Priorieties.
So, i feel like i'm kind of running out of time. I need to get my financial prioreties in order, and soon.
This year, i was going to make a savings account for strictly future use. Either school, an apartment, or reserve for if Jill baby were to break down. I've decided against that, though. I mean, i have semi-rich parents. I don't need to save for the future. Ha. I'm secure. I'm just a teenager. I need to have fun with my money now while i still can do shit like that.
But, whatever i'm going to do, i'd like to start saving and cross of one of the big things from my list. So, you know, no more buying CDs, music, toys, movies, whatever. I just need to decide, like, NOW what i'm going to put my money into. I think i have it narrowed down to a few priorities... but i really need them all. Yes, ha, need. I'm an upper middle class American teenager. These are my needs. Pathetic, eh?
I'm totally not going to be able to decide.
1.) Snowboard. A snowboard or snowboarding gear in general. Mine is WAY outdated and, apparently, holding my riding back more than just a little bit. Besides, it may not even last much longer. I have a lot of options for good and cheap boards, but i need to decide soon if i'm going to go for one. If i go with this, it'll be fairly cheap and reasonable. I guess, logicly, this is something i really should go for, considering snowboarding is at least a bit of an income for me. Then again, it's not like getting a new snowboard is going to make my teaching any better. My crappy board is hardly holding back my teaching, just my riding. And it's not like snowboard instructing is much of an income and probably not something i'm going to be able to do for money in the future. In fact, if i decide that i'm going to need a lot of money for this year, i might have to get a diffrent job this winter during school and not work at Blacktail. I don't think i even could do that, though. I love snowboarding and i love Blacktail. Or, you know, at least working there... even if i do constantly complain about it.
2.) Alaska. Now, this one can be devided into subcatagories. If i decide on this one, i'm going to have to make more decisions on it based on the money i'd need. Like, taking a road trip to Alaska or just going and visiting Anchorage for a week or something. Or, even just taking a road trip somewhere else if Alaska is out of reach. This would be the hardest goal to get to. I'll have to start saving NOW, possibly not work at Blacktail or try to find some kind of other income as well, which would be REALLY hard considering the hours i'd have to work at Blacktail, not spend money at all on anything else, including my other 'prioreties', and get set planning it soon. This would be a lot of money. I mean, you know, a lot of money for me. It'd take at the very very least over a thousand dollars, right? Probably more like a couple thousand or something? I don't think i could get that much money in less than a year.
3.) Drumming. God. I've put so much money (again, on a scale of teenagers with temporary jobs) on drumming. And right now, my drumming has completely stalled. I'm not really putting money or effort into it. But, i really kind of wanted to get drum lessons again... or at least a few here and there, some cymbals, and maybe, possibly, just new equiptment in general. Like a snowboard, this really wouldn't take that much money, if i just put a lot of effort into it. I mean, really all i need/want now is a few more drum lessons, i guess. But, i couldn't put any money into this if i go for one of the other things. I think this one probably won't be my main priorety, considering that there's quite a bit that i can do without money on this one. Namely, hardcore long hours of practicing. Then, i would have enough time, before i need to get into the more money-ful parts of it. Like, you know, learning more with good lessons, and equiptment that i could maybe do a little more with.
So, those are BASICLY the three. There's other factors and diffrent things, too. But... yeah.
And, allthough i really need a new snowboard...
I think i might go with Alaska/senior graduating trip. That would be A LOT of fun, and something i've never done before and might not really have the chance to do again, not like that.
Maybe i can get mummy and daddy to mayby help me out a bit with a snowboard? But... i could kind of get them to help me out with any of them, if they get some money and... you know... the Christmas gift thing and all. So, if i decided on Alaska, i'd probably want them to help me out on that 'cause that's going to take a lot...
Which would still leave me with only Zack, my old crappy snowboard.
Ah, he can make it through another season, right? Eeeff. I hope so. Then again... i really don't know about my boots. I can barely ride in them anymore.
Well, now that that's sorted out slash not at all... i'm going to go try and find out if my dad had brough slash when my dad is bringing the horses back and see if i can go for a ride slash play drums 'cause mummy's not home and Ali wants to play again so we can write a song called Edward Furlong. Any song that bears the title 'Edward Furlong' deserves to have extremely nice drumming and sound very good, no?
Must practice!
Must find horses!
This year, i was going to make a savings account for strictly future use. Either school, an apartment, or reserve for if Jill baby were to break down. I've decided against that, though. I mean, i have semi-rich parents. I don't need to save for the future. Ha. I'm secure. I'm just a teenager. I need to have fun with my money now while i still can do shit like that.
But, whatever i'm going to do, i'd like to start saving and cross of one of the big things from my list. So, you know, no more buying CDs, music, toys, movies, whatever. I just need to decide, like, NOW what i'm going to put my money into. I think i have it narrowed down to a few priorities... but i really need them all. Yes, ha, need. I'm an upper middle class American teenager. These are my needs. Pathetic, eh?
I'm totally not going to be able to decide.
1.) Snowboard. A snowboard or snowboarding gear in general. Mine is WAY outdated and, apparently, holding my riding back more than just a little bit. Besides, it may not even last much longer. I have a lot of options for good and cheap boards, but i need to decide soon if i'm going to go for one. If i go with this, it'll be fairly cheap and reasonable. I guess, logicly, this is something i really should go for, considering snowboarding is at least a bit of an income for me. Then again, it's not like getting a new snowboard is going to make my teaching any better. My crappy board is hardly holding back my teaching, just my riding. And it's not like snowboard instructing is much of an income and probably not something i'm going to be able to do for money in the future. In fact, if i decide that i'm going to need a lot of money for this year, i might have to get a diffrent job this winter during school and not work at Blacktail. I don't think i even could do that, though. I love snowboarding and i love Blacktail. Or, you know, at least working there... even if i do constantly complain about it.
2.) Alaska. Now, this one can be devided into subcatagories. If i decide on this one, i'm going to have to make more decisions on it based on the money i'd need. Like, taking a road trip to Alaska or just going and visiting Anchorage for a week or something. Or, even just taking a road trip somewhere else if Alaska is out of reach. This would be the hardest goal to get to. I'll have to start saving NOW, possibly not work at Blacktail or try to find some kind of other income as well, which would be REALLY hard considering the hours i'd have to work at Blacktail, not spend money at all on anything else, including my other 'prioreties', and get set planning it soon. This would be a lot of money. I mean, you know, a lot of money for me. It'd take at the very very least over a thousand dollars, right? Probably more like a couple thousand or something? I don't think i could get that much money in less than a year.
3.) Drumming. God. I've put so much money (again, on a scale of teenagers with temporary jobs) on drumming. And right now, my drumming has completely stalled. I'm not really putting money or effort into it. But, i really kind of wanted to get drum lessons again... or at least a few here and there, some cymbals, and maybe, possibly, just new equiptment in general. Like a snowboard, this really wouldn't take that much money, if i just put a lot of effort into it. I mean, really all i need/want now is a few more drum lessons, i guess. But, i couldn't put any money into this if i go for one of the other things. I think this one probably won't be my main priorety, considering that there's quite a bit that i can do without money on this one. Namely, hardcore long hours of practicing. Then, i would have enough time, before i need to get into the more money-ful parts of it. Like, you know, learning more with good lessons, and equiptment that i could maybe do a little more with.
So, those are BASICLY the three. There's other factors and diffrent things, too. But... yeah.
And, allthough i really need a new snowboard...
I think i might go with Alaska/senior graduating trip. That would be A LOT of fun, and something i've never done before and might not really have the chance to do again, not like that.
Maybe i can get mummy and daddy to mayby help me out a bit with a snowboard? But... i could kind of get them to help me out with any of them, if they get some money and... you know... the Christmas gift thing and all. So, if i decided on Alaska, i'd probably want them to help me out on that 'cause that's going to take a lot...
Which would still leave me with only Zack, my old crappy snowboard.
Ah, he can make it through another season, right? Eeeff. I hope so. Then again... i really don't know about my boots. I can barely ride in them anymore.
Well, now that that's sorted out slash not at all... i'm going to go try and find out if my dad had brough slash when my dad is bringing the horses back and see if i can go for a ride slash play drums 'cause mummy's not home and Ali wants to play again so we can write a song called Edward Furlong. Any song that bears the title 'Edward Furlong' deserves to have extremely nice drumming and sound very good, no?
Must practice!
Must find horses!