Well i think i am going to have to sell my new mac


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Had my macbook for about a week now... but i am currently a student and i was part of a company that went broke, i have had no job for about a month, i was paid out about $3500, of which i have 700 bills each month, and i picked up my new mac for $1500, but i dont really have much savings. i have enough to last me 3 months but i am 22 and i kinda ashamed i only have 2500 worth of savings in my account! i got a casual job now, but i guess i brought my mac because i wanted a new laptop, but i guess i did not need one that much :(

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It happens, things will get better.

Since summer is coming up, if you don't have classes, can you get another job to help with the bills?

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I wouldn't be too ashamed...

Every parent worthy of the title tells their children to keep 3-6 months of their current bills in savings at all times; however, any young adult worthy of being a young adult will not listen, because there's just too much freedom gained from getting their first decent paying job.

Life is about taking risks that you're comfortable with, and no one anticipates being laid-off or dealing with an economic crisis that almost rivaled, could still rival, the great depression.

Since you know that buying the mac may not have been the best financially sound decision when you were previously laid off, you're on the right track; however, you probably won't be able to offload it for the same price you bought it, which means you will have lost money and something you enjoy.

Try and turn the situation into something positive so you can move forward. Three months is a semi-decent amount of time to job search, get busy on it with that mac. Two months into the job search, if something doesn't turn around for you, and you have no other safety nets, start looking at things to sell.

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^ mate that was just what i needed to hear! i guess i should keep it then, in the end i need a laptop so i would just buy it again in a few months time so i guess i should keep it i paid around $1600 for it, and they only seem to be going for $900 on ebay here in australia so that is a big loss :s

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Yeah I think you may as well keep it now. If you sell if you are throwing money away. Resolve to make a budget and stick to it to ensure the rest of your money lasts while you find a job.

Quit worrying about your savings. I know very few people who have any savings before getting employed full time, or even after.

While saving money to see you through hard times, or pay for expensive things is great and something I believe people ought to aim for, there is no "moral" to it, no reason to attach shame or pride to saving up. After all, money in the bank is not doing anything useful and you can't enjoy it once you are dead.

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^ mate that was just what i needed to hear! i guess i should keep it then, in the end i need a laptop so i would just buy it again in a few months time so i guess i should keep it i paid around $1600 for it, and they only seem to be going for $900 on ebay here in australia so that is a big loss :s

Don't sell it off - keep it.

Pay off the bills, talk to centre link and see what they can do - and it might require that you'll have to suck up your bottom lip and see if you can move back with your parents.

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sell it and buy a cheaper laptop or desktop off of craiglist or ebay. bills come first im afraid.

And he'll lose $600 in the process - doesn't make any sense.

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There are many adults that don't have $2500 in their account. Don't be ashamed about it. You're still young.

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And he'll lose $600 in the process - doesn't make any sense.

Nope, but when the going gets tough, crappy decisions need to be made to stay afloat. When he meant buy another computer, he probably meant some crap for ?100 just to get on the internet.

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And he'll lose $600 in the process - doesn't make any sense.

Shock horror, like everyone else in the Industry, Apple hardware loses value. The longer he waits to sell, the more the machine will depreciate in value.

If you resell a computer, or laptop you will NEVER make what you originally payed for it, unless you sell it literally the day you buy it, completely unwrapped and with a guarantee.

If the OP needs money, selling the machine may only be a viable option. To the OP, you have a hard decision to make. But you need to act quickly, before the machine loses more value.

Also, is there no way you can reduce your monthly outgoings. Cancel some contracts, ETC?

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If it leaves you hungry on the street then sell it, if you can somehow manage, keep it and wise up your spending habbits next time. In this economy you're going to have to have some savings no matter how little it is.

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