How should I spend my stimulus check?
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How should I spend my stimulus check?
I'm thinking about buy a new rigg. I currently own a Dell 420. Do you think this is a good or bad buy?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... RK:MESE:IT
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That sort of looks like "I want a new computer, so lets see if I can sell my old one to some poor sap for as much as I paid for it 6 months ago"
I'd rather put something together myself. You can pay less and get as much/more. Look at a new rig breakdown:
E8400- 200 [Best gaming processor for the price, much faster than the E6600, I've seen this for 180 shipped]]
Motherboard- 110 [Highly rated Gigabyte motherboard, I've seen this at the egg for 90]
8800GT - 150 [Best card for the money, seen a similiar 9600GT for 130]
2GB memory - 35 [Memory is dirt cheap. Seen 2GB at 20$ before]
Case/PS- 100 [Antec cases with earthwatts PSU, look for sites with MIR]
WD 640AAKS - 115 [As fast as the raptor in tranfers, slightly slower access times. This often has a code that makes it cost 100ish]
= 700$, or if you shop, 600ish. I use this site a lot to shop.
I'd rather put something together myself. You can pay less and get as much/more. Look at a new rig breakdown:
E8400- 200 [Best gaming processor for the price, much faster than the E6600, I've seen this for 180 shipped]]
Motherboard- 110 [Highly rated Gigabyte motherboard, I've seen this at the egg for 90]
8800GT - 150 [Best card for the money, seen a similiar 9600GT for 130]
2GB memory - 35 [Memory is dirt cheap. Seen 2GB at 20$ before]
Case/PS- 100 [Antec cases with earthwatts PSU, look for sites with MIR]
WD 640AAKS - 115 [As fast as the raptor in tranfers, slightly slower access times. This often has a code that makes it cost 100ish]
= 700$, or if you shop, 600ish. I use this site a lot to shop.
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Ours will replenish the bank account that we paid our taxes from -- it's just a money-go-round.
Right on! And if you don't have any debt -- shred it and save us all the interest on the national debt...jhhoffma wrote:You shouldn't spend it. Pay down your debt and don't be a "slave to the lender".
Ours will replenish the bank account that we paid our taxes from -- it's just a money-go-round.
I paid bills with my $1200 check. With a recession looming overhead, and a possible depression on the horizon, i dont wanna be that poor sap caught with huge credit card debt and possibly loosing my job and being SOL for the next 5-10 years of my life because my credit is worthless now.
Recession has already caused my wife to lose her job, she's been out of work for 6 months now.
Recession has already caused my wife to lose her job, she's been out of work for 6 months now.