Poor Gamer Thread
- Home
- Board: /v/ - Video Games
- Reading: Poor Gamer Thread
Poor gamer thread.
>out of money until the next pay period
>can't buy or make myself anything to eat for work
>subsist solely on the plenty of free snacks at work
>can't buy any vidya until my next paycheck
At least there's beer on tap I have access too.
Tell me about your poor game struggles. Also, what food or drinks does your workplace offer?
>>341531831
how do you get so poor if you work? i work entry level wal-mart and was able to save up and buy a house.
pic related: basement of the place i turned into a secondary living room.
>>341532815
Misuse of money buying dumb shit.
You can make a lot of money, but some of your dumb habits will still follow you.
>>341533259
good point, i have to almost fully control my fiances money to make sure she don't spend it on random shit before making sure bills are paid.
upstairs of house guy btw.
>>341532815
There is no way you can pay for a house,food. and vidya on a walmart check.
How long do you think a person could survive only on beer?
>>341532815
Where? Down south?
>>341533705
he probably lives in some flyover state where the houses cost like $20,000.
>>341531831
Gamefly.
>>341533705
>>341533791
>>341533929
house was $65,000 for 900 sq foot not counting basement @ 3.7% in Nebraska (so technically a flyover state if you prefer large cities)
i'm 27 with a son and fiance who contributes but i have to control a good chunk of her money to ensure it goes where it's supposed to.
>>341532815
>that pole between the couch and tv
>>341534220
loveseat technically, most people i show the basement off to call it a stripper pole when it's just some extra support beam.
>>341531831
Im Canadian, game with taxes is about 110 to 120 for us. No games for me
>>341534158
>$65,000
Damn son, I need to move to a flyover state. The average house in my area is $350,000 and rent is at least $1200 a month.
Also, if any of you anons are thinking about moving to Colorado, please fuck off.
>>341534158
>sq foot
convert that to the civilized scale please
>>341532815
Life setups like yours make me envious, but take out the fiance's son and poor spending fiance.
Good on you, OP. I work a regular office job in California and can't come close to owning a house, even with no debt at the moment.
>>341531831
ARRR
Aye, Matey you want to pirate?
>>341534158
Damn, nigga.
I'm a city boy, but living somewhere like Nebraska is pretty alluring. I bet the hiking trails are fucking amazing.
>>341534553
My parents are moving there in August. Your argument won't reach them.
>>341534689
I earn about $140k on commiefornia and I barely can support my wife and son. I'm seriously considering to the farm states like Ohio and just farmville mylife. I fucking hate it here
>>341534820
>hiking trails in Nebraska
You've clearly never lived in Nebraska or even been there.
>>341534107
>Tfw they banned my address because they thought I was stealing games
>>341534882
Tell them to fuck off. They're ruining the state. We're slowly becoming the next California.
>>341534912
Try to find a town that's big enough for your line of work AND has a walmart and you should be good to go anon
>>341532815
Does that beam really not bother you? Really?
Surely there's a better way you could arrange everything. E.g. you could move the HDTV to where the games are.
>>341534952
Clearly not, what's wrong with it?
>>341532815
not him but not everybody lives somewhere where homes are $30,000
>>341534820
most people use lame bike trails or occasionally use their bikes between towns 5-10 miles between most towns around here.
>>341534553
Thought that was the northeast at first
>live in Seattle
>homes are becoming way more expensive now than they were years ago
Want to buy a house that's not in some shithole? 600K+ minimum and that's for an okay house.
It has NOTHING on SF prices though. Holy fuck.
>>341534553
>The average house in my area is $350,000 and rent is at least $1200 a month.
Lucky. My rent is $2000/mo to live in a shithole poverty shack. Houses run 7 figures.
>>341535108
It's okay, bruh, they're voting Trump.
>>341532815
>>341533526
>>341534158
How's the internet speed?
>>341534912
>farm states like Ohio
Ew no what the fuck is wrong with you? Move to the rural parts of Virginia or NC. You don't have to deal with the shitty as fuck winters but also don't have to deal with the shittier summers of the more southern states.
I live in Southwest Virginia and it's honestly my ideal climate for all season, a little too hot in summer but winter always brings just enough snow but not too much that it's annoying as fuck. There are also a shit ton of pretty mountains and nature shit around and you don't see that many people compared to the absolute shitfest that is NoVa
>>341535228
Well, that's no fun.
>>341535116
modern stuff i play upstairs on the 4K tv
also on that crappy flatscreen you just have to sit on either side of the loveseat and not the middle and the pole does not block your view of the tv.
>>341535116
Maybe he uses it while playing
Interesting thread, but this very quickly turned into an /adv/, /pol/ or /b/ thread.
>>341535143
extremely flat land (think ocean flat yu can see as much as 16+ miles away with your naked eye) but good bike trails have 50-100+ year old trees around them.
I haven't bought anything in years (except for a couple old games I want to collect) but I can emulate PS2, gamecube, psp, etc. and can play old pc games without issues so I have plenty of vidya to play.
>$84000
I should move to lincoln.
>>341535378
>How's the internet speed?
This right here should be one of the top questions to ask if a living situation seems too good to be true. It's not worth it if you're having to pay $100+ a month for shitty 10 Mb/s
>>341535329
iktf :(
>>341535472
thanks i'll consider it. i just want to move away to a quiet farm away from all of this liberal bullshit. the more whites the better.
>>341535378
i live in a town of 1,300 people so it's a bit slow at 12mbps for DSL (not sure what the cable company offers) but 15 miles away the same company offers 40mbps
>>341535782
>tfw I'm on Comcast
>>341531831
How the fuck do you even manage to get yourself into a position where you can't even afford to eat until you get paid next?
Maybe go on a money management course or something, because it sounds like you need it.
>cfw 3ds, wiiu, Wii, PSP
>Have a good PC and a supercars dstwo and I don't for every generation barring this one
>Climbed the tracker pyramid
>if I need to spend money, I can just buy from Aliexpress or some other chink site
>Been living off rice, chicken and milk for the last ten years
>Invested in my own exercise equipment so I don't have to pay for a gym membership to stay big
>let brother who is also my roommate use car if he pays to gas it up
I spend maybe $300 a month total and I'm still living like a middle class king because I spend wisely
>>341535816
You would love the fuck out of the mountain areas in Virginia. West Virginia is 100% true to redneck/hillbilly stereotypes. Living close to a college town in Virginia/NC is fucking perfect if you want peace and quiet but without feeling like you live in a third world country.
>>341535954
not him, but back in college i was so poor i survived on 3 days on ramen alone and begging for scraps from my friends. like bread, etc. that was a lesson i'll never forget
>>341535994
>I don't for
Meant idort
>Tell me about your poor game struggles.
I'm not poor anymore, but about 10 years ago I couldn't afford any games.
I had a crappy laptop with a broken screen and keyboard that I hooked up to a CRT and external keyboard and a 20" CRT TV from like 1986. I saved up for years and eventually bought an Xbox 360 to play on my 20" CRT. I had like one or two games. I pretty much 100%'d Assassin's Creed on my stupid tiny SDTV just because I couldn't afford any other games.
After AC I got Mass Effect and my friends ridiculed me for not getting it on PC. I didn't want to admit to them that I couldn't afford a gaming quality PC so I pretended PC gaming was for nerds and became a consolefag. All my friends had such good times playing PC games together, times they still reminisce about to this day, so to this day I regret not getting into PC gaming 10 years ago like everyone else I know. I missed out on so many fun times.
Now I'm old and bitter about games so I can't have much fun except for a very small handful of games. I missed out on so much because I was poor. I hate my life.
>>341531831
Do you work for one of those hugbox companies that are all the rage in this day and age? Where they pay you sixty dicks but say work should be fun and have fucking snack counters and therapy dogs, all while expecting you to work 60 hours for 40 hours worth of pay.
>>341534631
not sure if this is how you measure area in metric-land but here you go.
>>341536129
Why didn't you just be born with rich parents? That's what i did, it's easy.
I live with a guy who is the worst person on the planet at using his money smartly.
He's wanted Overwatch since it was released, and has been paid 3 times since then. Despite him having no debts (other than standard bills) he still cannot afford it.
I don't even know how someone can be that fucking bad at handling their money. He must burn it or something because despite him never having money he never has any new stuff either.
>>341535954
most entry-level jobs won't pay health insurance due to a loophole that allows employers to give you less than 40 hours a week but hire oodles of people. So everyone gets less money, most making less than 1000 a month.
>>341536129
>in college i was so poor
HOW? Literally fucking how? Did you spend every cent of your school loans on frivolous bullshit? Did you just pay for a car in pure cash or something?
When I went to college I had so much money from my refunds I didn't know what to do with it all.
>>341534349
I thought it was a Festivus pole.
>>341536262
>I missed out on so much because I was poor. I hate my life.
It's okay, anon. It's and important lesson to learn.
>>341536129
I've been poor my entire life. Not once have I been in such a shitty position that I've had to go without food.
>>341536268
You literally don't know what you are talking about.
>>341535875
It might be your home wiring. I have a paltry 5MB connection and can't even get it due to ancient wiring in my home.
My sister bought a 2 story 3bed 1bath with a tiny bit of land for 65k
>>341536343
I've lived off of less than $500 a month before and still been able to afford games every no wand then.
This has nothing to do with video games. OP just threw the word "game" into OP post which was all about how poor he is and is probably a fake greentext story like most of the others.
>>341536268
You're absolutely right. But hey, at least you're getting paid loadsamoney.
>>341536517
nah, my wiring isn't bad as i actually get above the rated speed, the problem is the town is too small to be worth investing better infrastructure to allow better speeds just yet.
besides my house would be piss easy to rewire the phone lines as the basement ceiling is open allowing easy replacement of wires.
>>341536629
>I've lived off of less than $500 a month before
what, do you live in a fucking trash can? What the hell is your rent?
>>341532815
Walmart overnite here. Just about to move into my new built home. Anything is possible if you know how to balance your money.
>>341532815
>>341533526
>>341534158
But does amazon deliver to you?
>>341536863
I just moved back in with my parents for a while. Paid them like $75 a week.
>>341536401
Why? I don't feel like I learned anything or gained any appreciation of anything from having been poor. I'm just bitter about all the stuff I missed out on.
>>341537092
>parents charging you to live at home
Real shitty of them
>>341531831
>work at a hotel
>free meals everytime plus iam a cook there so i can just get from the leftovers at the party and eat it
Feels good to work just to buy muh games :^)
>>341536979
this is not the stone ages, you can get mail just fine here.
>>341536268
No one really works over 40. As a matter of fact, some will let you choose what time to come in and leave. But what matters most is finishing up your tasks. No one really pressures you into it either.
You'll probably do over 40 if you're a masochistic programmer.
>>341537092
Why did you bother posting then? This isn't about people living with their moms and only having $75 expenses.
>>341537092
>I just moved back in with my parents for a while. Paid them like $75 a week.
Why even say anything then? I can survive off of like $100 a month if I didn't have a single other fucking bill to pay. You're saying you paid your parents $300 a month? Did you not have ANYTHING to pay for? Health insurance? Car insurance? Cell phone? Car?
I'm confused. Anyone in their late 20's is gonna have ~$200 of expenses every month and that's not even counting food.
>>341537092
>pffffft, poor people
>MOM WILL YOU BRING ME A MILK
>>341537256
Because you don't live beyond your means. That is common sense and if you follow it, you wont have so little money you can't even afford to eat.
>>341532815
I live in Arkansas, and while it may be a oven heat like piece of shit state, I was able to afford a home at 24.
Winter is still scary after that freak ice storm.
>>341532815
>>341534158
Fuck I'm envious. Here in Melbourne I live in an area that is known for the population of junkies and meth heads, yet to buy a house around here it would still cost at least $700,000.
>>341537567
But hey, at least you can call people cunts.
>>341536490
Oh, but I do
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/10/opinion/sunday/congratulations-youve-been-fired.html
>>341537508
Shit nigga what part of Arkansas. I'm assuming either River Valley or Northwest
>>341531831
>not opening a savings account
>not putting a portion of your check into it every payday
Even $50 each time can add up.
>>341537567
thats pretty rough, my house is across the street from the city park, 1/2 block from the post office/convenience store/city building/library ect.
honestly for a small town i couldn't ask for a better location.
>>341537758
Have you read his book? I bought it a while ago and thought it was an excellent read.
Hubspot a shit
Hubspot was a pretty extreme example though.
>>341537868
Northwest
It's alright. Meth heads are annoying, though.
>>341537470
Yeah man I'll just move back in with my parents that seems good.
Oh wait, but my parents grew up like you so they're staunch republicans like your dumb ass, so they think actual mental disabilities are laziness. And they abused me my whole life.
"lel fuckin poors don't live beyond your means just get rich parents who actually love you, it's easy senpai"
Anyone here who grow up poor mind talking about the vidya you had as a child, how often you got something new, how long you would have to save up for something, etc?
>>341534158
>controls fiances money
No woman would ever let anyone do that. I believed you for a second until I heard that shit.
>Live in Alabama
>In the city so don't have to deal with typical southern bs
>1100 square foot apt is only $700 split between me and my gf
>always money for games
Life is good
>>341538107
I was super poor and almost never saw my mom. Every so often, my mom would go to garage sales and buy old games for me.
The day she saved up enough money to buy me a GBC with Pokemon Yellow was the best day of my life. Thanks mom, you're the best.
>>341531831
>Saving money so I have cash for the Steam Sale
>Buys a second copy of Shovel Knight on impulse
>Broke now.
>>341538107
houseguy here, i played off a hand-me-down original NES until around 1999 when it was sold off so me and my brother could scrap togeather enough to buy a $100 N64
I work at Walmart too but only make around 1k a month
Although I only end up with around $135ish after bills, rent, food, gas, and student loan payments anyway (useless degree)
Can't afford to spend that anyway because I need it if something goes wrong with my car, so I don't buy games anymore unless I sell my expensive TF2 items that I've come across over the years. Usually I just pirate.
Maybe if I get a second job I could afford to save money so I could move somewhere where my degree is worth a shit, but until then I'll just eat shit.
>>341537930
Sounds nice. I like to fantasise about moving to a small town in the US. But I have nothing to offer your workforce so my job prospects would be nil. I hear constant stories about college grads in your country unable to find basic employment.
It's probably easier to be an unskilled worker here in Australia. Even if it means never owning a home.
>>341538094
Nigga my parents are poor as fuck. You think actual rich parents would need you to help them pay the bills since with you living there they don't have the money for it anymore?
If you can't even move back in to your parents house for a few weeks/months, you got bigger issues than just being bad at handling money.
>>341538195
she used to have crippling credit card debt (now debt free), she is pretty willing to listen now.
>>341538343
>$1000 a month
Shit dude you know that there's income driven repayment plans for your student loans right. With your income I doubt you'd owe anything a month.
>>341538107
I was born in 1990 and my first gaming console was a Gameboy Pocket. My Dad refused to buy me video games before that point and I would argue that is why I play so much of them to this day. I didn't get any sort of allowance so "saving up for something" is only really for the middle-class and above. Usually would get a game for my birthday and Christmas. I only played on handhelds up until late into the PS2's lifecycle. After that I graduated highschool and used the graduation money from all my relatives to buy a 360 and after that I bought all my own vidya/built my own PC using money from my job.
I was pretty lucky compared to some but was always envious of those that were able to grow up playing PS1/N64 because whenever I went to friends' houses with those consoles it's all I ever wanted to do.
>>341538348
the key is to work in a larger town of say 50,000 and move into one of the small towns nearby like 5-15 miles away that have populations around 1,000 or so.
>>341538581
w-what is everyone else making a month?
>tfw poor as fuck growing up
>addicted to drugs
>parents constantly fighting
>every day there was yelling
>had enough and made the decision to either off myself or better my life
>chose the former
>I'm now a ghost haunting shitty threads on /v/
Join me Bros
>>341538802
I make about 1300-1400 after taxes a month working in a Walmart pharmacy and my loan payments are about $29 a month for the federal loans and about $77 for my private loan which doesn't have any income based repayment.
>>341538802
a little above 4k after taxes
>>341538802
Not much more than that. I make 2k before taxes, about 1400 after.
Fucking Obama I hate that God damn nigger
>>341534158
>>341532815
>>341533526
This anon is a smart man. He lives modestly in the based Midwest and invested in a house instead of throwing money away by renting.
I'm in a similar situation. Bought my house for only $50k when it was valued for much more and fixed up every room but the basement. Not that I'm selling it to move to a bigger city and better job I have a chance to make a huge profit on it.
>tfw want to save money for a gaming pc
>tfw if I do there will be no cash for upcoming games
>tfw either join master race or just stick to console gaymen
being poor is one of my biggest fears. I just want enough financial security to live comfortably month to month. If I was able to be at a point where I had like 100 dollars leftover a month and could save 70 of it and spend 30 on luxuries I'd be so fucking happy.
Turned 18 last year and am scared my step dad will kick me out some day, he seems to like me more than his own son sometimes though.
>>341538962
>no loan debt, or any debt at all
>got my GED, didn't even graduate
>make more $$ than you
Only by like a dollar an hour though.
Tfw cook
>>341538802
$1960 after taxes
>>341539124
What do you do / did you need certification or school for it?
>>341539248
I am gonna be 100% honest with you here. Complete current gen idort here (handhelds included) and the best advice I can recommend is to only join master race if you play a lot of games with your friends on PC. I built my PC a couple years ago with upgrades here and there but my friends built PC's before that and never upgraded them and instead bought PS4 for this gen. I was able to afford both but don't really play that much on PC as I would like because every multiplayer game that is multiplat they just get on PS4. Overwatch is one of the most angry I've been with my friends because I wanted to get it on PC but none of them wanted to get it on PC and instead opted for the PS4 version. It feels like shit to play but it would be even worse to play solo.
If you just play solo most of the time then just make the jump to PC gaming. There is no way your backlog is completely cleared out and a single steam sale will fill it the fuck up for super cheap.
>>341539182
Where the fuck do you buy a house for $50k? Shitty townhouses where I live are a good $500k
>>341539765
>playing anything multiplayer with a controller
>>341539372
Go get a job my man. Pick a trade that seems interesting to you and find someone looking for a helper on Craigslist. All kinds of neat jobs out there that pay well and actually teach you something.
>>341539372
>my step dad will kick me out some day
fucking americans. no wonder you people shoot schools
>>341539372
Fuck it, this thread's pretty personal anyways. I'm recently 19 and moved away from my home in Texas to be in Michigan to start my life.
While I was down there, I worked Taco Bell for almost a year and saved as much as I could. Even with shitty purchases and spending money on absolutely worthless things, I still had several thousand saved making $8.25/hr.
Now I'm across the country, making payments on my apartment and community college. You just gotta be smart and stay cheap as long as possible. Family and friends will also support you and lend you so much help.
>>341539810
>living in a tourist trap
Top kek
>>341539810
Do you live on the coasts, or in texas or some other huge metropolitan area? I'm in wisconsin, I can buy a house for as low as 20k. Good homes start at 50-60k here.
>>341534631
>convert that to the cuck scale please I'm too busy watching my daughter get raped by migrants to use the Google search engine myself
You DO realize that 4chan is a website based in the United States, do you not?
go each grocery store in the area on friday for free samples
proceed to the next closest grocery store and feast on their free samples for a few hours
return home without spending money.
>>341539427
I'm a pharmacy technician which doesn't require a bachelor's degree, just took it because I couldn't find anything else at the time. I'm going to pharmacy school in a couple years and will be making $100k+ starting salary.
I am 100% fine with my situation. Just standing around with almost no physical labor or thought required in climate controlled conditions with carpet floors, amazing health benefits, and shit tons of vacation time. Most of my work hours on weekends consist of playing my 3DS and eating junkfood while making fun of the retarded patients we gotta deal with.
>>341533929
Is flyover state used as an insult in this context? I can't tell.
>>341532815
How the fuck do you even see your small ass TV from that far away? And with a pole in front of it?
And what's with all the green and yellow stickers on your vidya? Are they ALL ex-rentals?
Plus you have a tiny house in an empty state, and can only afford that by carefully controlling your and your fiances financials. Sure, you saved up for the chinese knock-off of the american dream, but is it truly living? Where are you gonna be left when your fiance leaves you and your meagre walmart paycheck isn't enough to meet the week to week?
I'd much rather have a modest apartment in a decent sized city where amenities are at hand. Where I can easily reduce my costs if I'm finding it hard to get by or money is tight because of unforeseen circumstances.
>>341539810
I live in a town of about 15,000 people in the Midwest. It's actually pretty nice, has a lot of lakes and parks. The people living in my house were smokers and renting it from the owners, and it was in such a shitty shape it scared everybody away which really brought the price down. The owners just wanted it gone and accepted my pretty low offer. So I got a house that needed a hardcore cleaning and updating but it has decent square footage for a first house and it's in a nice area, so it worked out well.
But yeah, a house this price in any city over 20,000 people is probably going to be a condemned crackhouse.
>>341537567
fuck, thats insane. just moved into a house in upstate new york with my dad two days ago; we plan to renovate and sell by summers end. its on a real nice block in a good neighborhood and he got it for like $40k
>>341540369
It's always used as an insult. A flyover state is somewhere with no features worth visiting to.
>>341539894
My friends are fucking retarded as explained in my post. Console FPS outside of CoD is a fucking chore to play but my friends are just stupid as shit.
>>341540369
a state that you'll just pass around to go to another location since it has no redeeming qualites to actually warrant a stop over
>>341539765
Yeah anon I think I might just save up for a pc. One of the reasons I want to is because of the rumored upgraded consoles coming out. If they're gonna release an upgraded version instead of just finishing a cycle then I think it's better to just build a gaming pc.
>>341540178
Are there actually jobs in those places? I can't imagine any other reason why people wouldn't live in places like that, apart from the uncool reputation and perceived cultural isolation, which isn't even as relevant these days with the internet.
I'm not American so maybe there's something I'm not aware of. This thread makes me want to pack up and buy a house in the middle of nowhere in the US. I could just do it out of pocket.
>>341531831
>Videogames are more important than food.
Also you must not be working full time either.
Because even at the bare minimum you can actually live a pretty decent life.
Just don't expect to be buying video games, Expensive phones or other stupid shit you don't need.
Trust me, I know. Because this is my life right now. And i buy videogames all the time. I just save small amounts of money from each check and save up.
>Protip: Don't be a retarded millennial.
>>341540669
I make only like 15/hr, but my cost of living averages out making me ahead of the game. Milk for just over 1$/gal, my property taxes come out to just over a grand a year while living in a small city of 25k peeps. There isn't much of a nightlife here, but there is enough.
>>341533763
ill let you know
>>341538802
About 1800 a month plus cash tips, also don't spend much cuz living with family
>>341540678
>Just don't expect to be buying video games, Expensive phones or other stupid shit you don't need.
Exactly this. It's amazing how awful most people are with money. My wife does a lot of home visits for poor clients and they will have shit like boxes of DVDs they add a few to each month and ringback tones on their cells, but unable to afford clothes for their kids or fill their cars with gas.
>>341540614
>Yeah anon I think I might just save up for a pc
You won't regret it. Just make sure it's at bare minimum a mid-range build or you will want to kill yourself. Mine is an i5 with a 970 and it runs most shit on high to max settings at 1080p 60 FPS.
>>341539730
I work as a software engineer, still in my first year out of college. I think everyone agrees that you don't need certification/schooling for it, but it certainly helps getting you that first job. I'm working at a company I interned with during my Junior year, its pretty fun since we play a lot of vidya (ddr, mortal kombat right now)
>>341541031
>boxes of DVDs they add a few to each month and ringback tones on their cells
Does your wife time travel back to 2004?
>>341538802
about 2500 USD working 3 days a week. Not too shabby.
>>341538802
Teacher here, about $2,000 after taxes at the job I've been at the last few years. I just accepted another in a better district however, so I'm not positive how much it will go up but I would guess a good $500 or so.
>>341540678
This just cut out expenses you don't need like super smart phones, or upgrades each year for that matter as well as cable tv, just watch shit online now.
>tfw no job
>>341541214
No, but the poor white families she services are the biggest garbage people you'll ever meet.
>>341541031
A classic example I've always noticed is the massive TV in every "poor" person's house.
Then they blow half their wage at the pub (bar) every Friday and complain that they don't have enough money to get by.
who needs tv when you have internet?
who needs a landline when u can have a cheap clunker cellphone?
who needs lights when the sun is in the sky?
who needs a car when you have public transportation?
who needs food when there is so much food at homeless shelters?
>>341541428
>>341541420
That's because they're dumb and go to Best Buy/Wal-Mart because they think they have the best TVs.
>>341531831
>>341531831
I have to buy my games keysellers on g2a, sites like that. The restaurant I work at gives us free drinks and half off on food. I make enough to pay, for gas, food, rent and a little bit of spending money.
>having family to support you
i ran away from my home when i was 14
i was homeless for a good 1 year combined
did 5 years in the military
will probably go back to school with all that money saved up from the service
had a car at one point but having no car is one less chunk of bills to pay
only bills i pay are food, rent, and a bus pass
i have nobody but myself supporting me
and boy having money to for vidya feels great
>>341535954
Rent in my area starts at about $1200($800 in dirty crime areas), $200 minimum male car insurance, $200 mandatory medical insurance for me+spawn, almost $500/mo in child support, and a child to support because the state doesn't actually give that money to her mother. I make about $2400 base pay before taxes, take home $1800. I'd lose money every month if I couldn't get overtime.
One of my biggest money savers is just eating $0.10~$0.33 cup of noodle for lunch/dinner during my work days.Hopefully I do well in my new job & they keep me long term so I can stop being poor and not go into child support debt
>>341541125
Yeah I'm doing a mid-range build or higher if I get more budget for it since I want it to last for a couple of years. I'm still waiting out on the upcoming graphics cards tho before deciding on a build. I heard they're pretty great in terms of price/performance.
>>341541817
Huh, just another daily lesson to not ever have fucking children.
Also how the hell is your car insurance so high? There's no way that is right unless you are a retard that has a shit ton of speeding tickets and are under 25. Also
>under 25
>having a fucking kid you have to pay child support for
Just kill yourself at this point man. That or just leave the damn country because none of that shit is worth it.
>>341541817
>$200 mandatory medical insurance
Must suck to live in a country without free healthcare.
I mean, sure I probably pay a bit more in taxes than you guys, but it's not $200 a month more. It's not even close to that.
Do americans only buy houses? Man I don't know anyone in my country that owns a house. We all rent apartments here.
>>341541809
>i have nobody but myself supporting me
>did 5 years in the military
Retard alert
>pirated the following games last week: luftrausers, antichamber, rabu ribi, stranger of sword city, papers please, enter the gungeon, rogue legacy, stardew valley
>have fun with none of them
>>341542348
what kind of shitty country is this? do you live in a communist shithole?
>>341542348
Nobody cares about your poor country
>>341542550Germany
>>341542348
Property is cheap in rural areas, renting is popular in urban areas. It's pretty simple.
>>341541809
>did 5 years in the military
stopped reading right there
>>341542523
I pay $46 a month with Geico and that's with a car I still have a loan on. It's low because it's almost 100% mandatory for us Ameriburgers to have a car because everything is so far away and unless you live in a city with good public transportation there is almost no way to get anywhere.
>>341542629
damn, must be tough giving up your home for them poor refugees
>>341542805
must be tough getting shot by niggers and mexicans.
>>341542524
I hope you downloaded one game and played them for a long time before pirating the next.
>>341542907
It's a big country, there are plenty of places without them.
>>341542492
i dont get shit from the gubbament nigga
5 years aint shit
military cant even afford to pamper every vet who does their time
>>341542348
Well, it's certainly wiser, if possible, to invest in a house or condo because all of that money goes towards actual ownership that you can sell later if you decide to move. Apartment, on the other hand, is money down the toilet when it comes to long-term goals
>>341538802
about 1600 after taxes as an EMT but i live in the bay area. Barely making it. It hurts.
>>341542348
Most of America is probably far more rural than Germany, that's part of it. I bought a house and my mortgage is literally half of what it used to be when I rented in a larger city, It just makes sense if you have stable income - if you can sell your house for a decent price down the road you can make your money back hand over first and essentially live for free. Renting is money you will never see back.
>>341543120
Holy fuck, I had no idea EMTs were making that much in the Bay Area. I was hoping it'd be a lot more. What the fuck?
Where exactly do you live?
>>341543034
>i dont get shit from the gubbament nigga
and I'm sure you made a good salary in those 5 years for doing almost nothing either.
It's a fair trade off. If anything we pay you fucks way too fucking much. Joining the military should not be some fallback for failures in life.
>>341542907
The Midwest outside of Chicago or Detroit is a pretty amazing place, anon. That being said there are places in America that are essentially 3rd world countries so it kind of balances out.
>>341532815
>tfw 80k can't even afford close to a house.
Ah well 2bedroom apart in shit part of town is more than enough to sit in onespot and play videogames all day.
/r9k/ tier dude here (i don't browse the board, though)
>dumb uni student (so almost no gifts for good grades)
>earn 26 USD per week at family buisness, and my mother takes them from me to buy food and pay my PS4 (wanted to build a PC, but that would be harder: no places to buy new parts and the fear of fucking something up while building it)
>my mom never wanted to buy me an expensive console (it would distract me from school, she was right), so instead of my N64 i got a bootleg Dreamcast controller with NES games, then she finally gave up as i don't give her problems (no social life) so she first bought me a modded PS1, then the Xbox (i wanted a Gamecube first) and now the PS4 at my 24 fucking years
>there's still 5 months of payments for my PS4, and then Sony fuck me in the ass with their PS4 Neo bullshit, why every time i buy a console it dies? (the same happened with the PS1, then the Xbox hugh and now the PS4).
>only have two physical games on my PS4, a digital AAA game, an indie and DOA Core Fighters
>i'm grateful with fat Gabe for making a deal with OXXO, now i can buy Steam games for my 2010 Macbook Pro (my first and only computer, i fell for the Apple no virus meme)
>>341538802
$2,600 a month
>>341531831
You should cut back on the games you buy. I bought like a total of 3 games last year. I always end up going back to the same ones anyway so I just buy the ones I'm super hyped for. Wasting money on shit games you'll never play is a sinkhole.
>>341542224
I'm 26 with a clean driving record. That is the lowest I've been able to get a quote for. My sister has about $50 lower with a couple totaled cars though, I think it's a fair & just system.
>>341542328
It sucks, but it's only a temporary situation for me. I'll start making commissions soon or just go low voltage electrician if this doesn't work out.
>>341542348
Higher standard of living and cheaper monthly payments than renting if you don't move a lot.
>>341543598
>I'm 26 with a clean driving record
What car are you driving? I'm just not seeing how this is possible. There is no way it should be that high. I was at about $180 a month with Allstate and it went down to $46 with Geico.
>>341543119
>>341543153
I guess it makes sense. I also think the "house owning obligations" are different.
Usually when people buy a house here then it's a big one for multiple families so you have to rent them out. There are hardly any small houses.
>>341541213
How smart you gotta be for computer science? Been learning it through YouTube last couple months and thinking about studying it
I'm a student getting a interest free* loan while working a part time job. Every month they have a meeting thing where there's guaranteed free lunch, usually a BBQ. They also have free fruit like every second day.
Since I moved back in with my parents all my extra cash I make can be spent on video games yet I've only brought Das3 and that humble monthly bundle for Rocket league this year. I was tempted to buy Total War : Warhammer but shits $100 here.
I think I"m relatively rich compared to other students because of how cheap I am.
>>341543224
I live in San Jose area. It's bad 11.50/hr we get a lot of overtime and double time though. I work just transport though. Getting into 911 is difficult and their starting is not much better at 17.
>>341543936
Fuck man, be safe out there.
>>341538802I make 4000 MXN per month, those are like 212 dollars, i didn't knew i was that poor.
>>341542328
>free
Lol.
I've worked in europe Canada and USA and you would be amazed the difference in taxes desu. (at least texas v.s. Europe) also in the US your employer pays your health insurance in most cases, it's kinda like Canadian dental. Also sidenote living in Canada and having not been to a doctor in years (mainly cause i can't get one) AND STILL HAVING TO pay for it is a giant fuck you.
>>341543234
>and I'm sure you made a good salary in those 5 years for doing almost nothing either.
all that money set aside was wasted on trying to make peace with a family who only wanted my money
im an idiot for trying to trusting a person who didnt give a shit about me in the first place
i only worked for it for my possible future education (like most people who do their time)
having military time on your resume is always a bonus but its still not a guarantee like how some people imagine it to be
because there are people out there who actually detest you for wearing the uniform
not like i had a chance
i wouldve been just another dead junkie if i didnt
>>341543817
2003 Silverado. I was going to switch to a 2007 Hyundai to save gas, but insurance would've increased $50 just about negating any cash saved.
>>341543846
>Usually when people buy a house here then it's a big one for multiple families so you have to rent them out
Yeah in America you're not seen as a proper man by the opposite gender unless you move out into your own place at 18. God forbid a female do it though, they get a free pass until their mid 20's to live at home with no repercussions. A good majority of potential partners are eliminated if you still live at home as a male past the age of 20. Literally the entire "independent" thing started for the chasing of pussy.
>Work full time at a gas station
>Make $17k a year before taxes
>Make ejuice and sell it to locals on the side
>Make anywhere from $100-$300 a week from sales
>Tfw making almost $14 an hour with no skills in one of the most economically poor states in the country
>Live relatively comfortably
>>341544148
Thanks anon! I will!
>>341533705
He could be a manager or somebody else relatively high.
>>341544283
It's free. I mean I pay more taxes for it, but for me to be paying $200 a month in taxes towards the public health system, I'd need to be earning $106,000 a year.
I don't earn this. As such I pay significantly less than you do if I ever need to visit a doctor or hospital.
>>341535341
Do you live in the bay area?
>>341538802
$1500 after taxes. I have student loans. And I live with family but I have to chip in for some of the rent. Probably around $600 in mandatory expenses. Guess I can bank the rest for emergency or the occasional game.
>>341543926
For computer science, you have to be pretty smart (lots of math.) Though had plenty of classmates who only cared about programming, and just did the bare minimum in classes to pass. Presumably some of them went on to work as software engineers of unknown quality
>>341544338
>2003 Silverado
Do you live in the ghetto of Detroit or Chicago then? Those car insurance prices are literally fucking impossible, I'm sorry.
>>341534553
$350,000
I paid that for a 2 bedroom apartment in an area where druggies shoot up.
Fuck off.
>>341531831
how do you have access to beer on tap if you can't spend any money?
>>341538962
That's pretty low monthly payments. How much in loans did you take out? I've got something like $70,000.
>>341544629
Well sure, but just passing the cost on to other people is shitty.
Most Americans don't actually pay for their plan out of pocket either.
>>341544664
Suburb outside of Portland OR
>can't afford food
>Is still going to waste it on fucking video games
I don't have sympathy
>>341534912
Ohio here. Yeah, even suburbs near the city are pretty cheap, but I recommend someplace like Tennessee. That is where I vacation just because it is so beautiful there
>>341544910
>Well sure, but just passing the cost on to other people is shitty.
Why? Maybe that is how you think in America, but where I live it's normal to help people when they are in need of help.
>>341541271
What job
>live in Maryland
>houses in my area 350k+
>try to buy house with job that pays 80k+
>fuckin impossible
>rent apartment for 1250 a month
This life is war.
>>341544663
I'm a retard when it comes to anything more than multiplication, but I'll keep learning. Thanks for the reply
>>341537234
Damn, I used to work 36 hours for my half time job (normal hours) while also studying in college. I made $200/month, fuck Mexico. Now I'm busting my ass to be the best I can and go to the USA, live as modestly as I am now but making a lot of money.
>>341531831
I'm playing FF14 trial and have decided I want this game. Luckily, it's only $20 and $10 sub. So, I've got no job atm and 2 weeks to make $30. It sounds plausible enough but I don't know where to start. I'm considering trying to sell a few NES games or something but I don't want to see any of my vidya go.
I also realized I can't afford to smoke anymore so I started growing my own. Most plants have spawned 8 feeder leaves so far. They are about 2 weeks in from seed. Hopefully I can capitalize on this renewable resource in a fun and profitable way.
>>341544885
>How much in loans did you take out?
Only about $40k total. Granted I'm going to pharmacy school here soon so it'll end up to be around $250k+ in the end.
>BOO HOO FEEL SORRY FOR ME MY SITUATION IS THE WORST LOOK HOW DYSFUNCTIONAL AND DEPRESSED I AM LOOK HOW AWFUL MY LIFE IS
All of you, kill yourselves immediately
>>341545191
>help people in need of help.
Nobody is in need of help anon, that's just what you tell yourself to feel good while fucking over the middleclass cause they get less votes than you. Most states have medicaid for people who actually can't afford it. But a solution to "free" healthcare is is just to get a job.
>>341545591
*uppermiddlecass
>>341545548
You'd think that's what's going on here, but surprisingly it's not entirely all of that.
>>341545548
quality post there anon here's your (You)
>>341545591
Everyone in the country I live in is entitled to free health care regardless of how much money they earn. People who can afford it can pay for private health care if they want to.
I fail to see how this is a bad system.
>>341545548
But it's not like that. This is just a thread about poorbros. Why would anyone seek sympathy about this situation through anonymity?
>>341544208
I feel you, I used to make $3000 MXN working 36 hours a week. My aunt from across the border told me how much she was making working at McDonalds and how many hours she worked and I got really jealous.
>>341545824
>I fail to see how this is a bad system
Quality of healthcare is not regulated as harshly as it is in USA. If I were gonna have some super meticulous surgery to repair my retina or reattach a limb I'd much rather have it done in America.
>>341541331
It's hard bro. I was NEET for 3 years and just got a close to minimum wage job last month. I have a pretty good work ethic so I think I can stick with this company for awhile. Seriously, the other people you see going into some interviews is just trash. Wearing baggy jeans and tattoos up the ass. They just do the interviews so they can keep getting unemployment benefits.
This job I'm working doesn't pay that well. It can be a little stressful(customer service shit). But on the slow days, I have enough down time to play my vita.
>wisconsin
>live in the city
>all the cheap houses are the ones that are super run down and are in the ghettos
yeah nah, I'm fine with this shitty apartment that i share with two of my friends for now
>all these people in debt
Jokes on you, I went to trade school and paid it all in cash, making $65k a year. I'm 29 and already have $110k~ in my retirement slush fund. Recently switched to a new financial advisor and I'm up around 15-20% for the year so far. Just save money up early in life then coast the rest of the way. I only maybe buy vidya once a month, but don't eat out very much. And I have a smart phone that I got from my employer so I could do my job, and I cut cable.
>>341546074
The quality of healthcare where I live is ranked higher than it is in America.
Mine is ranked 18 in the world, Americas is ranked 37.
>>341545824
>everyone is entitled to free health care.
False you just said everyone making ovwr 106,000 is paying more than some dude on a cheap premium in the USA. So no, poor people are just "entitled" to working folk footing their bill. You can pay for private but you don't get your money back from gov (i assume) so you have to pay twice.
Ofc idk where you live, but here in BC I'm not entitled to shit, because despite paying taxes, i can't actually find a doctor and I'll die on a fucking waitinglist for surgery. I can't afford private in here, but in the states i got top notch quality from my employer, like i do dental and "extended" medical here
>>341546074
I don't think he lives in the fucking soviet union or mexico anon
>>341546248
If you have $110k in a retirement fund why are you cutting costs? I'd say you're pretty well off. Buy me FF14.
It's already been said, but it can never be said enough.
>hurr durr why u poor, I dun understand where u money go
>I bought a house in the middle of bum fuck nowhere for a sandwich and a handshake using shared income
Fuck off retard
>>341532815
Nigga I have that TV
>>341541213
I really fucked myself in college. Went for an applied math degree and cannot land a job to save my life. I should have at least minored in CS or something.
>>341544629
I bet you have PS+ for the "free" games too :^)
>>341545845
The weird thing is that i don't feel myself that poor. I can afford my basic stuff and even eat junk food whenever i want, so, maybe gringos aren't as good with finances as they think. Or maybe food is cheaper here.
>>341546543
So I can retire early. I put more money in it earlier so it can grow and compound. $100 in an ira gaining 10% a year is worth more in the end if you put it in now rather than in 10 years.
>>341546464
>People aren't entitled to live because they cannot pay for it
That is why Americas health system is shit.
When a health system puts profit before treating the sick or injured, it's a bad system.
>>341546654
I pay less than you and get significantly better treatment :^)
>>341545548
Here, (You) whore.
>>341546248
>Jokes on you, I went to trade school and paid it all in cash, making $65k a year.
That's it? I gathered up about 30k in student loans and make almost double that just starting out. Buy whatever the fuck I want, put a shit ton into my 401k and IRA, and still have a fuck ton left over. Gonna pay off this loan whenever the fuck I want because the interest rate is super low and I'm in no hurry to pay it off.
I think I'll be ok Anon
I recently lost my job
Right now my significant other is paying rent and we're barely getting by, don't know how I'm going to pay for internet
Car got towed can't afford to get it out the tow yard
This is the poorest I've ever been it's terrible lol
I really want overwatch, robo kirby, and bravely second
Hopefully Ill get a job soon
>>341543379
>having mommy buy you consoles at 24 years of age
When was the last time your parents bought you video games? Excluding birthday and christmas. I didn't even ask my parents for anything last year.
>>341538802
Jack shit.
>>341547151
I just ask my ma for socks when she asks me what I want for Christmas.
They're always dank socks too.
>>341540327
Here, i have (You)'s to spare.
And, about your post, mexican supermarkets don't give free samples since the early 00's, i think. So that don't work for me.
>>341547151
The last semester, when i didn't fail any class. But in my defense, it's actually my money, she take it from me. She says that she's manages money better.
>>341547257
Pretty good idea if you live near a Costco as long as you aren't paying for gasoline.
>>341544637
Not him, but I live in SF, inside the actual city and houses usually run from $500,000 to $700,000 for the norm. Rent outside of the busy districts is about $2000 a month for two bedrooms. Tbqh I'd rather live in a fly over state and have an abundance of disposable income than live in a "nice" area and have fuck all. I would move but too many connections and careers here.
>>341547234
lol, I'm better because I don't mention shit that I want.. instead they just spend whatever money equivalence on moar socks. You're weird, bro.
>>341546795
I honestly don't understand how people fail to grasp this.
Medicaid provides assistance to poor people. Insurance is provided by your employer in most cases, if not premiums are fairly low for young healthy people (well obamacare fucked some of this i think, have been up north for a long time) . Companies trying to make a profit have more of an incentive to provide good service for competitive reasons, government has no such incentive, and has to deal with the incompatible demand of less taxes and a better system. As a result it's a fucking joke here. I should probably just start driving to seattle for care.
Nobody is dying in the streets because of private healthcare. Only complaint are people bad with money management who would just fuck themselves over in other ways elsewhere. Seriously the virtue signal is strong in you.
>>341547705
And the country I live in, which has free health care for everyone has a much better health care system than America.
How are you failing to understand this? The treatment where I live is both free and a lot better than the treatment you would receive.
>>341546659
Yeah, it weirded me out too. With the money I was making I could feed, clothe and transport myself okay. I stopped working there 5 months ago because It was interfering with my studies and I still have some of that money saved up (thankfully I didn't need the job nor I needed to pay rent), even after months of Blu-ray collecting which can get pretty expensive.
>>341547916
Objectively wrong mate. Where do you live?
Us pretty much has the best healthcare in the world, especially at the upper end of the spectrum.
>>341547916
for the love of god.
healthcare isn't free.
Canadian single payer system is more efficient at allocating resources then a for-profit system. that's it.
everybody pays for healthcare. healthcare doesn't run on sunshine and cupcakes, it runs on cold hard cash. you either pay for it in taxes or you pay for it in insurance.
>>341547135
I lived without internet for a long time. Go to your local public library to leech for your weekly anime fix.
Hack your 3ds.
>>341548041
Does pretty much best = ranked #37 in burgerland?
>>341548261
>Does pretty much best = ranked #37 in burgerland?
RANKED BY LITERALLY WHO?
Panjeet and his poo-in-loo crew?
>>341547621
>But in my defense, it's actually my money, she take it from me. She says that she's manages money better.
Don't be a cuck.
Both of my parents are terrible with money. But I guess that's why I'm good with it. Growing up poor and knowing what not to do.
>>341548041
http://thepatientfactor.com/canadian-health-care-information/world-health-organizations-ranking-of-the-worlds-health-systems/
Except that is objectively false. Americas health care system is shitty.
>>341548183
I still pay significantly less tax than you Americans pay for insurance. I stated before, for me to be paying $200 a month in tax for health care, I'd need to earn $106k a year.
I'm getting the feeling from a young age you Americans have been brainwashed into thinking free healthcare is a bad thing.
>>341538802
right around 4k a month, fiance making the same.
>>341546659
Do you live in a shack or is that just a meme? honest question, because I wouldn't automatically think you're poor if you live in a nice house or apartment, but if you say you have disposable income but live in a shack then you're automatically poor in my eyes.
>>341547916
>the country I live in, which has free health care for everyone has a much better health care system than America.
That's bullshit. The USA has the best healthcare in the world.
>>341548163
>Canadian healthcare is better at money allocation sometimes yes, sometimes no.
BC has a history of ballooning costs by fucking up preventative care and spending more on the consequences.
>>341548261
>>341548490
Most rankings are based on retarded criteria. Us is hard to compare to systems with single payer. Universal systems cause of the spread, and differences in administration
>pic related proper ranking by quality of hospital
all those us flags
>>341548490
>http://thepatientfactor.com/canadian-health-care-information/world-health-organizations-ranking-of-the-worlds-health-systems/
"In over a decade of discussion and controversy over the WHO Ranking of 2000, there is still no consensus about how an objective world health system ranking should be compiled. Indeed, the 2000 results have proved so controversial that the WHO declined to rank countries in their World Health Reports since 2000"
Neat
>>341543936
>San Jose
>Bay Area
kek
keep dreaming poorboy, you're like an hour and 30 minutes away from SF. You barley made the cut.
>>341548724
And saying "our best hospital is better than your best hospital" is pointless. Because only 1% of people in American can even afford to use that hospital while everyone in my country can use the best hospital.
>>341548490
When i lived in the US, i paid zero, my company group bought policies. so i paid $160 less than you.
>>341534349
>most people i show the basement off to call it a stripper pole
>lose a match of the game
>forced to strip and use the pole
>>341549013
>in my country
Where?
>>341549013
>everyone can use the best hospital
Sure, as long as they can wait 5 years :^) just the numbers, the American hospitals on that list can serve probably 5-10x more people than those of other countries combined.
>>341549013
>Because only 1% of people in American can even afford to use that hospital
>literally #2 on that list is absolutely fucking free to every eligible child
>tfw just got hired
maybe I can get games that aren't 75% off in steam sales now
>>341548604
Family house, owned by my grampa. 3 storey/floors/howeveritsays. It looks like an hotel from far away.
So, that's the explanation, i don't pay rent, you can call me names for not noticing that.
>>341549020
So you got money back?
Also where I live if you have a decent job you get health insurance anyway. Hell, you get health insurance if you work at McDonalds for more than 3 years.
>>341549183
The waiting times in my country are a fraction of the waiting times in America. Try again though.
>>341549013
If you think public hospitals having different budget depending on the area they're in constitutes everyone having the same healthcare, you're sadly mistaken.
Free or not, not everyone has access to the best healthcare your country can provide.
>>341549183
Nope. Most countries aren't as populous as the US.
>Parents live in a mansion over 3 lots with a commanding view of a nice park
>People on the internet think i should move out, lower my standard of living and pay a jew money to rent an apartment to prove im an adult
>MFW im inheriting this place
>>341542348
>my country
>>341549013
>my country
>>341549438
>my country
Where?
>>341549546
>Free or not, not everyone has access to the best healthcare your country can provide.
If they're willing to travel then yeah, they actually do. If you're at a hospital that cannot provide adequate treatment, they'll even transport you to one that can.
>>341549690
Israel, goy.
Get mad
>>341549414
Don't go wasting your hard earned money on full priced pc games anon.
>>341549637
>MFW im inheriting this place
You can make /v/ mansion a reality.
>>341547151
Son, I havent had a birthday gift from my parents since I was 13 years old.18 years ago
>>341549438
2 things.
Where do you fucking live already?
I ask so i can laugh at all this bullshit.
>so you got money back.
What? no, i literally didn't pay any premium.
>fraction of americam wait times
1/10 of zero is still 0
Also why the fuck do employers in your country pay for private insurance plans if there is a public system with better care than america and 0 wait times?
Do you just mean extended medical?
>>341549774
>>341549414
This, even more true being digital. The sale it's coming in a week, anyway.
>>341549551
I bet the statement holds per capita.
>>341549414
>thread is full of thrifty people
>this anon wants to spend full price on video games that have the potential to be 75% off
The absolute madman
>>341549916
>Also why the fuck do employers in your country pay for private insurance plans if there is a public system with better care than america and 0 wait times?
Because private hospitals are even better than that?
Man, are all Americans this ignorant of the rest of the world?
I desperately want a decent gaming PC but I can't save enough money to have more than a few dollars after I get food.
I also have to make a decision between Pokemon Moon and Monster Hunter Generations because I can barely afford one of them. Infact I will have zero money for a few days of the week after I get one.
Tempted to save up for a gun really.
I just want someone to hold me.
>>341540178
>I'm in wisconsin, I can buy a house for as low as 20k. Good homes start at 50-60k here.
the fuck do you live, some hovel up north? the only place you'll find a house that cheap in mke area is the shooting gallery (north side)
>>341550154
I'm kinda with him. Buying a game on release is just more exciting if you browse /v/ as well. Waiting 6 months to a year for a decent discount has the potential for missing the community at its peak, especially in this age of gaming.
>>341550201
>state like 500 times in this convo i am Canadian
>refers to me as American every post.
Man the blind America hate is real. Time to cut off those isreal NEETBUX and bombing of muslims imo.
Sidenote no it's not best isreal hospital isn't even top 100. And your system is pretty shit if everyone needs private. In Canada i'd say public is crap. But even still most people are fine on it, and don't bother paying twice.
>>341550629
I don't ever remember saying I live in Israel.
>>341550798
Well
>>341549739
did, may as well assume if you are gonna brag about your country over and over, without mentioning it.
>>341534158
>house was $65,000 for 900 sq foot not counting basement @ 3.7% in Nebraska
Boy, I can't imagine that. In my (Australian) city, the median house price is somewhere around $800k. In my area alone, the average house price is like 1.5 mill.
>>341537567
Thank Trump for buying up all the housing to create artificial scarcity.
>>341550798
>I don't ever remember saying I live in Israel
Then where do you live Panjeet?
>>341532815
>>341532815
The fuck did you do, buy a house out in fucking Grant County, West Virginia and refurnish it?
I legitimately want to know how someone buys a damn house on walmart pay.
>>341550469
>Buying a game on release
>Buying PC games on release
Fucking buggy messes where you're lucky if it has a day 1 patch. Otherwise you could go months waiting for game breaking bugs/performance issues to get resolved. I've made a vow to never buy a PC game on release again after ubishit's Ghost Recon Future Soldier.
>>341551057
What the FUCK, Australia. That'd buy a goddamn gold lined Resident Evil mansion in the states
>>341551180
>The fuck did you do, buy a house out in fucking Grant County, West Virginia and refurnish it?
You are like an hour late to the thread retard. Already been answered in detail.
>>341551294
Our property market is beyond out of control.
>>341551083
China, white devil
get mad.
>>341551180
You'd be surprised what people can afford if they're even a little bit frugal, live somewhere with a low cost of living, and don't have debt from college.
>>341534631
900 sq. ft.
If you can't handle an American website, you're free to fuck off to Krautchan you cultural leech.
>>341551294
Bare in minf exchange rate + wage differences. Australia set their min wages to like $20 an hour or some shit and practised retard tier protectionism. So everything even groceries are insanely priced. Ofc salaries for the most part are scaled somewhat with the cost of living (though not entirely)
>>341551505
Wouldn't surpise me considering everything he said is complete bullshit, that could only be spewed by Chinese government media.
>>341534631
Doesn't everyone still usr this for property? Canada is metric but does this.
>>341551586
>>341551586
I liked out.
Moved for work with a baby incoming.
Boss ran the company into the ground, I ended up Unemployed, and brown.
So I sat at home for 5 years while my son grows up.
It also enabled my lady to do something other then be an Arts Degree fuck-up
Now she's making 40k after taxes. But I'm stuck in my fucking late 20s with nothing in the future employment wise.
And I've put on some fucking weight since I stopped working.
Went from a 190lb bearmode satellite TV manlet, to a fucking 230lb softbody.
Hate sit on your ass jobs, they make you fucking fat. But I can't figure out what the hell else to do once entire swaths of my day open up due to my kid not being around to aggravate me
Thought about losing weight and joining Army Reserve, Open some doors at the very least. Git dat G.I college funding.
>>341552227
1.5 million AUS is still 1.1 million USD which is absurd to the average person.
>>341538107
I got about 3 games per year- one on my birthday, one for working the entire summer with my dad, and one on Christmas (if I was lucky). I would earn money for chores once in a while, but I wouldn't always spend it on vidya (I bought action figures, hot wheels, yugioh cards at one point). Plus, we lived in the mountains, so we were easily 6 months- 1 year behind everyone else on the latest trends and technology, etc.. Sometimes we would go down the mountain to a bigger city like San Bernardino and if my brother and I were good, we could pick out a cheap game.
My first game was Mario on my Dad's SNES and Golden Axe (among others) on his Genesis. I played his old Gameboy every so often until my brother and I got our own Gameboys for Christmas (first game was Crash Bandicoot, I think my brother got Mario.)
>>341552450
Why don't you get a part time job like very other fucker? you fucking nigger.
>>341552450
>ended up Unemployed, and brown.
Get off the streets of india and you won't have so much shit on you.
If you're willing to do heavy labor, there's plenty of construction/contracting jobs that have you out and about. I prefer sitting in an office myself but if that's what you want.
I just turned 26, make 1500 a month working about 36 hours weekly and I've managed to save up 10k so far. What should I do to improve my life and leave this simple (but comfy) job I've got?
>>341552605
see the rest of the post.
But yes, sydney and Melbourne are two of the most unnafordable cities in the world, they actually compare to salaries/wages and other costs of living to calculate.
iirc its New york, Sydney, Vancouver, melbourne,Auckland.
Nz is more surpising to me.
But yeah.
>>341552605
>>341552227
Australian dollar is currently suppressed to help out exports. It was only a few years ago that the AUD was worth more than the USD.
>>341538802
A little over $1000, but I'm living with my parents while I go to college so I don't really have many expenditures outside of paying for classes and books.
>>341552954
>>341552954
There's absolutely fuck all in Princeton, WV to do
I've spent the past 4-5 years looking for entry-level shit and I swear it's gotten worse and worse.
>>341552948
Flip your own burgers clem.
Not getting me fucked over by Temp Agency tiers of part timer bullshit.
I'll sit at home with my son, while you inbreed.
>>341538802
About 9k or so pretax.
>>341553212
Yeah i know, just saying.
I make 75k/yr before bonuses so it's fucking nice
I live in San Jose, so I guess now it's just "okay"
>>341553435
Should be cheaper now that the only team your city is known for just got but fucked by a shit tier city.
>>341553618
kek
>>341553618
>implying I didn't expect the sharks to shork again
;_;
>>341531831
>Get disability.
>Sell Plasma.
>Get food stamps.
>Get free health care.
>Go to college for the free grant money.
Spend the grant money on a godly PC and then just pirate anything and everything.
>>341531831
I'm on a computer at work and I eat my lunch there so I'm solid.
But I would stick with valve games if you are poor. Hear me out, CS:GO is a fucking cash grab with its cases and skins now. Been selling my shit since I could care less and you can make a solid 5 bucks real quick. It all adds up even the trading cards from games. Not to mention CS:GO has new cases coming out left and right, snag one of those and that's an easy 15-20 bucks in your steam wallet.
>live in a small town of 1000 people in Appalachian Georgia
>tfw using city internet
God is it sad I want to move to a big city solely for fast internet?
>>341553749
>>341553653
>>341553435
Hey San Jose, isn't that the city where the Pittsburgh Penguins were presented the stanley cup?
Pretty cool thing to happen in your town anon
>>341531831
Just went on 4 day bender over the weekend til monday, had to stock up on smokes and coffee and have to ration food feels shit man, oh well i have dark souls 3/total war warhammer... at least the bills are all paid.
>>341554041
I know that feel anon
>can't afford this $60 game
>drop a bill for one night drinking.
>>341553256
Whatever faggot, whatever you do, you'll still be a poor faggot. I can tell clearly that you're some directionless retard, so stop acting like you know shit, faggot. You'll just be a fuck up in whatever you end up doing, stupid nigger.
>wants to join the military
topkek
>>341531831
>tfw you are playing vidya games and you remember all the crippling debt you owe.
>>341554587
>getting jewed
You fell for the oldest meme in the book, dumb goy.
>>341531831
>mfw server at chilis
>mfw I work in an area that doesn't have many options for sit down dining
>mfw stores always busy
>mfw hundreds of dollars a day
>>341533791
>basements
>down south
What are you, some kind of fuckin idiot?
>>341554209
I know man, really need to make a choice do i go out like a moron and overspend over the course of days, or do i be sensible and buy a game stay in and try be a bit more shrewd with money when im out. Fucking hate being so impulsive with money. Not only that, its a sign im a fucking low IQ moron >< fuck my life.
>>341553107
It's mainly just Auckland in NZ driving the prices up, it's just because there's not enough houses and too many people who want to live in Auckland. All the immigrants want to live there and the state housing people want to live there too.
>>341555035
>mfw people always bitch about plight of servers and how horrible life is for them
>mfw people literally throw money at me for walking food over to their table.
>mfw stacks on stacks on stacks
>mfw stillbuthurt i have to tipout hostesses.
>>341538802
About 3200 a month, my wife makes maybe 500 but we mismanage horribly so we always end up with no money in our account.
>Make 65k/year
>Wife makes about the same
>Still live paycheck to paycheck because having a house is tons of money
For we have I got like 3k in the bank, if one of us gets fired or something we are so fucked.
>>341556598
Yeah dude because its like fucking monetary slavery for a house, when you die and your kids move out they will sell it. so its a fucking waste of time and money and you got assholes constantly trying to get you to refinance and you end up paying more in the long run so your fault you bought into the bullshit.
>Making over 100k a year
>Living paycheck to paycheck
What giant ass house did you buy?
>>341557138
>fucking monetary slavery for a house
And renting is better? Or are you saying I should fuck off into the woods and go all new Kratos with my kid teaching him to hunt? You sound like an edgelord.
>>341557296
Euros just rent forever and put all their money into other investments.
>>341553107
its the fucking chinks and the governments fault for driving the housing prices. the government gave subsidies to the chinks which in turn bought up all the houses and drove them up. Fucking chinks
>>341556275
That guy, if he's telling the truth, is an outlier
>>341534158
Houses here are at minimum 100,000+ for anything beyond a trailer. Something decent is around 200,000. But this was years ago that we were shopping, so it may have gone up since then.
TLDR you got a good deal.
>>341557296
I know the markets a mess but if you're struggling atm man in ten years time you are gonna have some serious problems the systems fucked i think the answer seriously is build your own, or move somewhere not so metro.
>>341557490
? Not really.
Might not make a "living" but its pretty grand for a college student.
I make about $30 an hour after tips.
>>341537441
I'm 28, have never been employed, and have none of those. Don't have a car, a phone, health insurance, none of it.
>>341557429
My home is my investment. Yes my kids will get my house and sell it but they will be a little better off then I was. Just like i'm a little better off then my parents.
When my folks die i'll sell their house and pay off the banks and start a college fund for my 2 kids (and maybe buy a midlife crisis Corvette). At this point I hope to be able switch to a job a like over one i'm doing for the money.
>>341557797
Maybe, I moved to semi rural Idaho. It's not as bad as I made it sound. Its just when we bought this house we dropped most of our saving on the down payment, spent 12k remodeling the kitchen, wife needed a car (she got as new Subaru for like 22k). Now all the big spending is over I can build up our saving a bit.
>>341538802
800 after taxes
but i only eat rice and rent is only 200
so i get like 600 for video ames a month
>>341558364
Man the banks are such cunts its so obvious the system is rigged with this buy die sell then some other unlucky young couple get sunk into it, makes me fucking sick.
But after 2008 its hard to find sympathy for people who fall into the trap.
Yeah man id move rural, infact the way things are going probs a good idea.
>>341531831
>Poor gamer thread
Lucky me I mainly play pc and can torrent the vast majority of vidya i want to play. I've only bought like 20 games in the past 10 years.
>>341558764
>But after 2008 its hard to find sympathy for people who fall into the trap.
Your coming off like an edge lord man. Without a bank loan hardly anyone would be able to buy a house. And the high cost of housing has to do with baby boomers living longer and driving up home prices. The housing market is only nuts in the cities. My home was 300k but it's a a 5 bed room house sitting on 30 acres yet I still have broad band internet (thank god).
>>341540018
Someone has to show those stupid fucking decrepit multi-storied buildings who's boss
>>341559468
Why would you buy that?
>>341559468
Edgelord status not intended, just being honest.
>>341559915
Why not? Sounds great to me.
>>341559915
Having tons of land is great. I have a room I can turn into a home theater/man cave/game room. Wife has a room to turn into her room or whatever the women version a man cave is.
>>341559982
While the housing market is insane your view on why it's crazy is ass backwards. You are wrong
>poor gamer thread aka pirate thread
respect to those who are struggling and not pirating though.
>>341560406
>or whatever the women version a man cave is.
Succubus den.
>make roughly $2000 after taxes from a job I fucking hate
>living expenses are only $1100
>can barely save because Murphy's Law inevitably happen
>roommates make more than me, but are fucking terrible with money
>have at least $500 owed to me at any given point and time
>can't buy much vidya or anything in general because Murphy's Law inevitably happens to me in terms of finances
>any game I actually want is also rare/expensive as fuck
It's a bittersweet kinda feel.
>>341532815
looks cosy. although that wood pole looks distracting
>>341538802
I repair computers$500
>>341534158
>my shitty apartment is only $350 a month
>mfw people tell me "hurr people can't live on minimum wage, it's not possible"
>>341560406
A bigger closet
>>341538802
About 500 Euros monthly on my shitty student job. Pays rent, food and tuition, along with letting me save up a little money that's going to a new PC.
>>341560542
>>341560937
Ha, she just keeps her small pets in there (shes got pet mice and rats) and a computer to play wow.
>>341560843
People in SF can't live on minimum wage, but maybe they shouldn't be a minimum wage worker in an expensive area.
>>341531831
Unemployed here.
I buy humble bundles, and then I sell the spare keys on a key site and use the money from that to buy more games
Also pirating.
>>341547151
My mom tells me to write down a list of stuff I want for Christmas and gives me a random thing out of it, she does this for everyone living here
Last time I got Dragons Crown
>>341561263
How much do you make from that? I never considered it.
>>341538802
Marketing Data Assistant, make a little over $2k a month in a pretty chill environment. Also working on my Bachelor's in CS after being out of school for 4 years. It's never too late anons, I am struggling in math but hard work pays off.
>>341561403
Hardly anything, its like turning a buck into 10.
Managed to get SFV for free after cleaning out my spare humble keys.
>so-cal
>no family
>staying with a friend until I somehow get a job
>apartments are like 1200 a month for a ghetto ass 1 room
I s-sure do love living in California, yes I do!
>>341560567
stop lending those shitbags money anon, your money is yours. I make the same amount and managed to pay off $10k in debt in 2 years (car and credit card) and also have 2 kids inder 4 y/o. I'm not gonna say I'm "well off" but I have a lot of nice shit and still manage to save a little bit(around $200 per month if I dont go full retard and buy lots of shit, which I did this month). I am also kind of good at buying/reselling stuff like PC parts, 3DS that I install CFW on and other shit I know will have some value. For $1100 I am sure you could either find a place with better roomates or get a place to yourself. Where do you live?
>>341532815
>>341533526
>tfw live in a shitty place where a life worth of entry level job wont be enough to allow you your own house
>>341534631
wow Americans sure are easily triggered by this. also thanks for the first reply just converting it without throwing a tantrum
just moved to Beaverton. rent is 520. real nice foresty area outside of Portland. surviving on 840 a month from my military retirement and i got fucked over by my ex roommate who stole my guitar amp that i was gonna sell for an extra 400 bucks. i've been living off of hamburger helper and ramen. i get my g.i. bill on the first though. everything will be okay.
>>341546164
How did you get a job after being unemployed for 3 years?
I've been unemployed for a year and I think that I may as well have never gone to school at this point.
>>341562967
>surviving on 840 a month from my military retirement
I thought you had to serve for 20 years before being eligible for that. How fucking old are you?
>>341563159
not if you get injured m8. disability retirement.
>>341531831
GO and dumpster dive you fuck and remember to cook everything you haul from a container.
I'm 22. 23 in 40 minutes, the 16th is my 23rd birthday. Exciting.
Not getting anything, not doing anything. My pregnant gf might watch the Death Note films with me, I've been trying to get her to watch them for months and we just lost access to her grandma's netflix.
No job at the moment, we just moved in with my aunt. I've been job hunting. lots of potential but nothing real yet. It's hard without a car.
Our son's due next month. Haven't gotten Overwatch, or to play Far Harbor or anything man
>>341563159
>Go to middle east
>shoot self in foot
>say an ISIS did it
>???????
>PROFIT!
Advice to you /v/irgins, don't take the route I took. Being broke but having friends that will make you happy is way better than having money and being alone.
I can and do buy almost every vidya related thing that interests me but the only thing I yearn for is real connections with people
>>341560842
Shit nigga
An IT degree can do wonders and pays well enough
>>341563451
Well don't leave us hanging. What's your injury and how did you get it?
>>341531831
>Poor gamer thread.
I've heard of a tired gamer thread but never one about poor gamers, so thats a first. And here I thought everyone on /v/ were just a bunch of no life NEETs on social security complaining about lack of purpose and gfs.
>>341563835
*sigh*
why have kids when you're obviously not ready for it.
>>341533259
>literally personifying your habits to take the blame off yourself
fucking die
>>341563841
it could be that easy. i know a couple of people who completely scammed the VA for 100% compensation (about $3,000 a month for the rest of their lives assuming they have a spouse). it just depends on who your doctor is and what the high brass in D.C. determine you. unless there's downsizing, most military doctors (at least navy doctors from my experience) will do everything to keep you in. i could be wrong because i've heard the complete opposite. either way, a lot of people get fucked over.
>>341563868
...and what route is that?
>>341561983
In all honesty, my issue isn't with my roommates. They may be terrible with money, but they still pay it back, even if it's usually a month late.
My issue is with Murphy's Law happening all the damn time.
Be it being stuck with a worthless car with a shitty interest rate because of student loans.
Or said worthless car breaking down and costing $2600 to get fixed up.
Or said car still having major issues with it such as a fucked up front fender that literally fell off one day.
I've considered breaking off from my roommates, but it doesn't help that even if I wanted to, I wouldn't have any new roommates to do that with, or literally can't because of how brutal living expenses are when you're alone in VA.
>>341564556
The military (or at least the chair force) has been offering early retirements for nonessential personnel for a while now in an effort to downsize.
>>341564294
>*sigh*
Back to redd*t, faggot.
>>341564054
nothing special. just back, nerve, and hearing damage from being in the shipyards. and some mental illness but hey at least i got money for it.
>>341564590
Ride a bike?
I commute a little over 17 miles a day on bike and its not too bad. Its Texas summer now so its hot as fuck but I grew up in California so I'm used to it. Just get something with 700c tires and no frills so its not too heavy and you should be able to manage a few days out of the week to start to build up endurance.
Saves me gas money, saves me having to worry about breakdowns because I can fix that shit myself on the side of the road.
>>341564580
working all through high school and college full time, penny pinching whenever possible.
>>341564832
oh well i was in the navy. they were downsizing (again) around the time i finished basic training. now theyre allowing personnel to be fat in an effort to keep people in.
I live with my parents and work 15 hours a week for $9.50 an hour, and have live three college classes to do left.
I feel so demotivated to do anything at all though.
>>341565559
holy shit get more hours
>>341534158
> $65000
>900 square ft
House prices in amerifat are so fucking ridiculous.
I livery in London so I know it's not comparable but God damn.
My rent is £1700/m. To buy a house I want will be at least 1 mil.
My cousin moved to portland, oregan and bout a 6 bedroom house for 700k. Buying that house here would be £5mil at least.
>>341536268
>>341537234
I work for an 'active sports' company as an entry-level IT helpdesk
>Free lunches Monday
>Snacks from Monday usually carry over to Tuesday
>Bagel Wednesday
>Snacks from Wednesday carry over to Thursday
>Car Wash Thursdays
>Summer Hour Fridays (Work six hours, skip lunch, get out three hours early, 8 hour pay)
>Parties, promotions and events at least once a month
>People are usually chill as fuck
>'Pet-friendly' workplace
Biggest complaint about the job is that the senior tech is an asshole
>They just replaced all their old 2010 Mac Pro's
>Senior tech acts like the foremost Apple expert
>Not wanting to start shit, ask senior tech if I could ask the IT manager if I could buy a Mac Pro for personal use (but namely just to play around at home for work purposes)
>Find out he's earmarked over a dozen iMacs and Mac Pro's to a 'recycle company'
I know he's trying to recoup costs, but damn if he isn't a raging, condescending prick for 98% of the time. Literally have had multiple people tell me he's a certified asshole.
>>341531831
>Haven't bought a console or game since the PS2
>Pirate all my shit
>Only thing I pay for regarding vidya is a new computer every few years, my internet connection, and electricity
>Have literally accrued over $100,000 that would have been spent on stupid console shit that I would be no better than today if I had bought it all
It's good being the master race.
>>341565845
I can't unless I find another job
I used to have 20, then they curbed it down to 10, and when the work was overflowing me for two weeks they upped it to 15
>>341566084
jesus. where do you work?
>Tfw work at a Valero
>This dude named Jake has actively told me he browses /v/
>Have never mentioned I do
What should I do anons?
>>341538942
How many times do I have to kill myself to escape /v/ then?
>be me, 18
>dont have job while in high school because im a lazy fuck
>get out of high school, start a degree in3d animation
>drop degree because fuck that shit
>get a nice min wage job
>become an alchoholic pretty quickly
>lose job because business went bust
>go through withdrawal
>still looking for more work
>tfw im going to turn 19 with no job, no degree and i still live at home
>get money to pay rent by removing big fucking trees for $600 a tree
>money goes to parents debts and bills
>i dont know what im doing
>>341543234
You're mad he joined the military? Would you prefer that he stayed homeless and eventually degenerated into a drug addict or some other leech on society? The military turned a useless hobo into a productive member of society, seems good to me.
>>341566248
store operations associate at t-mobile
The position is being phased out after being around for only like two years so after I decide to leave there's not going to be another one at the store. I suspect globally lowering the hours so much was to get people to quit.
>>341566261
you fucking dont
>>341534158
65k where i live would get you an empty lot or a rundown shithole in the middle of a swamp
>>341566336
>>become an alchoholic pretty quickly
I can already tell this is going to be me as soon as I leave my parents house. I'm so fucked when I have to leave here.
>>341566596
thats the thing, i didnt even move out before destroying myself
>>341566336
Hey, you sound like me 10 years ago anon. Glad I'm not the only retard on this planet
>>341563835
Hello fellow birthday bro. I'm 27 nowand doing nothing with my life. Just enjoy what you can.
>>341548452
Same here
Dad was a fatfuck who would always spend his money at the bar and fast food
It's amazing how much money you can saving by buying food and making it yourself
>>341567008
how did you make it out, mate?
im legit considering joining the Army already
>>341564842
make me faggot.
>Tfw live in Australia, and the average price of a home is $500,000
>If you want to live in an area that isn't infested with aboriginals and shit skins, you're looking at $600,000
>Median income here is dropping every year, and our unemployment is increasing steadily
>A decent car is over $25,000 new for a manual
>HTC Vive costs $900 USD + $200 USD shipping
>Utilities are at a historic high
>Any and all subsidization are being divested in so the government can spend more on foreign aid and shit skin education programs
>Feminism is now a high school subject
It really is suffering being an Aus fag.
>>341567420
>>A decent car is over $25,000 new for a manual
that's not really abnormal
don't buy fucking new cars
Im 34 lost my shit job 3 years ago, now im 30k in debt with a xray certificate, living with my mom, waiting for my state lic to look for work. You bitches don't know shit till you lost everything and have to start from 0
>>341567420
i'll hold you if you hold me, mate
>>341566002
Nike?
>>341538802
$2400 CAD after taxes. I'm 20 and work at a automated shipment company. I literally watch machines ship product to chain groceries for 8 hours, and for some whatever reason an item drops, I pick it up and place it back. Not bad considering all I do between those hours is check my phone or play games/sketch.
top fucking kek, get on my level
>eastern europe
>national average salary is roughly $300
>that's right nigger only two zeroes
>live in a comfy house with my grandparens, I got my own floor and separate stairway/entrance. comfy floor too under the roof
>will probably inherit it from them one day
>haven't bought a single video game in my life because >lel national standard
>had a modded ps1 since 1996
>got into PC gaming around 2000
>have a lot of friends who are generous enough to buy me video games they want me to play with them so I'm settled
Being poor is terrible but being homeless/paying rent is even fucking worse. I might starve next month but at least I got roof over my head.
>>341567529
>He doesn't know that part of the taxation credit and transfer divestment program was that second hand cars under 80,000 KM now have a nice additional $2,000 minimum (scaled) associated in fees and aptly named "comfort tax"
You can't even negative gear new properties anymore, so all the chinks are fucking off to invest in Canadian real estate, meanwhile people who already have negative geared rental properties are desperately holding onto them because they will never be able to get one of these properties again. Hence instead of real estate falling in price, it's climbing even more rapidly, and the bubble shows no signs of even being able to burst now.
JUST.
>>341538802
for now $840 usd. starting in july, $2600 usd.
>>341566002
The older someone gets in IT the bigger asshole they become
>>341538802
Somewhere between 3-5k a month
>>341567195
Still kicking. But also kicking myself for not getting my ass in gear sooner.
I thought about joining the military but I don't really respect authority. It can be good for some people though.
It's OK to not know what to do, but, that doesn't mean you need to sell yourself short
>>341531831
I can't afford shit.
I'm in my first job. Salary is $180k / year before bonus.
I live in NYC with my high maintenance gf. Apartment is $3500 / month. I also try to pay my parents $2k / month.
Why is everything so expensive?
>>341566002
politics in IT is one of the biggest turn off of the industry. its revolting specially in old organizations and companies
>>341567636
>30
>Married
>Live with parents because they are old as fuck and my wife said she'd feel bad if we left them alone
>She now wants freedom so wants us to buy a place, and hire a carer for parents
>Tfw $550,000 for a 1 bed, 1 bathroom apartment that doesn't even have a single car bay
>It's $40,000 just to add a car bay to it
>It isn't even furnished
>She refuses to buy a house because she feels "unsafe"
I wake up every morning now in a panic, realizing just how fucked I am.
>>341568708
good thing i do respect authority, and im already taking steps to being in shape for it.
the fuck should i do though?
i love PT and guns but i thought only shitbags and bogans joined infantry
>>341545260
Take a loan, buy a house and pay every month 1250 back. What is your problem? 80k is pretty much a huge amount of a salary.
>>341568971
>married
>being married to a person that thinks with their "feelings" rather than with rationality and logic
>being married in 2016
You brought this on yourself.
>>341568971
>unsafe
what the literal fuck
>>341569201
Dude, if you want to join the military, do it. But if you can gut out college for a few years, it'll pay you back big time. You can get in as an officer which means better benefits, better housing, better pay, better career, and having to deal with less idiots. In fact, you get to boss around the idiots.
At least, that's how it is in the states. I'm assuming straya is the same way
>>341567562
Is the job market that rough for a x-ray tech? been leaning to major towards that
>>341569201
(Same anon - if you have a college degree when you sign up, you get in as an officer)
>>341568971
>Married to stupid.
Well Anon every married man comes to realise this at some point.
Hope she doesn't change her mind after you get a condo that really actually wanted a house.
>>341569334
She thinks people are going to break in and rob us if we get a house and not an apartment. I don't understand where this fear comes from.
>>341538107
My first console was a Chinese bootleg N64 my dad bought for $20 at a Mexican flea market. I eventually got normal consoles but always had to sell old games to buy newer ones.
If I couldn't make enough money by selling my games I would have to wait until my birthday because that was the only time I would ever receive money all year. It was usually around $50 and I had to ration it for until the next birthday.
I had to work 12 hours straight full time at 16 and save every penny to build my first PC the first chance I got a job because my family are cheap fucks who would look at you in a weird way and laugh if you even asked for $5.
I want to leave Killinois but I don't know where I want to settle. I just know any place is better than this.
>>341568971
its your fucking fault you didn't rein in your wife and now you're fucked.
>>341569468
Depends on area honestly, i live in a pretty big city that's growing so demand is picking up. Jobs are there good ones prob be hard to get starting. I see it as foot in the door. Xray certificate can get you into a lot of diff niches
>>341567420
>tfw live in israel and the average price of 2 bedroom apartment is $350.000
>if you want to live in area that isnt infested with arabs, orthodox jews or shit tier thugs, you're looking at $400.000+++
>a decent car (hyundai i25) is over $30.000
>sit in bus, get stab
>sit in restaurant, get shot
>war every 2 years
well, at least we have good pings to europe
>>341569402
>>341569514
i think you can actually do a degree through Duntroon.
i dont know though, im not really officer material.
>>341568971
just go ahead and show her pic related
>>341569878
at least our walls arent made of concrete.
had an israeli at my house once who was amazed by this like it was some sort of futuristic thing
>>341569850
That's good to know, I live like thirty minutes away from a pretty big city so I wouldn't mind moving/commuting, thanks for the response
>>341569320
>being married to a person that thinks with their "feelings" rather than with rationality and logic
You just described literally every woman.
>>341569945
If you have a degree, you automatically are officer material. It doesn't matter what type of like, inner soul you have or anything. You're basically buying yourself an easier ride for the next 8-30 years.
Are you actually interested in joining the military, or are you more looking for a ticket out of where you are now?
>>341570193That's the joke.
>>341570039
well, in israel we are constantly anxious.
non concrete walls is a privilege that we can not afford to have.
>>341534107
This shit is literally like stealing, not sure how everyone isn't using their service.
Military is complete shit, especially in Australia. It's basically North Korea simulator 2016, do fucktonnes of work on wages, end up getting paid like $5 an hour and have literally no control over your life for at least the first 2 years.
If you are in Australia, get a tech support call center job for the APS, then use that to launch yourself internally into the APS.
Once you are in the APS, it's basically a cushion ride for the rest of your life.
>>341570302
I'm looking to serve my country, do PT till i fucking die, fire guns, embracing the not-homo mateshipand by god, all of that would be much more easier than working in retail for peanuts
answer is, a bit of both, but more of the former
By officer material, i mean in making decisions under extreme pressure that could get the men under you killed.
Getting someone i know deaded is not a comfortable thought
>>341534158
>I'm with a son and fiancé
Which one of you got cucked?
>>341570508
Actually let me fix this, get a tech support job for someone who is contracted to do tech support for APS. Look at Fujitsu for example who do a lot of tech support for APS.
The tech support jobs are fucking dogshit and have a super high turnover, but work there for like 2-3 months, then just hit literally every single APS job you can find until you get in.
>>341570435
well, yeah, i wouldnt want Arab countries as my neighbors either
>>341570619
I think I understand what you're saying, I definitely understand your fear. But is the solution to not develop your capabilities?
I don't really know how the military places officers. I'm not sure, but I think a lot of officers don't actually lead the men directly. I think the ones that do that are more the NCOs.
There's nothing wrong with being in the military, especially if that's where your passion is.
It sounds like maybe you could benefit from talking to somebody who is in the military. See if you can do that. Talk to several people.
DON'T fucking talk to a recruiter. Fuck those guys. They will lie to you and say anything to get you to sign your life away.
I was expecting a cleverly disguised begging thread.
>>341536979
nigger i live in the middle of the upper peninsula of michigan in the middle of the woods (as in, actually fucking woods where i have bears and wolves and shit around my house) with my closest neighbor being like five miles away, and amazon delivers to my house.
Amazon delivers anywhere pretty much.
>>341564916
>tfw my bike that Ibought off amazonconsistently has problems
A lot of the problems were my fault, but it seems the inner tubes just burst too much no matter what I do. Would definitely not trust this bike to go 17 miles a day.
>>341570619
Literally everyone I know who has served in the Australian military has fucking hated it and I know a lot of people who have served in the Australian military.
As my friend who works in AUSTINT says "We are handpicked as the smartest of the smart people in the entire army and most people who I work with are probably on the level of the dumbest 5% of the population"
Even my friends who were in infantry were shocked how fucking retarded most of their fellow comrades were, like, actual dropped out of year 10 because it was too hard level retards.
Apparently the army has a huge problem with this as well, retards get in, many go into officer cadet programs they get shittily trained at duntroon (I've been told is worse than even a fucking TAFE course from many people) then they come out as officers who are fucking retarded but think they are the top shit in the world. I've got ex army friends who I have to hold back from bashing to shit officer cadets at the local club because of how much of a fucking tosser Officers and cadets are.
Army should be last resort, I'll repeat everything army people have told me, it isn't fun, you have no control of your life, you will hate near everyone you are stuck with, everyone is a cunt, your pay for the work you actually do is complete shit and by year 2 you will be looking for ways to go AWOL.
Army should be absolute last resort, do what I said above and go for entry level APS.
>>341538802
like $500
i work a shitty job in a small town because i can't get a regular job on my degree and this was the only job i could nab in my home town. i'm working on getting a factory job to bump my pay up from $8/hr to like $20/hr. only shitty thing is being in a fucking 100F factory for potentially up to 16 hours a day, 5-7 days a week.
i want to get out of my parents house and have more money for things.
>laid off from a job I like and get depressed
>unemployment running out
>get off my ass and start job hunting
>rejected from companies I would love to work for
>decide to aim lower and go for mcjobs
>rejected or have to call back only to hear "We decided to go with another canidate, sorry."
>really hit it off in an interview for one job, guy and I get along great
>interview two comes around and the woman interviewing me is an absolute fucking cunt
>talks down to me like I'm an idiot, gets my name wrong every turn and doesn't shake my hand after the interview
>"YOU'LL HEAR FROM US BY FRIDAY."
>weekend rolls by, nothing
>call her
>"WHO IS THIS? OH. Well, sorry, we went with someone else. Have a nice day."
>apply at two places I previously worked at
>had a good relationship with bosses/management at both and left on very good terms
>rejected from one
>friend that still works at one guarantees me a position
>walk in and talk with the new manager
>excited and feel relief that I'll have a job again
>radio silence for a week
>friend: "Yeah, we just decided to hire someone else."
>a completely new person that would need training, etc.
>see the manager flirting with her when I stop in one day
I don't get it.
I've pretty much had to budget like a madman the whole time. If I buy a game at full price I have to cut deep somewhere else, so I haven't bought anything recently. I'm a skinny fuck so I eat like a bird.
I hope I can find something soon.
>>341547234
This nigga gets it. The joy of a fresh pair of socks.
Damn boi.
>>341547234
>Dad always gets me socks at Christmas
>"It's the perfect gift, son. Everyone could always use more socks. Everyone. Nobody is going to tell you fuck off."
>Now I just buy socks for everyone, too.
>>341538802
Around 6k
I'm anaccountant
>>341562506
This feel mang. Amsterdam is great and all that but, I will NEVER be able to own a house here.
>>341534158
>only $65k
You lucky American. In Canada shacks like pic related cost 2.4 million
>>341547234
>tfw never buy gifts for friends or family
>tell them to never buy me anything and I don't celebrate holidays or birthdays
>usually wish people happy holidays, birthdays, but haven't participated since probably 18
>they all understand at this point and nobody ever says anything
>mom sends socks and practical stuff every year though
>"I just never know what to get you anon."
>tell her it's perfect every time
Socks are the best, man.
>>341572130
It varies in America. If you live in a unpopulated wasteland like OP, it's cheap. If you want to live in a large city a decent house can become pretty damn expensive.
New York is impossible to live in comfortably if you don't make over 500k
>>341571439
>retards everywhere
>Duntroon is worse than TAFE
>full of year 10 drop outs
>officers think they're hot shit
well at least i know what im getting into.
in all honesty, i'd rather deal with retarded bogans over bitchy wooks from work.
They're not "dont even know what danger close is" level of retarded, are they?
>>341571030
cheers for the advice mate
>>341572085
dont you guys have a waiting list to buy houses, and the migrants get put to the front of the queue?
>>341532815
>That pole
Cumon
>>341539248
>paying for games on pc
>>341532815
>poll right in front of tv.
I still dont understand why people do this shit. cant you people at least designed your rooms around the poll.
>>341572302
Waiting list to rent cheap. And yes they do.
Renting privately is a little more expensive but not ridiculously so.
The buying is just out of reach if you make less than 3K
>>341572634
>yes they do
damn mate, that fucking sucks so bad.
what's the average rent like anyway?
>>341532815
Huskerfag reporting in
Nigga, you gotta be living in Grand Island for that kind of house for that price. I lived in a 1200 Sq ft 3 bedroom house for $16k in Ruskin.
>>341571648
Go lower, like craigslist.
>>341572290
>Average home price in my province is $1,000,000
>$1200/month in property taxes
>$300/mo utilities because the fucking corrupt government buys fucking solar panels and windmills and gives massive rebates
>$150/mo for decent internet
>the government keeps flooding immigrants here and buying them houses when there's no fucking houses anywhere where jobs are
>commuting takes at least 3 hours each way due to most congested highways in North America
>premier wants to raise taxes on my bracket again
>$11000 a year in income tax as is
>can only save ~$5000 a year being frugal on a 70k salary
I'm an engineer and I'm stuck in a shitty condo with no hope of buying a home in the next 20 years. I want to emigrate to America but I'm too white and Christian.video games
>>341573325
Thinking that or maybe try a temp agency. Frustrated at this point but I'm not gonna give up.
>>341573379
We have room here in Nebraska. If Trump gets elected you can take me to Canada. I'll hide in Nunavut where nobody will find me since there's nothing there.
>>341572781
bout 1000-2000 downtown.
I live in the suburbs and pay like 550 living with the gf and 2 homies.
Shits aight.
>>341573692
Fuck off we're full
>>341532815
>Captain Skyhawk poster
He checks out in my book.
>>341573747
full of my tourist cum? not yet you're not
>>341573692
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIH-J3uLN3E
>>341531831
>This thread is still up.
>>341573379
Hope you end up having to pay more, I'm sick of having all my shit gutted to take care of Ontario and Quebec.
>>341571081
This picture is so funny god damn what the fuck its like that banana picture lol
>>341543234
Why are you mad he joined the mil?
We also do pay them a lot less than their civilian counter parts.
Would you rather he became a criminal?
>>341573953
I've actually seen this. I decided I would emigrate to Nunavut just because I wouldn't be taking up space reserved for Canadians. Just out of courtesy. That is if I actually were gonna emigrate. Not gonna happen, but it's nice to have dreams. Even shitty ones.
>>341534553
You think thats expensive you should try living in a European capital. My apt is 570 square feet and USD 230k, and it's not even in the city center.
>a thread not about video games hits bump limit
>and it's a good thread
>>341574315
It's probably pretty doable.
Get one of them internet jobs
>>341574032
Ontario pays out nowadays Albertabro. I get it though. I want to move to Singapore. Paying taxes for these two to give to niggers and kikes a world away really really grinds my gears
>>341574408
Not sure if I could do Internet. I'm pretty fucking retarded.
>>341561139
>Don't be a minimum worker in San Fran
>Okay fine I won't
>Stop being unemployed
>Okay fine I won't
>Repeat ad naseum
>>341572290
>500k
A huge exaggeration, but yes, it's very expensive to live in, particularly Manhattan outside of Harlem and Brooklyn on the East River is gentrifying fast
>>341574492
>Hates immigrants
>Wants to become one in a place more economically free and opportunity filled
hmmmmmm
>>341574492
Only because the Canadian government fucked us while they sat on their ass high fiving each other and electing liberals, and then one of their liberal buddies lit our fucking province on fire.
>>341571461
I did exactly this. Made $20.25 an hour in a town that allowed a $350 a month house payment. Worked in a plant that makes pivots. Welders, robots, a tube mill, and hydraulic presses for heavy raw metal create more heat In a building with no A/C that had the doors open but the doors were facing east and west when. The breeze would be going north and south. No moving air "but you guys have fans" which just blew hot air at you. Of it was 90F outside it was 105F inside. All but like 3 of us were backwoods ass uneducated rednecks that made doing your damn job impossible and unbearable.
Point is, if you are willing to put up with the shittiest of work environments for the paycheck, go for it. But it may not be worth it. Might be different for you, but it's been the same for every plant I've ever worked at.
