mattalica17 Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 i got rid of all my cds (2000 - 3000) the ones the used store wouldn't buy i just gave to a charity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviolentworld Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 I have around 400 CDs and they're really starting to take up space. I'm not planning on selling any since it wouldn't be worth it, but I'm definitely going to start cutting down on buying them aside from cool/import/etc ones from my absolute favorite bands. Being a teenager with a limited budget, I'm going to do my best to listen to new releases on Spotify first and if I like it, then I'll buy the vinyl version. shit man now is the time to spend money. it gets worse the older you get. ronniegwilliams 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueprintforjoy Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 i got rid of a couple hundred last year. they were just taking up space and hadn't been played in years. everything i still liked was on digital format and the rest i grew out of due to buying young/changing tastes/etc. i don't even have a CD player in my car so they were kind of useless anyway. it was a pain in the ass, but not terrible. sold them all to local stores for a loss obviously (probably $0.50-$2 per CD), but it gave me some extra record cash and cleared out some room. i don't miss them really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
openupyourskull Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 shit man now is the time to spend money. it gets worse the older you get. Ah, I know, it's more just the fact that I don't have an actual steady job yet and therefore no real cash flow. Most of the cash I get is from odd jobs and such. Once I start getting real paychecks I'm screwed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
controlthebleeding Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 i got rid of about 200 cd's last year because i really didn't need them. i kept about 20 that are rare or considered dvd/mpeg too. i had about 1000 dvd's and that's dwindled down to around 100 now. life feels soo much better without the clutter. now thinking about giving away all my old punk zines from the 80's and early 90's. still not sure about that yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviolentworld Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Ah, I know, it's more just the fact that I don't have an actual steady job yet and therefore no real cash flow. Most of the cash I get is from odd jobs and such. Once I start getting real paychecks I'm screwed. oh i get it dude. it's funny because i was shredding years of bank statements and realized that i pretty much bought cd's, dvd's and other random shit when i was younger. now i get excited putting an extra 50 spot on the principle for my mortgage...haha. mmhmm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shitty Rambo Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 I hang all of mine from my trees to scare my grandma and keep her inside the house. ronniegwilliams 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrocks Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 went totally vinyl + digital about three years ago, havent bought a CD in about that time. Have 1500 in my garage. Actually have donated about 500 per year the last two years to goodwill to offset my taxes. ends up being about 8 dollars a piece for donation, which equals over $1500 per year back in my pocket, so I dont mind giving them away since there is no way i could sell that many Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrocks Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 but i have a 640GB hard drive with FLAC rips of all my CDs, as well as a backup of it and my mp3s. mmhmm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almightyseancore Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 went totally vinyl + digital about three years ago, havent bought a CD in about that time. Have 1500 in my garage. Actually have donated about 500 per year the last two years to goodwill to offset my taxes. ends up being about 8 dollars a piece for donation, which equals over $1500 per year back in my pocket, so I dont mind giving them away since there is no way i could sell that many thats actually a pretty great deal, considering most thrift stores sell them for about $2 a piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmhmm Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 went totally vinyl + digital about three years ago, havent bought a CD in about that time. Have 1500 in my garage. Actually have donated about 500 per year the last two years to goodwill to offset my taxes. ends up being about 8 dollars a piece for donation, which equals over $1500 per year back in my pocket, so I dont mind giving them away since there is no way i could sell that many I wish I had a better understanding of taxes/write-offs...that sounds like a good way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrocks Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 I wish I had a better understanding of taxes/write-offs...that sounds like a good way to go. it only works because i have a tax burden, if you dont own much in taxes, the write off isnt that valuable (i.e. its a deduction, not a credit) and the $8 a piece is on the liberal side, the IRS would probably rather the deduction be $4, but they allow both based on value. you can typically expect your taxes to be reducedby about 25-35% of whatever the deduction is, but again, if you didnt owe much in taxes or got it all back, then it wont be as helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homework Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 IRS is your best friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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