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darwinist · Jan 23, 2004, 04:45 pm

</span><blockquote><span class="smallfont">Quote:</span><hr size="1" />Originally Posted by
Heres some stuff you consider in your "life of poverty":

-Live with friends in an apartment. Or housesit (looking after peoples houses while they're on vacation). I live with friends during college days, and lived in a huge mansion during holidays (all I do is clean their car, prevent robberies, garden, walk the dog).

-Make your own food. Bread is cheap, buy bulk from your local discount store with friends to save. Water is cheap. You don't need anything else. Learn to live in poverty until you make enough money. Butter is for the rich. Become a vegetarian.

-Haggle for EVERYTHING. Department stores usually give clerks 15% discount power. I've gotten discounts off food before, simply by politely asking for it (and suggesting the clerk could lose his job if his manager finds out he insulted a customer).

-Theres certain times when your food stores give out cheap food. They're usually close to expiry, but if you live in the West, expiry dates usually mean nothing.

-Buy everything from eBay. Software, books, mobile phones. Finished with your old games/phones? Sell them on ebay. I've brought 4 mobile phones this year for only $30 (since I resold used phones).

-When you pass a factory, ask if they have any stuff they're throwing away. Dig in peoples garbage - I've seen $1000 computer sets thrown out. Even if you don't need the set of 100 non-working cameras, people on ebay WILL buy it. If your European Imperial Bloodline prevents you from doing this, rip up your portrait of your noble ancestor and do it.

-If you're desperate, learn to gamble. Cheating at cards is easy if you have 10 fingers and 1 brain. Its difficult for the police to check, and you can usually do a quick game or two at local festivals without being noticed. Its not illegal (unless a policeman sees you).<hr size="1" /></blockquote><span class='postcolor'>

Thanks on the poverty and crime tips. I think. :~)

But you didn't answer the questions i posted for you. Are you now trying to dodge the questions?

Jan 23, 2004, 04:45 pm	#8 (permalink) (top)
darwinist Igneous Magma Location: Netherlands Posts: 200	</span><blockquote><span class="smallfont">Quote:</span><hr size="1" />Originally Posted by Heres some stuff you consider in your "life of poverty": -Live with friends in an apartment. Or housesit (looking after peoples houses while they're on vacation). I live with friends during college days, and lived in a huge mansion during holidays (all I do is clean their car, prevent robberies, garden, walk the dog). -Make your own food. Bread is cheap, buy bulk from your local discount store with friends to save. Water is cheap. You don't need anything else. Learn to live in poverty until you make enough money. Butter is for the rich. Become a vegetarian. -Haggle for EVERYTHING. Department stores usually give clerks 15% discount power. I've gotten discounts off food before, simply by politely asking for it (and suggesting the clerk could lose his job if his manager finds out he insulted a customer). -Theres certain times when your food stores give out cheap food. They're usually close to expiry, but if you live in the West, expiry dates usually mean nothing. -Buy everything from eBay. Software, books, mobile phones. Finished with your old games/phones? Sell them on ebay. I've brought 4 mobile phones this year for only $30 (since I resold used phones). -When you pass a factory, ask if they have any stuff they're throwing away. Dig in peoples garbage - I've seen $1000 computer sets thrown out. Even if you don't need the set of 100 non-working cameras, people on ebay WILL buy it. If your European Imperial Bloodline prevents you from doing this, rip up your portrait of your noble ancestor and do it. -If you're desperate, learn to gamble. Cheating at cards is easy if you have 10 fingers and 1 brain. Its difficult for the police to check, and you can usually do a quick game or two at local festivals without being noticed. Its not illegal (unless a policeman sees you).<hr size="1" /></blockquote><span class='postcolor'> Thanks on the poverty and crime tips. I think. :~) But you didn't answer the questions i posted for you. Are you now trying to dodge the questions? What goes 'up', must come 'down', unless it goes around and round.