Chef Jim Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 So not only is reading comprehension out the window, but so is your "only have what you need and save the rest" thing. Where did I say ONLY have what you need. My point was that people confuse what they need versus what they want. When it comes time to retire they realize they really didn't need that stuff, what they needed was to save more. When you, as you say, have all those toys on an average salary I'm pretty sure you're not going to have enough to maintain the lifestyle you have today when it comes time to retire. But I do commend you for at least trying.
stuckincincy Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 Hell ya! Hose that baby off, stick it under the dryer... Be good as new! FWIW, last year my wife accidentally knocked my no-frills pre-pay Nokia into the cat's water bowl. I called the local T-mobile store, and the clerk suggested propping it up in front of a fan to dry it out - he said sometimes you get lucky. It worked.
erynthered Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 My 6 year old has asked me for a cell phone. PASS!!
stuckincincy Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 My 6 year old has asked me for a cell phone. PASS!! Here's your chance to be the hero! Fisher-Price to the rescue... http://www.fisher-price.com/fp.aspx?st=248...t&pid=38819
erynthered Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 Here's your chance to be the hero! Fisher-Price to the rescue... http://www.fisher-price.com/fp.aspx?st=248...t&pid=38819 Thats how it started.
stuckincincy Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 Thats how it started. Forgive me...a thousand pardons...I am properly chastised...
VABills Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 My 6 year old has asked me for a cell phone. PASS!! Afraid she'll know how to use it better than you? Of course that goes without saying. BTW, you're such a mean dad.
Chef Jim Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 Afraid she'll know how to use it better than you? Of course that goes without saying. BTW, you're such a mean dad. I know, he called me last night and ordered pizza.
ExiledInIllinois Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 FWIW, last year my wife accidentally knocked my no-frills pre-pay Nokia into the cat's water bowl. I called the local T-mobile store, and the clerk suggested propping it up in front of a fan to dry it out - he said sometimes you get lucky. It worked. My brother dropped his in a cup of tea (don't ask)... A Nokia... It worked, and it was "pleasantly" "tea stained." Beat that all you style freaks out there!
VABills Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 My brother dropped his in a cup of tea (don't ask)... A Nokia... It worked, and it was "pleasantly" "tea stained." Beat that all you style freaks out there! One time at band camp........
ExiledInIllinois Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 One time at band camp........ Finished it for you VA: ........You tried to make it with your trombone, but a younger VA was still too short.
Just Jack Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 Here's your chance to be the hero! Fisher-Price to the rescue... http://www.fisher-price.com/fp.aspx?st=248...t&pid=38819 From the description.... And they can use their cell phone to call neighborhood helpers like a police officer, firefighter, and pizza maker.
LabattBlue Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 My daughter who just turned 14 has a Nokia flip phone(pretty generic phone w/camera). It is a prepaid phone and I told her I will put $25 on the phone every 6-8 weeks. She has it primarily to call us and minimal use with her friends. She was just complaining that all her friends have the latest and greatest phones from blackberrys to sidekicks to razors to iphones. I told her that as soon as she gets a job she is more than welcome to get one for herself. I'm amazed how much parents bend when it comes to their kids.
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