When I was like 19 or something, I went into a restaurant, got seated, asked to see a dessert menu. I ordered dessert. Then I asked for an appetizer menu. And I ordered an appetizer. Then I paid, and left.
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You didn't even stay to eat them??
It's not about dining, it's about sending a message
When I was a kid, I was really into driving games, started off with Mario Kart and Stunt Race FX on the SNES, later moved onto F1 World Grand Prix on the N64, for which I had one of these bad boys.
You put your legs either side of the wheel to hold it in place. It wasn't very good at all if I'm being honest. Even at the time, 9 year old me thought it wasn't great.
So during covid, I saw that V3 pictured above being sold on facebook marketplace for 20chf (swissbux), and thought I could do better. Started off with a Logitech G29 and ended up with this:
Yes, cable management is not great, but I'm in a relatively small apartment, so gotta wedge it in a corner, but it's my corner, the Corner of Speed
I also loved racing games as a kid and my first purchase after I moved out was a g29 lmao.
I'd love to have a simrig and could probably afford one nowadays, but space is really big issue when living in an apartment. I don't really have a free corner to put it in like you.
2 tv's side-by-side with 2 consoles for local multi-player. Dream achieved with a bonus wife to play with.
You got a bonus wife? Is your main wife ok with that? Also how do unlock that achievement?
You need to complete the polygamy side quest.
Or just start as the mormon class
I always loved construction equipment as a kid. I had a full set of die-cast Cat construction machines and would play with them in a sandbox my dad built.
Three months ago I bought a Kubota U27-4 mini-excavator. Needless to say, my inner 8 year old is thrilled.
A pinball machine
Fucking awesome! What table?
25 year old back to the future machine π€
I know the one. I am definitely envious but super happy for you. That's a good table.
π disposable income! ππ
A real video game set up. I have 17 consoles in the house and over 450 games.
I even have the old CRT TV with an AV switcher hooked up so I can switch between consoles quickly without having to mess with any wires.
A Honda S2000. I saw the first one in 1999-2000 before college, and I thought, hell yea I want that. So in 2008 I bought a brand new one that I still have.
I sold a bunch of 70βs and 80βs tabletop roleplaying stuff when I went to college. A few years ago, I reacquired many of those titles at collectorβs prices. Not my most brilliant financial move.
A fucking sword.
That's sounds rather unhygienic.
It's just different word for "dildo"
I don't think there are any desires I carried over from childhood that I finally fulfilled later. Most things I wanted in the past I simply stopped wanting as I changed with age.
I have, however, on numerous occasions in my adult life, looked at something that probably would've made my kid self go into orbit with excitement and thought, "Man, if only I could get an adult to buy me this..." only to blink a couple times, see the lightbulb turn on, and go, "HEY, WAIT A MINUTE..!"
I bought a house, and then the vacant lot next to the house, and hopefully someday before prices go nuts the vacant lot on the other side of the house. Urban farm, baybee!
If only I had disposable income.
A pair of rollerblades.
I remember sitting with my wife, waiting to get the train back home, holding the bag in my hands. That's when it hit me. I started to cry, loudly.
Mostly computer parts. Growing up, my father bought the family a computer (an 8088 Turbo XT. See my awesome 4Mhz power!) and in what can only be described as clinical insanity, he let me loose on it. Of course I discovered computer games and was hooked ever since. It also led me to a life working on computers, so that part of his plan worked. Thanks to that computer, I now have a comfortable income. And while my computer isn't on the bleeding edge of performance, I do keep it fairly modern. Last year I was having frame rate issues in some games and upgraded to a RTX 3080. Just recently, my wife's computer was having low frames so we bought her an RTX 4070 Super. The games have come a long way from Starflight on that old 8088, but the kid inside of me who fell in love with video games is still happy to play them.
A whole bunch fo NERF guns. Rival, Elite, Vortex, I got a fair few over the years.
Do I need them? Of course not.
Did 15y old.me always want a dozen or so? Definitely!
A pool table. Kept it for a few years, then replaced it with kids. The table was way cheaper.
Iβm building my way up to a helicopter.
Disposable income?
A Nintendo 3DS because I didn't have a console (like ever) and it was cheaper than a switch.
I've only had time to play it a handful of times
Consider putting custom firmware on the 3DS - opens up lots of possibilities and gives you access to pretty much any game you could ever want
Does a hot wife that pole dances count? But yeah, I built an arcade machine and have a problem with building emulator consoles
A really nice electric guitar, amp, and pedal. Money was tight as a kid for a lot of reasons, my dad did the best he could. However, this meant playing with some equipment that didnβt sound quite right.
Now I have what I always wanted, but have trouble finding the time and energy to play.
My own drill (and an assortment of other power tools). Part of me still feels like I shouldn't be allowed to use a drill even as an adult, but I get more joy than is reasonable from hanging stuff on my walls. Such an efficient use of vertical space!
A pickup truck.
It's the first thing I remember ever wanting. I remember as a kid watching one plow snow on the yard of our apartment building and instantly falling in love. I always thought that it would just be too expensive and unpractical but few years ago I stumbled upon a perfect black used Nissan Navara King Cab for sale for a reasonable price and I just went fuck it and bought it. It's by far my favourite possession.
As a child I always wanted original Converse Chucks. I was not allowed because the brand is so expensive.
I now have around 50 pairs original Converse Chucks, most of them rainbow, all hi-top. It completely escalated. I buy around 4 pairs a year.
Doritos. My dad brought home some bags from USA and instantly got hooked on that shit. Fast forward a decade and now with money and selling locally, I ate them until I got sick.
We had computers at home when I was little. Vic-20, C64, PCs.
But, of course I wanted a NES like all the other kids. Or a Megadrive/Genesis. But, no, computers are for work. We don't do video games.
So, I've had to make up for that by having a collection of all the consoles I never had. I've had a good run doing software development the last two decades, so I'm financially comfortable. I've recently taken the plunge into becoming an indie game developer. So, I guess the joke's on both me and my parents.
My gaming collection currently has a VIC-20, C64, plus/4, A600, A1200, NES, master system, genesis, WiiU, switch, Gameboy, GBA SP, DS, 3DS and PS Vita. And a miyoo mini, retroid pocket 3+ and a gpi case for emulation.
You guys get disposable income?
On a serious note, here it's very hard to get to a point to get any disposable income, unless you stay living with your parent's all your life and never get married, ...
This is the main reason why I'm now able to actually afford a used ps4, physical manga and be able to finally buy games, especially indie one's without the guilt of pirating them.
NOTE: I'm 20 and have been working since I was 18 seasonal work since that's mostly all you can find here, even if you finish university/college so I just skipped that part.
Man you're still just 20. It gets easier. I didn't really have any serious disposable income until I was around 26. Now I can basically buy what I want.
Obviously it's different for everyone, but if you save money and develop good spending habits, it should get a little easier over time.