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I’m saving up for a manga box set. What about you?
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#1
I DREAM of becoming an astrophysicist and studying the universe. So for the easier time one, probably a telescope!
The bigger thing to save for is university, preferably MIT!
Final score:
26points
Chich 2 years ago
I was into astronomy when younger and got away from it for years. Surprising how far the quality and abilities of the new equipment is, especially solar scopes. While saving up you can look for a local astronomy club, some have loaner scopes for members. There is even the odd library which have loaners.
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#2
Earning my college degree a couple classes at a time, and doing it without loans or scholarships, completely out of my own pocket.
Final score:
25points
#3
Maybe it sounds stupid, but sneakers (and maybe some socks if I can catch a sale) - like I said, it sounds stupid.
Final score:
25points
#4
Dental work. I hope my teeth hold together long enough to get them fixed
Final score:
24points
Laura Kelly 2 years ago
I can relate. I had bad teeth for about 5 years and it8 was truly traumatic. People may say it doesn't matter but that's b******t. I lost my personality and couldn't get a decent job, despite being highly qualified. I couldn't get a full time job that would either pay enough for dental care or have dental benefits. I did the research; found a part time union job that paid about 70 percent dental care after 8 months of unemployment. It was embarrassing being judged by co workers and customers for 8 agonizing months. But. It. Finally. Paid. Off. It was one of the best days of my life!!. I slept with a compact mirror and bought lipstick for the first time in half a decade. You can do it too!! I'm rooting for you!!.
#5
With the actual inflation i'm saving up for the next grocery shopping right now.
Final score:
24points
#6
Goin’ down the shore next month for the first vaca. In decades! Don’t wanna skimp or have to think about $, so we’ve been saving like crazy. Prolly won’t even spend it all, but it’ll be so nice to splurge. We’ve earned it after the last 6 years. Take that, cancer!
Final score:
23points
#7
Paying off my student loan. Will be fully paid off in July next year unless I manage to pay extra money. But in max. 1 year I'll be debt free!
After that I want to save up to have a good music player (for both cds and tapes) and a grammophone.
And I have begun on a weight loss journey two days ago. I am doing it differently this time and I hope that it will work. ( no counting calories. Learning to love exercise. Have exercise be my goals instead of numbers on the scale. Stop comfort eating. Stop overeating. Cutting down on sugar and light-products....). I will save up to buy new clothes for when i have lost ca 20kgs and again when I have lost 35-40kgs.
Music and clothes for a happier and prettier me. 🤘😎🤘
Final score:
19points
#9
I'm working a fifty hour work week this entire summer to save up for my residence in university. Years of dreaming about independence and having my own space are finally coming true. I signed the lease with tears in my eyes and every bitter moment at work is worth the bright future ahead of me
Final score:
19points
#10
College. My dad is emotionally abusive, so I don't expect for him to help me pay for it unless I stay at home after I'm 18, which for the good of my mental health, I'm not doing. Plus, even if he did pay for it or even help pay for it, he would hold it over my head, and that's not an option.
Final score:
17points
#11
Build/buy a house before I turn 30.
Final score:
16points
MagicalUnicorn 2 years ago
i wish you best of luck and money, i'm 36 and counted i might afford one in 30 years or so :D
#12
My daughter's future. Whatever she decides to do once she's done with school, I want her to have whatever she needs and be able to pay for it. I'll gladly go without if it means she never has to experience debt.
Final score:
16points
#13
1000 dollars because currently if you donate over a 1000 dollars the the Ukrainian military you get a piece of a crashed su 34 and im a massive aviation nerd
Final score:
15points
#14
Sounds stupid maybe, but heels and a wig.
I finally want to explore crossdressing, and these two things are going to be most costly
Final score:
15points
#15
Nothing. I just like saving money. DON'T DOWNVOTE ME, PLEASE??????
Final score:
15points
Light Blue 2 years ago
I'm the opposite, I love spending money, my only saving grace, is self-preservation instinct, gotta eat when I gotta eat!
#16
A new computer. This one is over seven years old and while it was top of the line when I got it, it's starting to have issues...
Final score:
14points
#17
Currently about 75% of the way there saving for tickets to a twenty øne piløts concert. I'm so excited!!
Final score:
14points
#18
A better life. I can't really save money because of debt.
Final score:
14points
#19
I will be 50 in 2 years.
For the last 10 years, I have been saving for this Birthday Milestone.
August 2024, (my birthday month) I will "backpack" thru Europe and the UK. Staying in hotels along the way, Just take my time and go to places I love in Europe and UK
(I have been to places in Europe/UK but it seemed so rushed. I want to enjoy it at my pace)
Final score:
13points
#20
A professional oboe.
Final score:
12points
Marinasongs1432 (Submission author) 2 years ago
I’m an oboist and have a student model. I can’t reach a lot of notes because it’s missing a certain fingering. Professional grade oboes sound better, are made usually of granadilla wood, have higher quality keys (some are plated with silver), and can use different types of reeds instead of the standard cork style reed. I’m still in high school, so I’m saving my money for other things too. A professional grade oboe can cost somewhere around 10-15,000$.
#22
A mustang. A cherry red preferably. Even though most I know want trucks and I'll get one when I drive but I'd really rather have a tuff car like a mustang to drive around.
Final score:
10points
#23
I'm a mermaid performer at a local aquarium. (I talk to kids and take pictures with them) I'd love a silicone mermaid tail, and I'm saving up, but with college and everything I'm nowhere close
Final score:
10points
#24
Manufactured home
Final score:
10points
Marinasongs1432 2 years ago
If you don’t mind me asking, what is a “manufactured home”? Is it like a trailer or something?
#25
Hmm, let's see . . . I'm saving for a '67 cherry red mustang convertible, a Gryffindor jacket, this really pretty skirt and a vest and tucxido for my cat, Timothy❤️
Final score:
10points
#26
these epic Louis Voutton shoes (i’m not even close to haveing enough money tho lel)
Final score:
9points
#28
A pride flag. First I gotta convince my parents to LET me get one
Final score:
9points
#29
A house, we got our eviction notice as the landlord is selling the place, but we can't get a mortgage and finding a new place to rent is nearly impossible.
Final score:
9points
#30
A new pair of Doc Martens. I've had my current pair for about 4 years, but they have definitely been through hell and back after seeing nearly daily wear for that whole time. I came to call them my toe savers after using them to help lower heavy platforms so everyone else could get their fingers out.They are very scuffed up, the soles just aren't what they used to be, ect. I'm loathed to replace them because they've really become a part of my routine, silly as it sounds. But the universe recently sent me a sign to just do it through one of the laces beginning to wear away. So I'm planning on honorably retiring them and buying a new pair of Docs for the upcoming school year.
Final score:
9points
#31
Retirement fund cos as it stands at the moment, it’s not worth a light!
Final score:
8points
#32
I would like to save up for a trip to Bayeux France and see the Bayeux Tapestry and then to Lascaux to see the cave (well replica) once travel gets back to something "normal"
Final score:
8points
Auntriarch 2 years ago (edited)
Lascaux 2 is well worth the experience, the hairs will stand up on the back of your neck even though you know it's not the original
#33
We already got the tickets but I'm saving my money for Anime Expo!
Final score:
8points
#34
A small lathe so I can get back into turning wood bowls and cups.
Final score:
8points
Carol Emory 2 years ago
Wish I'd seen this about 2 years ago. My grandfather had a large lathe that he used to make replacement table/chair legs and baseball bats for the family. After my father passed, it was donated to a school.
#35
These tiny keyrings from Japan, theyre tiny about an inch big. I love fossils and dinosaurs and there’s a little ammonite and my favourite pterosaur Quetzalcoatlus 😍
Final score:
7points
Goth mouse (they/them) (Submission author) 2 years ago
I want an ammonite on my backpack when im fossil hunting 😄
#36
A Skirt. I want one but my mom wont get me it so :/
Final score:
7points
#37
This might sounds frivolous, but I'm really getting into woodworking and up-cycling pallets. I'm trying to sell some things I've made to buy a electronic planer, a decent one costs £350+.
Final score:
7points
#38
At the moment it's a decent electric bicycle - I can't peddle a normal one anymore cause of lung damage from chemo but my missus really loves to ride her bike along the coast (we live about 200m from the sea). There are a few cheaper ones that I could get right now, but they're mostly crappier motors and firmly aimed more as 'peddle assist' ones that expect you to do half the work too... which I can't manage. I need one that's basically an electric wheelchair but bike shaped xd
Final score:
7points
Marinasongs1432 2 years ago
I’ve seen those before! I have asthma, but I have a normal bike even though I am gasping for air for a couple of minutes.
#39
ummm im not allowed to spend my own money lol
but if I was I would save up for a bike because I love cycling
Final score:
6points
Michael ONeale 2 years ago
Oh hell no...once bills are paid...and foods been bought it is mine and it will be spent how I see fit
#40
Not as cool as the other posts, but I'm saving up for MW3.
Final score:
6points
#41
a wacom tablet so i can use krita better and maybe be able to expand my small businesses more
Final score:
6points
#42
Currently manifesting my first overseas trip in over 3 years. I WILL go to Iceland next year
Final score:
6points
#43
A roomba and a chicken coop
Final score:
6points
#44
Currently saving up to see my best friend in the US after 10 years apart. I'm so excited!
Final score:
6points
#45
Can I do past tense? If so, today I just bought a Japanese maple tree on sale! I had been waiting for months, for my local greenhouse to sell them, and permission from my landlady (mainly the permission). I'm so excited! I'm sorry if this doesn't fit properly here! Have a marvelous day to everyone!
Final score:
6points
#46
Probably a newer laptop, I need one because my old one is well, old.
Final score:
5points
#47
The refrigerator of my dreams. Appliances change your life every day!
Final score:
5points
KENOBI 2 years ago
Lowes has bran new refrigerators for a quarter to half price because someone bought them and then returned them. These refrigerators are actually brand new but they have to deal with some kind of law. Basically you can get one of those smart fridges with the screen for the price of a really really crappy fridge. I’ve done it before when my fridge got filled with flys after a power outage and these fridges are perfectly fine and you even get free delivery sometimes
#48
Gaming PC.
Final score:
5points
#49
Paying my rent in Denver that just went up $150 for no reason.
Final score:
5points
#50
I am saving up for school and a phone. This is not easy.
Final score:
5points
#51
An iPad Air and an Apple Pencil, I want to try out digital art :)
Final score:
5points
#52
I'm saving up for a car and a phone!
Final score:
5points
#53
Veterinary School. i love animals and want to help them and their owners because a lot of the time people get upset when their animal is hurt and I hate it when me, or anyone feels that way
Final score:
5points
#54
my next electricity bill.....
Final score:
5points
#56
A musicozy sleep mask
Final score:
5points
#57
Car maintenance. My car will be 10 years old next year and a few things will need to be replaced soon.
Final score:
4points
#58
I’ve been saving up over a decade to spend a year in Hakodate, the first home I can remember.
I was also planning on spending a year in Sverdonetsk - my great grandparents on my dad’s side fled their home near there at the beginning of the holodomor, and I have always wanted to see their home.
Final score:
4points
#60
Laptop and 3D printer :D! Got a couple hundred already
Final score:
3points
#61
I am saving up to go to Wales so I can experience The Mach Loop. Closest thing to being in a actual jet fighter.
Final score:
3points
GenericPanda09 2 years ago
Sounds like a good trip. If you're in Wales and looking for something extra to do after that (if you're making a holiday of it) , I can heartedly recommend zip world and the velocity 2 zip line.
#62
I got a bunch so here we go. I'm mainly saving to get a gaming laptop rn. But I also want some comfort streamer/youtuber merch. And some pride flags because I don't have any yet. Oh, and to get the funds to visit my online friends in places like Canada/USA/Australia :3
Final score:
3points
#63
saving up to go hang gliding in switzerland!
Final score:
3points
#64
I’m currently saving all of my change up so my dad can get a drink and a breakfast sandwich from Starbucks :) . He’s a penny pincher, so he always feels guilty if he spends money for himself, but would buy anything for his family. He works day and night, so we can have money. I love him, and I know it’s not a lot, but I’m hoping that if I just buy it with spare change, he would feel less guilty enjoying it.
Final score:
3points
#66
Some off road modifications for my Subaru Outback. Already got a front skid plate on the way (had a few close calls with damage from rocks). New off road tires and rims are next.
Final score:
2points
#67
Since I finally was able to get a contract job with a regular paycheck I was saving up to get into am apartment.
But with apartment rents being so high I still can't find one I can afford, so for now I'll probably try to buy a mobile home or a camper van.
Final score:
2points
#68
Going to Disney world soon, saving up to get souvenirs. (Parents are paying for trip, I'm a teenager) Also, I want a Mikan cosplay (I'm her exact weight and height)
Final score:
2points
#70
I am saving up for a pet
Final score:
2points
Teresa Billig 2 years ago
Do factor in medical bills. My cat requires about $1000 worth of dental work PER YEAR. There is more to pet ownership than playing, feeding, and walking. Hope you find the right fit for you.
#71
A trip through South America. Easter Island, Naszca Lines, Machu Pichu, Amazon, so far. I'm 65 and newly retired so going to start on that bucket list.
Final score:
2points
#72
A new PC. The old one has served faithfully for over 6 years, but it can't run the new windows and some games are demanding more power than it can give.
Final score:
2points
#73
As much dental work as possible. Thanks, teenager me who was too cool to brush properly and floss. Thanks a lot. If I could go back in time, I'd kick you.
Final score:
2points
#74
Marrying the love of my life! We've got about 18 months left but it's exciting to think about!!
Final score:
2points
#76
I have a wishlist. Right at the top is a car (paid with 100% cash) OR a down payment for a small house.
Final score:
2points
#77
saving up to improve my architectural skill, currently working in an architecture firm for around 3.5 years, still saving up for getting my master degree, and hopefully can go to that country, and figuring things out.. around 5 years hopefully can survive and had a decent job.. after that i guess i had to see the beauty of the place while working in that country. but oh man, everything needs money
Final score:
1point
#79
Car maintenance. My car will be 10 years old next year and a few things will need to be replaced soon.
Final score:
1point
#80
An accustic guitar. I used to try around a little with the guitar of a friend one time and I loved the feeling and the sound.
Also, a new laptop. I have one (plus a tablet) but its quite old and has some technical issues.
Plus, a little piece of furniture to place my TV on and to put some chosen favourite books inside.
Final score:
1point
#81
A trip around the world for just me - post covid & post-divorce, need to get away and reconnect with myself.
Final score:
1point
Egodeist (Submission author) 2 years ago
Anyone know a place where a kiwi accent sounds exotic?
#82
I just want an affordable computer that actually works and is not a stupid idiotic chrome book because you can’t do anything with this things and I just started a business with my friend that requires a computer!!!!
Sorry for all the ranting I just really had to get that out.
Basically I’m saving up for a computer that is good enough to actually work.
Final score:
1point
#83
Car maintenance. Due to inflation, my used car is worth the same price I bought it for 5 years ago, so it makes sense for me to maintain it.
Final score:
0points
#85
A binder. I really hope my mum doesn't find out though because an hour-long transphobic rant from her will not be good for my mental health :)
Final score:
0points
#86
A Louis Vuitton bag. The weekender(Bandolier?) frivolous, yes. I’ve worked hard, put a kid through school and am paying for her wedding, so it would be a special treat for me.
Final score:
0points
#87
Flying lessons to obtain my PPL. I am already a qualified glider pilot and I now want to learn to fly powered fixed-wing aircraft.
Final score:
0points
#89
I'm saving up for anything that comes along, I don't need/want anything right now, but I know I will in the future!
Final score:
0points
#90
I’ve just survived two surgeries. (Other pandas have reached out about my story with a fatal disease, so I’m excited to share this) I’m saving up to have a month away in another country next year to celebrate passing the one year mark where the docs said I might stumble backward in recovery and need more surgeries.
Final score:
0points
#91
A Slytherin varsity jacket.
They're sooooo cute but they cost like 50-100 bucks!!!
I want one so bad tho lol
Final score:
0points
#92
Absolutely nothing. We've saved our entire married lives. Our retirement is bliss.
Final score:
0points
#93
High school. Study abroad opportunities, special classes, extracurriculars, dates with friends, I just feel like it's a good idea to have a little in the bank
Final score:
0points
What do you think ?
Little letitia 2 years ago
A house. At thus rate with crazy inflation I'll be saving for the rest of my life!
Laura Kelly 2 years ago
Xenon, it was through Kroger. And I was part time! Union job so... I can't remember the name of the actual insurance company though.
Carol Emory 2 years ago
Our whole family is saving up and trying to get in shape to get to Japan for a vacation. My son is autistic and a huge anime/manga fan. He wants to go to Studio Ghibli and visit Kyoto where his father lived for four months. His dream is to live in Japan some day. I really hope we can make that happen for him.
Leara Bridges Brown 2 years ago
A beautiful urn for my momma's ashes. Ive had to make one for the time being.
Anyone-for-tea? 2 years ago
Nothing. How do you save when you have nothing? And are living in a gradual deficit? Fuel and energy costs are just too much right now.
Little letitia 2 years ago
A house. At thus rate with crazy inflation I'll be saving for the rest of my life!
Laura Kelly 2 years ago
Xenon, it was through Kroger. And I was part time! Union job so... I can't remember the name of the actual insurance company though.
Carol Emory 2 years ago
Our whole family is saving up and trying to get in shape to get to Japan for a vacation. My son is autistic and a huge anime/manga fan. He wants to go to Studio Ghibli and visit Kyoto where his father lived for four months. His dream is to live in Japan some day. I really hope we can make that happen for him.
Leara Bridges Brown 2 years ago
A beautiful urn for my momma's ashes. Ive had to make one for the time being.
Anyone-for-tea? 2 years ago
Nothing. How do you save when you have nothing? And are living in a gradual deficit? Fuel and energy costs are just too much right now.
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