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Oneka
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What do I do I want DBpro ive been living off the trial since april and I want to get it I was supposed to get it for my birthday but my mom is like I dunno and thats like a no and next year is first year of highschool so I cant work and its 90bucks anyone have any suggestions on how to get if if I have no income...


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Manticore Night
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Get a paper route, or a job at McDonalds.

It's amazing how much TV has raised us. (Bart Simpson)
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Oneka
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Mcdonalds hires at 16....and paper route..


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Dazzag
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Tell your mother that it is actually one of the top languages used by programmers, so would be an essential purchase for your future career. Not a major lie, as learning any language well would put you in good stead for a programming career.

Either that or sell a kidney.

Cheers

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GothOtaku
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I'd go with selling the kidney.
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John H
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Posted: 18th Aug 2004 03:00
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[points and laughs] BUAHAHAH FRESHMAN!!!

Ok laughing aside. Paperoute isnt a bad idea, kidney well...Daz sometimes values money over health [bad daz...bad I told you the results of selling your own kidneys...]

Tell your mom even the makers of major commercial games such as 'Enter the Matrix' have said this is a great product. Tell her that if you ever want to go into the computer industry when you grow up, this is a GREAT starter product.

If all else fails, steal the credit card (Dont really do that)


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Manticore Night
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Quote: "and paper route"
Pays pretty good, Doing two streets, you'll get about 100$ in four weeks.

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zircher
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I find it more effective to sell your neighbor's kidney.

My son draws and sell pictures at school for mad money. He's also mercenary about chores like mowing the lawn and such. You could always try selling models and textures on Turbo Squid or the forth coming Nuclear Glory service.
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Dazzag
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Or get a steak and kidney pie and go to the really thick medical people. You never know......

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Oneka
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hmm..... I just think iam alittle old to be a paperboy.... but....selling my nieghbors kidneys might be good....OR I CAN SAIL INTO INTERNATIONAL WATERS AND SELL SOME CONTRABAND


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Manticore Night
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Quote: "I just think iam alittle old to be a paperboy"
I know someone who still doing it when she's like 30.

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Oneka
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lol


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indi
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lemonade stand?


At 15 i worked in a video (vhs) warehouse peeling stickers off cassette tapes getting them ready as bundles for rental stores.

oh man i didnt get much per hour but the perks were good

free videos to watch and all the posters i could stick on my walls roof etc.. i started selling the posters for $2, back then it was a good price, you could get away with $5 - $10 easy now adays.

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Oneka,

You are in the USA, it's the tail end of summer.
Go washing cars and motorcycles for people, just go door to door in your neighbourhood if you have to.

Keep it really cheap. Just say $2-$5 for handwashing someones car.
Do an outstanding job, get some income.

before you know it you'll have enough to buy DBPro.

What do you think?

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ReD_eYe
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First year of high school? How old does that make you? American schools are abit confuzzling. I do a paperound its a steady income which just about pays for going out with mates. I need a higher paying job though. I have a cunning plan...


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Dazzag
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Down the docks then?

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ReD_eYe
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That'd be telling, the docks are quite along way though.


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Van B
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You could just grab the compo demo and enter a game - there's a few free copies going, you stand a good chance of getting it that way.


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Oneka
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Posted: 19th Aug 2004 08:08
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>_> but I have to make a certain type of game I wanna be able to make what I wanna make (Id make a 2d platformer and it would have a twist)


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kkzgreen
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Affilate programs or smth. I hear that if ur site gets a lot of traffic u could get up to $3,000 a month
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bitJericho
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good luck with that

It's all just a big scam

It would take quite a long time to build up a userbase that big to make that much money off of an affiliate program

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zircher
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The game competition is probably the best idea. Treat it as a job, have fun, make a killer entry. Given the number of prizes, I safely predict that there will a prize swap thread or two after the prizes are awarded. So, even if you don't get exactly what you need you may find someone with an extra copy that they are willing to trade for.

You can always work on a Scorched Earth platform game combo. That way you'll be learning new skills and writing code that will be goal oriented as well.
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The dude guy
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Posted: 26th Aug 2004 23:47
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The best idea would be to Mow Lawns I get payed plenty!

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Cian Rice
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Is there reffing jobs in your town? I know people who earned 120 bucks a weekend from reffing.

Got anime?I do.
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Oneka
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reffing?


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TravisP
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you should Mow Lawns and paint houses

Good thing everyone here is a figment of my imagination.

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The dude guy
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Quote: "you should Mow Lawns "

That's what I said!

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Goat Master
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sell your blood? sell hair to make a wig, or even better sel your PC! that way you can easily...hopfuly buy DBPro, If i cud I'll sell you mine, I suck at coding, i just make chars etc =D

4ll y0ur G04ts 4r3 b3l0ng t0 m3!!
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Try to ask your mom for allowence.
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TravisP
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Kill ppl and take there body parts and selll them on the black market........

Good thing everyone here is a figment of my imagination.

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Oneka
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um I guess ill just buy it with my job iam starting sept 4 it pays 200 a month so I should have DBpro and Gamespace in 2 months


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Sir Spaghetti Code
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Do you have video game stuff to sell? Other than that, I'm with Jokerz. Offer to wash cars for CHEAP. Of course, since you are young, they will hopefully pity you and give you more money. I used to do that when I was your age, and asked for $4. Then, if I did a good job, they would usually give me around $10-15! There was this nice old lady who used to give me $25 every time, even though I kept quoting her $4.

But if you want it NOW, I suggest hocking everything you own!

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ionstream
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Sell a game system on ebay for $2.50. When somebody buys it, make the shipping price $480 .

Boy I like that emoticon.

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NathanF
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Why not enter the compo? Theres like 10-15 (cant remember exactly) copies to win, if you're an alright coder there are good chances you'll win something - might even be dbpro.

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Oneka
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iam doing both job and contest


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