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Title: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: nikkiolie on January 10, 2009, 08:50:33 pm: Sakuracon is coming up and kumoricon is less than a year away. I was just wondering how people were saving money for the cons and what they will be spending the money on.

The main way I am getting my money is through working as well as tax returns. I am also going to be taking cans in and saving the spare change I have.

I'm going to be getting a hotel room for both cons and I am already registered so the rest of the money will go to merchandise. ;D
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: oslapedo on January 10, 2009, 08:56:30 pm: I don't save up :D

I spend my my money on cosplay, registration, and hotel rooms so by the time that's all done with I just waste away any of my remaining money on random con stuff.
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Post by: nikkiolie on January 10, 2009, 09:00:16 pm: ok but how do you get the money for that?
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Post by: tofutakeout on January 10, 2009, 09:07:41 pm: I get allowance when I work around the house. and then I'm trying to get a job as a babysitter or something. :/ money is also given for my holidays and good grades. hope both of those go well. >_<

I plan on spending it on a room, doujins, manga, art, and any misc items I can't find anywhere.

I usually set a plan of what I can spend on cosplays and pre con stuff and then what I get to spend at con.
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: oslapedo on January 10, 2009, 09:11:04 pm: Quote from: nikkiolie on January 10, 2009, 09:00:16 pm
ok but how do you get the money for that?

OH! XD

Allowance on occasion, "stipends" from Upward Bound :3
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Post by: nikkiolie on January 10, 2009, 09:14:51 pm: I see. that is one way to do it ^_^
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: Trumby on January 10, 2009, 09:53:46 pm: Work, work, and some more work after that. I really only spend my money on a few things: electronics, costuming, cons, and PDXLAN. I make good money where I work so I can usually save up money fairly easily. I'm going to attempt to go to AX this year so I'll have to be saving a bit more than normal up to the summer.
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: nikkiolie on January 10, 2009, 09:54:52 pm: Well that is good to hear. I will try very very hard not to spend the money on other things. I have a very hard time with that >_<

What do you do Trumby?
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: Trumby on January 10, 2009, 10:04:20 pm: Quote from: nikkiolie on January 10, 2009, 09:54:52 pm
Well that is good to hear. I will try very very hard not to spend the money on other things. I have a very hard time with that >_<

What do you do Trumby?
! You are quick, haha.

I work at a place called Precision Castparts. We make parts for the howitzer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howitzer), a ton of different airplane engines, and other gas turbine engines. If you've ever flown Southwest your plane had a part that my company makes in it. What I do is hard to describe to people that have never done something like it, but I'm a grinder. We grind out the defects the other departments (like x-ray) find in the parts then blend the welds that are put into those areas.
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: KogaRyu on January 10, 2009, 10:11:23 pm: So far ive got my hotel and registration for SakuraCon done. I plan to continue working part time and pay for the majority of everything with my Tax Return.
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: nikkiolie on January 10, 2009, 10:20:18 pm: I think that my tax returns will cover most of it. But just in case I will have some. Plus it would be a good idea to start saving, maybe even opening a savings account ;D
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Post by: makichan on January 10, 2009, 10:25:39 pm: The way I save for cons is being frugal. xD
Unless if I'm spending on cosplay supplies.
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Post by: nikkiolie on January 10, 2009, 10:28:27 pm: I have spending issues so a savings account would really help me get control over it. I think if I put half of my pay check into savings by the time I get out of college I should have more than enough to pay for many cons till I get a good job XD
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: DancingTofu on January 11, 2009, 02:53:12 am: Well, by the end of this month, I'll have somewhere between $300 and $600 sitting in a savings account, depending on a lot of various factors. I'll hopefully be getting a job, internship, commission, contract, or SOME form of income this year as well. My classes are pretty much all paid for at this point, and I do chores for my home and board, so my income, besides what I'm spending on conventions, is going right into investing in better musical equipment, which will hopefully be paying for itself in a few years. :P

For Sakuracon, I'm going to hopefully be signing up for Gaming Staff and staying in a super-duper-cheap hotel I stayed in last year. I don't go anywhere other than gaming, so besides admission, hotel, and gas, all the money I'll be spending there is $10 on a Magic Booster Draft tournament.
Next up comes a project I have for MEW Con which will cost me about $350 after shipping expenses, which I'll be working on over the summer.
Then comes Kumoricon. I've already paid my staff dues, I'll just have to worry about getting there. I'll hopefully be staying with friends. If not, that'll be $60. Again, I won't be leaving the game room except to sleep and play piano, so I don't need any more money.
I'll hopefully be going to Orycon in the fall, which will cost me some money. Not sure at this point. Like every other con ever, I don't plan on spending money anywhere other than reg, room, and transportation.
Finally, MEW Con. Hopefully, the con will have the funds to pay for a Programming Suite and the con won't cost me anything other than those $350 I mentioned earlier. If I do wind up having to pay for the room myself, I can probably handle that. Besides that, the money I spend will depend on the money I have. If I have $2000 lying around, I'm buying 10 more 27" Flatscreen CRT's for Gaming. That's probably not going to happen though. :P
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: nikkiolie on January 11, 2009, 02:55:43 am: more flat screens would be nice in the gaming room. I'm sure they would really appreciate that ;D

It seems like you have a solid plan for your money
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: nikkiolie on January 11, 2009, 03:03:29 am: I always found it useful to save left over lunch money when I was trying to save up for something. Or starve myself a little to save like $5 per week or so.
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: oslapedo on January 11, 2009, 03:04:50 am: I always did that! I just mooched off my friends for food! Too bad my dad gives me checks now for lunch :D,
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: nikkiolie on January 11, 2009, 03:05:54 am: how do you use checks at school?
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: oslapedo on January 11, 2009, 03:07:25 am: We give them to the lunch lady and they deposit it into our account. Then we get our lunch by scanning our student body car ^w^
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: EveofAbyss on January 11, 2009, 03:11:26 am: Well I won't be going to Sakuracon and I don't have a job so really there is no way for me to save up, heh. I can put a little of my financial aide away for later, but by the time Kumoricon gets here I will have had to start paying it all back anyway, so...yeah...and I will have a wedding to save and plan for, which is no cheap thing, lol.

But hopefully I get this job I've got a call back for. I may work at Noodles & Co. soon! ^_^
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: nikkiolie on January 11, 2009, 03:12:02 am: Quote from: oslapedo on January 11, 2009, 03:07:25 am
We give them to the lunch lady and they deposit it into our account. Then we get our lunch by scanning our student body car ^w^
wow that is fancy. We had to use cash =/
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: oslapedo on January 11, 2009, 03:15:45 am: Quote from: EveofAbyss on January 11, 2009, 03:11:26 am
But hopefully I get this job I've got a call back for. I may work at Noodles & Co. soon! ^_^

Noodles & Co? What is that magical sounding place?

@ Dana, I meant *card ;)

Quote from: nikkiolie on January 11, 2009, 03:12:02 am
Quote from: oslapedo on January 11, 2009, 03:07:25 am
We give them to the lunch lady and they deposit it into our account. Then we get our lunch by scanning our student body car ^w^
wow that is fancy. We had to use cash =/

Pshaw, this be the 21st century yo.
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: EveofAbyss on January 11, 2009, 03:17:52 am: Quote from: oslapedo on January 11, 2009, 03:15:45 am
Quote from: EveofAbyss on January 11, 2009, 03:11:26 am
But hopefully I get this job I've got a call back for. I may work at Noodles & Co. soon! ^_^

Noodles & Co? What is that magical sounding place?

http://www.noodles.com/ (http://www.noodles.com/)
It's a restaurant specializing in noodles, of course!
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: nikkiolie on January 11, 2009, 03:19:19 am: at OSU we have a card that they use. It's really nice. They are thinking about making it a bank card too, which would be very useful
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: oslapedo on January 11, 2009, 03:29:40 am: OMG EVE THAT STUFF LOOKS SO GOOD. Where is it?
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: nikkiolie on January 11, 2009, 03:30:33 am: I like noodles. Is that the one at Bridgeport?
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: nikkiolie on January 11, 2009, 03:33:59 am: But I don't get to go to Clackamas often, only for meet-ups.
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: EveofAbyss on January 11, 2009, 04:02:01 am: The one I applied for a position at is out in Beaverton, near Uwajimaya and Fred Meyer.
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Post by: melchizedek on January 11, 2009, 07:09:51 am: Cool, I'll have to stop by and see how good the noodles you make are
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Post by: EveofAbyss on January 11, 2009, 08:19:38 am: Yup yup, of course I will only be washing dishes if I do get the job, but still, heh
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Post by: nikkiolie on January 11, 2009, 09:41:29 am: Quote from: EveofAbyss on January 11, 2009, 04:02:01 am
The one I applied for a position at is out in Beaverton, near Uwajimaya and Fred Meyer.
I see. I may have to visit you if you get the job, even if you are only washing dishes ;D
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: EveofAbyss on January 11, 2009, 12:44:19 pm: I've got an interview today, so we'll see. ^_^
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Post by: nikkiolie on January 11, 2009, 01:03:07 pm: I wish you the best of luck ^_^
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Post by: Cassiopeia on January 11, 2009, 01:12:54 pm: Hopefully people will buy buttons from me when I get my machine. :0
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Post by: nikkiolie on January 11, 2009, 01:53:47 pm: I would buy a button from you. What kind are you making?
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Post by: nikkiolie on January 11, 2009, 01:59:14 pm: O.O it would be great to have a button the size of your face with a picture of your face on it XD

I would so buy one
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: Cassiopeia on January 11, 2009, 02:01:06 pm: o___O Those would be huge. The biggest size I know of is 6". That could fit most of one face, depending on the size of the face... xD

I'm making 1.25" sized buttons.
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Post by: nikkiolie on January 11, 2009, 02:02:35 pm: are they going to have anything in particular on them?
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: Cassiopeia on January 11, 2009, 02:04:05 pm: No, I'll make anything that people request to the best of my abilities. I don't want to limit my market. :)

(Though at K-con if I get a table with my friends at the artists alley we'll have a set selection there.)
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: nikkiolie on January 11, 2009, 02:07:28 pm: it would be pretty cool to have some of those friends make a small artwork and make buttons out of that ;D
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Post by: makichan on January 11, 2009, 02:08:36 pm: did you decide on a price per. button? If you get a table I'll be sure to check it out ;P
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Post by: nikkiolie on January 11, 2009, 02:10:28 pm: I would check it out too. I may even buy buttons from you before hand to help you raise money ;D
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Post by: Cassiopeia on January 11, 2009, 02:19:56 pm: Quote from: nikkiolie on January 11, 2009, 02:07:28 pm
it would be pretty cool to have some of those friends make a small artwork and make buttons out of that ;D

That's the plan.

I still have to figure out the exact cost of materials per button but I think they're going to be $1. I feel like the most people would probably buy them at that price and it would be the easiest to handle.
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: nikkiolie on January 11, 2009, 02:22:23 pm: I would so buy one. If they are $1 I may buy lots ;D
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Post by: Cassiopeia on January 11, 2009, 02:41:36 pm: Hooray. :D
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Post by: Secret_Agent_V on January 17, 2009, 01:50:21 am: I actually have an entire separate savings account at my bank reserved for Kcon. I won't be able to go to Sakuracon (maybe next year...) so every paycheck I'm setting aside $15 for the con. By June I should have $300 saved, 100 of which will go to hotel, another 100 probably to my cosplay, and the rest of that to food for the room. After that though I'll still be saving for con stuff and art.
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Post by: nikkiolie on January 17, 2009, 09:13:49 am: that is a good way to do it. I will have to look into something like that :P
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Post by: tofutakeout on January 17, 2009, 09:33:59 am: 0_0 my dad just told me he'd give me money for con. like a lot. not like he's gonna give me 500 or something but something sort of close to it.

and I think I might've found some possibilities for a some jobs. I think I'll be able to handle everything I need too for each con. :3
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Post by: nikkiolie on January 17, 2009, 01:49:19 pm: that would be really nice $500 would easily cover all your expenses ;D
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Post by: nikkiolie on January 17, 2009, 09:00:23 pm: I think my parents would give me some money if I asked but it wouldn't be too much >_>;
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Post by: Mr Silmero on January 17, 2009, 09:11:56 pm: work and tax return mostly as I like to keep it simple.
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Post by: DancingTofu on January 18, 2009, 03:41:26 am: Quote from: nikkiolie on January 11, 2009, 02:55:43 am
more flat screens would be nice in the gaming room. I'm sure they would really appreciate that ;D

It seems like you have a solid plan for your money
Haha, yeah. Now all I need is an income and I'm set. :P
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Post by: dakiro on January 18, 2009, 03:30:03 pm: being that i don't work and am in job core they pay but its like $25 every 2 weeks...so yeah... between that and the money i put away before i left is all i have till i get out in a year then they pay you like $500... wich will most likely be going toward paying back my parents =\
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Post by: tofutakeout on January 18, 2009, 03:45:34 pm: yeah but 500 a little much to give. I'll be fine with like 200. :3
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Post by: nikkiolie on January 18, 2009, 06:44:36 pm: I took cans in today and got $23 for it ;D

Sadly I spent most of it getting the rest of the stuff I need for a costume....along with other things. I should be getting another paycheck next weekend so that is when I will add a little more to what I got ;D
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Post by: superjaz on January 18, 2009, 08:36:11 pm: still more worried about payin off wedding eep
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Post by: nikkiolie on January 18, 2009, 08:56:12 pm: Yeah I'm sure that will take up quite a bit of money >_>
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Post by: superjaz on January 19, 2009, 03:57:14 pm: Quote from: nikkiolie on January 18, 2009, 08:56:12 pm
Yeah I'm sure that will take up quite a bit of money >_>

yeah let me put it this way, we gots quite a bit in target gift cards, and you can buy stuff at the food court there with them, so chris and i might have to learn to like cherry icees and popcorn as real food
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Post by: Cassiopeia on January 19, 2009, 04:04:36 pm: 8D I'm gettin' that button press soon!!!
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Post by: nikkiolie on January 19, 2009, 04:09:00 pm: Quote from: superjaz on January 19, 2009, 03:57:14 pm
Quote from: nikkiolie on January 18, 2009, 08:56:12 pm
Yeah I'm sure that will take up quite a bit of money >_>

yeah let me put it this way, we gots quite a bit in target gift cards, and you can buy stuff at the food court there with them, so chris and i might have to learn to like cherry icees and popcorn as real food

sounds like fun. I love both of those XD
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Post by: princessmoon on January 19, 2009, 05:53:41 pm: Good credit comes in play--I use the "plastic" to save me. I have a few credit cards that don't have finance charges. When i get paid from my job, I will pay them plastics off! _mahaha... T_T
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Post by: DancingTofu on January 20, 2009, 12:55:54 am: Quote from: nikkiolie on January 18, 2009, 06:44:36 pm
I took cans in today and got $23 for it ;D

Sadly I spent most of it getting the rest of the stuff I need for a costume....along with other things. I should be getting another paycheck next weekend so that is when I will add a little more to what I got ;D
Cheater! Oregon Law says you aren't allowed to return more than 144 bottles in a day! :P
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Post by: nikkiolie on January 20, 2009, 07:10:19 am: >_> really? I never heard that one XD
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Post by: superjaz on January 20, 2009, 03:58:16 pm: it used to be in oregon that you could only return 144 cans or bottles at a time but around 2005 or 6 or somthing they removed it and let people return more then that

prob cuz if peeps had more then 144 they would just send them in with some one else (back when store clerks counted the cans) or cuz with the macines there is no real way to stop some one from returning more then 144
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Post by: nikkiolie on January 20, 2009, 04:46:29 pm: Yeah the machine I use at Fred Meyer's spits out a ticket at 144 and I had about three of those ;D
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Post by: DancingTofu on January 20, 2009, 08:54:26 pm: Hmm, all those signs must just be out of date or something. :P
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Post by: nikkiolie on January 20, 2009, 09:08:16 pm: I haven't seen any signs =/
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Post by: DancingTofu on January 20, 2009, 09:22:41 pm: Maybe you should spend more time investigating the bottle return area. :[
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Post by: nikkiolie on January 21, 2009, 08:07:50 am: no I'm good. I hate doing it as it is :P
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Post by: KogaRyu on January 21, 2009, 01:14:32 pm: Quote from: Cassiopeia on January 11, 2009, 02:04:05 pm
No, I'll make anything that people request to the best of my abilities. I don't want to limit my market. :)

(Though at K-con if I get a table with my friends at the artists alley we'll have a set selection there.)

Make world ends with you Buttons!!
Quote from: nikkiolie on January 18, 2009, 06:44:36 pm
I took cans in today and got $23 for it ;D

Hmmm... Maybe i should look into this...
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Post by: nikkiolie on January 21, 2009, 01:25:17 pm: its a good way to make fast money. I maybe worked for about 20 minutes ;D
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Post by: Prince Nori on January 21, 2009, 10:30:03 pm: I suck at finding a job. Think I might donate plasma and panhandle on the streets.

nah actually I have a ton of cans I need to take in XD
and lots of books to take to powells, I made around $68 last time I traded in my old manga! :D
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Post by: makichan on January 21, 2009, 10:38:22 pm: Quote from: Prince Nori on January 21, 2009, 10:30:03 pm
I suck at finding a job. Think I might donate plasma and panhandle on the streets.

nah actually I have a ton of cans I need to take in XD
and lots of books to take to powells, I made around $68 last time I traded in my old manga! :D
I've been meaning to trade in some of my manga at Powells... I always forget to do it. >.>
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Post by: nikkiolie on January 22, 2009, 07:16:24 am: I could do that too. I really don't read any of mine anymore and I have quite a bit of it x.x
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Post by: DancingTofu on January 22, 2009, 11:58:09 pm: I wish I owned things that were actually worth anything. D:

I just have a bunch of Musical Instruments that will only sell for 10% of their actual value. Or in the case of my Piano, 2% (I'd never sell it though). :[[
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Post by: nikkiolie on January 23, 2009, 09:13:32 am: I still need to sell my guitar >_>
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Post by: DancingTofu on January 24, 2009, 01:29:39 am: Quote from: nikkiolie on January 23, 2009, 09:13:32 am
I still need to sell my guitar >_>
I can probably get you a buyer in less than a week if you give me a model, make, condition, picture, and asking price. Bonus points if you let me play it so I can give potential buyers an honest appraisal.
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Post by: nikkiolie on January 24, 2009, 09:26:29 am: Its way out of tune right now....I'll have to look into a few things but it is a Ibanez GAX70 in dark red. I've had it for about four years, there is a strap, amp, soft case, cord for the amp, tuner and stand that I can sell with it.

As for the condition I don't have any pictures just yet but I can get some. There are a few scratched on it and when I do get some pictures I will be sure to get close ups on those. As for the asking price I'm not too sure yet.
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Post by: lightbeam911 on May 12, 2009, 06:54:28 pm: One word: Cat.
My grandparents "live" with us. But they're very active, and my grandfather used to be the CEO of YMCA, so they've got a bit of money XD They travel about 10 months out of the year, and for about 3/4 of that time, their cat is left with me.

I won't lie and say this isn't ridiculous. They give me 200$ for two months of babysitting A CAT XD
Its crazy and totally unrealistic, but I'm not complaining.

Thats how I "save up" XD

I spend it on my cosplay, merchandise, and artist alley.
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Post by: nikkiolie on May 15, 2009, 10:37:12 am: Alright I will get nine paychecks between now and kumoricon and if each one averages out to $100 then that is almost 1000, but I'm sure once summer hits I will be making a lot more than $100 every two weeks, probably more like $200 ;D
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Post by: StarryShay on May 15, 2009, 11:46:39 am: My only source of income is weekly allowance. T.T
I really need to find some way of earning money...
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Post by: nikkiolie on May 15, 2009, 12:02:42 pm: Get a job, that is always the easiest way :P
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Post by: StarryShay on May 15, 2009, 12:10:56 pm: Yeah, but I'm only Thirteen, so I don't think anyone would want to hire me. x3
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Post by: nikkiolie on May 15, 2009, 12:14:59 pm: Yeah that may be a problem. Ask to do more things around the house for a bigger allowance.
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Post by: Higuma on May 15, 2009, 12:42:52 pm: I am working at night at 24 Hour Fitness after I get some bills paid off the rest goes to K-con.
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Post by: GenkiIchigo on May 15, 2009, 01:55:10 pm: I didn't make very much last year, so I got an EIC check along with my tax return this year. I just stuck that extra check in my savings for con this time around. Last year they did the government stimulus check thing, so I paid for con with part of that. Usually I just keep 100$ aside from two or three checks before con though~
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Post by: DooFeRthePanda on May 15, 2009, 10:16:36 pm: temp jobs and bday. my bday is before kcon and i get 100 or more and i get over 1 grand from my temp job. yup yup
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Post by: nikkiolie on May 15, 2009, 10:22:31 pm: PAY CHECK THIS WEEKEND! Yay!
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Post by: JulianaRose on May 16, 2009, 08:13:30 am: I get paid on the fifth, unless the fifth is a saturday or sunday. Thankfully it will be a saturday in September, so I'll be getting paid just the day before (how convenient!!) And I'm just gonna' "blow" most of my paycheck. ;D So not really any saving up for me.

I did all my purchasing seperatly, so whenever I get paid I just spend it on what I need. I don't really save up. Workin' at the ol' DQ is getting this all paid for 8)
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: nikkiolie on May 16, 2009, 08:49:25 am: Yeah I didn't get paid a whole lot this time because I only worked 8 hrs x.x Next time though should be pretty good.
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: xxxchihiroxxx on May 18, 2009, 03:59:51 pm: i feel like ive posted in this before.....

uh i got four full piggy banks, ive been saving all year and i vowed not to count my money till summer so I can get an estimate of how much I want to have more.

but im feeling pretty confident, last time is aved money like that it was just over the summer, one piggy bank and that one piggy bank was 300 bucks. times that by four and then add in that i got my self a job at the ice cream parlor lined up for this summer along with extensive baby sitting since four little kids on my block are home from school for the summer. : ) Im looking at a nice little bundel.
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: iluvshijimi on May 18, 2009, 04:04:32 pm: I don't normally plan to buy things at the con, so I don't really worry about money-saving... My money either goes towards school or cosplaying.
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: xxxchihiroxxx on May 18, 2009, 04:07:29 pm: i do, its my only real chance to buy things ussualy. from things to props, prints, DVD sets (i buy in sets not just single DVD's, faster and cheaper that way, where I DVD shop doesnt ussualy have sets or anime for that matter) d=manga i just cant seem to find, ect.... that and my saved money also goes towards my cosplay, my hotel, my artist alley booth, and food expenses.
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: lightbeam911 on May 18, 2009, 04:16:29 pm: I just got 350 dollars for taking care of my grandmas cat for 2 months.

She has to much money than she knows what to do with.
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: nikkiolie on May 26, 2009, 09:19:43 am: My birthday is coming up so I should get quite a bit for that which will go towards my costumes ;D
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: iluvshijimi on May 26, 2009, 09:22:50 am: Lucky! I don't really get money on my birthday, so I have to work with what I've got >.<
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: nikkiolie on May 26, 2009, 09:25:04 am: Also my birthday is in 2 weeks so there is more than enough time for them to get my the money between now and the con XD
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: mitsuki on May 27, 2009, 11:50:46 am: I'm trying to get a part-time job, good thing I already have some money saved in my bank account.
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: nikkiolie on May 27, 2009, 12:21:57 pm: good luck with that. It was hard for me to find a job during the summer. It took me over a month to find one x.x
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: mitsuki on May 27, 2009, 12:29:54 pm: Yeah I live in a college town so right now a lot of jobs are starting to open up because all of the students are leaving for the summer.
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: nikkiolie on May 27, 2009, 12:36:38 pm: Yeah and those jobs fill up FAST! I live in a tow with two high schools and a community college.
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: Prince Nori on July 21, 2009, 05:47:12 pm: uhg, I'm afraid I wont be attending kcon this year because no monies ]=

Wasn't able to find a job this summer and I need money for steamcon in october.
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: ~boogiepop~ on July 21, 2009, 08:13:26 pm: How I save money for cons...
I've put a little less then half my paycheck every month into my savings account. I put half of my birthday money into there as well. I've been doing this since I was 12 (the birthday money anyways). I now have $6,000 dollars I can use for emergencies and trips. I take about $100 out for each con and it's refilled back up by the next month.
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: Namazzi on July 21, 2009, 08:32:34 pm: Right now, working for temp services. My first job was last week, but only lasted 1 and a half days thanks to me getting sick in my moms car at lunch time. LOL. Will be working at the lane county fair next month, and hopefully be doing more temp jobs in the meantime. :) Will give me what I need while there, ans then some. ;D
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: nikkiolie on July 21, 2009, 09:23:14 pm: I should have about 1,000 by the time the con gets here. I hope to have more than that :P
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: KogaRyu on July 21, 2009, 11:46:34 pm: Quote from: nikkiolie on July 21, 2009, 09:23:14 pm
I should have about 1,000 by the time the con gets here. I hope to have more than that :P

Wow, all for Kumoricon?
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: Man of the Public on July 21, 2009, 11:59:19 pm: Working for my mum, doing yard work.
But alot of it's going towards cosplay.
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: Classy Viking on July 22, 2009, 01:29:27 am: I work for Fred G. Meyer, He's a cool guy, he sells stuff and doesn't afraid of anything.

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Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: DancingTofu on July 22, 2009, 01:54:52 am: I'm going to be aiming to reduce my con expenses to $20. Livin' on a budget, yo! :P

$20 doesn't require saving up, fortunately, it just means 4 days not spent going to Ground Kontrol.
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: Jacob_Blackfeather on July 22, 2009, 07:31:05 am: I am going to have 250 dollars for con ^^
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: nyahaha on July 22, 2009, 08:37:15 am: I have no Idea if I can make enough in time. I have a job with my dad scraping the peeling awaypaint off the house, and my mom is paying me a little bit to make my brother lunches. But I don't know if I will get enough in time D:
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: EveofAbyss on July 22, 2009, 11:03:50 am: I have no job, but I have financial aide for college. I plan on saving as much of that as possible for Kumoricon.

And if I actually happen to get called back on one of the thousand job apps I've sent out, well then that would just be swell too.
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: nikkiolie on July 22, 2009, 02:17:53 pm: Quote from: KogaRyu on July 21, 2009, 11:46:34 pm
Quote from: nikkiolie on July 21, 2009, 09:23:14 pm
I should have about 1,000 by the time the con gets here. I hope to have more than that :P

Wow, all for Kumoricon?
No....mostly for school, I'll probably spend about 200 including my hotel bill :P
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: vampirek_yaoi on July 22, 2009, 09:01:02 pm: Well I work...and then decide how much money I feel like spending sometimes $500 other times more..depends on my mood.As I don't have to worry fro cosplay since I'm not really into it (never been really) I don't have to spend money on that..as for Hotel room it's really not that expensive so I can easily pay that. So in the end I never worry much for money when K-con comes around which is good.
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: DemonSpawn on July 24, 2009, 06:52:11 pm: I clean house everyday and get 10-20$ a week.
Also, My grandma is letting me house sit August 6-9th.
They have a cute yorkshire terrier. I'm supposed to babysit.
And I think I'm getting paid a bit.
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: PaperRoxas on July 24, 2009, 11:40:39 pm: I might be a bit late to this forum but, I have a job with direct deposit. So whenever I feel that I'm spending too much money, I have my mom hold on to my debit card.
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: DancingTofu on July 25, 2009, 02:07:31 am: Quote from: ~boogiepop~ on July 21, 2009, 08:13:26 pm
How I save money for cons...
I've put a little less then half my paycheck every month into my savings account. I put half of my birthday money into there as well. I've been doing this since I was 12 (the birthday money anyways). I now have $6,000 dollars I can use for emergencies and trips. I take about $100 out for each con and it's refilled back up by the next month.
I keep telling Steven to do this. He never does. :/

I'm totally a professional musician now (http://www.myspace.com/lordofwargodofrock) so that's how I'm saving up. :D (in truth, I'm going to be trying to aim to put at least 50% of my earnings towards next year's housing)
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: Kimiski on July 27, 2009, 03:58:31 am: You know... O.o
I just save money I find around, and for chirstmas and my birthday all I ask for is money for Kumoricon. Somehow I end up being able to afford it every year, may be the reason I havent bought any new manga in a couple years, lol.
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: nikkiolie on July 27, 2009, 08:22:54 am: I got another paycheck Saturday for about $400. I spent about 50 and the rest went into savings. I am not going to buy anymore things I don't need anything else till the next paycheck ;D
Title: Re: How are you saving up for the con?
Post by: DemonSpawn on July 27, 2009, 08:25:53 am: I get paid today, yaaay!