Caved in and bought a digital SLR

primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' BoopinDetroit, MI Icrontian
edited August 2004 in Internet & Media
omg i just caved in

i preach and preach that people should never get credit, that credit is bad and it sucks.

do I practice what I preach? no, no I am a hypocrite and a loser.

i just bought a Canon EOS Digital Rebel SLR 6.1mp digicam from dell financing. omg i hate myself.

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  • leishi85leishi85 Grand Rapids, MI Icrontian
    edited July 2004
    OMG prime, how much did that cost you??

    is the financing, interest free for a period of time or what?
  • pseudonympseudonym Michigan Icrontian
    edited July 2004
    primesuspect wrote:
    omg i just caved in

    i preach and preach that people should never get credit, that credit is bad and it sucks.

    do I practice what I preach? no, no I am a hypocrite and a loser.

    i just bought a Canon EOS Digital Rebel SLR 6.1mp digicam from dell financing. omg i hate myself.

    Holy crap dude!!! Nice camera, and I hate you too :thumbsup:
  • TemplarTemplar You first.
    edited July 2004
    primesuspect wrote:
    omg i just caved in

    i preach and preach that people should never get credit, that credit is bad and it sucks.

    do I practice what I preach? no, no I am a hypocrite and a loser.

    i just bought a Canon EOS Digital Rebel SLR 6.1mp digicam from dell financing. omg i hate myself.

    rofl! Poor guy :D It's all good.
  • RWBRWB Icrontian
    edited July 2004
    I'm not too much on the jealous side... but that I am more towards hating you at the moment....



    ;D
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited July 2004
    90 days @ 0% after that it's some exhorbitant interest rate like 24.88% or something..... I hate life....
  • ClutchClutch North Carolina New
    edited August 2004
    primesuspect wrote:
    90 days @ 0% after that it's some exhorbitant interest rate like 24.88% or something..... I hate life....


    *clutch marks Brian off his Role Model list*

    hehe like my grandmother told me yesterday "son, if you don't go in debt you will never have anything these days"
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited August 2004
    hehe like my grandmother told me yesterday "son, if you don't go in debt you will never have anything these days"

    :bs: I'm not doing too bad for 18... and I'm not in debt at all. No credit cards. ;):D
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited August 2004
    yeah but you have a rich family, so it doesn't count.... Try growing up poor....
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited August 2004
    lol. I'll have you know that *most* of my stuff (at least computer-related stuff) I have to buy with my own money. I don't bother asking my parents for stuff anymore because the answer is inevitably either "no" or "sure, but you have to do x, y, and z first" where x, y, and z are things like pulling off a 4.0GPA for an entire school year. :rolleyes:
  • ShortyShorty Manchester, UK Icrontian
    edited August 2004
    primesuspect wrote:
    yeah but you have a rich family, so it doesn't count.... Try growing up poor....
    .. and you will learn to appreciate every penny/cent ;)

    Im 29 years old. No CC's, no debts. No credit or finance agreements.

    If I was to (worst case scenario) die tomorrow. I wouldn't leave a debt for anyone to clear.

    Beat that when you aren't living with ya folks Kev.
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited August 2004
    I know, it's coming. :werr: And I'm not looking forward to it. :(
  • ShortyShorty Manchester, UK Icrontian
    edited August 2004
    Geeky1 wrote:
    I know, it's coming. :werr: And I'm not looking forward to it. :(
    Be prepared now and learn to appreciate cash ;)

    When you are out on your own in later life with a good job, having struggled like hell avoiding debt.. your buddies will be paying off huge debts.. and you will be flipping them the bird while going to get yet another new toy.. in cash.. because you aren't paying off $400 a month in CC bills ;)
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited August 2004
    I split this thread... Poor Leishi, we were crapping in his thread big time :(
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited August 2004
    Start clicking on the ads, people... daddy's got a new bill to pay :(
  • KwitkoKwitko Sheriff of Banning (Retired) By the thing near the stuff Icrontian
    edited August 2004
    I disposed of all my cards a few years ago, but I still had mounds of debt piled up. As some of you may recall, I was unemployed for nearly 2 years, then finally got a job. I managed to settle with 2 of the 3 CC companies I owed money to. I am now paying off the third monthly, but I got them to freeze the interest while I do so. Amazingly, I managed to remain a good credit risk throughout all of this.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited August 2004
    Yeah I did a massive bill consolidation two years ago. It was the best thing I ever did. Not only did it get us back on our feet, but it fixed our credit in 12 short months and got rid of so much pressure... Now, two years later, we were able to buy a second home with no down payment.... I recommend bill consolidation to anybody who is in debt.
  • mmonninmmonnin Centreville, VA
    edited August 2004
    So after a year, 3 semesters, I only owe about $4k. I dont think thats bad at all. This year I dont think I will double that. I am hopeing for less than $15 in the whole after college.

    How much of that money you have do you actually earn, Kevin? Like with a job?;)
  • NomadNomad A Small Piece of Hell Icrontian
    edited August 2004
    Since I started making money I've not spent any of it :-/
  • ShortyShorty Manchester, UK Icrontian
    edited August 2004
    Nomad wrote:
    Since I started making money I've not spent any of it :-/
    You need to balance it out ;)

    Remember, you cannot take it with you :)
  • NomadNomad A Small Piece of Hell Icrontian
    edited August 2004
    Shorty wrote:
    You need to balance it out ;)

    Remember, you cannot take it with you :)

    I just shove it all in my bank account. I'm trying to pay for college on my own here and I want to take as little possible in student loans.
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited August 2004
    I've been promising myself ever since digital cameras were available that I would purchase one when they became affordably available with quality lenses. Well, it took a few years before you could find one with a lense much better than garden variety. Prices are now approaching what conventional quality SLRs used to be. After settling in Alaska with my new job, there are two purchase priorities: 1) dining room table, and 2) digital SLR camera.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited August 2004
    Leo, I can highly recommend this camera. It is truly excellent. It takes phenomenal photos, and is a true SLR. Since it's an EOS camera, you have a gigantic selection of lenses and accessories for it. I just got it today and I am like a kid in a candy shop with this thing, it's like I'm rediscovering photography all over again. Actually, I feel like I'm discovering it for the first time.
  • NomadNomad A Small Piece of Hell Icrontian
    edited August 2004
    You sound like some horny photo virgin.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited August 2004
    I am. I'll start posting pics soon.
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