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@SmilingPig: Because everyone knows to take pieces of an unscientific study reported on at the Huffington Post and republished by a UK rag's website as fact.

I love comment blocker extensions.

Yom Kippur comes but once a year boys.

When you finish a story mission, often you will get side quests that take you back to already visited areas. Enemies respawn whenever you leave and reenter an area.

This one I think: http://www.giantbomb.com/podcast/?podcast_id=319

That Eric Pope is a fellow Mainer.

@Scrawnto I have no idea how old you are so that may inform my opinion. But I can guess given that you are posting about your first raise. You may not think you are much of an entrepreneur but when you have worked for other people for long enough you may realize that your livelihood should not be dependent on another man. If you are in your twenties, when I was your age I didn't think of myself as much of a businessman either.

Material goods are not much use when shelter and food are at stake. May be a killjoy but when I was in my early twenties and got my first major raise I blew it on useless stuff. When the economy went to hell I had enough to get by for a while but not long enough to become self-sufficient again. Glad you were taught to save but things may end up worse than you expect.

I haven't owned a TV since 2000 and do not miss it at all.

Couches are nice, that cannot be denied.

I did buy a good pair of headphones in the boom years though the cable went to hell so they are useless now.

I sold my very nice double bass to cover yet another months bills when things went tits up.

The Vita? Really?

I simply stopped drinking coffee when prices got too high. The withdrawal wasn't pleasant but I'm saving a great deal every month.

The what-ray? I guess growing up with low-res everything makes it not seem so important.

Things may be going well now, and I hope that it does. But when things get rough, they get very rough. Save, save, save.

Put it all into your savings to start your own business so as not to rely on getting raises and/or having your income derived from someone else.

An absolutely necessary barrier of entry, the internet is full of trolls and most indie devs can swing $100 if it gives them the potential to earn that back many times over.

Use PeerBlock and see just how many companies are watching your internet activity.