by Blastoise » Wed Mar 30, 2016 3:26 pm
I've been using a several year old HP Pavilion (bought junior year of high school, now a junior in college) and it's at the point where it's almost nonfunctional. I've been holding out but I really can't do homework anymore with it.
So I figured out that with my current job, and taking into consideration paying rent and groceries each month, with absolutely no extras or even gas for transportation (essentially having a constant balance of $0)...it would take me 5.5 months to afford a refurbished, three year old MacBook Pro. That's being (very) generous. I'll have a different job for the summer but I'm not considering that until I actually know what I'm doing.
I legitimately cannot afford a new computer for school. If anyone has any advice or is even trying to sell their old laptop, let me know.
Expect a lot of clothes for sale soon.
Sorry for the negativity, it's just a heavy thing to think about when I have two years of school left.