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10-24-2005, 12:53 AM
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How much cash have you wasted
The other day I was at Mcdonalds and ordered a double quarter pounder meal. I soon realized that I would have much prefered two double cheese burgers, so I wasted $3. I then began to think of all the times I've ordered more food than I needed, bought 1-5 more drinks at the bar than I could really enjoy, the classical guitar book I thought I would study, the Pantera WhiteZombie concert I went to even though I didn't like either band, ridiculously large drunken tips I've given out, the 50 books I've bought and haven't read, all the cigs that I've smoked for years before I quit, ect.
I bet I've wasted 20-30K over the course of my life. How much do you OOTiots estimate you've wasted? 
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10-24-2005, 12:55 AM
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Re: How much cash have you wasted
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The other day I was at Mcdonalds and ordered a double quarter pounder meal. I soon realized that I would have much prefered two double cheese burgers, so I wasted $3. I then began to think of all the times I've ordered more food than I needed, bought 1-5 more drinks at the bar than I could really enjoy, the classical guitar book I thought I would study, the Pantera WhiteZombie concert I went to even though I didn't like either band, ridiculously large drunken tips I've given out, the 50 books I've bought and haven't read, all the cigs that I've smoked for years before I quit, ect. I bet I've wasted 20-30K over the course of my life. How much do you OOTiots estimate you've wasted? [/ QUOTE ] They almost definitely would have let you exchange the burgers if you asked nicely...
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#6
10-24-2005, 01:09 AM
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Re: How much cash have you wasted
a lot. before i started playing poker (and started seriously winning) i never had a real job other than the typical teenager stuff. poker has just brought my finances and attitude towards money to a disgusting level for where i am in life. before poker the idea of holding two thousand dollars in my hand was just [censored] insane. not too long ago i would walk into card clubs and see some guy with a stack of green chips and say "wait, those are worth 25$ each?!? are you kidding? no way man, no way does he have a thousand dollars there". now if i see a game where people only have one stack of green chips i think "this is it, dont they have a real game going?"
ive wasted money on ipods, computer mice, cabs everywhere when i used to take the train, eating out more, running up bar tabs, the same stuff as most of you. lose your amtrak ticket? try for 10 seconds to get a free replacement, plonk down a hundy. no biggie. 60$ for a polo shirt? no sweat, it will go well with my 150$ jeans. my whole concept of what is a lot of money is totally [censored]. if something is under 100$ i dont even comprehend shopping around for a better deal. i cant even tell whether its a lot of money anymore. today i found 400$ in my pants in 20s that i didnt know about, i didnt even notice it had gone missing. a lot has changed. a year ago if i had 100$ in my wallet i would think "bitch am i loaded or what!". ive probably wasted about 1-2K, but i have not had real income for long and i have many years ahead of me.
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#7
10-24-2005, 01:11 AM
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Re: How much cash have you wasted
Wanna send me that book? I play guitar but never learned classical. I'll use it.
Most of my 'waste' is difficult to quantify - I use the things I buy but often could acquire them more cheaply, buy them in bulk or get more out of what I have. Biggest thing is definitely food, I eat out way too much. NT
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#8
10-24-2005, 01:13 AM
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Re: How much cash have you wasted
God, I hate precocious youth. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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#9
10-24-2005, 01:15 AM
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Re: How much cash have you wasted
The thought of it is making me sick.
I'd estimate my earnings since graduating high school at $100k over 4.5 years. (Part time a lot of it). I am currently $10k in debt and have a $1-2k poker bankroll, no savings or anything. That's it. All of my clothing has gone towards the $10k in credit card debt, so I have wasted about $100,000 on crap like resturant meals, cab rides, strip clubs, and books I never read. I'm gonna go kill myself now. Hopefully, in a couple of years, $100k won't seem like as much.
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10-24-2005, 01:15 AM
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Re: How much cash have you wasted
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Wanna send me that book? I play guitar but never learned classical. I'll use it. Most of my 'waste' is difficult to quantify - I use the things I buy but often could acquire them more cheaply, buy them in bulk or get more out of what I have. Biggest thing is definitely food, I eat out way too much. NT [/ QUOTE ] Can you read music? I can't for the life of me get myself to learn to read music when tab works just fine. No tab in this book.
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