NiN?

[jedusor]

Nine Inch Nails, Kemper Arena, Saturday, February 18, 8:00 PM, forty bucks.

*weighs common sense and financial responsibility in one hand and NiN in the other*

Comments

[slightly-wrong.livejournal.com]

you've got a job so your making money, its only 40.

this coming from the music freak but...

[devils-reject.livejournal.com]

do it.

[jedusor.livejournal.com]

Yep. I'm also applying here (http://web.reed.edu/business/tuition_fees.html), though. I need to learn to be responsible with my money.

...but NiN....

*whimper*

Re: this coming from the music freak but...

[jedusor.livejournal.com]

The money I'm making is going to leak away as soon as I get my hands on it, if I'm willing to blow forty bucks so easily.

But NiN!

Responsibility!

NiN!

Responsibility!

Shut up, Smeagol!

[xthread.livejournal.com]

Reed is good. You should go there.

We'll pretend that we don't remember that you went to the NiN concert, if you like.

[jedusor.livejournal.com]

Except that it's not about what you think, it's about my (in)ability to save money, an ability I need to have if I'm going to a college as expensive as that. I have to learn certain life skills, and fiscal responsibility is among them.

...but NiN!

[slightly-wrong.livejournal.com]

but NiN!

...i've taken it opon myself to be your bad little shoulder sitting thing.

NiN!

[sittingwalnut.livejournal.com]

Dude, you'll kill yourself if you dont go. Just see it as a treat for yourself and wait awhile before the next one. That's what I do most times. Though I do find now that I've been spending alot of money on food....weird.

Re: this coming from the music freak but...

[pyrodice.livejournal.com]

Often this puts things in perspective for people...
(As the saying goes, it's not true that I'm useless. I can be used as a bad example)
I've managed to save amounts of money in my life that shock people, and I'm doin' pretty well for myself.
But I'm 26, and I've never been to a concert in my life.
If that thought makes your mind pucker up like it just ate a lemon... See the concert.
Otherwise, probably save the money. :D

[mh75.livejournal.com]

I've never regretted going to a show, but, i've regretted missing them.

It is important to learn how to save your money. Part of this job, though, is learning how to budget for different categories of expenditures, such as education, room/board, entertainment. See how entertainment goes in there?

One way to do this is to divide your money into different categories. Each paycheck put certain percentages into each category. In your case it might be something like 70% save for college, 20% use to buy necessities, 10% use for fun. Now, only spend what you have in each account. Don't move money between accounts freely. Don't buy on credit.

It will take some time to figure out what percentages go where, as well as what categories you need. And then there is tricky stuff like whether that book you bought counts as education, necessity, or fun. But you'll work it out with time.

Now, you don't have this system established, so its going to be hard to apply it to this case. However, if you sit down for half an hour with a spreadsheet, you might be able to figure out how much money would end up in you 'fun' account by Feb. 14 and see if its appraoching 40$, assuming you don't spend on other things.

I should note, its a pain in the ass to be this careful with your money. It takes the discipline to update all the accounts every paycheck, and keep track of what you're spending. BUT, if you want to learn how to manage your personal finances its an excellent way to go.

[burlesquebunny.livejournal.com]

I don't like NiN, so I can't really help you.

[jedusor.livejournal.com]

Eee, you're using the icon I made! *giggles madly*

[jedusor.livejournal.com]

Budgeting is definitely something I'll need to learn. Thanks for the advice.

[jedusor.livejournal.com]

Well, it's not really about the band itself. It's more about whether I want to blow the money and have fun, or save it for something more practical.