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I know Louis CK already did a bit about Rent-a-Center, but I'm still amazed that real life people actually rent lamps and rugs. I can see maybe renting something big like a couch, though not at what it would cost, so as not to have to keep lugging it to the next apartment. But a lamp? A rug?
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Motronic posted:How have these people never heard of like, the ReStore or similar. Those rent to own places have to be charging as much every 2 months for poo poo that you could just buy outright as a second hand store. Also the stuff they're renting is probably used anyway (repo'd)
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Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:It just took me two years and a lot of money to realize I wasn't into festivals and clubbing and it was really cosplay that was my source. I know I messed up but I don't think my life should be on hold because of it. good thing I've got my golden child brother at the Naval Academy who is perfect in every way instead of the ever lasting fuckup that is me. /s [/quote] Do you see why these quotes, only sentences away from each other, seem contradictory to a reader?[/quote] Tickets were $1000, room was $800 a night. The rest was for badges and food.[/quote] I planned on asking for my job back when I got back from the con. [/quote] My mom is regional supervisor, they're kind of hosed if they don't[/quote] I was hoping to have a sick party in our bellagio room to build up patreon. I had no idea it was legal for the loan people to call my parents house[/quote] https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/bdjdm4/aita_for_taking_out_a_pay_day_loan_so_i_can_go_to/ [/quote] Telling people you’re on a throwaway because you’re a reddit mod is just bad with reddit
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Moneyball posted:I know Louis CK already did a bit about Rent-a-Center, but I'm still amazed that real life people actually rent lamps and rugs. Yeah that blows me away too. I lived a good chunk of my life as a broke as gently caress student. Also a degenerate broke as gently caress student. One thing the other broke af students and various druggies and drunks had in common was apartments that had like two chairs and a coffee table as “furniture.” poo poo I just got back from beers with a bachelor friend of my wife’s where we drank on his floor because he’s a single dude who doesn’t think he needs more than a tv watching chair and a bed. Needing to rent a carpet isn’t even a poverty thing. It’s this strange intersection of poverty and expectations.
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A long time ago there was a goon who wrote up stories from his time doing deliveries/repos of rent-to-own furniture. They were funny but pretty grim.
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The other broke student thing was just having a random mismatch of furniture from craigslist/family hand me downs/whatever cheap lovely lamps and poo poo you could get from a local big box store. A cheap plastic garden table doesn't look nice when used as a kitchen table, but it still functions as a table. Pair it with some craigslist chairs and you're good to go.
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Haifisch posted:The other broke student thing was just having a random mismatch of furniture from craigslist/family hand me downs/whatever cheap lovely lamps and poo poo you could get from a local big box store. A cheap plastic garden table doesn't look nice when used as a kitchen table, but it still functions as a table. Pair it with some craigslist chairs and you're good to go. And then continue to carry around and use all of that furniture, replacing it piece by piece as you can afford it but something sticks with you for a decade or more, never fitting in but not being bad enough to replace. It's a futon in a bedroom.
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Pekinduck posted:A long time ago there was a goon who wrote up stories from his time doing deliveries/repos of rent-to-own furniture. They were funny but pretty grim. Oh there's a record of that. Pro click https://www.somethingawful.com/comedy-goldmine/stories-from-renttoown/1/
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Haifisch posted:The other broke student thing was just having a random mismatch of furniture from craigslist/family hand me downs/whatever cheap lovely lamps and poo poo you could get from a local big box store. A cheap plastic garden table doesn't look nice when used as a kitchen table, but it still functions as a table. Pair it with some craigslist chairs and you're good to go.
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WithoutTheFezOn posted:You guys are probably too young to remember the gold standard of surplus tables, the empty wire spool. Hell yeah, world’s best card table.
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quote:I am thinking of ebay to pay off my uni loan. Anime is big. I live in tokyo anime is everywhere. Is this a good idea. (self.japan) quote:I need help managing my $150,000 student loan debt. OP's post history: quote:Be friends/date around Burlington, VT? (self.furry) Also, deleted posts about commissioning a furry suit and getting their degree in TV and Film studies. A $150k degree in TV and Film studies. Furry Suits and student loans both have their own lines in some people's budgets: quote:So. I've known for a long time i've wanted a suit, but i had planned for much later. quote:There's a lot of mainstream suit makers who could pump out a suit in a month without struggle because they've been doing it for so long and have molds+equipment to help along the process. BWM: i've started wondering if maybe getting a fursuit now before i get locked out by college debt is a good idea. Leon Trotsky 2012 fucked around with this message at 01:49 on May 3, 2020 |
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What are the relative advantages of Fursuit equity vs. Truck equity?quote:Mmm. Fursuit, or engine rebuild for the ol' truck...fursuit...or engine rebuild... Reddit thinks Fursuit will have greater returns. quote:
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Moneyball posted:Oh there's a record of that. Pro click That's it thanks. Trip down memory lane. "It's my bed now."
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Sunk Yiff Falacyquote:Hi guys! I apologize in advance for all this, and yes, I'm aware of how incredibly stupid I am.
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StormDrain posted:And then continue to carry around and use all of that furniture, replacing it piece by piece as you can afford it but something sticks with you for a decade or more, never fitting in but not being bad enough to replace.
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Moneyball posted:I told you I didn't want you to post about me here run along with your tail between your legs
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Alan Smithee posted:run along with your tail between your legs
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https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedNews/status/1253713256142843905?s=20 Bad With Money Good With Ownage
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Alan Smithee posted:https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedNews/status/1253713256142843905?s=20 
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It really bothers me that not only did he send a picture of his computer screen as proof he has the urls but there is food stuck to his monitor.
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Tomfoolery posted:It really bothers me that not only did he send a picture of his computer screen as proof he has the urls but there is food stuck to his monitor. "turn on yo-
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WithoutTheFezOn posted:You guys are probably too young to remember the gold standard of surplus tables, the empty wire spool. I have one of these from when I worked in a hardware store and I love it. It's used as a plant stand though.
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WithoutTheFezOn posted:You guys are probably too young to remember the gold standard of surplus tables, the empty wire spool. They're "rustic" now and go for way too much to people converting barns to wedding venues. 
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Question on stopping paying student loans https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/gcm96z/question_on_stopping_paying_student_loans/ quote:Hello, I have over 100K in private student loans. I already own my “forever” home with my wife, and she has excellent credit. Is it worth tanking my credit and getting rid of that debt? I don’t see a reason within the next 10 years we couldn’t just use my wife’s credit for credit cards, car purchases etc. Any advice on anyone who knows more about this. We are both nurse practitioners so we make good money, but this student debt will just never go away so I believe it’s worth killing my credit to get it off my back. quote:House is not paid off, we have a mortgage. I’m saying we already have it meaning I will not need to apply for a mortgage and need credit
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Ooh, ground floor. A highlight from the OP in the comments: quote:Yes, the thing is we went to school to be Nurse practitioners so we can live a good life but by the time you deduct my loan bills every month I probably make less than most people. It’s crazy. There has to be some kind of way to not pay some of it and lose my credit
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Spokes posted:Ooh, ground floor. And when he says “live the good life” he means this.
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Animal posted:And when he says “live the good life” he means this. Almost 1/3 of his oppressive student loan.
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Can we agree that some things people waste money on are more objectively stupid than others?
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An audible groan as I clicked this link and it loaded.
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"Help I can't handle the $900/month payment for my student loan. This is going to take decades to pay off!" "Buy less funko pops and pay off your loan 15 years faster" "No"
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EAT FASTER!!!!!! posted:An audible groan as I clicked this link and it loaded. Michael Bluth dot gif.
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Are funko pops worthless like Beanie Babies? Like sometimes I despair at how much I’ve spent on wrist watches but I have no debt and I know I could just sell them and get most of the money back. This guy has spent well over twice as much on these things. If he does decide to go All-In BWM and ignore his debt, could the creditors liquidate that doll collection and get even a fraction of what he spent on it?
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Animal posted:Are funko pops worthless like Beanie Babies? Like sometimes I despair at how much I’ve spent on wrist watches but I have no debt and I know I could just sell them and get most of the money back. This guy has spent well over twice as much on these things. If he does decide to go All-In BWM and ignore his debt, could the creditors liquidate that doll collection and get even a fraction of what he spent on it? Yeah, best case is being able to break even on some limited edition box that some collector out there somehow didn't get. The rest of it is going to be pennies on the dollar.
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