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A question to who pre-ordered 7

Hady_5s

Hady_5s

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I need to ask you guys a serious question, how you effort that money to buy such expensive phone?

Are you working then your first salary you buy iPhone with it? Or you collect some money then you buy?

And you feel so careful about it or this is easy to earn money then buy again??

I am about to go work outside, advise me because i need to do like you all
 
I sell the iPhone I currently use and apply that towards the cost of the new iPhone. But I generally use my credit card to purchase first. When I receive it, I list my old iPhone up on eBay. It sells. I use that money to pay towards the credit card and the rest I pay off. In the end I spend about 200-300 out of pocket.
 
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I sell the iPhone I currently use and apply that towards the cost of the new iPhone. But I generally use my credit card to purchase first. When I receive it, I list my old iPhone up on eBay. It sells. I use that money to pay towards the credit card and the rest I pay off. In the end I spend about 200-300 out of pocket.
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Your iPhone be sold immediately??
 
I make a comfortable living so I can afford a new phone or 2 each year, I also sell my old phone so that takes away some of the sting.
 
I have a disposable income.

AT&T gave me a subsidized upgrade from the 3GS to 4, 4 to 4S, 4S to 5, 5S to 6 so I only paid $299 - $399 for each new iPhone every year. I'd then sell my old iPhone on eBay and actually net a profit. People like me are probably the reason they quit offering iPhones at subsidized prices.

Now I just pay in full on my credit card, sell my old phone on eBay, and end up spending $500 or so out of pocket. No big deal.
 
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Hady_5s said:
I need to ask you guys a serious question, how you effort that money to buy such expensive phone?

Are you working then your first salary you buy iPhone with it? Or you collect some money then you buy?

And you feel so careful about it or this is easy to earn money then buy again??

I am about to go work outside, advise me because i need to do like you all
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Mastering grammar is usually the first step towards an expendable income.
 
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I work a part time job, and I earn about $1,000 a month. Device payments for ~$31 a month for my 6 wasnt too bad.

Verizon ran a promo for $650 trade in credit. Trading in my 6 for a 7 plus 256 means I only pay $13/month for a $1000 dollar phone, it's a no brainer.
 
We worked hard to not have any debt besides the house. So we buy a few things we enjoy each year. I like tech and my husband likes outdoors type things. Works for us.
 
adammull said:
Mastering grammar is usually the first step towards an expendable income.
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Believe me, people like you won't success in their life. All of them understood me and answered, appreciated that.

If you kept saying that 100 years over and over no one will care about you
 
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I think anyone buying expensive toys either lives to do so or basically could just afford it. Same as a lady buying an expensive bag, car modification hobby...
I'm sure there are way more expensive hobbies or addictions out there than buying a new phone, even if its every year.

Tech for me, the wife, i must say i have a good one, she doesn't have any hobbies or bad habits lol so i get to spend the extra cash. :(
 
You afford it by getting a job, than saving enough money for the phone. Economics 101. Many many years ago I asked my dad for a car. He said yes son, get a job and buy your own car. My first vehicle was a jeep, courtesy of the US Army.
 
Ive always had a problem with the term 'disposable income'.

Its like if i don't use it I'm just going to put it in the trash.
 
I have a pretty good job where money is rarely a concern for me, even with my frivolous spending. Plus, it helps that I'm single haha.
 
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Hady_5s said:
I need to ask you guys a serious question, how you effort that money to buy such expensive phone?

Are you working then your first salary you buy iPhone with it? Or you collect some money then you buy?

And you feel so careful about it or this is easy to earn money then buy again??

I am about to go work outside, advise me because i need to do like you all
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If your grandparents are alive, hit them up. Also, Aunts can help. Good luck
 
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