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A fucking sword.
That's sounds rather unhygienic.
It's just different word for "dildo"
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I sold a bunch of 70βs and 80βs tabletop roleplaying stuff when I went to college. A few years ago, I reacquired many of those titles at collectorβs prices. Not my most brilliant financial move.
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A really nice electric guitar, amp, and pedal. Money was tight as a kid for a lot of reasons, my dad did the best he could. However, this meant playing with some equipment that didnβt sound quite right.
Now I have what I always wanted, but have trouble finding the time and energy to play.
Now I have what I always wanted, but have trouble finding the time and energy to play.
I feel like that's the story for a lot of people here. I definitely feel that way with video games on occasion.
I don't think there are any desires I carried over from childhood that I finally fulfilled later. Most things I wanted in the past I simply stopped wanting as I changed with age.
I have, however, on numerous occasions in my adult life, looked at something that probably would've made my kid self go into orbit with excitement and thought, "Man, if only I could get an adult to buy me this..." only to blink a couple times, see the lightbulb turn on, and go, "HEY, WAIT A MINUTE..!"
If only I had disposable income.
A Nintendo 3DS because I didn't have a console (like ever) and it was cheaper than a switch.
I've only had time to play it a handful of times
Consider putting custom firmware on the 3DS - opens up lots of possibilities and gives you access to pretty much any game you could ever want
That's like the first thing I did. It's a Japanese 3DS so I needed to change the region on it. I still have all the original firmware files if I need to change it back
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A pair of rollerblades.
I remember sitting with my wife, waiting to get the train back home, holding the bag in my hands. That's when it hit me. I started to cry, loudly.
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By the time you can afford it, the car ain't important..
Iβm building my way up to a helicopter.
I bought a house, and then the vacant lot next to the house, and hopefully someday before prices go nuts the vacant lot on the other side of the house. Urban farm, baybee!
Does a hot wife that pole dances count? But yeah, I built an arcade machine and have a problem with building emulator consoles
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You guys get disposable income?
On a serious note, here it's very hard to get to a point to get any disposable income, unless you stay living with your parent's all your life and never get married, ...
This is the main reason why I'm now able to actually afford a used ps4, physical manga and be able to finally buy games, especially indie one's without the guilt of pirating them.
NOTE: I'm 20 and have been working since I was 18 seasonal work since that's mostly all you can find here, even if you finish university/college so I just skipped that part.
Man you're still just 20. It gets easier. I didn't really have any serious disposable income until I was around 26. Now I can basically buy what I want.
Obviously it's different for everyone, but if you save money and develop good spending habits, it should get a little easier over time.
Here it's the kind of living space where at 40 with 20 years of working years you get barelly any disposable income.
Here it's the fact that the difference between income of somebody who just starts and somebody who has been working at the same company is so small you could think it's a rounding error.
EDIT: Example being on my last summer job I was getting higher wage than a person who was working there for 27 years.
youre incredibly short sighted, and missing the larger picture of the economy. youve only been working for 2 years, and you didnt start til you were 18, and it was seasonal.
in the last 3 years minimum wages have skyrocketed across the board, leaving all kinds of new people with higher wages than existent staff. it is a problem, but it will eventually work itself out.
..but youre complaining about your job efficacy and agency at 20. wait til you actually get some experience in the job market, and maybe actually pursue a career over the next 5-10 years.
the only kids with disposable income before 25 were the rich kids whose parents paid for most of their shit already anyway.
Seasonal work is the kind of work 90% of the population in the country bere does, it's literally the only thing available here. That's why 95% of my friends and people my agre group left the country to search for careers. Because here to get started with a carrer you either need to have cosmic level of luck of habe somebody who will get you in.
I plan on leaving the country myself to be able to actually pursue a career but because of some circumstances I'm not able to atm.
What the heck country are you in where literally everyone works seasonal? Surely there must be people with normal jobs that work year-round. There aren't any teachers, doctors, lawyers, engineers, bureaucrats, etc.?
I'm no economist but I'm pretty sure if 90% of a country's workforce only works for a couple months a year, that country will economically collapse.
Croatia, the number prob is too high but most people I know and see only work seasonal work here, tricky part here is that thay season work can be anywhere from 3 months to 10 months, depending on the job.
And on the note of teachers, doctors, ... we are severelly lackijg then because people leave the country since the pay is so small that it pays of more to work a seasonal job than being any of them.
Ironic.
So do you just sit on your ass for those other months? Because you could try doing freelance work on the internet or something. I just find it so hard to believe that an entire country is functioning off of people only working a few months a year.
Not at all, also most my seasonal work is for 7- 10 months, so my income downtime isn't that high but I still take time to make money in that downtime and make sure I have some income and apply for full time jobs.
I make something close to 35-50 job applications a month when I'm not working and last month of the season work, but barelly anyone will hire here when there isn't a tourist season.
On the note of feeelancing I tried, but don't really jave the skills to do it since I mostly like to do manual work, I'm not a fun of sitting at a computer to make money.
Mostly like this last month I have been painting the walls and assembling furniture for my grandmother that recently bought a new kitchen. Of course not for free, she wouldnt be able to bare it to not pay me for that work.
Well in that case I'll refer you to my initial comment. It gets easier. Be smart with the money you do make, keep trying, and before long you will have disposable income. Like I and others have said, it's totally normal to not have a lot of money when you're just 20. Most people don't start experiencing any kind of financial security until they're closer to 30
I mean... you haven't given any details, but it sounds to me like you should explore a different line of work. When you said you only do "seasonal" work, does that mean you're just straight up not working for most of the year? Because in that case I'd say there's a pretty simple way you could improve your income situation.
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I bought a Sega game gear (handheld console of the 90s) when I got my first job.
Now in my 40s I get the things I wasn't allowed when I was younger and they're usually gadgets or food related.
I have all the cool tech I need. I have takeaway too often and it always cheers me up, I have snacks and no one yells at me for using too much ketchup.
I love being an adult.
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I used to play the demo for Star Trek Bridge Commander so much and always wanted the full game - several years ago I bought a copy off Amazon (now it's available on Gog). Fun game, but it shows its age now.
Isn't there a kind of VR version of that now? Or is the game I'm talking about totally different?
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Independence from my parents. Mainly financial independence. Never needing anything from them ever again so they can no longer hold it over my head and be douchebags about how they had to raise me and pay for things.
Lot's of cats.
Got any pics?
Brass knuckles. I got 100% brass USA-made knuckles. They live on my desk (WFH) and I give them a good polish from time to time. They still bring a smile to my inner child.
A pickup truck.
It's the first thing I remember ever wanting. I remember as a kid watching one plow snow on the yard of our apartment building and instantly falling in love. I always thought that it would just be too expensive and unpractical but few years ago I stumbled upon a perfect black used Nissan Navara King Cab for sale for a reasonable price and I just went fuck it and bought it. It's by far my favourite possession.
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A lot of the games I wanted to try as a kid
Some of them aren't as fun as I thought it would be, but at least I can still try them and confirm
Red Alert 2 big box
Alas, I'll never be able to afford Airwolf!
Fountain pens. Such a simple and enjoyable process/hobby, and one that made real sense to me long before the entire world didβ¦
Iβm not where I want to be today, but I managed to find a few bucks and grab a Kaweco Lilliput in brass for my bday. Cheap af but legit makes me happy - even if Iβm just doodling or trying to.
Course, that means I also need to spend money on good paper, but thatβs a small expense relative to cost of pens and inks, and the feeling of laying down ink from a good pen, on straight up amazing paper, is nirvana.
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Thats a good one OP. Are you now the guy bestowing golden deagles to folks in MW2 lobbies? I always thought those people were the coolest. What are you doing with it?
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When I was 12-15 I really wanted a moped, but my parents wouldn't let me get one.
Now, I bought myself a full fledged motorcycle. It's currently the best anti-depressant in my life. I love riding around on it, exploring unknown country roads and riding spiritedly through the twisties.
My next goals are to upgrade to a faster motorcycle and do some track days.
An original Saint Seiya action figure, more specifically Aquarius Camus.
A Zoo York skateboard with Independent trucks and Spitfire wheels.
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