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In savings, considering I blew alot on Christmas for other people, I have just about £1000 I can look forward to in the bank, ie. $1549 and 60 Cence. As of this moment in time, I owe almost around £20, 000, or $30, 994. Yep. I'm pretty screwed at this moment in time. But money isn't everything to me, so I don't let myself worry about it. I don't have to start repaying the Government until I'm earning at least £15,000 or $23, 245 so that's a comfort. When I think of the future, I just can't see myself in an ordinary, day in day out job. I don't want to be slogging in a job I hate for ten years after I die. I'd rather be doing something I love and experiencing life. Which is why when I finish University I would love to just go travelling. Not a month, not even for a year. Just however long I can maintain it. I've always been flighty and the freedom is romantically appealling to me to see the world, selling my art to get by. |
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Sooo, all that said, I have had rough spells financially, like when my dog had cancer. And the rough spells have retrained me, to be a saver. Cushion, is everything. As long as my rentals are occupied, I too, could float for at least a year. And that cushion does indeed, buy peace of mind. But like you also, even though I consider myself to be cheap, I dropped 2K today, on a cosmetic procedure. |
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Of course we all have to have money to sustain ourselves, and we all have things we like to spend money on. But for me personally, I've always been much happier keeping my existence simpler that the average American consumer. I see so many people being slaves to fashion and labels, always partaking in the current "in" products and services, collecting massive amounts of crap which demands ever larger homes through their lives to store all that junk in, and I'm just like... no thanks. I'd rather work a less stressful and involving job, live in a humbler home, and keep my possessions pared so they're not an albatross around my neck. For instance, one of my friends recently built himself a McMansion on 10 acres. He was my travel/daytrip/adventure buddy before that happened. Now he spends every freaking weekend cutting his 10 acres of grass, shopping to fill 4,000 square feet of house to the roof with crap he doesn't need and will never use, fixing shoddy work his builder bungled, etc. Not just that, he has to pay around $1,200 a month in utilities, too. He also has a giant BMW SUV for hauling all the crap he buys to his house, thus his car gets horrific gas mileage, and he no longer ventures very far from home. Meanwhile, I live in a 700 square foot apartment and could get in my economy car and drive to Montana right now and not have any repercussions or worries. I've never taken a job that demands anything from me after I left the building. I've always lived in apartments and/or condos so maintenance isn't something which dominates my time. To me, life is best enjoyed when you're away from work and demands so you can spend time with friends and family seeing and experiencing the world. That's just my personal way of doing things, and to each their own. Variety keeps life kooky and fun! ![]()
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![]() See, Louie, I feel like you and I are exact opposites. (Just like our tastes in Stevie's music :P)
I really want the climbing the ladder lifestyle, and the huge house with great things inside of it. I feel like for me, at least, that my career is going to be the most important thing in my life. Thus the reason why I want to be a Lawyer or a Doctor. Selling my life to a job. woooo ![]() |
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![]() I'm too embarrassed to say. It hasn't happened yet, it's scheduled for Jan 19th. Actually, 4 procedures, staggered over the next 6-12 months. I've never really been vain, until this past year. Losing weight, and getting some hot booty, has made me wanna be the best I can be!
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Do I have a happy medium? Sorta kinda... I wish the day had more hours. But overall I'm okay with it. My work is mentally exhausting at times, so I do tend to overcompensate by being lazy at home. I would like to think that I will eventually get to the point in my life where work becomes more of a routine and I have more mental bandwidth to spare on extracurricular pursuits. I don't have an exciting life by any stretch, but I can sleep at night thankful for my independence and my health. |
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![]() Okay, spill the beans... You're getting a nose job, right? |
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I can't imagine being able to take care of them, if I didn't live nearby. I USED to live in one of them(they're all next door to each other), and my tenants drove me CRAZY. Not with complaints, just bothering me. I'm a nice guy, and I couldn't walk out my door, without "Hey David, come here" ![]() ![]() No, no nose job. I like my funny little, turned up nose. I'll just say it involves laser dermatology. |
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![]() A friend of mine had that done on his sack and taint... for the life of me, I can't imagine how the pain was worth it! ![]() ![]()
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![]() Sorry to butt in. And feel free to make fun of my naivity. But what exactly does "taint" mean? I think I missed the term in Biology lol.
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![]() ![]() Sorry for the Southern slang. The taint is the area between your genitals and your @ss. It's called that because "it taint your balls and it taint your @ss" ![]()
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![]() I have weird body hair. Like it doesn't know where to go. I've been accused of shaving my legs before, which I've never touched. They just hardly have any hair on them. My butt, too. Naturally smooth. Since you mentioned sack, that's smooth, too....and my armpits have very little. |
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