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Chon-Chon

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Affording Model Kits At This Age??
« on: August 31, 2008, 07:30:47 pm »
Hello I'm 14 and I have no money!!!Parents don't give me allowance!!And I want to start my building already.Yes you pro model kit builders have jobs and credit cards but I don't.The only place thats cheap for me is hobbywave.com but sadly no card.My shops over here on Oahu are expensive and I'm broke.So for you guys younger than sixteen how do you get your money and your kits??And people above sixteen feel free to pitch some ideas to me.


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Re: Affording Model Kits At This Age??
« Reply #1 on: August 31, 2008, 07:40:30 pm »
I'm 18, but due to college my funds are stretched thin.

When I was in high school, my parents gave me money for lunch. Since I hated the school food, I used to buy something at the snackbar to hold me over and pocket the rest. After a few weeks of this practice, I had money that I could use on whatever. If your parents give you luch money then I'd recommend that route along with finding whatever work you can. There's got to be stuff around your neighborhood that you can do? Mow lawns maybe?
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Re: Affording Model Kits At This Age??
« Reply #2 on: August 31, 2008, 07:45:21 pm »
lol i used to do that.
but i'll just ask if i can have lunch money bring some food from home to school and keep that lunch money.

hmmm mowing lawns that would be up to my parents i would have to ask them first.
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Re: Affording Model Kits At This Age??
« Reply #3 on: September 01, 2008, 08:02:13 am »
I started at age 10-12-ish and only had hand me down kits, $1 artist brushes, my Vegemite trups jar and 6 mini pots of enamel paint. To do Gunpla you will have to rely on FG, SD Gundam, birthday presents and pocket money from Grandma. And live off one to two kits per 3 months; forget about MG's, PGs for a long time...

Paper round, washing dishes and mowing lawns as well as skipping lunch did it for me...


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Re: Affording Model Kits At This Age??
« Reply #4 on: September 01, 2008, 10:28:43 am »
haha okay
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Re: Affording Model Kits At This Age??
« Reply #5 on: September 02, 2008, 06:12:39 am »
I'm not sure what to tell you here... When I was around your age (many, many moons ago), I picked up a paper route. This helped me save up for a brand-new Nintendo Entertainment System--right after "Super Mario Bros." came out. Ah, the good ol' days.

In other words, seek employment at the earliest opportunity, but not at the sacrifice of your school studies.  :)
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Re: Affording Model Kits At This Age??
« Reply #6 on: September 02, 2008, 09:53:03 am »
Hello I'm 14 and I have no money!!!Parents don't give me allowance!!And I want to start my building already.Yes you pro model kit builders have jobs and credit cards but I don't.The only place thats cheap for me is hobbywave.com but sadly no card.My shops over here on Oahu are expensive and I'm broke.So for you guys younger than sixteen how do you get your money and your kits??And people above sixteen feel free to pitch some ideas to me.


THANKS~
Hi there, Im 14, And I have no money!!! Parents Font give me allowance. Already on my 7th Kit (albeit after nearly 2 years). Sut seriously Get s ome kind of job or be in a position where you can Earn money with a steady rate. Save up for long enough and you will be ready fo r your First kit (i personally reccomend HG1/144 in your position)
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Re: Affording Model Kits At This Age??
« Reply #7 on: September 02, 2008, 11:55:35 am »
I don't think kids are allowed to do paper routes anymore. Where I live it's all done by adults.
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Re: Affording Model Kits At This Age??
« Reply #8 on: September 02, 2008, 05:21:49 pm »
haha thanks.
i was thinking of working at the my public library over summer but sadly there was no openings
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Re: Affording Model Kits At This Age??
« Reply #9 on: September 02, 2008, 08:19:28 pm »
were I come from places like KFC and supermarkets start hiring kits at 14 years 7 months old (why I know know?). But KFC and Supermarkets are always crying for new guys to exploit. They do steady pay at one day a week...

My fir job was selling car parts and audio equipment at age 16. I had all the money in the world just by working one shift a week..

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Re: Affording Model Kits At This Age??
« Reply #10 on: September 03, 2008, 05:59:04 pm »
wow...
totally speechless
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Re: Affording Model Kits At This Age??
« Reply #11 on: September 03, 2008, 07:32:01 pm »
Even though your still young, try and think about your skill sets and what comes easily to you. As long as there is a need for your skills, you can make some easy money.

If your handy with electronics, try your hand at fixing computers or DVD players around the neighborhood. Do it for a reasonable price or in trade (during college I received much food and other things for repairs) and over time slowly expand. In my area people will pay anywhere from 50-100 USD just for an hour of your time at their house.

When I was younger, I wanted to be a jack of all trades. I didn't bother looking at my strengths and weaknesses and try to do it all. I mowed relatives yards, fixed my parents computer countless times (which got them bragging and brought me easy cash), I gave massages, burned custom mixed cd's (wouldn't recommend it now), tutored a little, did landscaping for a substitute art teacher, basically anything I could do to feed my gaming/gunpla/card game (first pokemon then yugioh then magic) habits. 

As you get older, sadly, the world tends to push you down into singularities and wants you to have a more specific skill set on your resume... when your 16-19 they are impressed... but by the time you hit 20 they want to know why you haven't focused on a skill and are even more uneasy if your actually going to stick with that job for a reasonable amount of time.

Sorry, I went on a little bit. I don't mean to scare you or anything like that... but for your youth, do want you can to supply your habits, but don't lose focus of what  you want to do with your life.


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Re: Affording Model Kits At This Age??
« Reply #12 on: September 03, 2008, 10:38:29 pm »
dude tyrewb that was like totally inspiring small kine.
but still thanks for the words.
i'll start looking into some jobs
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Re: Affording Model Kits At This Age??
« Reply #13 on: September 04, 2008, 05:36:30 pm »
omg im thinking of getting a paper route but i cant find any openings.
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Re: Affording Model Kits At This Age??
« Reply #14 on: September 06, 2008, 01:56:45 pm »
As you get older, sadly, the world tends to push you down into singularities and wants you to have a more specific skill set on your resume... when your 16-19 they are impressed... but by the time you hit 20 they want to know why you haven't focused on a skill and are even more uneasy if your actually going to stick with that job for a reasonable amount of time.

This is why, instead of sending the same resume to every place you apply, it's better to tailor your resume to the individual positions for which you're applying...  Most employers don't care what skills you may have if they're not relevant to the work you'll be doing...
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