What was the first thing you bought with your first paycheck?

Don't let the society program you into those sorts of stereotypes, like "still in school" or "paycheck". Next time someone asks you a favour, ask them for money in return, and when you get it, spend it on what you feel like. That's real life.
 
My first job was at Subway when I turned sixteen. I put a little in the bank and took my girlfriend at the time out to dinner.
 
irad: How sweet of you.

Hobo: NICE! What did you do with it?

SB: Aww.. come on. Negative Nancy.

Fena: I bet you got some chump change off that interest!

Thendaga: Do you still work? What about school?
 
My first job was Oshman's world of sporting goods. And I think I bought some timberland boots I wanted and saved the rest. I was trying to get a car at the time.
 
Browning Hi-Power 9mm, with three hi-cap mags in 1976, for 350 dollars now its worth 900 bucs , I love tennis and guns , Merry Christmas to all!
 
listen to me, when you get your first salary, give it to your mom. I'm really serious about this.

After that, you can use your second salary to buy anything you want.
 
started investing and saving. bought silver dollars and coins. saved up plenty of money, and got good interest in CDs. eventually bought things like music equipment. the most exciting thing i was able to buy with the money i had saved would have to be an engagement ring. next will be a Hawaiin honeymoon!
 
Not 100% sure, but i do remember spending a considerable amount of money on the Magic The Gathering card game in the early 90's. Had fun playing, but looking back really was quite a waste...
 
StealthGnome said:
I haven't worked in my life. I'm still in school but am curious what you bought with that sweet check.
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i still have it: a AIWA cd player, complete with fm tuner so i can listen to radio too. also 10second skip protection. it was state-of the art at the time. cost me $80. first thing i ever bought wityh my own money. it was exhilarating.
 
StealthGnome said:
irad: How sweet of you.

Hobo: NICE! What did you do with it?

SB: Aww.. come on. Negative Nancy.

Fena: I bet you got some chump change off that interest!

Thendaga: Do you still work? What about school?
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i'm at uni but work as a bartender on weekends. absolutely love my job.
 
I seem to recall buying a bag of weed, and depositing most of the rest of the money in the bank. Hey, I was 15...whadya expect?
 
Richie Rich said:
Nike tennis shoes - the grey 3/4 cuts with the black forefoot strap mcenroe wore in the mid/late 80's
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I had those shoes! Wore 'em for racquetball-the only Nike shoes I've ever owned that were actually comfortable. At the time they cost around $85-pretty darn expensive. If they brought that model back today, I'd buy it in a heartbeat.
 
My first job was at Hollywood Video and first paycheck was for 13 cents. I had been hired right at the end of the pay period and my boss logged me into the computer that day for 2 minutes to verify that it got all my info. The actual pay stub lists 14 cents in salary with a 1 cent reduction for Social Security taxes. Go figure.

I framed the paycheck and pay stub for the novelty.
 
Citizen [K]omplain;1965064 said:
My first job was at Hollywood Video and first paycheck was for 13 cents. I had been hired right at the end of the pay period and my boss logged me into the computer that day for 2 minutes to verify that it got all my info. The actual pay stub lists 14 cents in salary with a 1 cent reduction for Social Security taxes. Go figure.

I framed the paycheck and pay stub for the novelty.
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Damn government! You showed them! :)
 
Phil said:
LMAO! Not really, of course, at you getting ripped off...that's terrible, but in retrospect, I guess we can have a good guffaw over it...I think?:)
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Guffaw??...
Absolutely~! Any schmuck '1st-timer' such as myself who got "beat" buying a nickle bag of oregano was born to be laughed at. Besides, we broke half the papers trying--pathetically, I might add--to roll what little oregano we didn't spill between the slats of the park bench. :-)
 
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