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George

#20
May 23, 2007, 08:30:52 AM
Quote from: 71 dB on May 23, 2007, 06:37:15 AM
Yeah, but poor people need to prioritize more.  :'(

Indeed.  :)

PerfectWagnerite

#21
May 23, 2007, 08:42:40 AM
Quote from: 71 dB on May 23, 2007, 06:37:15 AM
Yeah, but poor people need to prioritize more.  :'(

Why are you poor? You are an engineer right? Now I now you are not going to get RICH by being an engineer but you are not exactly starving right?

beclemund

#22
May 23, 2007, 09:10:32 AM
I try to stay away from budgets... generally, if I find I've spent too much in a given month, I tell my wife that she should go spend some money.  ;D

It makes for some exciting bills!  >:D
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71 dB

#23
May 23, 2007, 09:27:03 AM
Quote from: PerfectWagnerite on May 23, 2007, 08:42:40 AM
Why are you poor? You are an engineer right? Now I now you are not going to get RICH by being an engineer but you are not exactly starving right?

Yes, I am an acoustics engineer but I have been unemployed for almost a year now.
Getting a new job has been amazingly difficult.
Spatial distortion is a serious problem deteriorating headphone listening.
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karlhenning

#24
May 23, 2007, 09:32:13 AM
I don't know any other unemployed person who buys seasons of TV shows on DVD.  You must be in pretty good shape.

Good luck finding work, all the same!

71 dB

#25
May 23, 2007, 09:43:06 AM
Quote from: karlhenning on May 23, 2007, 09:32:13 AM
I don't know any other unemployed person who buys seasons of TV shows on DVD.  You must be in pretty good shape.

Good luck finding work, all the same!

The money for all these DVDs are taken from my savings. That's why I have strict budget to control how fast I eat my savings. Fortunately, seasons of many TV shows do not cost much anymore.

Thank you!  ;)
Spatial distortion is a serious problem deteriorating headphone listening.
Crossfeeders reduce spatial distortion and make the sound more natural
and less tiresome in headphone listening.

My Sound Cloud page <-- NEW Jan. 2024 "Harpeggiator"

mahlertitan

#26
May 23, 2007, 12:58:13 PM
Quote from: 71 dB on May 23, 2007, 09:43:06 AM
The money for all these DVDs are taken from my savings. That's why I have strict budget to control how fast I eat my savings. Fortunately, seasons of many TV shows do not cost much anymore.

Thank you!  ;)

maybe you need to spend less time debate with us about Mahler, and go get a job.

Mark

#27
May 23, 2007, 01:11:49 PM Last Edit: May 23, 2007, 01:13:42 PM by Mark
My internet spending budget ranges from about £15-£45 per month. At any rate, I always spend at least £14.99, as that's the cost of my eMusic subscription - for the price of which, I can get anywhere from 9 to 12 CDs in MP3 format every 30 days. This is handy, as I've run out of storage space for physical discs (current total running at about 1000, plus around 300-400 non-classical).

I also keep a running Amazon wish List - which I've whittled down from five pages to just two - and this has all the releases I can't buy from eMusic. I simply check this list periodically for the lowest prices, then snap up the bargains; usually, from Amazon sellers.

And like Beclemund, if guilt kicks in when the wife discovers my overspending, I recommend she treat herself, too. ;D

71 dB

#28
May 23, 2007, 01:22:40 PM
Quote from: MahlerTitan on May 23, 2007, 12:58:13 PM
maybe you need to spend less time debate with us about Mahler, and go get a job.

Frankly, getting a job is nasty as hell and I would mentally die without the internet forums.

It's not nice to spend days for finetuning your applications and never hear from the job afterworlds. No invitations to job interviews. No nothing.
Spatial distortion is a serious problem deteriorating headphone listening.
Crossfeeders reduce spatial distortion and make the sound more natural
and less tiresome in headphone listening.

My Sound Cloud page <-- NEW Jan. 2024 "Harpeggiator"

Maciek

#29
May 23, 2007, 01:25:56 PM
Don't worry, 71 dB, I'm there with you. Only I'm lucky enough to have a scholarship. But when that's over (this October) who knows what will happen...? :o :o :o :'( :'( :'(

Solitary Wanderer

#30
May 23, 2007, 01:28:52 PM
Quote from: Mark on May 23, 2007, 01:11:49 PMI also keep a running Amazon wish List - which I've whittled down from five pages to just two -

Oh yes I love my Amazon wish list - 22 pages and going strong! I enjoy just looking through it as its like having your very own personalized shop. I did a cull recently but only reduced it by a page then within a week it was back to where it was :)
'I lingered round them, under that benign sky: watched the moths fluttering among the heath and harebells, listened to the soft wind breathing through the grass, and wondered how any one could ever imagine unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth.' ~ Emily Bronte

mahlertitan

#31
May 23, 2007, 01:31:10 PM
Quote from: 71 dB on May 23, 2007, 01:22:40 PM
Frankly, getting a job is nasty as hell and I would mentally die without the internet forums.

It's not nice to spend days for finetuning your applications and never hear from the job afterworlds. No invitations to job interviews. No nothing.

if so, you better not to use up your precious savings, at least don't waste it on some show like Seinfeld.

71 dB

#32
May 23, 2007, 01:35:19 PM
I just deleted some CDs from my Amazon wishlist. Why keep CDs there you can never buy? Dussek & Ries DELETED!  >:D

Quote from: MrOsa on May 23, 2007, 01:25:56 PM
Don't worry, 71 dB, I'm there with you. Only I'm lucky enough to have a scholarship. But when that's over (this October) who knows what will happen...? :o :o :o :'( :'( :'(

Thanks for the support!

I hope something will be arranged after your scholarship.  ;)
Spatial distortion is a serious problem deteriorating headphone listening.
Crossfeeders reduce spatial distortion and make the sound more natural
and less tiresome in headphone listening.

My Sound Cloud page <-- NEW Jan. 2024 "Harpeggiator"

71 dB

#33
May 23, 2007, 01:39:33 PM
Quote from: MahlerTitan on May 23, 2007, 01:31:10 PM
if so, you better not to use up your precious savings, at least don't waste it on some show like Seinfeld.

Well, I choose to waste my savings on Seinfeld, ok? 20-25 euros/season is money well spend from my point of view. 
Spatial distortion is a serious problem deteriorating headphone listening.
Crossfeeders reduce spatial distortion and make the sound more natural
and less tiresome in headphone listening.

My Sound Cloud page <-- NEW Jan. 2024 "Harpeggiator"

mahlertitan

#34
May 23, 2007, 02:57:06 PM
Quote from: 71 dB on May 23, 2007, 01:39:33 PM
Well, I choose to waste my savings on Seinfeld, ok? 20-25 euros/season is money well spend from my point of view. 

okay, just make sure you have enough money left for food.

George

#35
May 23, 2007, 04:31:11 PM
Quote from: 71 dB on May 23, 2007, 01:39:33 PM
Well, I choose to waste my savings on Seinfeld, ok? 20-25 euros/season is money well spend from my point of view. 

That laughter will get you through many hard times IMO, so its a VERY wise investment.

71 dB

#36
May 24, 2007, 07:11:18 AM
Quote from: MahlerTitan on May 23, 2007, 02:57:06 PM
okay, just make sure you have enough money left for food.

Of course! I have savings worth about 40.000 euros.
Spatial distortion is a serious problem deteriorating headphone listening.
Crossfeeders reduce spatial distortion and make the sound more natural
and less tiresome in headphone listening.

My Sound Cloud page <-- NEW Jan. 2024 "Harpeggiator"

71 dB

#37
June 14, 2007, 11:39:18 AM
June 50 euros budget used.  :-\ What did I got?

J. S. Bach - Cantatas vol. 33 - Suzuki [hybrid SACD]
Elgar - The Starlight Express - Handley [CD]
Silk Stalkings - Season 5 [DVD]
Brahms/Mendelssohn - Violin Concertos - Mutter/Karajan [CD]
Spatial distortion is a serious problem deteriorating headphone listening.
Crossfeeders reduce spatial distortion and make the sound more natural
and less tiresome in headphone listening.

My Sound Cloud page <-- NEW Jan. 2024 "Harpeggiator"

karlhenning

#38
June 14, 2007, 11:46:13 AM
I'd never delete Dittersdorf from my wish-list.

But then, that is because I would never add him in the first place  8)
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