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Owners of MacBook pros: what is your age range, job/career, and financial status like
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Senior high school student with a MacBook Pro.
I work about 20 hours a week at a gym making around $9/hr. I also shovel driveways during the winter and mow lawns during the other seasons.
I also lifeguard 50 hours a week (Mon-Fri) during the summer, and another 15 hours on Sat and Sun.
So considering I still (obviously) live with my parents, I have a fair bit of money to myself. I put away well over half of my money towards university, but since I clear around $18,000 a year I spend a fair bit on electronics.
My parents are also paying for most of my university, so I'll be lucky there, but even if they didn't I'd have a good foundation.
I work about 20 hours a week at a gym making around $9/hr. I also shovel driveways during the winter and mow lawns during the other seasons.
I also lifeguard 50 hours a week (Mon-Fri) during the summer, and another 15 hours on Sat and Sun.
So considering I still (obviously) live with my parents, I have a fair bit of money to myself. I put away well over half of my money towards university, but since I clear around $18,000 a year I spend a fair bit on electronics.
My parents are also paying for most of my university, so I'll be lucky there, but even if they didn't I'd have a good foundation.
I'm 21 and currently a junior in college. Roughly making $12,000 a year working part time. As of now I am majoring in mathematics with an emphasis in actuarial science. I bought my first mac(late 2006 15" mbp) towards the end of my senior year of high school, i paid for half and the other half was a graduation present from my mom. I have been thinking about purchasing a new mbp when they are updated since my applecare just ran out on my current macbook pro.
I just sold my MBP a couple of weeks ago, but when I bought it I was 22/student/~$30,000 (I was doing my internship full time for a year).
I bought my first PowerBook at 19, as a university student, along with a PowerMac G5. In 2007 I moved to a black Core Duo MacBook.
My parents very generously upgraded my G5 to a 2008 Mac Pro when they launched, as the G5 was getting rather long in the tooth.
Since graduating, I've moved up to a 2008 uMBP 15", and my salary is £21,310 currently. However, I'm off to med school in the future. Currently 25.
My parents very generously upgraded my G5 to a 2008 Mac Pro when they launched, as the G5 was getting rather long in the tooth.
Since graduating, I've moved up to a 2008 uMBP 15", and my salary is £21,310 currently. However, I'm off to med school in the future. Currently 25.
Go streaking at least once.
Trust me - its a college tradition. But, maybe hit the gym a few times first.
I'm not sure if you're American (your profile doesn't indicate your location) but that's good you're avoiding debt.
In my opinion debt is the worst thing anyone can get themselves into financially. It tends to snowball and get overwhelming very quickly.
Before I got laid off, I treated savings deposits as payments. So if I wanted to buy something and I couldn't do it that month and make that month's goal, I didn't buy it until next month.
Overall I ended up saving 70% of my income for seven years.
I am 22, my job is administering Windows Servers and WAN Based networks. This job i have been doing for 6 years. I make a bit of money, enough that it has allowed me to by my first house at the age of 21.
Nuff said.
Nuff said.
I'm 21, at University studying Computing. Us Scots get free University tuition, so no debts.. apart from my student loan and bank overdrafts. That's how I funded my MacBook Pro's.
Plus the occasional win on footy bets that helps when I sell on eBay and need to fork out £200 for the latest and greatest.
Plus the occasional win on footy bets that helps when I sell on eBay and need to fork out £200 for the latest and greatest.
29 year old male. Work in the mortgage servicing department of a major online bank, but I don't make too much money. Finished college back in '04, no debts or anything to speak of. Just manage my money as well as I can, which is how I fund my Apple addiction.
I'm a mid 40's male, our family income is very comfortable, I'm a realtor and my partner is a physician, we have two kids, two dogs, just one car (paid for), and live in a large comfortable house in Toronto. We manage our money well, and buy any apple products we want. We always charge them to our credit card, collect the reward points and pay off by the following month. I currently have a 24" late '07 iMac, recently gave away my mid '07 macbook and somewhat impatiently waiting for a 13" macbook pro to be released.
I'm from Scotland and I love how tuition fees are covered here. Leaves quite a bit of money that you can spend on other things.
$13,500 came out of my pocket for the last semester's tuition. I envy your benefits.
Ouch, that's a lot. I like it how the Scottish government handles education. Especially higher education.
Age range: 27. ish. Somewhere in there.
Career: Nice spot in broadcasting. And also design, but that's more of a hobby that earns me money.
Financial status: Kind of sort of maybe well off. At least, I think so. I don't want for anything, but then again I don't want much anyway. Does well to do mean having many dollars or having contentment?
I have a 2006 MacBook Pro 17".
Career: Nice spot in broadcasting. And also design, but that's more of a hobby that earns me money.
Financial status: Kind of sort of maybe well off. At least, I think so. I don't want for anything, but then again I don't want much anyway. Does well to do mean having many dollars or having contentment?
I have a 2006 MacBook Pro 17".
No doubt. But European benefits are superior in any regard compared to what the US has to offer. This has traditionally been offset by better job prospects in the US. Unfortunately, the last recession negated that advantage.
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Age: 25
Occupation: Senior technical field representative
Years w/ company: Worked with the company 2 years now
Salary: a little over $60,000 w/ full benefits & company car (fuel & insurance included)
Age: 25
Occupation: Senior technical field representative
Years w/ company: Worked with the company 2 years now
Salary: a little over $60,000 w/ full benefits & company car (fuel & insurance included)