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#1 Heavygunned
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Well, each day I visit this forum I notice how incredibly good your computers are. I've tried to think of how you make money to buy these beasts, but haven't succeeded at all.

Now, I instead ask you: How on earth can you afford all this?

Thanks.

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#2 jfelisario
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live in a place where hardware is dirt cheap.
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Reclaiming Bank Charges:D Everyone in the UK should try this....
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#6 -SaI
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Manual labor!! >: D
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#7 _SKatEDiRt_
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did yardwork for parents and trying to start a computer building business :)
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#8 arabi_89
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If you are a student impress your family they will give you extra credit. (Get good grades.. act the honest good guy to your parents, trust me they will apreciate it and you will benefit from this) 

If you have a gf impress her and share with her how obsessed you are to a PC hardware piece. (if you dont have one get one! and act sweet to her get her a few cheap meaningful gifts and she will pay you back, oh and dont go out with a pimpette)

If you have lots of free time and you are in the working age get a part time job. (Why not, work at place where its an easy job and alot of pay! yes you can find one its not that hard just look carefully for it)

If you are a crazy spender limit yourself and use a piggy bank. (Try putting limits on your spending habit, if you eat outside try eating at home where your parents cook and it wont cost you that much so you will have more money)

If you have a birthday soon try hinting at what things you would like to have to your fav people/Parents. ( Yes you can act as an angel, ofcourse before 1 month of your BD, everyone will apreciate you and everytime you are near your gf go to PC shops and say i would love this graphics card but oh well i dont have that much money, same with your parents or if you can get cash use it wisely.

I hope this is useful for you

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#9 jfelisario
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here's one: go to indonesia, buy hardware here. fly back. enjoy your 2x250 buck 8800 gtx in sli, 150 buck intel e6600, 105 buck evga 680i mobo. at least that's what i did. :)
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my allowance saved up.  my birthday was entirely money gifts.  and then i borrowed 300.  yeah it took a while but i now fully own and upgrade this system
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#11 adam0926
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here's one: go to indonesia, buy hardware here. fly back. enjoy your 2x250 buck 8800 gtx in sli, 150 buck intel e6600, 105 buck evga 680i mobo. at least that's what i did. :)jfelisario
really I'm of to Indonesia
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#12 jfelisario
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*hands adam0926 a plane ticket*
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#13 guylapierre
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I have a job.
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#14 jnhay
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here's one: go to indonesia, buy hardware here. fly back. enjoy your 2x250 buck 8800 gtx in sli, 150 buck intel e6600, 105 buck evga 680i mobo. at least that's what i did. :)jfelisario
Damn, now I have a reason to go to Indonesia.
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here's one: go to indonesia, buy hardware here. fly back. enjoy your 2x250 buck 8800 gtx in sli, 150 buck intel e6600, 105 buck evga 680i mobo. at least that's what i did. :)jfelisario
Is this true? If it is, is there any other way to do that? Besides flying there?
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did yardwork for parents and trying to start a computer building business :)_SKatEDiRt_

Actually the same, even though I've left school in the UK its near impossible to get a job under 18 because of all the diffrent regulations, but I need an investment of £6,000 for my business which isn't actually to far away now. 

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#18 Heavygunned
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Any ideas of what a 15 year old guy could do? You see, at that age, computers for $2500 ain't easy to get.

Thx!

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Any ideas of what a 15 year old guy could do? You see, at that age, computers for $2500 ain't easy to get.

Thx!

Heavygunned

you surely dont need a 2500 dollar comp.  mine was like 900  and runs almost all games on high settings

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Any ideas of what a 15 year old guy could do? You see, at that age, computers for $2500 ain't easy to get.

Thx!

Heavygunned

Like inyourface_12 said,you don't need 2.5K to build something decent. Try cutting grass,or maybe a part-time job perhaps?

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#21 Heavygunned
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Wow?? 900, with that rig?

No way? It must have been more expensive than that?

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Saving up all my money + birthday money then my parents paid the last £100 as a birthday present,  Currently have just over £100 saved for a 8600GTS,
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#23 jfelisario
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$100 must be like $1000 over there

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One us dollar is about 9100 rupiah here. An 8800 gtx costs 2 million 2 hundred and 75 thousand rupiah. Do the math
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#24 Cyborg-21
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Well, each day I visit this forum I notice how incredibly good your computers are. I've tried to think of how you make money to buy these beasts, but haven't succeeded at all.

Now, I instead ask you: How on earth can you afford all this?

Thanks.

Heavygunned
I have just turned 16 - and I have a job at PC World UK in Customer Sales and Services.
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worked as an internet analyst supervisor fighting piracy
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#26 newbpwnage
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Any ideas of what a 15 year old guy could do? You see, at that age, computers for $2500 ain't easy to get.

Thx!

Heavygunned
go door to door saying your collecting cans to raise funds for your soccer team. If you have a friend with a car go outta your nieghborhood and say that you need gas money for an outta state soccer tournement. Call your team the cougars and if ou have a friend with you you can go up to the door and if they offer to write a check say your "Coaches name" is actually his name.... people will give you money,. i used to make 20 bucks an hour doing this
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worked as an internet analyst supervisor fighting piracynewbpwnage
Yeah I heard about that. Interesting job :)
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If you are a student impress your family they will give you extra credit. (Get good grades.. act the honest good guy to your parents, trust me they will apreciate it and you will benefit from this) 

If you have a gf impress her and share with her how obsessed you are to a PC hardware piece. (if you dont have one get one! and act sweet to her get her a few cheap meaningful gifts and she will pay you back, oh and dont go out with a pimpette)

If you have lots of free time and you are in the working age get a part time job. (Why not, work at place where its an easy job and alot of pay! yes you can find one its not that hard just look carefully for it)

If you are a crazy spender limit yourself and use a piggy bank. (Try putting limits on your spending habit, if you eat outside try eating at home where your parents cook and it wont cost you that much so you will have more money)

If you have a birthday soon try hinting at what things you would like to have to your fav people/Parents. ( Yes you can act as an angel, ofcourse before 1 month of your BD, everyone will apreciate you and everytime you are near your gf go to PC shops and say i would love this graphics card but oh well i dont have that much money, same with your parents or if you can get cash use it wisely.

I hope this is useful for you

arabi_89
Damn I swear i would never do such a thing to my girlfriend :D, even tho it likes pc gaming but not that much into it :D.
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#29 r3351925
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*hands adam0926 a plane ticket*jfelisario
*Snatches the ticket from adam and enters the gate *
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#30 Cyborg-21
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[QUOTE="jfelisario"]*hands adam0926 a plane ticket*r3351925
*Snatches the ticket from adam and enters the gate *

...and how would you do that ? :D
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#31 jfelisario
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[QUOTE="jfelisario"]*hands adam0926 a plane ticket*r3351925
*Snatches the ticket from adam and enters the gate *

Waves at avril as the plane bound to tajikistan rolls off
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#32 jfelisario
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Read the ticket silly :p
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#33 r3351925
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[QUOTE="Heavygunned"]

Any ideas of what a 15 year old guy could do? You see, at that age, computers for $2500 ain't easy to get.

Thx!

newbpwnage
go door to door saying your collecting cans to raise funds for your soccer team. If you have a friend with a car go outta your nieghborhood and say that you need gas money for an outta state soccer tournement. Call your team the cougars and if ou have a friend with you you can go up to the door and if they offer to write a check say your "Coaches name" is actually his name.... people will give you money,. i used to make 20 bucks an hour doing this

hahahahaha ur such a devil, For me When i Want 2 buy something its like : Me : Daddyy I Want money for a new pc (part) DaD : Go to hell This happens 30 % me: Daaad i want some money. Dad : For What ? Me: my GF's birthday is comin soon. Dad: *hands me the money* this happens 25 % Me: Daad i want 2 buy Something for my pc and its a really great hardware (thing) ........ Dad : ok son, But u have 2 get good grades in ur AS or I am goin to show u what hell is like at your home *Very innocent smile on dad* Dad: *hands me the money* This happens 45%
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#34 guylapierre
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....and this is why we never donate at the door for anyone under any circumstances.
[QUOTE="Heavygunned"]

Any ideas of what a 15 year old guy could do? You see, at that age, computers for $2500 ain't easy to get.

Thx!

newbpwnage
go door to door saying your collecting cans to raise funds for your soccer team. If you have a friend with a car go outta your nieghborhood and say that you need gas money for an outta state soccer tournement. Call your team the cougars and if ou have a friend with you you can go up to the door and if they offer to write a check say your "Coaches name" is actually his name.... people will give you money,. i used to make 20 bucks an hour doing this

....and this is why we never donate at the door for anyone under any circumstances. This is how some ruin a good thing for everyone because I know everyone in our neighborhood has the same philosophy.
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#35 luamhtrad
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go door to door saying your collecting cans to raise funds for your soccer team. If you have a friend with a car go outta your nieghborhood and say that you need gas money for an outta state soccer tournement. Call your team the cougars and if ou have a friend with you you can go up to the door and if they offer to write a check say your "Coaches name" is actually his name.... people will give you money,. i used to make 20 bucks an hour doing thisnewbpwnage

Wow. The internet cop is really just a conman in disguise. Moral ambiguity anyone?

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I work at Carl's Jr. I have to pay for almost everything. My case was a gift though...
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I'm old and been working forever.
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I got a job.
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#39 Killfox
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Cutting grass for $20 bucks a lawn and I have like 9 clients. Also birthdays and just selling my body for money. I dont know really how I get money sometimes. Its weird I always seem to have money.