Feeling better today..and a question
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| Tue, 06-06-2006 - 9:24am |
First, thanks so much for the welcome yesterday, it means alot that I can talk to someone about all of this mess. Today I recieved a bit of good news. We all have to say a prayer but at dh's work they might be giving him a raise. His base pay will go up $.50 an hour which is nothing But he would be moved to flat rate. SO if he works 40 hours a week he will get paid for 40*10.50=$420 nad for every hour he turns in (meaning he isnt there twidling his thumbs) he will get $3 an hour. So If he turns in a full 40 hour week he will make 40*3=120 for a total of $540 for the week. Right now he brings grosses $400 a week. Even at his best paying job he made $480 a week so this would be better than he has ever broght home...actually when he was supposed to be making $480 he was laid off most of the time so we hardly ever saw it...lol.This time there is ALOT of room for advancement. He is starting at the bottom and working his way up, they really seem to like him and are willing to give him a chance. They also might be letting him work overtime> Usually they do not hand out raises till 6 months and he has been there almost 3.
I am really happy. I hope it goes thru, I need some good news.
as for my question, Does anyone know where we can get a computer and pay for it out of a checking account. We have horrible credit and right now we pay $50 a week for a computer from rent a center. I HATE rac. HATE HATE HATE. We don't have a lump 1k to buy a cumputer, and we can't get approved for a credit card. SO any ideas??
Cheers
Courtney

Congrats on the good
first of all, you shouldn't need 1000 to buy a computer. You should be able to get one for 3-400. I don't think you can get a place to do EFT for a computer. And I am sure you need one for your business. But check out www.dell.com and you will see that you can get a desktop much cheaper than that. maybe you could save for it? Or if you can live without the RAC one save the $$ from that?
Sorry I am not much help and I know how it is with computers....we own 3 and DH has a laptop from work...we couldn't live without them.
We even email each other from different parts of the house;-)
I agree with 2locachicas! You definitely don't need to spend more than a few hundred dollars on a computer! Do you have anything like Computer Warehouse where you live? My dh buys computers there for about $200 for his clients all the time!! They often have rebates, too.
Do a little checking around ... you should be able to stay well under $1k! :-)
Amy
First of all, I'm holding your dh in the light--here's hoping for the raise! I'm sure that will really help you.
As for the computer, someone has already pointed out that you don't need $1000 for a really high-quality set-up. I just wanted to add that you can get one- and two-year-old computers for even less than that--for practically nothing, actually--on the used market. Many people upgrade their computers every year or two, and dump their used models on the market for a fraction of what they paid. And a one- or two-year-old computer can be a really good product.
Mine, for instance, was $1000 new (silly me), but I bought it five years ago. So it's now five years old, and it works great. It's got plenty of power, plenty of storage, plenty of capability. We've upgraded a few things--the disc drive, for instance, and replaced the monitor with a cheap used one--but nothing expensive, and, remember, that's over five years--and you would be looking at only a one- or two-year-old model. Anyway, my five-year-old computer would bring almost nothing on the used market, if I could even sell it at all. I see more-recent models at yard sales for $30. And yet it's quite functional, even for my business purposes (mind you, I don't do a lot of graphics or video editing, which would need a higher-level model to do a lot of--but you can find those on the used market too--and I can edit photos and burn DVDs and watch online videos, etc.--I just can't do professional-level graphic design and/or video editing).
Anyway, definitely get out of that RAC if you can! Maybe go a month or two using the computers at the library while you take the money you're saving by not renting and put it toward a $250 used computer (or a $100 used computer, or whatever you determine you need).
Good luck!
Heather
Courtney, start asking around about the computer!
Good luck and hope your husband gets that raise.
Pam
Proud sister of a Marine:
I agree with PPers . . . definitely check around and try to find something used. Free is the best of course!!!
If all else fails and you can hold on this long, computers go on DEEP sales between Thanksgiving and Christmas. DH bought my laptop last year for right at $400 and it has alot of really nice features. I run a home business and it's been more than adequate for my needs. And I absolutely LOVE having a laptop . . . I can even take it with me to my shows and run a slideshow during the show as well as doing my invoicing. : )
Good luck to you! Get creative, think outside the box . . . things will be OK!
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