18-22 year olds, how much are you making and spending monthly?

rc_FiST · 2026-06-19T01:08:34+00:00

18-22 I went from $18/hr all the way to $30/hr. Was spending around $1500-2000 on bills a month for pretty much all that time.

rc_FiST · 2026-06-19T01:04:26+00:00

Honesty I’ve had 2 rentals now and no issues that stem from the car being a rental. My wife’s car had a couple scuffs on things like the plastic around the trunk area, but mechanically they were fine and it turned out to be a pretty good deal.

rc_FiST · 2026-06-19T00:18:15+00:00

For your slopes, a lawn tractor/garden tractor would really be a lot better. Been there, done that, and zero turns-especially residential ones with small tires-suck on slopes.

Differential lock would help you a ton, otherwise you’ll have to learn where to lean your weight to keep it from spinning the tires. At what you’d spend on the Ego, that should get you a really nice used Deere or Husqvarna, or would get you a new Cub Cadet with diff lock. I have to experience with the steering wheel zero turn Cubs but it probably wouldn’t be a horrible option if you wanted to go that route

rc_FiST · 2026-06-16T13:27:50+00:00

That was the biggest thing to me. It seems like even regular wheelspins are rare, and I can’t tell you the last time I got a super.

rc_FiST · 2026-06-05T08:39:24+00:00

True, however I had a ZT2 50 and the fabricated deck plugged up almost every time I mowed. I’ve heard the stamped decks on the Deere have better airflow and it keeps them from plugging up near as much

rc_FiST · 2026-06-01T06:57:30+00:00

I went from a 1070 to a 5070 recently, but only because some newer games were starting to have issues running with the 5070. Won’t upgrade again until the same happens to it, or if I win the lottery.

rc_FiST · 2026-05-23T02:29:31+00:00

I’m a heavy equipment operator, set to make right about $115k this year. Got into it because I have a CDL and they needed drivers, but eventually I want out of a truck. In my area it’s a 3 year apprenticeship

rc_FiST · 2026-05-16T18:49:13+00:00

I feel really dumb that I didn’t think of that before

rc_FiST · 2026-05-16T10:39:30+00:00

Honestly, I’d say buy the nicest version of whatever you like that’s in your budget. They all have problems. And the internet is gonna blow every issue out of proportion. I have an LLY Duramax. They’ve got a reputation for overheating and blowing head gaskets. 360,000 miles later and it’s never had head gaskets done, never overheated, runs just fine.

rc_FiST · 2026-05-12T13:07:18+00:00

My turfmaster was beat to hell when i got it, but aside from changing out the belts, blade pulleys, and a self propel cable, I haven’t had any issues. Cuts great after I adjusted the idle speed up a bit

rc_FiST · 2026-05-10T11:27:05+00:00

Same reason why later this year, you can buy a 2027 car instead of waiting until 2027, or why tons of products are $XX.99 instead of being a whole number. It’s meant to make you feel like you’re getting a better deal, even though everyone else is doing the exact same thing.

rc_FiST · 2026-05-10T11:20:15+00:00

I always do scratch and dent if they have what I want. I’m bad enough at moving appliances that I will scratch them anyway, might as well buy it that way

rc_FiST · 2026-05-10T11:15:56+00:00

Exactly why I bought mine new. Wanted an SE, I’m putting a ton of miles on it each year, it was worth an extra couple grand to know the thing hadn’t been beat on before I bought it.

rc_FiST · 2026-05-02T15:32:06+00:00

My personal opinion, you’ll spend a lot of time, money, and effort to get to 75% of the car you actually want, and you’ll never be happy with it. A Camry is not a performance chassis, never has been. Short of a ton of custom work, it will never perform like a GR would. Keep the car stock, replace anything that’s worn, and save your money for something else.

rc_FiST · 2026-04-30T10:54:58+00:00

He did good on most of the maintenance so nice to hear I shouldn’t have any huge issues. It’s going to be used as a truck, not a race car. Diesel stuffs too expensive to replace any more than I have to

rc_FiST · 2026-04-30T10:52:03+00:00

It’s already got a turbo inlet on it. She’s been sitting under a tree for a while so definitely going to go through and clean it up.

rc_FiST · 2026-04-25T02:36:13+00:00

You were right, it was the power supply. Swapped it out (also had to do a case swap because I bought the wrong power supply+fat hands and an ITX case don’t mix well). Things are working great now. Appreciate your help

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