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09-07-2009, 02:01 PM
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Would you rather buy a book or video game?
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09-07-2009, 02:18 PM
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I've never played a video game in my entire life. I know that's hard to imagine, yet true.
As for books, I'm not reading one unless it's a reference books on some topic that I need to know about. Back in 2005 I bought a couple books from Amazon on the subject of distributions from inherited IRAs. It only takes 300 pages for each book to cover that subject. I suspect I may be the only person on this forum who can explain how the RMD process works if you inherit an IRA from your brother who died a year after inheriting that IRA from your father and how to deal with the basis in said IRA.
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09-07-2009, 02:38 PM
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Books, books,books,I love them!!- But in the end I'd buy the video game for my kids. (Yes, I'm that kind of Mom).
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09-07-2009, 02:50 PM
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I've spent 50 dollars on a book and didn't think twice about it, yet I will hesitate (a lot) in buying a game that's only 30 dollars. So, book, definitely.
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09-07-2009, 03:39 PM
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It depends on if I'm in the mood for reading or playing a video game. Actually, I'd probably get the video game because I could probably just get the book for free at the library.
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09-07-2009, 03:43 PM
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video game, I haven't found to many books that cost, let alone be worth $50. Of course video games now cost $60 instead of $50.
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09-07-2009, 04:05 PM
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id rather spend my money on a video game.
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09-07-2009, 04:28 PM
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Book. I don't like paying that much for video games, the prices drop too fast.
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09-07-2009, 04:29 PM
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For me, it's certainly books. I'm always buying books, lately it's been translations of classical works or grammar aids.
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09-07-2009, 04:32 PM
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Book. I can't figure out how to game on today's systems.
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09-07-2009, 05:24 PM
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I was a bit of a gamer when I was younger but now not at all. If I was still gaming I would likely rent whichever ones I wanted to play. The library is available for books but I would much rather have them on a shelf as part of a collection. My own personal library if you will
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09-07-2009, 06:03 PM
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Not sure. I generally prefer books but that one's damn expensive.
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09-07-2009, 08:23 PM
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I'd get the book. I've bought several books that were $50 or more already...so nothing new there. O'Reilly books can get kinda pricey, which is often what I blow my money on. That and I often buy obscure books and I can only find them online because the book stores don't carry them. Then I pay the premium because they probably don't sell a lot of them =/
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09-07-2009, 08:29 PM
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Of the two, as long as it was a game I was very interested in, the video game.
I buy hardcover books for a dollar from many local libraries. I have so many books unread in the house that I have my doubts as to if I will ever finish them all. One book for 50$ or 50 for 50$.. tough choice. 
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09-07-2009, 08:32 PM
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I wouldn't pay 50 for either
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09-07-2009, 08:39 PM
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Video game
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09-07-2009, 09:32 PM
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Books, definitely. I don't own any gaming system and haven't bought a video game since I was a kid (back in the days of NES). There are about a zillion books I'd love to own, including many that would cost upward of $50.
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09-07-2009, 09:35 PM
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