My post wasn't about coffee specifically. The OP described a whole lifestyle centered about restraining on purchases, and I can't agree with that. Sorry if I misunderstood his statements.
There you go, a perfect alternative way to spend that money. Still, according tot he OP, you're not saving them which is equally bad. Shame on you for wasting perfectly good $850 which you could have saved!:)
"I don't spend money on stupid things" How do you tell thing A is stupid and thing B isn't? Let me tell you: you weigh it against your beliefs. So there you go: that 2.5 dollar coffee is stupid to you (and to me too) but is not stupid to the one buying it. And you can't tell them it's stupid because your opinion has equal value to theirs.
"So instead of a new BMW, some Nike shoes, a closet of Polo shirts, and a Starbucks coffee every day" - the phrase doesn't end but I get your point. And here's what: all those are valueless to me too, but I'm not going to tell anyone who buys them that "it's stupid". They would tell me that the hardware I bought for my PCs is stupidly expensive - and they would be right, from their point of view.
What I meant is that there are two extremes: 1. Spending all your money on stuff and 2. Spending none of your money on stuff.
The idea is to find some middle ground, try not to get into either of the extremes, and you'll end up having a good life. I've seen people reaching each of those extremes, and believe me it's sad either way. I'm currently recovering from #1 and slowly finding middle ground, it's a battle, trust me. Mostly because of my chronic depression which pushes me really hard to get the happiness fix through buying. I've been a slave to that for many years, it sucks. But it also sucks to not enjoy life at all because all you do is save, save, save.
Question is: had you ever have fun in your life? Look, I'm not saying you're doing it wrong. But don't you say I'm doing it wrong either. I'd rather have my fun now, thank you, even if that means not saving as much as you do, or not being as cheap as you are.
Can't you guys just order ahead of time? Pick up the phone, order this and that coffee, then either go get it directly or have it delivered. Pay through an app on the phone or whatever.
if you have to sit in a line for 20 minutes... it means the demand far outweighs the offer, and that there are not enough coffee shops around. Note: I don't drink coffee.
I personally don't care about being 1 year behind, but for the life of me I can't stand the "content not available in your country". I don't have leprosy for fuck's sake, and no, I don't give a flying fuck about your "exclusive content deals" which prevent you from making said content available in my country. Movies should be available worldwide, not based on past shitty contracts or exclusive deals.
No, you don't. of course it depends on whether you are looking at making a large amount of money fast, making a large amount of money slowly or just making small amounts of money which you hope would multiply as time goes by. I'm doing option 3. Made a couple hundred dollars in a bit over a month without buying hardware (just using the one I have).
And yes I have done it in the past and it works very well. My city even has 4 bitcoin ATMs, and guess what, they work too! Amazing, what this new thing called "technology" is capable of.
Amazingly, yes it is. Anything can be used as a currency, including but not limited to horse manure. But in order to be a successful currency, it needs to fulfill some other requirements.
Um... let me simplify. John has 1 BTC. It's worth a dollar. Jack wants that BTC and is willing to play John 2 dollars. John now has 1 BTC worth 2 dollars, but Jill wants to buy it for 10 dollars. Fast forward through 10, 20, 50 subsequent buyers, end up with 1 BTC worth 10K dollars and rising. Money (as in dollars) wasn't lost, they simply exchanged hands between various people for the same product.
Value was not generated out of thin air, it was a product of the ancient demand/offer balance. As long as people want BTC and are willing to play hefty sums of money for it, its value would increase.
Also BTC can be and is used as currency. It has a slow transfer rate, that's for sure, but it works. Here in my 3rd world country I can buy a variety of legal products with it, such as IT hardware, software and general goods.
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My post wasn't about coffee specifically. The OP described a whole lifestyle centered about restraining on purchases, and I can't agree with that. Sorry if I misunderstood his statements.
There you go, a perfect alternative way to spend that money. :)
Still, according tot he OP, you're not saving them which is equally bad.
Shame on you for wasting perfectly good $850 which you could have saved!
Nobody said anything about fancy stuff. I just disagree with the other extreme which is "save MORE" as a mantra.
"I don't spend money on stupid things"
How do you tell thing A is stupid and thing B isn't? Let me tell you: you weigh it against your beliefs. So there you go: that 2.5 dollar coffee is stupid to you (and to me too) but is not stupid to the one buying it. And you can't tell them it's stupid because your opinion has equal value to theirs.
"So instead of a new BMW, some Nike shoes, a closet of Polo shirts, and a Starbucks coffee every day" - the phrase doesn't end but I get your point. And here's what: all those are valueless to me too, but I'm not going to tell anyone who buys them that "it's stupid". They would tell me that the hardware I bought for my PCs is stupidly expensive - and they would be right, from their point of view.
What I meant is that there are two extremes:
1. Spending all your money on stuff
and
2. Spending none of your money on stuff.
The idea is to find some middle ground, try not to get into either of the extremes, and you'll end up having a good life. I've seen people reaching each of those extremes, and believe me it's sad either way. I'm currently recovering from #1 and slowly finding middle ground, it's a battle, trust me. Mostly because of my chronic depression which pushes me really hard to get the happiness fix through buying. I've been a slave to that for many years, it sucks. But it also sucks to not enjoy life at all because all you do is save, save, save.
Suicide is always an option, at least where euthanasia is illegal.
Not to mention you can rent the whole house save for a tiny 80 square foot area and save even more!
Question is: had you ever have fun in your life?
Look, I'm not saying you're doing it wrong. But don't you say I'm doing it wrong either.
I'd rather have my fun now, thank you, even if that means not saving as much as you do, or not being as cheap as you are.
Can't you guys just order ahead of time? Pick up the phone, order this and that coffee, then either go get it directly or have it delivered. Pay through an app on the phone or whatever.
If I would have just jerked off instead of renting hookers, I would have been a millionaire!
if you have to sit in a line for 20 minutes... it means the demand far outweighs the offer, and that there are not enough coffee shops around.
Note: I don't drink coffee.
Then people would upload footage from other players, thus no longer breaking the EULA.
I personally don't care about being 1 year behind, but for the life of me I can't stand the "content not available in your country". I don't have leprosy for fuck's sake, and no, I don't give a flying fuck about your "exclusive content deals" which prevent you from making said content available in my country.
Movies should be available worldwide, not based on past shitty contracts or exclusive deals.
Another classical magazine succumbed to the advancement of technology it itself promoted.
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I upvoted this article.
I'd like to meat both, please.
No, you don't.
of course it depends on whether you are looking at making a large amount of money fast, making a large amount of money slowly or just making small amounts of money which you hope would multiply as time goes by.
I'm doing option 3. Made a couple hundred dollars in a bit over a month without buying hardware (just using the one I have).
I suggest everyone to use the same image of Jesus, just for kicks.
And the joke was true. The company is not the same as its shares.
Um... in order for someone to buy it, someone else has to sell it. So: transaction.
Yes. Anything can be a currency as long as enough people:
- are willing to use it
- trust it enough to use it
That's it, really.
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And yes I have done it in the past and it works very well. My city even has 4 bitcoin ATMs, and guess what, they work too!
Amazing, what this new thing called "technology" is capable of.
Amazingly, yes it is.
Anything can be used as a currency, including but not limited to horse manure. But in order to be a successful currency, it needs to fulfill some other requirements.
Um... let me simplify.
John has 1 BTC. It's worth a dollar.
Jack wants that BTC and is willing to play John 2 dollars.
John now has 1 BTC worth 2 dollars, but Jill wants to buy it for 10 dollars.
Fast forward through 10, 20, 50 subsequent buyers, end up with 1 BTC worth 10K dollars and rising. Money (as in dollars) wasn't lost, they simply exchanged hands between various people for the same product.
Value was not generated out of thin air, it was a product of the ancient demand/offer balance. As long as people want BTC and are willing to play hefty sums of money for it, its value would increase.
Also BTC can be and is used as currency. It has a slow transfer rate, that's for sure, but it works. Here in my 3rd world country I can buy a variety of legal products with it, such as IT hardware, software and general goods.
I'm guessing one giveaway is old wallets which have had zero transactions and gathered bitcoin until a certain moment, then stopped.