Help please...I need to spend some money fast!
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Hey all,
I just discovered I made more than I spent this year, so I need to spend some of it this month or it will go to taxes and rent (I now live in a senior HUD housing project so 1/3 of my income goes to rent). Trouble is I don't really need anything...so maybe you guys can help me get interested in a new toy to learn a new skill, or anything else a reasonably honest self-employed home-office entrepreneur could write off as a business expense (two grand or less, thanks...I didn't work that hard :`)
Best, Tom.
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I think I spent more than I made. So it's only fair, I will take your money. I guess you want something for it. Let me think of something...
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Maybe this: http://www.wacom.com/en/Products/Cintiq/Cintiq24HD.aspx
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get an iPad..
you'll more likely than not find a lot of uses for that thing that you never knew you needed
(or is that one of the main problems of some of the newer technology?)
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Learn to play the trumpet then get yourself a Monette Raja Samadhi. I think this one went for over $10,000.
http://www.monette.net/newsite/online/Newsletter2010Winter/charlieRajaSamadhi.htm
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3D printer http://store.makerbot.com/3d-printers.html http://www.bitsfrombytes.com/catalog/3dtouch http://www.a1-tech.co.uk/index.asp (maybe some other similar are available)
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That's a nice position to be in Tom.
To try and answer your question. Why not look around you and list things that you use a lot and get good value from. Then look to see what better version of something you are using is available that will make life better for you and more productive.
In a few words, check out upgrades!
Mike
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Cool ideas so far, Guys...thanks! (Yeah, tried that first Mike, but the trouble with upgrades is that I prefer the older versions of most of the software I use: go figure :`)
Think this would work well as a monitor with SU and rendering apps?
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Donate to a good charity, like 'The Stoppels prosperity fund', trust me it will feel good giving.
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@tomsdesk said:
Cool ideas so far, Guys...thanks! (Yeah, tried that first Mike, but the trouble with upgrades is that I prefer the older versions of most of the software I use: go figure :`)
Think this would work well as a monitor with SU and rendering apps?
Tom,
I was thinking more along the lines of hardware. I agree with you about sticking to some of older versions of software. I have one in particular that I have not upgraded because its a case of 'if it not broken, don't fix it!'.
Mike
Mike
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I can issue an invoice any time. You will have the time to think about what you want for it.
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It's always worth remembering the spirit of that old joke about how "I spent most of my money on pleasures of the flesh, fine booze and food. The rest I seem to have wasted"
Do some things that please you, whatever they are. Buy something beautiful just because. -
If you don't have a good monitor now, get one. Best purchase I've made in a while - a nice 24" IPS panel with a calibrator.
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How 'bout one of these, Tom?
http://www.shawspeedandcustom.co.uk/Shaw-Harley-Davidson-Custom-Bikes-Details.asp?customid=90
I can see you on a Bell & Ross Nascafe racer....
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@utiler said:
How 'bout one of these, Tom?
http://www.shawspeedandcustom.co.uk/Shaw-Harley-Davidson-Custom-Bikes-Details.asp?customid=90
I can see you on a Bell & Ross Nascafe racer....
Really...REALLY!
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Tom,
I noticed on your website that you're a Staff Architect. If you're not a Licensed Architect, why not purchase the materials to study for the ARE and work towards your License. That way you spend the cash and in the end you're also a Licensed Architect.
By the way, I love your rendering style, very impressive.
Take care,
O2bwln -
if you find that you don't need anything, why not look around at someone in your building/community that's not in such fortunate circumstances and help them out. it may not be much but it will be appreciated.
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Thanks for the tips, Guys (and the laughs :`)
Jan, went with the Cintiq12WX bundled with Painter12: a reasonable business deductable, I think...and after watching all the videos I could find, I think I'm gonna be thanking you more later.
My best to all, Tom.
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@tomsdesk said:
Jan, went with the Cintiq12WX bundled with Painter12: a reasonable business deductable, I think...and after watching all the videos I could find, I think I'm gonna be thanking you more later.
Good to hear you liked my suggestion.
You can thank me by buying me one also.
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