My Nintendo

     The story of how this decision came to pass began in my childhood.

     When I was six years old I wanted a Nintendo NES, the most awesome (deadass) game system on the planet of all time  (I mean come on, 8-bits!).  My mother...would not buy me one.  AND, she also informed me, she had spoken to Santa and he would not be getting me one either.  I was devastated.  Until my mother offered up, maybe accidentally, the solution :If you want one so bad John, youa re going to have to save up your money and buy one.

     Now when you are six years old in 1990, a Nintendo costs $99.99 and games cost $59.99 (the default video game price, despite the system, since 1989).  At a hefty allowance of $3 per week, it would take me 33 weeks to save the money, this was an unacceptable amount of time.

     I had to exercise my entrepreneurial skills and take on extra chores and odd-jobs to save the money.  There was no such thing as credit to a six-year-old.  It took me a couple of months of work, but I finally got the money together, went to Toys R Us and went over to the video game section.  Staring behind the glass case at the most amazing game system ever invented, I was shocked, and pleasantly surprised the system had gome down to $69.99, which allowed me to buy the system and one real shitty game that has now been forgotten.

     There is something incredibly special about this way of purchasing.  By saving up your =money for something that is out of your pay grade and  buying it up front, being beholden to no-one for the purchase.  As we become adults in the 21st century, I feel this value has been lost.  it has been far too easy to swipe a card (because it isnt real, its magic money) and get what you want now and pay extra for it later.

     I have decided to take this old pilosophy and strategy of mine to once again save up the money for something I want.....bullfighting school.

    This blog is to keep trackn of my journey to save and earn the $2000 necessary (approximately) to get myself there.  I will save, take side and odd-jobs and scrimp every cent I can get.  This will be purchased up front, not credited.

     More on the advantages and challenges I face later, including an up to date account of the money saved and how it was obtained.