How do you do it?

recently became double income no kids, now i have time and a little bit of cash for hobbies,i don't know why i picked making computers??
the kids moved out<--honest
 
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jonnyp11 said:
that's the problem, everyone thinks they need a smartphone, ipad, new car, and all that stuff, and can't deal with what they have, they think they deserve more and end up screwing themselves out of everything. When i get a job i plan to pay what needs to be payed, then, depending on how much is left, save 50-70% off the excess and the rest will be floating cash, probably put 5-10% towards computer savings, only plan on upgrading or restarting every couple years, will squeeze all i can get out of it.
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Yeah. What about these billionaires? What, honestly, do they do with all that money? Cars, houses, boats, women, food? They're into power. Most of them are pretty unhappy, I imagine. Especially the guys who are fooling around with women. I get a certain amount of money each month and I use it to pay off certain fixed expenses. I don't have much left over to buy things I want. I am certainly happier than any billionaire.
 
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martinhersey said:
Yeah. What about these billionaires? What, honestly, do they do with all that money? Cars, houses, boats, women, food? They're into power. Most of them are pretty unhappy, I imagine. Especially the guys who are fooling around with women. I get a certain amount of money each month and I use it to pay off certain fixed expenses. I don't have much left over to buy things I want. I am certainly happier than any billionaire.
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Just because someone has money, doesn't mean they are unhappy. I'd much rather be rich than poor. I've been poor, and I was very unhappy because of the stress it causes. Now that I have a steady income, money in the bank, and extra money in my savings, I can say that I'm much happier.
 
It helps that these days theres not that many great games to buy any more. The latest fifa, halo and cod with the occasional game like borderlands is the only games I buy in a year.
 
I work. Gaming and computers are my only hobbies, so from my disposable income it is about a third on that and the rest into savings. The money doesn't all go into buying games though, it is games, servers, making my system able to play games and trips away with my clan. Just bought another cod4 server and myself and members from Wigan, London and Denmark are going out in Manchester with another member who lives there in a few weeks.

Before that I saved whatever small money I could and would ask my mum. I have, however since paid it all back and more, least I could do when she raised me and my sister on her own and still found money for these stupid things for us
 
Troncoso said:
Just because someone has money, doesn't mean they are unhappy. I'd much rather be rich than poor. I've been poor, and I was very unhappy because of the stress it causes. Now that I have a steady income, money in the bank, and extra money in my savings, I can say that I'm much happier.
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True. Money isn't happiness, and money doesnt nessacarily buy hapiness, but I am much happier when I can afford to have a nice PC.
 
I find that money is not happy. I am happier when I don't have money left over. and much happier when random bills don't appear out of no where.
 
If you had no friends or family at all, then I'd imagine that riches would be pretty useless in the long run, but in my boots, money always = happiness.

As for the OP question, here in the UK we have JSA, £55 a week for the unemployed who are 18 or over, for those under 18, then there's pocket money, Better spent on computers than cheap cider and a night in the local playground I guess.
 
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wolfeking said:
I find that money is not happy. I am happier when I don't have money left over. and much happier when random bills don't appear out of no where.
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Having money left over would kind of help with those random bills that appear out of nowhere, don't you think?
 
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