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iMac saving strategy
robotbebop
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I'm really really wanting an iMac. PCs have become too much of a money pit for me, and PC gaming just isn't what I do anymore. My mom has an Intel iMac and I fucking love it. I've been interested in Macs for a while since the later revisions of Mac OS X but I've stayed away because at the time I did gaming and more things that required Windows.
But lately I only turn my PC on to stream my iTunes library to my mom's iMac.
My PC is already dated (barely a year old, grr), if I were a gamer I'd be saving up to buy a new video card and an extra gig of RAM. I'd rather spend that money and a bit extra and buy a shiny new Intel Core 2 Duo iMac.
I also have an employee purchase program from the company I work at (which essentially saves you GST). The model I'm looking at is the 17" model with 1gb of RAM and the ATI Radeon x1600; which comes to $1,451 CAD after tax.
Using any kind of credit is not an option. For some reason, people with terrible credit can get credit cards and financing -- yet if you have just one outstanding payment on your student loan your name is mud.
I'm looking at being able to buy one in the next few months. I did figure out that if I can put away ~$370/month I can afford an iMac in four months. Maybe even less if Apple does a hardware refresh in that time and drops the price a bit; but that's wishful thinking on my part
I net about $730 each pay period. My rent is $300, I also pay $115 for student loans and an arbitrary sum between $50-$100 for my cell phone. That leaves me with one check that is mostly disposable. My overhead each pay period appears to be $150 for personal spending, including material purchases like DVDs or video games.
I'm pretty sure I'm stuck with squirreling away money each month; but if there are any other suggestions I'd be glad to hear them.
But lately I only turn my PC on to stream my iTunes library to my mom's iMac.
My PC is already dated (barely a year old, grr), if I were a gamer I'd be saving up to buy a new video card and an extra gig of RAM. I'd rather spend that money and a bit extra and buy a shiny new Intel Core 2 Duo iMac.
I also have an employee purchase program from the company I work at (which essentially saves you GST). The model I'm looking at is the 17" model with 1gb of RAM and the ATI Radeon x1600; which comes to $1,451 CAD after tax.
Using any kind of credit is not an option. For some reason, people with terrible credit can get credit cards and financing -- yet if you have just one outstanding payment on your student loan your name is mud.
I'm looking at being able to buy one in the next few months. I did figure out that if I can put away ~$370/month I can afford an iMac in four months. Maybe even less if Apple does a hardware refresh in that time and drops the price a bit; but that's wishful thinking on my part
I net about $730 each pay period. My rent is $300, I also pay $115 for student loans and an arbitrary sum between $50-$100 for my cell phone. That leaves me with one check that is mostly disposable. My overhead each pay period appears to be $150 for personal spending, including material purchases like DVDs or video games.
I'm pretty sure I'm stuck with squirreling away money each month; but if there are any other suggestions I'd be glad to hear them.
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