WOOT! Go CLASS OF 2011!!!I am a 17 year old student. I am going to be a Senior in High School during the 2010 - 2011 school year.
Well, My partner (not domestic ;P) and I started a weekly newspaper at our school in our spare time and got a bunch of people to guest write ect. We had used Microsoft '07 templates and creativeness to draft a decent looking document, until some old alumni of our school decided to grant us some cash to make our work better and start a Journalism class and department (furnished with Macs((iMac 21.5)) to boot!). He was really nice and gifted my partner and I 1000 dollars to spend for personal use on top of the grand total of a 20,000 dollars to our school. My partner went our and purchased a 1000 dollar PC, and I decided to go with the MBP 13" (which I just purchased today and am typing on right now!!!!) because our new class and department use macs so I figured it would be a good way to train me over the summer!
So thats how I was able to afford it! My parents don't buy me anything extra really or lavish because:
1. They send me to a 17K a year boarding school (I have a 3/4 ride scholarship there)
2. My father had to work for what he had, and thinks that it will build me as an individual to purchase my own things.
That's what i've been doing too. Summer jobs since I was 12 (17 atm), you can imagine how much there is saved up by now. And i'm also gonna use the student discount to buy a mac soon.I am a 17 year old student. I am going to be a Senior in High School during the 2010 - 2011 school year. I have a summer job. I am getting paid 12 dollars an hour 40 hours a week. I have no bills so I am able to pay for the Macbook Pro 13" after four weeks. I'm ordering mine next Saturday. I'm so excited.
Agree.Don't buy games, don't eat out, don't go out.
You'll be shocked as to how much money you will save in a month.
Yeah, it was pretty sweat! The college me and my buddy are looking at going to actually took some notice when they came to our campus. It was cool when we told them that we were the creators of the "Trojan Message" and they were like, "Oh thats really cool! I walked through the hall and read it on the wall. It was great!"That's awesome! How epic would it be to get some great support for something you're interested in! And like your dad, my family also goes by that philosophy. Work ethics is so vital and will always continue to build.
Bought a bunch of Apple gift cards off of eBay for 10-15% off each.
Clever! How long did that take?