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Shauk · 04-20-2008, 05:42 PM

The number 1 thing I find to be the source of monetary drain for me, seems to be "Entertainment"

If you must go out, look for cheap/free alternatives, instead of going to the 25-30$ show, or the club with the 10$ cover charge, head to the 10$ show or the club with no cover charge.

if you drink, alcohol on the outside is expensive, if you feel the need to get a lil sloppy and don't wanna pay 10$ a drink to do so (hey thats a 40$ minumum) then head to a liquor store in advance, for 40$ you should get enough to last you multiple trips to the clubs (aka. the pre-funk)

dont date.

yeah, there, I said it. Dating is expensive, girls want a guy who can be "secure" financially, which means pay for their food, or instead of buying 1 ticket to the movies or to the show, you're buying 2. all of a sudden your entertainment expenses just went up to double.

dating is a fools game anyway, if a girl likes you, she'll like you for what you are, not what you spend on her.

embrace your cheaper hobbies, find cost effective solutions. as an example, My old way of "DJ'ing" involved buying vinyl, which equated 10$ per 1-2 songs (in most cases you bought it for ONE song)

I dropped a couple hundred dollars on a "virtual vinyl" set up (about the equivalent of 25 records) on ebay and now my songs cost me 85 cents or so.

skip going out once in a while, it's ok to stay home and do something productive, clean your room, do some exercise, go for a walk, ride a bike. You don't HAVE to be entertained every weekend, you dont HAVE to see a movie, you don't HAVE to go to a concert. Just maybe find some friends who want to have a more subdued gathering. Maybe just some cheap video games/rented movies as an alternative.

04-20-2008, 05:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
Shauk Confused Adult Location: Spokane, WA	The number 1 thing I find to be the source of monetary drain for me, seems to be "Entertainment" If you must go out, look for cheap/free alternatives, instead of going to the 25-30$ show, or the club with the 10$ cover charge, head to the 10$ show or the club with no cover charge. if you drink, alcohol on the outside is expensive, if you feel the need to get a lil sloppy and don't wanna pay 10$ a drink to do so (hey thats a 40$ minumum) then head to a liquor store in advance, for 40$ you should get enough to last you multiple trips to the clubs (aka. the pre-funk) dont date. yeah, there, I said it. Dating is expensive, girls want a guy who can be "secure" financially, which means pay for their food, or instead of buying 1 ticket to the movies or to the show, you're buying 2. all of a sudden your entertainment expenses just went up to double. dating is a fools game anyway, if a girl likes you, she'll like you for what you are, not what you spend on her. embrace your cheaper hobbies, find cost effective solutions. as an example, My old way of "DJ'ing" involved buying vinyl, which equated 10$ per 1-2 songs (in most cases you bought it for ONE song) I dropped a couple hundred dollars on a "virtual vinyl" set up (about the equivalent of 25 records) on ebay and now my songs cost me 85 cents or so. skip going out once in a while, it's ok to stay home and do something productive, clean your room, do some exercise, go for a walk, ride a bike. You don't HAVE to be entertained every weekend, you dont HAVE to see a movie, you don't HAVE to go to a concert. Just maybe find some friends who want to have a more subdued gathering. Maybe just some cheap video games/rented movies as an alternative.