In 2018, I was just under $18,000 in debt but paid it off within 7 months! But it wasn’t a real debt, it was just that I owed my parents that much money!
only buy the rega exact or a record cleaning machine if you can afford them while paying bills AND feel they will be a worthwhile upgrade.. tbh im find with just a spin clean but i only have a 400 dollar turntable in the Uturn
Yeah, this is good advice! I'm going to definitely get the Rega Exact first because I feel like my stylus needs to be replaced really soon. I'll find a place that does Afterpay, and I might sell some more stuff online or sell other things to try and get some extra cash! Record Cleaning Machine won't be getting purchased not for another 3 months I think!
Yup! Can't imagine VMP ever doing a Kanye West ROTM! Still can't imagine VMP doing a Kendrick Lamar or Frank Ocean release to be honest as well. It's just seems good to be true!
Nice! Hopefully my replacement copy will be clean.
We’re all hoping with you, bro.
Haha it's all good. There's only been a couple VMP releases that I never got a good copy (looking at you Feist)... I'm sure it'll be fine. After about 4x deep cleaning it's good except for two spots. Whereas before it was unlistenable for two entire songs...
This is why I’ve been wanting a vinyl boyfriend for so long! To help me control my vinyl spending habits!
But for real, it was because I took out all of my retirement fund that I went ape shit and just fully splurged on records. I wasn’t thinking properly at all! I wish the first things I bought with the $15,000 was a new stylus/needle and a record cleaning machine! Not merch from artists like The Weeknd and Lido Pimienta and heaps of Bandcamp purchases where I didn’t care spending $20+ just for postage alone!
I don’t regret taking out the $15,000, I just regret how I spent it! Wish I prioritised it to other things within the vinyl hobby, and not records itself. But it’s a good lesson learnt!
I’ve learnt a lot this year from splurging on vinyl! Having free membership with VMP is going to make the vinyl spending cut from October the 1st, 2020 very easy too!
How much have you still got leftover? You need rehab for spending.
dont worry in a year or two i'll have to convince you to get a hana E/SL
I’ve got none leftover, but technically $3000 because that’s how much I lent my brother! I spent $15,000 easy on vinyl since getting the first release of my super money though!Oh Nathan
I think it’s cause I’m YOLO, I mean I was in debt before I really got into vinyl because of travelling. I think my travelling spirit mixed with my love for vinyl and this whole coronavirus release thing has just gotten a bit wild with me having fun and being immersive. That’s my thoughts!
I’ve got none leftover, but technically $3000 because that’s how much I lent my brother! I spent $15,000 easy on vinyl since getting the first release of my super money though!
I don’t need rehab for spending. I just need a sugar daddy who can help me keep up with my indulgent vinyl spending. Jokes!
I definitely don’t need rehab for spending though (in my opinion). I know my spending has been ridiculous but I’m very YOLO and saw this Coronavirus release as me winning AUD$15,000 because I don’t care about me in 40 years time when I can access my super.
Things I actually need though:
1. Coronavirus to end so i can get excited about travelling again and save up and go overseas for 2-3 months. I want my joy and passion back! I’m stuck in a factory now and I’ve got nothing super exciting to look forward to!
2. A boyfriend because I‘m scared I’m gonna be single forever. I’ve never been in a relationship and I’m 26 and me living with my parents and working in factories and warehouses doesn’t help! I think I’m gonna be single forever. All my friends are in relationships and I can’t even get in one. I never used to care but...I suddenly care so much now! I’ve legit never experienced romance in my life...
3. To move out of home into the inner city so I can change my lifestyle, because just working in factories and living home in the suburbs is not ideal for me. A life where I only socialise with my friends and have no social work life. I don’t like this life. But...where are all my vinyl going to go!?! I can’t leave all my precious vinyl behind like that! It’s like I’m leaving a part of me behind!
Do you think I still need rehab for spending?
I’m too scared to go to rehab though because I don’t want to look like I have an addiction. I only think of addiction being a thing of drugs or gambling. I’m going to use one of my best friends as guidance as he’s currently beating a marijuana drug addiction he had. I’m going to try and do this without the rehab! I’m currently selling some vinyl and will really be cutting down on vinyl spending. My friends and I spoke about this too recently and it was a bit of a wake up call! I am going to try and be responsible now! And plan my spending, that way I can keep track of it all too!
I’m too scared to go to rehab though because I don’t want to look like I have an addiction. I only think of addiction being a thing of drugs or gambling. I’m going to use one of my best friends as guidance as he’s currently beating a marijuana drug addiction he had. I’m going to try and do this without the rehab! I’m currently selling some vinyl and will really be cutting down on vinyl spending. My friends and I spoke about this too recently and it was a bit of a wake up call! I am going to try and be responsible now! And plan my spending, that way I can keep track of it all too!
A mental health plan would be ideal for me but you know what? I’m going to plan a personalised soul-cleansing detox for myself this Sunday.
