Have some money to spend - what shall I get?

[Felch]

Get an AR-15 before the UN comes with their fluoride and black helicopters to take away our freedom.

[giblets]

We don't need the UN for that, we already have a government that thinks it has the right to tell people what plants they can grow in their basement and smoke.

[Hauldren Collider]

Well, not exactly have some money to spend, but money that was allocated for something else just came open. For those who aren't my Facebook friends, me and my fiance mutually broke up a week and half ago (having to do with lack of just about any common interests, and the fact she has a ton of growing up to do [though I'd imagine she'd have a different point of view, but she's just wrong]).

Sorry to hear that Imran

[Al B. Sure!]

I'm going to find Imran a nice Muslim girl

[Hauldren Collider]

[Al B. Sure!]

It'll be funny if he converts back

Then we can try to put some sense in him and make him back to an atheist.

[giblets]

Find him a nice Wiccan girl. That would be amusing.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Hey Immy, genuinely sorry to hear about your split, but it clearly sounds like it was for the best and you obviously gave it your best shot!

Sorry for sounding all boring and fuddy-duddy here, but surely the point here is that you're not freeing up any cash - but simply avoiding putting yourself into debt on credit cards!? Surely the best thing to do is pat yourself on the back for avoiding an expensive mistake and only get the thing you need (which sounds like the phone) without necessarily going into the red for it?

Sounds like you're just trying to make yourself feel better by licking your wounds with tech, which is an understandable kind of rebound, but a rebound all the same...

Hang out with some mates you probably haven't seen for a while because of being in a relationship and just have some fun!

Thanks Moby, but yes I know I'm putting debt that I shouldn't . It's a cheaper rebound than a 4 week relationship or something . Been going out and having some drinks as well, but you know... tech is always fun!

Though I do have enough in savings for the phone & tablet if I want... or a laptop.

[Imran Siddiqui]

I recommend a good laptop and a cheap tablet. On average my laptop:tablet use is around 20:1, unless I'm flying somewhere which I rarely do.

A much more useful toy that I recently acquired is a QNAP NAS with two 2TB drives in a JBOD configuration

I do have a Samsung Galaxy Tab and yeah, I find that I likely would use it more if I had a keyboard. Maybe laptop is better to go... but that touchscreen is always nice.

[Kidlicious]

Excuse me for saying but those don't seem like good reasons to break up. Do you guys love each other or not? You aren't going to find the perfect women. She doesn't exist. If you are in love and want to get married to someone do it. Just my advice, which you will probably disregard.

[Lonestar]

I have the Nexus 7. It's pretty awesome. Highly recommend it.

So, Galaxy Nexus, and Nexus 7(w/16GB version)

[Imran Siddiqui]

Excuse me for saying but those don't seem like good reasons to break up. Do you guys love each other or not? You aren't going to find the perfect women. She doesn't exist. If you are in love and want to get married to someone do it. Just my advice, which you will probably disregard.

Let's just say we both came to the same conclusion at the same time. Love was there, but there were no movement on her part to move towards my interests. Cause issues in things to discuss (if you can't talk about news or politics or theology or something deeper than other people than I can't really go that far in conversation). Also as Alby said, the age things became an issue. What I and my 30ish friends thought was reasonable, her and her 20ish friends thought was oppressive.

[loinburger]

I do have a Samsung Galaxy Tab and yeah, I find that I likely would use it more if I had a keyboard. Maybe laptop is better to go... but that touchscreen is always nice.

I got a keyboard for my tablet, but it's basically a netbook keyboard (i.e. crap).

[Kidlicious]

Let's just say we both came to the same conclusion at the same time. Love was there, but there were no movement on her part to move towards my interests. Cause issues in things to discuss (if you can't talk about news or politics or theology or something deeper than other people than I can't really go that far in conversation). Also as Alby said, the age things became an issue. What I and my 30ish friends thought was reasonable, her and her 20ish friends thought was oppressive.

Talking about politics and such isn't really that important is it? But if you guys aren't happy together I guess it wasn't meant to be. I'm sorry to hear it and I pray for you.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Talking about politics and such isn't really that important is it? But if you guys aren't happy together I guess it wasn't meant to be. I'm sorry to hear it and I pray for you.

It is when its important to you and your mate couldn't care less . Though that was just one thing - the lack of common interests caused friction. Better to end it now than when already married, no?