[vision-master]

Do you:

Drive a newer car/ payments?
Have a cell phone?
Have big screen TV?
Have a DSL internet connection at home?
Have cable TV?

No wonder why you're broke!

[topcat]

You left out the:

Blackberry
iPod
Laptop
Gym membership

[EnergyHog]

Drive a newer car/ payments? 183k miles, no payments

Have a cell phone? Yes, waiting for contract to run out.

Have big screen TV? Hell no, last one was given to me. I will shoot it someday soon.

Have a DSL internet connection at home? Yes for business purposes.

Have cable TV? Yes but only because it's cheaper that way (damn cable company!)

[Cobra_Strike]

I recently found out that everything I own fits into 4 large(ish) boxes, a duffel, suitcase (rolling one) and a backpack.

I have savings (not like inflation is going to leave me with much....but its there)

I have a old beater, and its not like I really care about driving it either.

No cell phone, I do use calling cards from time to time...

yeah...I am un-american and I am proud of that.

I could buy a big screen later today if I wanted...and I have the sense not to.

[MattSavinar]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vision-master', 'D')o you:

Drive a newer car/ payments?

[TorrKing]

Are you under 30 Savinar, I'd never guessed.

Onto the list:
1. No car
2. I have a cell phone (old)
3. No big screen TV.
4. DSL, no. I have a much better connection than that (cheap though)
5. Cable tv, yes (free)

The reason why I am broke is not because of any of these things, but because I live on a small student loan.

[americandream]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Torjus', 'A')re you under 30 Savinar, I'd never guessed.

Onto the list:
1. No car
2. I have a cell phone (old)
3. No big screen TV.
4. DSL, no. I have a much better connection than that (cheap though)
5. Cable tv, yes (free)

The reason why I am broke is not because of any of these things, but because I live on a small student loan.

[frankthetank]

NO
YES
NO
YES
NO

Cellphone is cheap on someone elses plan. Cable internet is a deal i got for 15 a month. I'm a cheap ass mofo.... i don't mess with this extra stuff.

[Kingcoal]

I have it all and I'm not broke, but then, I'm not married.

[wxman]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vision-master', 'D')o you:

Drive a newer car/ payments?
Have a cell phone?
Have big screen TV?
Have a DSL internet connection at home?
Have cable TV?

No wonder why you're broke!

[JoeW]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vision-master', 'D')o you:

Drive a newer car/ payments?
Have a cell phone?
Have big screen TV?
Have a DSL internet connection at home?
Have cable TV?

No wonder why you're broke!

[mmasters]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vision-master', 'D')o you:

Drive a newer car/ payments?
Have a cell phone?
Have big screen TV?
Have a DSL internet connection at home?
Have cable TV?

No wonder why you're broke!

[SILENTTODD]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Cobra_Strike', 'I') recently found out that everything I own fits into 4 large(ish) boxes, a duffel, suitcase (rolling one) and a backpack.

[peaker_2005]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vision-master', 'D')o you:

Drive a newer car/ payments? Nope, never have, never will. Does the term "resident gunzel" explain to you my preferred mode of travel?
Have a cell phone? Yes. Though I'm a responsible user. I'm on a $30 plan and I have only gone over once (and that's because my brother decided to use the thing!!! ). Going to prepaid once the contract expires next month.
Have big screen TV? No. Fairly large (22" Widescreen) monitor, though. I have a TV, but it's a recent hand-me-down. What , I'm not going to complain if my aunt is going to chuck out a 1.5 year old 51cm TV and offers it to me. She upgraded to a big one.

TV is currently in my brother's room. I have a TV tuner in my computer, though courtesy of the crappy digital reception around here, I don't use it.
Have a DSL internet connection at home? ADSL. It's cheap and flogs dialup. I use the 'net enough that it's actually cheaper than dialup for our family.
Have cable TV? Nope. If they offered a subscription with only the educational channels, though, I'd consider it.

No wonder why you're broke!

[Syeer]

1 - I have a 1964 VW Beetle, so really no car payments per se, but it is over 40 years old which means constantly feeding it new parts, etc....

2 - Yeah, but the cellphone is really only for when #1 breaks down and only cost me $12/mo with my folks' cell plan


3 - 2 30 or so inch TVs, one is watched every night by my old folks, the other, mine, is only watched a couple hours a week


4 - Cable internet (connected to 3 networked computers), don't know what I'd do without the steady flow of knowledge


5 - Of course we have cable TV how else would my parents be able to lose themselves in American Idol and other craptacular TV programming?


I also pay $45/mo for 3 PC game subscriptions ($14.95/game), and have $22k in student loan debt, which, after all is said and done and interest has been added, will cost me $36k in the end

I also didn't get a degree, damn

So yeah, I'm mostly broke/owned by the student loan corps for the next 15-20 years

Hooray.

[Comp_Lex]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vision-master', 'D')o you:

Drive a newer car/ payments?
Have a cell phone?
Have big screen TV?
Have a DSL internet connection at home?
Have cable TV?

No wonder why you're broke!

[ColossalContrarian]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vision-master', 'D')o you:

Drive a newer car/ payments?
Have a cell phone?
Have big screen TV?
Have a DSL internet connection at home?
Have cable TV?

No wonder why you're broke!

[ColossalContrarian]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Sabibaby', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vision-master', 'D')o you:

Drive a newer car/ payments?
Have a cell phone?
Have big screen TV?
Have a DSL internet connection at home?
Have cable TV?

No wonder why you're broke!

[Fredrik]

Drive a newer car/ payments? No car yet (the public transport is pretty good where I live).

Have a cell phone? Sure.

Have big screen TV? No TV.

Have a DSL internet connection at home? Yes.

Have cable TV? Still no TV...

Compared to most of my generation (I was born in 1979), I live pretty modestly. But it also has to do with the fact that I've just started my career, which probably won't last very long as PO seriously sets in.

[Uninspired123]

How do so many people not even have a TV here, i mean even a cheap TV won't run you more than a 100 dollars. I got my last TV for 150 bucks. Cell phone won't break the bank either. Although now I truly understand why there are a lot of 'doomers' on this site. You aren't the average American by a lot! Seems like lots of people here with no TVs and cars can sit back and laugh at the average American when the time comes. Hence, a wish and a hope for total collapse. Just an observation.