I sincerely enjoy getting a good deal. It's not like I buy crap either. Also, I know people who buy top end stuff and it fails almost as often. Think of the guys who could afford to buy 5 brand new 911s but choose to play mechanic on a 1980s 911 instead. It's not all about money - there's fun in doing things yourself and learning while at it.
Didn't say I paid 5K. Under 5K I don't spent time on bargaining. I just buy what I want to buy. Laptops, desktops, screens, software... For the heavy work I have a desktop as the power I have is not available in laptops. For the light work I use a laptop I7. My point is that on ET a lot of traders pretend to make a lot of money. But they are busy hours in trying to save 100$ when buying a PC. That does not make sense to me. It is like pretending to be able to by a Mercedes and finally end up buying a LADA, because the Mercedes is overkill and the LADA gives you more value for the money. And for just driving around the Lada is OK.
I am impressed by this proof of intelligence. You clearly see things of which I didn't even knew the existance. I will trade from my old commodore 64 again. It will improve my performance. Thanks for the hint! LOL.
Funny you mentioned Porsche 911...I was just eyeing one on eBay: 2005 Porsche 911, has alot of miles. but i don't necessarily mind. i'm a cheap/bargain-priced buyer http://www.ebay.com/itm/Porsche-911-997-Coupe-/262684106851 (sorry for hijacking this thread topic slightly; going off course)
Without looking at BlueBook, seems like a reasonable deal. Car looks to be in good shape considering its 145k (!) miles. But auto transmission... yuk!
That's not that impressive. I've been building my own PCs going all the way back to 1996. I've never actually had any component fail on me aside from one OCZ SSD which I was using on my Linux box (and given that it was made by OCZ, that should have happened).
I never said I make loads of money. But if I like to buy a car I pay cash, and if I want to buy 2 cars I also pay cash. So spending 5K because I like to have an overkill PC is not an issue for me. I don't manage a fund because I make money. If you make money you do it for yourself, it would be stupid to give these profits to someone else and only keep a small management fee and an incentive fee. And I hate disclosure documents, CFTC and NFA regulations, clients calling every hour to ask if I did not miss the last move... Been there, done that, so I know how it is in real life. Is it an obligation to manage a fund if you make money, or is managing a fund the only proof people make money? I know very rich people who work day and night. I also know very rich people who only party day and night. So completely different behavior although both groups are very rich. People can choose the life they want to live. Some want to have a lot of money and miss life, some want to have life and miss some millions. I opted for the second choice, and the older I get to more I see that it was and still is the best choice. Only poor people dream about millions or starting a fund as they don't know how it is to have some money on the bank.