I feel like buying something.

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rcpratt

Lifer
Jul 2, 2009
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Isn't there an ATOTer who's girlfriend lost her job and he is looking to sell som MORPG accounts? Buy those, you will at least help someone.
I need to have something new in my hands, not just spend money. And I certainly don't want any MMO accounts. Hmm.
 

AtlantaBob

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As someone who often struggles with the same thing, start a savings account, and be content to see the money grow.... Roth IRA's are great if you qualify, but if you're just looking to set aside a few hundred dollars, CapitalOne's Direct Banking has consistently good rates, and pretty good service. Others have also had luck with ING Direct. (And others--Bankrate.com is supposedly another good service.)

In the end, I've found it's better to get the cash out of my hands than to spend it on something that really won't bring happiness anyway...
 

sdifox

No Lifer
Sep 30, 2005
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I need to have something new in my hands, not just spend money. And I certainly don't want any MMO accounts. Hmm.

nope, your message indicate you just feel like spending money although you don't need anything. May as well help someone else in that case.
 

olds

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Mar 3, 2000
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I am trying very hard right now not to buy a stainless S&W 686P with a 4" barrel.
 

Imyourzero

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Jan 21, 2002
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What about a nice watch? I've purchased 3 just in the past week on watchuseek...gonna have to stay away from that place. But not until after I snag one of these.
 

Imyourzero

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I am trying very hard right now not to buy a stainless S&W 686P with a 4" barrel.

I hear you. I'd like to have a nice revolver - either a S&W or SP101 - and I'd love to add a .40 to the stable. Probably something like the Sig P226/P229 or HK USP/P2000. Oh and I need an AR-15... :whiste:
 

Terzo

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Dec 13, 2005
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Go buy something, wait a few days, then return it? I've done this more than once (under the philosophy of buy first, ask questions later; you can usually return an item but good luck finding the sale price again).

If you're looking for something to keep, do you cook a lot? Perhaps buy a nice chef's knife. I know we had a thread about that here recently.

Does it need to be tangible? If not, consider some sort of lessons; cooking, language, or musical (in the latter case you can also buy an instrument).

If you're feeling generous, buy a placard or brick of some sort for charity? My university sells bricks used in the alumni center, I reckon at least part of that goes to scholarships.

Going along this line of though, you could buy a present for someone. Do you have a significant other, family member, or friend who wants or would appreciate something? I have a friend who no doubt would love a box set of The Wire. Similarly, my father would love some accessories for his motorcycle. Heck, do you play multiplayer games? A few years ago a friend bought me a copy of tf2 so I could play with him. Later I bought a copy for another friend and gifted it to him on steam. You could do something similar.

Buy some tools? Or something like a jackstand, which may come in handy some day (more so if you actually work on your car, but then I reckon you'd already have one).

Buy some quality old school comic anthologies. I would get Calvin & Hobbes, but Peanuts would be great, or maybe Dilbert or whatnot depending on your taste.

That's about all I've got for now. Go ahead and shoot 'em all down
 

adairusmc

Diamond Member
Jul 24, 2006
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I had the same feeling earlier in the week when my old laptop was pissing me off (keyboard layout issue, no serious problem), so I sold it and bought myself a macbook pro, 8gigs of ram for it and a hybrid hard drive to put in it.

A new gun would be nice though, thats what I would vote for.
 

rcpratt

Lifer
Jul 2, 2009
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Oh god, it's happening again.

I have to go out tonight and buy a new shirt for tomorrow. But now I'm looking at a bunch of other crap like expensive jeans (oh em gee where's JMapleton) and some nice shoes. Which is weird because I hate clothes shopping. But I really do need some new jeans and shoes, but I wish I could last until Christmas.

This isn't as related to my OP as I thought. Now I don't need ideas, I need restraint. Aiyeeeeeeeee save me.
 
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zinfamous

No Lifer
Jul 12, 2006
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It seems that my request to fund my new AV receiver went un-acknowledged.

seeing that I purchased the receiver some time ago, I will await my belated cheque for $345.62 from rcpratt.

 

zinfamous

No Lifer
Jul 12, 2006
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oh, and to keep this thread current, I suggest you spend your remaining holdings on 4Loco futures.
 

Imyourzero

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Jan 21, 2002
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I hear you. I'd like to have a nice revolver - either a S&W or SP101 - and I'd love to add a .40 to the stable. Probably something like the Sig P226/P229 or HK USP/P2000. Oh and I need an AR-15... :whiste:

Saw this thread had been resurrected and thought I'd update that I scratched one of my itches.
 
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