I'll have money in the bank and you won't

iluvcats
iluvcats Posts: 5,153
edited November 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
edit: please accept my humble apology if you were offended by the subject. I was sort of kidding around just to get a bored person at work's reply. Although, I am glad that I did plan for the future since it became necessary to help out someone unfortunate.




original post:
somebody asked about name brands on here the other day. I was unfamiliar with them.

Yep, I plan for the future. Just remember that when you pay $400 - $1,000 for your clothes or purse. I don't.

I'm so glad I've been cheap, it really helped me when gas was so high.
9/98, 9/00 - DC, 4/03 - Pitt., 7/03 - Bristow, 10/04 - Reading, 10/05 - Philly, 5/06 - DC, 6/06 - Pitt., 6/08 - Va Beach, 6/08 - DC, 5/10 - Bristow, 10/13 B'more
8/08 - Ed solo in DC, 6/09 Ed in B'more,
10/10 - Brad in B'more
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  • eyedclaar
    eyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    How do you know they aren't already filthy rich and $500 to them is like $50 to most of us?
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  • iluvcats
    iluvcats Posts: 5,153
    eyedclaar wrote:
    How do you know they aren't already filthy rich and $500 to them is like $50 to most of us?

    people on here are filthy rich?

    I listen to the news and I read magazine article about the average person's credit card debts. Pretty bad (at interest over 20 percent)

    I guess you are a rich musician wearing leather pants

    ;)
    9/98, 9/00 - DC, 4/03 - Pitt., 7/03 - Bristow, 10/04 - Reading, 10/05 - Philly, 5/06 - DC, 6/06 - Pitt., 6/08 - Va Beach, 6/08 - DC, 5/10 - Bristow, 10/13 B'more
    8/08 - Ed solo in DC, 6/09 Ed in B'more,
    10/10 - Brad in B'more
  • Lizard
    Lizard So Cal Posts: 12,093
    because rich people don't go on pearl jam message boards!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    So I'll just lie down and wait for the dream
    Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
  • angie76
    angie76 Posts: 646
    There are some thing that I will pay extra for but for the most part paying a lot of money for clothes are purses is a waste of money imo.
    Dig a ditch deep enough
    To keep you clear of the sun
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    You don't think much of trust
  • iluvcats
    iluvcats Posts: 5,153
    Lizard wrote:
    because rich people don't go on pearl jam message boards!!!!!!!!!!!!!



    maybe you are correct :)

    no wait, I saw the Olsen twins lurking, they are billionaires.
    9/98, 9/00 - DC, 4/03 - Pitt., 7/03 - Bristow, 10/04 - Reading, 10/05 - Philly, 5/06 - DC, 6/06 - Pitt., 6/08 - Va Beach, 6/08 - DC, 5/10 - Bristow, 10/13 B'more
    8/08 - Ed solo in DC, 6/09 Ed in B'more,
    10/10 - Brad in B'more
  • iluvcats
    iluvcats Posts: 5,153
    angie76 wrote:
    There are some thing that I will pay extra for but for the most part paying a lot of money for clothes are purses is a waste of money imo.

    plus, I'm rapidly expanding and the pants wouldn't fit in two months anyway...
    9/98, 9/00 - DC, 4/03 - Pitt., 7/03 - Bristow, 10/04 - Reading, 10/05 - Philly, 5/06 - DC, 6/06 - Pitt., 6/08 - Va Beach, 6/08 - DC, 5/10 - Bristow, 10/13 B'more
    8/08 - Ed solo in DC, 6/09 Ed in B'more,
    10/10 - Brad in B'more
  • iluvcats
    iluvcats Posts: 5,153
    I know someone who shopped for clothes/shoes/accessories as her hobby.

    She's having a difficult retirement now :(
    9/98, 9/00 - DC, 4/03 - Pitt., 7/03 - Bristow, 10/04 - Reading, 10/05 - Philly, 5/06 - DC, 6/06 - Pitt., 6/08 - Va Beach, 6/08 - DC, 5/10 - Bristow, 10/13 B'more
    8/08 - Ed solo in DC, 6/09 Ed in B'more,
    10/10 - Brad in B'more
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,389
    I didn't read the original thread. However, sometimes it's worth the investment for quality. In theory a higher price should equate to a higher quality product, which should equate to a longer life of the product. That is not always the case, of course.

    I have a kitchen aide mixer from 1998 that will probably last a good 60 more years. Those things just never break down. A cheap hand held mixer may last a few years.

    My mom gave me one of her hand-me-down coats in 1985, and I still wear it. It's a peacoat that never goes out of style. I just take it to the tailors if it shows too much wear and tear. It's definitely worth the money to sew the holes or the seams then to get a new coat.

    I get your point, though. Sometimes it is the brand name, and brand name only, that inflates the price. It's a trial and error approach in some cases. Definitely adds spice to life.
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  • angie76
    angie76 Posts: 646
    iluvcats wrote:
    plus, I'm rapidly expanding and the pants wouldn't fit in two months anyway...

    aww..well that is true..why spend a fortune on a pair of pants and you may not even fit in them later on. Im fine with tar jay :D
    Dig a ditch deep enough
    To keep you clear of the sun
    You've been burned more than once
    You don't think much of trust
  • EvilMerlin
    EvilMerlin Posts: 1,865
    I got a raise and promotion retroactive to the 8th of this month. Movin on up!

    I'm rich, biyatch!

    Hmm...I'm rich now...looks like it's time for me to get my account deleted. Us richies don't hang around these here parts. :p
  • Lizard
    Lizard So Cal Posts: 12,093
    Well I'll have money in my MATRESS and you WON'T have it in the bank!!!

    but seriously...i am thankful now I have lived below my means.
    So I'll just lie down and wait for the dream
    Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
  • unifiedscene
    unifiedscene Posts: 462
    My boxers cost $1000. I didn't buy them for that much, but that's what the ladies on ebay bid it up to.
    she was underwhelmed, if that's a word
  • iluvcats
    iluvcats Posts: 5,153
    Ms. Haiku wrote:
    I didn't read the original thread. However, sometimes it's worth the investment for quality. In theory a higher price should equate to a higher quality product, which should equate to a longer life of the product. That is not always the case, of course.

    I have a kitchen aide mixer from 1998 that will probably last a good 60 more years. Those things just never break down. A cheap hand held mixer may last a few years.

    My mom gave me one of her hand-me-down coats in 1985, and I still wear it. It's a peacoat that never goes out of style. I just take it to the tailors if it shows too much wear and tear. It's definitely worth the money to sew the holes or the seams then to get a new coat.

    I get your point, though. Sometimes it is the brand name, and brand name only, that inflates the price. It's a trial and error approach in some cases. Definitely adds spice to life.

    I agree about the appliances. But I found a name brand vaccuum cleaner at a discount store for $68.

    I would be scared to carry a decent looking expensive purse, the robberies are increasing in these bad economic times. my friend's expensive purse's strap broke (and so did her heart :(

    but my original post was about clothes/purses...
    9/98, 9/00 - DC, 4/03 - Pitt., 7/03 - Bristow, 10/04 - Reading, 10/05 - Philly, 5/06 - DC, 6/06 - Pitt., 6/08 - Va Beach, 6/08 - DC, 5/10 - Bristow, 10/13 B'more
    8/08 - Ed solo in DC, 6/09 Ed in B'more,
    10/10 - Brad in B'more
  • iluvcats
    iluvcats Posts: 5,153
    Lizard wrote:
    Well I'll have money in my MATRESS and you WON'T have it in the bank!!!

    but seriously...i am thankful now I have lived below my means.

    Watch that...I know a woman who was ripped off that way. I'm sure that's not really where you hide it...
    9/98, 9/00 - DC, 4/03 - Pitt., 7/03 - Bristow, 10/04 - Reading, 10/05 - Philly, 5/06 - DC, 6/06 - Pitt., 6/08 - Va Beach, 6/08 - DC, 5/10 - Bristow, 10/13 B'more
    8/08 - Ed solo in DC, 6/09 Ed in B'more,
    10/10 - Brad in B'more
  • iluvcats
    iluvcats Posts: 5,153
    EvilMerlin wrote:
    I got a raise and promotion retroactive to the 8th of this month. Movin on up!

    I'm rich, biyatch!

    Hmm...I'm rich now...looks like it's time for me to get my account deleted. Us richies don't hang around these here parts. :p

    make sure you hide it b/c now all the single women here are coming to get you
    9/98, 9/00 - DC, 4/03 - Pitt., 7/03 - Bristow, 10/04 - Reading, 10/05 - Philly, 5/06 - DC, 6/06 - Pitt., 6/08 - Va Beach, 6/08 - DC, 5/10 - Bristow, 10/13 B'more
    8/08 - Ed solo in DC, 6/09 Ed in B'more,
    10/10 - Brad in B'more
  • eyedclaar
    eyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    iluvcats wrote:
    people on here are filthy rich?

    I listen to the news and I read magazine article about the average person's credit card debts. Pretty bad (at interest over 20 percent)

    I guess you are a rich musician wearing leather pants

    ;)

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  • Lizard
    Lizard So Cal Posts: 12,093
    iluvcats wrote:
    Watch that...I know a woman who was ripped off that way. I'm sure that's not really where you hide it...

    Hell no. You think I will rip a hole in my $10,526 mattress??
    So I'll just lie down and wait for the dream
    Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
  • eyedclaar
    eyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    Lizard wrote:
    Hell no. You think I will rip a hole in my $10,526 mattress??

    My mattress is solid gold and not at all comfortable... but SOLID GOLD and that's the important thing.
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  • angie76
    angie76 Posts: 646
    eyedclaar wrote:
    My mattress is solid gold and not at all comfortable... but SOLID GOLD and that's the important thing.

    now that's decadent.
    Dig a ditch deep enough
    To keep you clear of the sun
    You've been burned more than once
    You don't think much of trust
  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    eyedclaar wrote:
    My mattress is solid gold and not at all comfortable... but SOLID GOLD and that's the important thing.


    i dont even have a mattress... i pay 16 women from Tanzania (widely regarded as the country where the women have the world's softest hands) to hold me up whilst i sleep.


    1 of them is paid extra to collect the tissue each morning.
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.

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