartment, car, etc...

I can see the car, but I probably won't be getting a house for at least another 10 years.

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The sooner you realize I'm right the better off you will be.

Buy a girlfriend. About your best chance for that, is with money.

[For those of you who don't appreciate humor, I'm trying to poke fun at him, and I am not attempting to make fun of him, or allow you people the pleasures of making me look like a bad person. It's pretty annoying when you have to throw this disclaimer onto your posts. I'M BEING FRIENDLY WITH KERIAN. That is all.]

JediKirby

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<]-[ellequin> Nothing is quite as satisfying as placing a .177 lead pellet in between the eyes of a cat.
<]-[ellequin> I think I will leave it's corpse there, to warn all the other cats to keep out of my hibiscus patch

Live on, Adam.

[This message has been edited by jEDIkIRBY (edited June 06, 2004).]

jEDIkIRBY spelled kieran's name wrong. He must want to kill him. We should ban kirby.

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"Just remember -- No matter how bad things get, Northern Minnesota will always be there"
-- Garrison Keeler

Well at least he isn't trying to be a mod.

god damn it jedikirby, how many god damn times do I have to tell you this? I'm gay! Stop trying to push me into liking women. I've already told you boobs scare me.

[jedikirby, delete your disclaimer. anyone who is offending by that post on my behalf deserves to jerk off for the rest of their life. I'm more offending my the improper usage of "By" ]

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The sooner you realize I'm right the better off you will be.

*cough*spoiled*cough*

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WAITER: Here’s your green salad, sir.
ANAKIN: What? You fool, I told you NO CROUTONS! Aaaaaaargh!

not spoiled, I just have a big family and they know people that feel obligated to send me money even though I don't remember them.

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The sooner you realize I'm right the better off you will be.

The y key and the u key are so close, sometimes you think you pressed them both... really. Stupid *****es.

[Disclaimer: The Above is Disclaimed]

Seriously, save your money for a PSP or a next next gen console. 2005 is the year for those.

JediKirby

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<]-[ellequin> Nothing is quite as satisfying as placing a .177 lead pellet in between the eyes of a cat.
<]-[ellequin> I think I will leave it's corpse there, to warn all the other cats to keep out of my hibiscus patch

Live on, Adam.

That's only about £270 odd. That would barely pay for a month of Uni, including grants...

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Violets are blue, roses are red, living like this we were already dead.

I have a big family too.. except they all hate me and want to see me dead!

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WAITER: Here’s your green salad, sir.
ANAKIN: What? You fool, I told you NO CROUTONS! Aaaaaaargh!

I suggest copious amounts of pornography.

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The weapons with which the bourgeoisie felled feudalism to the ground are now turned against the bourgeoisie itself.

Well, $580 would buy you an Athlon 64 3200, motherboard, and a nice chunk of ram comfortably.

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The Massassi-Map
There is no spoon.

Who pays for porn?

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<]-[ellequin> Nothing is quite as satisfying as placing a .177 lead pellet in between the eyes of a cat.
<]-[ellequin> I think I will leave it's corpse there, to warn all the other cats to keep out of my hibiscus patch

Live on, Adam.

You know you've been spending too much time on the computer... --when your spending 580$ on all computer games, accessories, and upgrades.. seriously, spend it on something that is also a physical activity, like a paintball gun.. or.. running shoes or something... JUST NOT COMPUTER GAMES!

*runs away*

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then, you'll hate me for what i spent part of my share of my grandmother's estate on.

*me hugs my $2,300 PC and new games*

P.S. I just feel I should note that the rest of the money is being put towards student loans, car repairs and general cost of living.

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"I like my women how I like my coffee, in a plastic cup." - Eddie Izzard

I'd keep most of it. While your college classes/ect are paid for.. You still have to have money to pay for food/gas/ect. That'll add up quick.

Unless of course you're staying with your parents. In that case, blow it all on a Terrabyte harddrive.

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Seriously, save as much as you can. You wouldn't believe how fast money goes in college.

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RIP Madaventor: God bless you.

I would save it.

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Give the money to charity damnit!

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I'm with MB on this. Usually when I get money from christmas or whatever I just stick it in my wallet or in the bank. Don't try to blow it right now, because if you can't think of anything to spend it on there's probably nothing you could buy with it that'll be worth it. Wait until you find something you want, then you'll have the money handy.

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Do you have stairs in your house?

Notice when I mention upgrading my slow processor or being interesting in a few games, several people only see that. Speaks volumes.

For college I'm living with my parents (20 minutes from campus). My mom has said she will buy me a cellphone and a car CD player for my truck(both of which I was going to do myself anyway) if I don't join the National Guard until next year(which I had planned anyway after much thought). Now I just need to get my entire family on the boat of buying me LASIX surgery(and probably only that) for my birthday which is in August and I'll be set. I'm not spoiled, I'm just lucky.

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The sooner you realize I'm right the better off you will be.

[This message has been edited by Kieran Horn (edited June 06, 2004).]

You could buy my undying love....

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Your stairway lies on the whispering wind.
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The Moron Vision Center? ... you might want to stay away from that..

Seriously though, that's what I thought it said at first.

... And I didn't get *any* money for graduation... My church gave me a $5 set of pens, and my parents gave me a card.

As for the money, if you're *completely* sure you don't want to send it to me, then you should probably save it towards a car or something...

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http://www.writings-emag.net The next big thing since individually wrapped cheese slices (coming soon).

the Elana has money to buy books, not to mention food at collage fund is looking pretty dry... i would be happy to help you out with some of the extra.

game cube, two thumbs way way up.

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Employees dying on the job are faling to fall down. THIS PRACTICE MUST STOP as it becmes impossible to distinguish between death and the natural movement of he staf.

Any employee found dead in an upright position will be dropped from the payroll.

Maybe you need to go there, then.

If you're over 18, and I know you are, and seriously cannot decide on how to use your money...it should be taken away from you and spent by a guardian on what (s)he thinks is best for you.

[This message has been edited by Krokodile (edited June 07, 2004).]

I couldn't see spending 2300 on a PC. Ever.

But yah, get an AMD 64 32/400 +, some RAM, and a new Mobo, the new thief game, and save up for Doom 3/HL2. PSPs won't be out for another year...fweee

And as for the X800 Pro, while it IS nice to be able to play every game on the market at ultrafull settings and have not a single bit of lag, it's not neccesary I suppose. Though I'm getting one for my birthday either way, so

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ok then buy something of mine that i have for sale for $250

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LONG LIVE DREAMCAST!!!

yeah, well, guess what Krok?

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The sooner you realize I'm right the better off you will be.

[This message has been edited by Kieran Horn (edited June 07, 2004).]

What, and more importantly, what was the content of your message prior to your, shall we say, revision of it?

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If you can read this, you need better glasses.

Touche.

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The weapons with which the bourgeoisie felled feudalism to the ground are now turned against the bourgeoisie itself.