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Lady_Satine
Title: Head of Lexian R&D
Joined: Oct 15 2005
Location: Metro area, Georgia
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Given that I've had a bit of an upheaval at work (long story short: I've got a brand new boss taking over), it got me thinking about what I spent my first paycheck on.
I remember going to Babbage's and buying a copy of Neverwinter Nights. This was before any of the expansions had come out, I think it had only been out for maybe a month if that. Good times. Though I have to confess I didn't get any further than Act 3's beginning (I'd done every quest I could as an elven rogue/ranger so I was already 20th level).
So, what did you guys get with your first paychecks?
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Syd Lexia
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Title: Pop Culture Junkie
Joined: Jul 30 2005
Location: Wakefield, MA
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My first paycheck went to my mom, to pay for the graphing calculator she had to replace when I accidentally left my bookbag on the bandhall over February vacation and the retarded janitors threw it out.
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Rydog
Title: Dragon Slayer
Joined: Aug 11 2009
Location: Massachusetts
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Ice2SeeYou
Title: Sexual Tyrannosaurus
Joined: Sep 28 2008
Location: South of Heaven
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That would have been back in 1996, so I imagine I probably spent it on Genesis or SNES games at Funcoland.
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username
Title: owner of a lonely heart
Joined: Jul 06 2007
Location: phoenix, az usa
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cant really recall. probably helped w/bills. probably bought some shoes. i know my 3rd or 4th paycheck went towards a PS2 w/$100 worth of movie/video game rentals @ hollywood video.
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GPFontaine
Joined: Dec 06 2007
Location: Connecticut
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I worked a shift late in the week so my first paycheck was for 3 hours at $4.10/hr. After taxes I think I walked away with about $8 bucks. I don't think I was able to do anything with it until I got a few more checks.
I saved most and spent a little here or there on basic things like food. It wasn't until I was 18 when I decided to buy jewelry for my girlfriend, a $25 silver locket. Turned out to be the best investment ever. I married her and have been with her now for over 10 years.
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username
Title: owner of a lonely heart
Joined: Jul 06 2007
Location: phoenix, az usa
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| GPFontaine wrote: |
I worked a shift late in the week so my first paycheck was for 3 hours at $4.10/hr. After taxes I think I walked away with about $8 bucks. I don't think I was able to do anything with it until I got a few more checks.
I saved most and spent a little here or there on basic things like food. It wasn't until I was 18 when I decided to buy jewelry for my girlfriend, a $25 silver locket. Turned out to be the best investment ever. I married her and have been with her now for over 10 years. |
my first paycheck from working after school helping the janitor bought me some shoes i think.
well, w/this in mind, my first huge paycheck bought me and my sister some much needed braces.
i was part of this program for under-privileged kids called the SER program. basically, its summer school, you get high school credit + they pay you an hourly wage for the whole time you are there (about a month or so) and at the end of the school session, you get paid a real huge check.
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Ross Rifle
Title: Rock N Roll God
Joined: Oct 29 2006
Location: Chilliwack, BC
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Mine probably went to my mom, the whole $15 worth.
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AtmanRyu
Title: The Wandering Dragon
Joined: Jun 25 2009
Location: Atlanta, GA
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Rydog
Title: Dragon Slayer
Joined: Aug 11 2009
Location: Massachusetts
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I probably didn't spend it right away. I remember being in awe at having like $63 and being able to do anything I wanted with it.
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Thorton02
Joined: Mar 13 2009
Location: Arlington
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Magic the Gathering booster packs most likely. Stupid Fallen Empires.
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Slayer1
Title: ,,!,, for you know who
Joined: Sep 23 2008
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Rugby 06 and MGS:Portable Ops Plus
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Optimist With Doubts
Title: Titlating
Joined: Dec 17 2007
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My first pay check was minuscule i saved up and then payed for classes ...along with loans.
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Valdronius
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Title: SydLexia COO
Joined: Aug 22 2005
Location: The Great White North
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My first real pay either went to M:tG or college savings.
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SoldierHawk
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Good question. My first unofficial paycheck was from tutoring at my high school...I'm sure that just went to food or something like that. My first real paycheck from Target came a few years later, and I have no idea what I spent it on. Gas, I'm assuming, and saving up for my truck. Prices were pretty nasty in SoCal even back then.
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Dr. Jeebus
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Title: SLF Harbinger of Death
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Dii Infer
Title: Boobie Engineer
Joined: Jun 01 2007
Location: Texas
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My bank account. I was getting ready for college at the time when I got my first paycheck.
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Zizzaria
Joined: Jun 30 2009
Location: Left
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I'm pretty sure that i bought a fuckload of candy.
Should've bought condoms.
Fucking whore.
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LowEndLem
Title: Not Gay
Joined: Mar 19 2009
Location: Illinois
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Gas.
To get to work.
To buy more gas.
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Blackout
Title: Captain Oblivious
Joined: Sep 01 2007
Location: That Rainy State
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Gas.
To get to work.
To buy more gas. |
This.
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Ghandi
Title: Alexz Aficionado
Joined: May 21 2008
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| Thorton02 wrote: |
| Magic the Gathering booster packs most likely. Stupid Fallen Empires. |
Likely for me too, or a different playing card game, like WWE Raw Deal.
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IceWarm
Joined: Dec 22 2008
Location: Breckenridge, Colorado
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I helped a friend out working a few days at a mini-golf course. I got paid around $200 for the "work" we did. All we had to do was take money, give people their clubs/balls, and lock up the little office area. We ended up playing mini-golf most of the time anyway.
Anyway I remember buying a few things with the money. Some CDs, some Magic The Gathering Fallen Empires packs and other various stuff. I bought the 1994 Offspring album Smash with some of the money.
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FNJ
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I used my first paycheck to further the science of cryogenics.
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Neutral-Bob
Title: Zarkin Frood
Joined: Aug 17 2006
Location: Casa Del Guapo
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I got my first check back when I was sixteen and bought a silver DS and a copy or Animal Crossing: Wild World.
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Burt Reynolds
Title: Bentley Bear
Joined: Apr 07 2008
Location: California
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probably a couple cd's food and maybe a ps1 game... i basically saved my first several checks to buy a spiffy new Dell with the brand new p3 processer 128mb ram and a 16 motherfucking megabyte diamond viper video card all for the reasonable price of like $2100
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