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Ah, money issues.
Jul. 16th, 2013 08:19 amIt's so exasperating to be conflicted for ages deciding what to buy, and then a decision is finally reached, but then there's an issue of money. **headdesk.**
So I just learned of the existence of some new TMNT plushies. I've wanted at least one for years, probably since I was about four or five. The last ones made were for the 2003 series and were talking, which meant too expensive for my budget. Then Rite-Aid carried a really big one, but just of Mikey. I ... honestly wanted Leo or maybe even Raph or Don before Mikey, so I didn't get that.
With the new Nickelodeon series out, I hoped for new plushies, but I only remembered to try looking it up a couple days ago. And I discovered some of those huge plushies that are usually sold in the Home department of mass merchandise stores. SQUEE! The Raph one doesn't look quite right with a serene expression, as they all have, but the Leo one is just adorable and I want him really badly. Leo was always my favorite.
Amazon's prices are just horrible, $24.95 for Leo, when Wal-Mart only charges $14.96. GAH. But the local one doesn't have them in stock; I'd have to order from the website and send to the store (or to the house, but if I send to the store I don't think I have to pay shipping. Yay!).
Here comes the dilemma. At this current moment, I'm a little broke because I needed to pay some money I owed someone. To get the plushie right now, I'd have to borrow a few dollars from a stash of quarters Dad has around but doesn't ever seem to use. (He said it was okay.)
But ... this is one of the really slow periods of making money. Textbroker's stuff has been getting really technical lately and most of their articles require more research than the pay is worth. I've mostly been working exclusively for one client there, and I don't know how long it will be before they place another site-wide order that I can participate in. Sometimes it's several weeks between them.
The survey companies are moving very slowly right now, too. I'm very close to having enough to cash out with one of them, but I've been stuck just a smidgen away from being able to earn the rest because of not qualifying into their recent surveys, and it's driving me bonkers. Also, with about three of the companies, I can only get paid with Amazon gift cards, which leaves me with about two that I can get cash from. I tend to keep in touch only with the survey companies that I know from experience I get a lot of good money from, but when they're all moving slowly at the same time ... UGH!
And next week is a local holiday that I was desperately hoping to celebrate by going to Barnes and Noble. If I spend money to get the plush, and I can't make any money this week, I won't have anything for a trip to B&N.
So at the moment, I haven't the vaguest idea what to do. Prices fluctuate so much that I'm worried that by the time I may have the money for the plush if I don't get it now, it may be more expensive or even out of stock. I think they've already been out for a while.
And on the subject of Western books, I've been looking over the ones at Wal-Mart some more and reading up on the authors. I'm not totally sure if I want those particular ones after all; I think I'm going to be very picky about the books I choose. I know I still want The Virginian book, or at least, I want to look through it and see then if I want to buy it. I'm already aware it's different from the TV show, including Trampas being the villain, but The Virginian himself is my favorite character, so I figured I'd probably still enjoy it.
I kind of think that the types of Westerns I'd most like to find are maybe steampunk Westerns similar to The Wild Wild West, if any exist. I'd also like to get the WWW novels that were written around the time that crazy movie came out. The novels are based on the TV series, not the movie. Also, I'd like to find some books maybe focused on either bounty hunters or outlaws that have some semblance of honor, and that wouldn't end with them either being killed or captured. I'm sure such books exist somewhere in the vastness of the Western genre; the question is where to find them.
Speaking of books, I saw an awesome thing at the Scottish Festival this past weekend: The Steampunk Bible. It even has a little bit about WWW! I didn't want to buy it there, because it was full price at $24.99. But Amazon has it for about $17.99. I figured, however, that I should wait to buy it until my next gift card comes along, and save the money I currently have for stuff not on Amazon.
So I just learned of the existence of some new TMNT plushies. I've wanted at least one for years, probably since I was about four or five. The last ones made were for the 2003 series and were talking, which meant too expensive for my budget. Then Rite-Aid carried a really big one, but just of Mikey. I ... honestly wanted Leo or maybe even Raph or Don before Mikey, so I didn't get that.
With the new Nickelodeon series out, I hoped for new plushies, but I only remembered to try looking it up a couple days ago. And I discovered some of those huge plushies that are usually sold in the Home department of mass merchandise stores. SQUEE! The Raph one doesn't look quite right with a serene expression, as they all have, but the Leo one is just adorable and I want him really badly. Leo was always my favorite.
Amazon's prices are just horrible, $24.95 for Leo, when Wal-Mart only charges $14.96. GAH. But the local one doesn't have them in stock; I'd have to order from the website and send to the store (or to the house, but if I send to the store I don't think I have to pay shipping. Yay!).
Here comes the dilemma. At this current moment, I'm a little broke because I needed to pay some money I owed someone. To get the plushie right now, I'd have to borrow a few dollars from a stash of quarters Dad has around but doesn't ever seem to use. (He said it was okay.)
But ... this is one of the really slow periods of making money. Textbroker's stuff has been getting really technical lately and most of their articles require more research than the pay is worth. I've mostly been working exclusively for one client there, and I don't know how long it will be before they place another site-wide order that I can participate in. Sometimes it's several weeks between them.
The survey companies are moving very slowly right now, too. I'm very close to having enough to cash out with one of them, but I've been stuck just a smidgen away from being able to earn the rest because of not qualifying into their recent surveys, and it's driving me bonkers. Also, with about three of the companies, I can only get paid with Amazon gift cards, which leaves me with about two that I can get cash from. I tend to keep in touch only with the survey companies that I know from experience I get a lot of good money from, but when they're all moving slowly at the same time ... UGH!
And next week is a local holiday that I was desperately hoping to celebrate by going to Barnes and Noble. If I spend money to get the plush, and I can't make any money this week, I won't have anything for a trip to B&N.
So at the moment, I haven't the vaguest idea what to do. Prices fluctuate so much that I'm worried that by the time I may have the money for the plush if I don't get it now, it may be more expensive or even out of stock. I think they've already been out for a while.
And on the subject of Western books, I've been looking over the ones at Wal-Mart some more and reading up on the authors. I'm not totally sure if I want those particular ones after all; I think I'm going to be very picky about the books I choose. I know I still want The Virginian book, or at least, I want to look through it and see then if I want to buy it. I'm already aware it's different from the TV show, including Trampas being the villain, but The Virginian himself is my favorite character, so I figured I'd probably still enjoy it.
I kind of think that the types of Westerns I'd most like to find are maybe steampunk Westerns similar to The Wild Wild West, if any exist. I'd also like to get the WWW novels that were written around the time that crazy movie came out. The novels are based on the TV series, not the movie. Also, I'd like to find some books maybe focused on either bounty hunters or outlaws that have some semblance of honor, and that wouldn't end with them either being killed or captured. I'm sure such books exist somewhere in the vastness of the Western genre; the question is where to find them.
Speaking of books, I saw an awesome thing at the Scottish Festival this past weekend: The Steampunk Bible. It even has a little bit about WWW! I didn't want to buy it there, because it was full price at $24.99. But Amazon has it for about $17.99. I figured, however, that I should wait to buy it until my next gift card comes along, and save the money I currently have for stuff not on Amazon.
