the happiness, excitement, and general contentedness thread

[DarkAxel]

my grandparents just gave me almost 600$ fo getting into university and finishing high school

a dilemma...

new gear time or responsibility?

we'll see

[jfrey]

Save the money. You're going to need it when you go to the university.

[DarkAxel]

our universities are basically payed by state (for now anyway)

i'm gonna need some money for living on my own but i have my summer job at scotland taking care of that

we'll see

[jfrey]

i'm gonna need some money for living on my own but i have my summer job at scotland taking care of that

Take the money you think you're going to need living on your own and times that by 10. And you can add more on to that if you're going to be in a city, and if you own a car. It sucks, but if you don't screw yourself over now you'll be set later on.

[DarkAxel]

i'll probably keep the money... or at least MOST of them i MIGHT spend a bit

[phantasmagorovich]

i'm gonna need some money for living on my own but i have my summer job at scotland taking care of that

Take the money you think you're going to need living on your own and times that by 10. And you can add more on to that if you're going to be in a city, and if you own a car. It sucks, but if you don't screw yourself over now you'll be set later on.

Also it will be there to spend if you won't be needing it. But I should be the last person preaching about responsibility. Damn, I'm on a spending spree.
but also

I'd say, do as you please. If it doesn't work out for you living alone there will be parents/grandparents/roommates to ask for money if need be. Also there can be work while studying. It's all a matter of balancing gas, pride and time.

[DarkAxel]

basically i got those 600, tomorrow i'm gonna get another 50 from my part time and if everything works well i could gain well over a grand during summer.

I plan to work while studying, no doubt about that!

i also plan to buy a guitar (some fender offset or a Reverend or Eastwood Sidejack DLX, nothing superfancy)

and there are also some wild plans with my tele and combo (conversion to a baritone and converting said combo to head) but those are totally out there in the future under lable 'wild ideas'

whatever... if any crazy deal pops up i might consider buying, but i won't go on a spending spree just for the sake of spending

[phantasmagorovich]

[DarkAxel]

[Hacken]

use it to travel around and do/see stuff, that money should get you an inter rail card. Im Gasing for gear but saving for a tripp, it sucks but a month on the road rules!

[DarkAxel]

Yeah well i hope i'll see things while working in Scotland we totally plan to trip at least a bit

[Achtane]

we totally plan to trip at least a bit

nyo ho ho

[dubkitty]

and the UK is small enough that you can go all over the place by train relatively easily.

[Gozu]

yeah but the trains are insanely expensive

[DarkAxel]

i decided i'm gonna wait until fall

because i really want a jazzmaster/jaguar... probably what a typical ILFer