Things that are a waste of money

James wrote:
You flush the shit down the toilet before putting them in the washing machine, dummy!

Yada wrote:

James wrote:
Disposable diapers.Cloth diapers server the same purpose and cost much less in the long run.

Also, baby formula. Mother's milk is free, and healthier.

Nothing like shit filled diapers running through your washing machine!

Still lots of pooh particles stuck in there. It's on the shirt you're wearing right now.

not nearly as bad as what was in that meat you are for dinner tonight!

plus my daughter is nearly six now and was potty trained at two….so the poo specks are long gone.

Yada wrote:

James wrote:
You flush the shit down the toilet before putting them in the washing machine, dummy!

Yada wrote:

James wrote:
Disposable diapers.Cloth diapers server the same purpose and cost much less in the long run.

Also, baby formula. Mother's milk is free, and healthier.

Nothing like shit filled diapers running through your washing machine!

Still lots of pooh particles stuck in there. It's on the shirt you're wearing right now.

Guns.

Yo La Tengo played "Ohm" twice on their last tour. Once acoustic in set I and once acoustic in set II.

Did we already say concert tickets, beyond the occasional show? When concerts become a way of life more than an occasional entertainment diversion…

Totally on topic, this article is a good one.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/meet-mr-money-mustache-the-man-who-retired-at-30/2013/04/26/71e3e6a8-acf3-11e2-a8b9-2a63d75b5459_story.html?tid=pm_business_pop

James wrote:
Did we already say concert tickets, beyond the occasional show? When concerts become a way of life more than an occasional entertainment diversion…

Totally on topic, this article is a good one.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/meet-mr-money-mustache-the-man-who-retired-at-30/2013/04/26/71e3e6a8-acf3-11e2-a8b9-2a63d75b5459_story.html?tid=pm_business_pop

You're so rock'n'roll dude…

James wrote:
Disposable diapers.Cloth diapers server the same purpose and cost much less in the long run.

also better for the baby's butt!

azaghal1981 wrote:
Guns.

Yo La Tengo played "Ohm" twice on their last tour. Once acoustic in set I and once acoustic in set II.

Yo La Tengo is the worst. 

atomicfront wrote:

azaghal1981 wrote:
Guns.

Yo La Tengo played "Ohm" twice on their last tour. Once acoustic in set I and once acoustic in set II.

Yo La Tengo is the worst. 

Worse than Limp Bizkit? Dave Matthews? Justin Bieber? I think you can safely avoid Yo La Tengo for the rest of your life if you opt to. There's a lot of other stuff I cannot stand that I'll never escape unless I decide to never leave my home ever again.

bearman wrote:

atomicfront wrote:

azaghal1981 wrote:
Guns.

Yo La Tengo played "Ohm" twice on their last tour. Once acoustic in set I and once acoustic in set II.

Yo La Tengo is the worst. 

Worse than Limp Bizkit? Dave Matthews? Justin Bieber? I think you can safely avoid Yo La Tengo for the rest of your life if you opt to. There's a lot of other stuff I cannot stand that I'll never escape unless I decide to never leave my home ever again.

Yes they are a lot worse than those bands. 

godsshoeshine wrote:

James wrote:
Disposable diapers.Cloth diapers server the same purpose and cost much less in the long run.

also better for the baby's butt!

Hippies.

James wrote:
One from my wife:

strippers

Easy for her to say - she can get just about any chick she wants.

a lot of these suggestions are stupid…. less concerts? if you enjoy them, why?? who is to say what life is for?


but one i think makes sense: don't buy a book when it just comes out..wait a year or two and you can have it for a few bucks on amazon…

hutch wrote:
a lot of these suggestions are stupid…. less concerts? if you enjoy them, why?? who is to say what life is for?


but one i think makes sense: don't buy a book when it just comes out..wait a year or two and you can have it for a few bucks on amazon…

Even more true for video games.  Who pays 60 bucks for a video game?

hutch wrote:
but one i think makes sense: don't buy a book when it just comes out..wait a year or two and you can have it for a few bucks on amazon…

Depends. Non-fiction is often of a timely manner, especially when about tech. And many fans of fiction want to be the first to read the latest from whomever, just like us music lovers.

beetsnotbeats wrote:

hutch wrote:
but one i think makes sense: don't buy a book when it just comes out..wait a year or two and you can have it for a few bucks on amazon…

Depends. Non-fiction is often of a timely manner, especially when about tech. And many fans of fiction want to be the first to read the latest from whomever, just like us music lovers.

There is this thing called the Library. 

beetsnotbeats wrote:

hutch wrote:
but one i think makes sense: don't buy a book when it just comes out..wait a year or two and you can have it for a few bucks on amazon…

Depends. Non-fiction is often of a timely manner, especially when about tech. And many fans of fiction want to be the first to read the latest from whomever, just like us music lovers.

90% +of books… do you really need to read that george washington bio the day it comes out and pay $20 when you can have it for $5 or so a few months later… or the Smiths bio

I've never understood the pack mentality of  I have to read this at the same time as everyone else… I'm going to read Rushdie's memoir but I can wait a few months….

atomicfront wrote:

hutch wrote:
a lot of these suggestions are stupid…. less concerts? if you enjoy them, why?? who is to say what life is for?


but one i think makes sense: don't buy a book when it just comes out..wait a year or two and you can have it for a few bucks on amazon…

Even more true for video games.  Who pays 60 bucks for a video game?

easy . . . the parents of the kids who play them.  true gamers never pay retail for games.  why would you?

hutch wrote:

beetsnotbeats wrote:

hutch wrote:
but one i think makes sense: don't buy a book when it just comes out..wait a year or two and you can have it for a few bucks on amazon…

Depends. Non-fiction is often of a timely manner, especially when about tech. And many fans of fiction want to be the first to read the latest from whomever, just like us music lovers.

90% +of books… do you really need to read that george washington bio the day it comes out and pay $20 when you can have it for $5 or so a few months later… or the Smiths bio

I've never understood the pack mentality of  I have to read this at the same time as everyone else… I'm going to read Rushdie's memoir but I can wait a few months….

why should we pay you for what you do for a living.  just do the job today, and your boss can wait an extra month or so to pay you half what he should because he can find somebody else to do what you did two months ago for fifty percent the cost now.  and fuck you too. 

atomicfront wrote:

beetsnotbeats wrote:

hutch wrote:
but one i think makes sense: don't buy a book when it just comes out..wait a year or two and you can have it for a few bucks on amazon…

Depends. Non-fiction is often of a timely manner, especially when about tech. And many fans of fiction want to be the first to read the latest from whomever, just like us music lovers.

There is this thing called the Library. 

Yup. Been working in one for over ten years. But being a research library, we have very little contemporary fiction. Always lots of new non-fiction, of course.

Public libraries are generally terrible for recent non-fiction. Nowadays, many are measured for their worth by circulation stats instead of the value and breadth of their collections. So the collections librarians bring in lots of copies of  contemporary fiction that the mainstream public check out in droves. This keeps the circulation stats up and the know-nothing bean counters happy.

I don't  buy books from amazon because I like to keep local jobs.  It is nice to go to a bookstore and browse. If I can't find it locally then I go to amazon.