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Spending your first pay check.

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Posted: Thu May 30, 2002 9:08 am
by KidD01
Let's just say I bought that around 9 yrs ago IIRC ;)
<EDIT>I've worked when I was studying on Univ. As assistant on Laboratory

Posted: Thu May 30, 2002 9:21 am
by frogus
Originally posted by Mr Sleep
If i recall correctly i spent it on a cup of liqoured coffee, very tasty it was too :cool:
LOL @ Sleep...where were you working, that your pay cheque only paid for a cup of coffee?? :D :D :confused: :) ;)

Wait, don't tell me....Starbucks.

Posted: Thu May 30, 2002 12:49 pm
by Mr Sleep
Originally posted by frogus
LOL @ Sleep...where were you working, that your pay cheque only paid for a cup of coffee?? :D :D :confused: :) ;)
What can i say, i had a poor paying job ;) Still the same job but the pay is a little better now. I started when i was 17 so wages are always crap for trainees....it was a damn good coffee :D

Posted: Thu May 30, 2002 12:53 pm
by C Elegans
My very first paycheck, from a summer job in a record store (I was in heaven - can you imagine a better summer job?) I saved up to a journey to London and Paris, the really cool and hip cities where everything happened, as opposed to the boring little back-water town Stockholm. :D

My first paycheck for a "real" job (although some people think research is not real job) I spent on a long climbing and hiking journey to Western and Northern Greenland. :)

All the paychecks in between those two, I've spent on travelling. Most of the paychecks after this, I've spent on travelling. I've actually not found anything better to spend my money on than travelling :)

Posted: Thu May 30, 2002 7:29 pm
by Obsidian
@CE. A worthy cause. Heres to hoping I can do the same someday!

@Sleep, Jee pops, I thought money went further in your day. :D

@Marh. Alas, I DID get what I paid for... :rolleyes: :D

Posted: Thu May 30, 2002 7:48 pm
by C Elegans
@Obsidian: I'm sure you will be able to do that too, if that's what you want. :) Travelling is not so expensive, it's more a question of learning how to find cheap flying tickets and live simple.

It's really a special feeling to get your first paycheck, at least it was to me - I felt like an adult, and every little thing I could buy for own money (like a cup of coffee or record) felt like a luxuary :)

Posted: Thu May 30, 2002 8:24 pm
by Demis
When i got my first paycheck (from a summer job), i bought a brand new Quatro speed CD-ROM and the impressive Creative Sound Blaster 16 Pro :D . The feeling of buying something you worked for was great.

Posted: Fri May 31, 2002 5:45 am
by Maharlika
I'm not surprised, Ned...
Originally posted by Ned Flanders
I spent my first paycheck on wine, women, and song. Some things never change. :D :cool:
...it's definitely you. Image Image

But tell me, Image was one of the women a Marge Simpson look-alike? Image

@Obsidian: Hehehe... then I'm happy for you. You're the man of the moment. Image

Posted: Fri May 31, 2002 5:48 am
by Mr Sleep
Originally posted by Obsidian
@Sleep, Jee pops, I thought money went further in your day. :D
This was the Faberge Egg of coffee ;)

Posted: Fri May 31, 2002 5:56 am
by Maharlika
HEY fellas...
Originally posted by Mr Sleep


This was the Faberge Egg of coffee ;)
... you just gotta trust a guy named Mr. Sleep to be an expert when it comes to good coffee. Image

@Sleepy: Did the coffee go with a smoked kipper instead of doughnuts? Image

Posted: Fri May 31, 2002 6:01 am
by Mr Sleep
Re: HEY fellas...
Originally posted by Maharlika
... you just gotta trust a guy named Mr. Sleep to be an expert when it comes to good coffee.
:o I don't just drink Nescafe, that is for sure ;)
@Sleepy: Did the coffee go with a smoked kipper instead of doughnuts? Image
Erm, what exactly do you mean? :o BTW i hate doughnuts :o

<edit> i will succeed ;)

Posted: Fri May 31, 2002 6:10 am
by Maharlika
Uhm...
Originally posted by Mr Sleep


Erm, what exactly do you mean? :o BTW i hate doughnuts :o

<edit> i will succeed ;)
...I've always thought you loved smoked kipper for breakfast... :rolleyes: :o

I will drink then to your success. Image

Posted: Fri May 31, 2002 6:12 am
by Mr Sleep
Re: Uhm...
Originally posted by Maharlika
...I've always thought you loved smoked kipper for breakfast... :rolleyes: :o

I will drink then to your success. Image
Nay, i don't eat anything for breakfast usually :)

Although this morning i did make rice with a load of ingredients added (chilie, onions, tomato pureé) very nice actually :)

Posted: Fri May 31, 2002 6:31 am
by Maharlika
G'nite Sleepy...
Originally posted by Mr Sleep


Nay, i don't eat anything for breakfast usually :)

Although this morning i did make rice with a load of ingredients added (chilie, onions, tomato pureé) very nice actually :)
...that post made me hungry and it reminded me that it's time for dinner. Cya. :)

Posted: Fri May 31, 2002 6:35 am
by Mr Sleep
Re: G'nite Sleepy...
Originally posted by Maharlika
...that post made me hungry and it reminded me that it's time for dinner. Cya. :)
Take it easy :)

Posted: Fri May 31, 2002 6:48 pm
by Georgi
Re: Re: Uhm...
Originally posted by Mr Sleep
Although this morning i did make rice with a load of ingredients added (chilie, onions, tomato pureé) very nice actually
For breakfast?!? :eek:

Posted: Fri May 31, 2002 8:43 pm
by Obsidian
@ Sleep Fabrege eggs of coffee? Must have been kinda crunchy, though I'm sure the prettyness would have been worth it.

@CE Thanks, living simply is getting easier, the whole out door school thing is taking its effect on me.

@Maharlika I am the man of the Minute!! Thats why my exes call me the Minute Man

:rolleyes: :D :rolleyes: :D

Posted: Fri May 31, 2002 9:00 pm
by C Elegans
Re: HEY fellas...
Originally posted by Maharlika
... you just gotta trust a guy named Mr. Sleep to be an expert when it comes to good coffee. Image
I'm not so sure about that - after all he is a Brit. ;)
posted by Georgi
For breakfast?!?
Why not? I'm always hungry when I awake, so I'll eat whatever is in the fridge, everything from orange juice to cold pizza slices or leftovers from yesterday's dinner :D
posted by Obsidian
Thanks, living simply is getting easier, the whole out door school thing is taking its effect on me.
:) Is it something special you'd like to do or see?

I think it's as easy to get used to living simple as it is to get used to consume a lot. When I started working after having been a student for many years (and a student saving up all money for travelling, mind you) I saved lots of money unintentionally since it hadn't entered my mind I had a higher income now :D Well that was lucky, because that way I could finance a long trip to Thailand when I thought my budget restricted me to Europe :D

Posted: Fri May 31, 2002 9:09 pm
by Georgi
Re: Re: HEY fellas...
Originally posted by C Elegans
Why not? I'm always hungry when I awake, so I'll eat whatever is in the fridge, everything from orange juice to cold pizza slices or leftovers from yesterday's dinner
Oh, cold pizza is definitely good for breakfast :D Rice with chilli, though... :eek:

Of course, I usually don't eat typical breakfast stuff, but that's because I don't get up until lunchtime ;)

Posted: Fri May 31, 2002 9:21 pm
by C Elegans
Re: Re: Re: HEY fellas...
Originally posted by Georgi

Oh, cold pizza is definitely good for breakfast :D Rice with chilli, though... :eek:

Of course, I usually don't eat typical breakfast stuff, but that's because I don't get up until lunchtime ;)
I think rice with chili sounds great - oh, now I'm hungry again, I should talk about food when the fridge is empty.

I get up late too, usually not after 11am, but usually not before 9am either. I'm too lazy to make a cooked breakfast (I love it when the hubby makes it though) but I'm too hungry to eat typical breakfast stuff - besides I hate things like Swedish youghurt (it's very think and sour), cereals and porridge :eek:

Hm, I am going to see what I can find in the cupboards...
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