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SketchMaster

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T, I say this as a person who once racked up $20k trying to live a unstainable lifestyle:

Slow down.

You can totally have all those things, but you need to have a list of wants/needs and be smart about how/when you buy them. If you can live without something then put a CamelCamelCamel.com watch on it and keep an eye out on CL/5miles for a used one. Don't buy something new if you can find it used. Most of those kitchen items can be found at a goodwill store for pennies on the dollar, you would be amazed what people give away; especially if visit a goodwill in a rich area. Half of my kitchen is second hand, works and looks just fine. You do need a vacuum, but not a $1000 one. My dirt devil from target is perfectly good at cleaning our apartment, and the used Dyson handheld I bought off 5miles for $50 works like a champ after slapping in a new battery. I love my bikes, but half of the parts I buy used off eBay or swap meets (minus safety gear). You can land some awesome deals on a full bike also if you're patient enough to wait for a good one to get listed.

If you really did buy all that stuff, and can't return it, then what's done is done. Moving forward I strongly encourage you to be careful with your money.
 
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TridenT

Lifer
Sep 4, 2006
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You really need to start living life in the real world, not vicariously through amazon reviews. Your ignorance is unbounded.

What are you talking about? I have real world experience with many double wall glasses. They break constantly. I've bought about five different brands for myself and friends. They're all fragile and they all break! Reviewers everywhere say the same thing. Double wall glasses really don't last if you use them regularly. ESPECIALLY WITH ICE. Ice just breaks them whenever you drop a cube in. Even from the height of the glass! I have to slide my cubes in at an angle to make sure they don't break. Also have to be careful when having a few cubes in the glass and you are getting the last drops out of the glass. When the cubes slide back down when you put the glass down, they can break the glass that way too. Really sucks. I might go with metal construction eventually but I really do like the glasses a lot...

Oh, and for those who are also criticizing me about the $80 trash can... I bought a $200 trash can for a friend some time back. I don't even splurge /that much/ for myself. We get to joke about her $200 trash can now.

I have enough money to buy the things that I do. I buy all of the stuff I do because I plan to use it regularly or when I do use it I want it to work well and I want it to last a long time.

A lot of the stuff I'm buying because I put it off for 4-6 years and I'm tired of holding off. I want the shit I want!
 

Herr Kutz

Platinum Member
Jun 14, 2009
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Actually just bought a Vitamix 6300. BLENDER PROBLEM SOLVED!

Did you get in on the slickdeal the other day? I did.

My spending has been unreal recently too..we are like 2 peas in a pod.

Vitamix, new bike, bike lights, water bottle holder, steamer, futon, trash can, etc etc etc. I have been tracking every cent I spend, including vending machine purchases.
 

TridenT

Lifer
Sep 4, 2006
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Did you get in on the slickdeal the other day? I did.

My spending has been unreal recently too..we are like 2 peas in a pod.

Vitamix, new bike, bike lights, water bottle holder, steamer, futon, trash can, etc etc etc. I have been tracking every cent I spend, including vending machine purchases.
Yeah, I saw it on slickdeals. Just happened to be good timing. I'm an avid slickdealer. Been on that site for as long as I can remember. 10 years? Maybe more.
 

TridenT

Lifer
Sep 4, 2006
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Bought a glue gun. Was a hard purchase though. I chose the cheapest one that came with a bunch of sticks. I was looking for a nicer one (specifically one that was cordless and butane) but they all didn't get good enough reviews. Apparently no one cares about making high quality glue guns. I wanted one with different tips, temperature settings, and the ability to do the job really well.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01178RVI2/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
 

zinfamous

No Lifer
Jul 12, 2006
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Bought a glue gun. Was a hard purchase though. I chose the cheapest one that came with a bunch of sticks. I was looking for a nicer one (specifically one that was cordless and butane) but they all didn't get good enough reviews. Apparently no one cares about making high quality glue guns. I wanted one with different tips, temperature settings, and the ability to do the job really well.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01178RVI2/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1


OK, I'll bite. Why do you need a gluegun? I thought they were only used for popsickle stick houses and dioramas for 4th-grade book report projects.

But before you answer: I think the bedazzles will fall off of your bitching bicycle shorts if you don't sew or rivet them on.
 

TridenT

Lifer
Sep 4, 2006
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OK, I'll bite. Why do you need a gluegun? I thought they were only used for popsickle stick houses and dioramas for 4th-grade book report projects.

But before you answer: I think the bedazzles will fall off of your bitching bicycle shorts if you don't sew or rivet them on.

I got shit to glue, man! And it needs to be HOT!
 
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