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Off-Topic Archive / Re: What show would you put yourself in?

2014 Aug 05, 14:18:50

If I did live in Poke'mon universe... I'd want to have a Mew (yea, good luck But I always have one in the games and I tend to hoard them because it's been my favorite for awhile), Flygon, and Raichu. At least those three. I have more fav.'s, but those would be the one's in my party.

MLP: I'm a definite Pegasus.

I do like Mew and Raichu too. I would want a Pikachu and Jigglypuff more though for their cuteness I suppose. For MLP, I would be a Alicorn.

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MLP: FiM SD Archive / Re: Just what would the individual CMC members' cutie marks be?

2014 Aug 05, 14:16:07

Applebloom being a carpenter makes sense, but I always liked the idea of the ponies in the Apple family having apple related cutie marks. So I think it'd be nice if it was a hammer in front of an apple or something.

Sweetie Belle, music related of course. Music note is the most common answer.

It's true that Scootaloo had some good dancing moves. In my own headcanon she eventually flies and is able to control thunder clouds with ease, but that's my headcanon with nothing canon at all 
Though if we follow canon, I think it's more likely her cutie mark would have something about her scooter in it. She seems more into that.

You made me think of the short story Dr.Wolf read ... 'The Mill'?

Yea, Apple Bloom would probably be some sort of construction related thing. Honestly, it's like I keep forgetting about that XD Everytime... I get:
Sweetie Belle- Singing (Matches her name...)
Scootaloo- Scooters (Matchers her name as well...)
Apple Bloom- .... Blooming... apples?

It's just... it's weird 

Yea, construction and building or something.... I mean... I could see how her name could connect to that but it seems like a real stretch.

I'd say that Apple Bloom will take care of the barn/house and fixing it up when it needs it. The children of Big Mac and Applejack will take care of the farm and Applejack will be like Granny Smith. As for her two best friends, they both make sense although Scootaloo hopefully will learn to fly. I'd like that to happen since she basically worships Rainbow Dash as her idol.

I actually kinda like Scootaloo as a handicap. I don't think I've ever seen a show treat it so casually, which is nice.

It hasn't really been made canon yet, though. She might learn to fly or she might not. Actually, an episode with her dealing with a disability would be very emotional and touching. Just a idea for a Season 5 episode maybe!

... Yes. That is a season 5 ep hope... and it has been for season 4 but it wasn't really hinted at at all prior to season 4. Of course, she could still only be late. I mean, that is another struggle for children.

I don't know about you but I'm kind of liking the idea now of Scootaloo being disabled from flying. Many children watch this show and have some physical disabilities like not able to walk and having to compare to Scootaloo would make them feel more like their peers. Derpy and Twilight could be the same for people with mental disabilities and Asperger's even though I'm not making fun of them at all for who they are. I mean, I'm a general male fan of MLP (who like more then just G4/FIM) and likes the girlish side of MLP so I'm different as well. All humans/ponies are different.

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Off-Topic Archive / Re: What show would you put yourself in?

2014 Aug 05, 14:11:16

Poke'mon and MLP are certainly one of the best worlds to be in.... a lot of other shows are less world building (other shows I watch) than those so the idea of them bore me. ....
Yea, probably those. 

Yeah, I always dream about living in the Pokémon and MLP universes (Including G3 of course). Something about both of them make this world less exciting in a way but we can't do anything about it.  I mean, who wouldn't want to live as a Pokémon or Pony?

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Off-Topic Archive / Re: What show would you put yourself in?

2014 Aug 05, 13:37:18

It actually French. There's a lot of story, but if you start at the beginning, it's about four high school students finding an old supercomputer in some nearby ruins that contains a virtual world called Lyoko. There's a girl in there called Aeilita, and a living virus called X.A.N.A. X.A.N.A can mess with the real world by possessing people and electronics. The kids then use "virtualizers" to travel to Lyoko and fight X.A.N.A's monsters.

Sounds complicated to understand, but I get it. Every show for children these days though seems to be about teenagers in high school. It's kind of annoying if you ask me.

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Off-Topic Archive / Re: What show would you put yourself in?

2014 Aug 05, 12:56:09

Obviously MLP: Friendship Is Magic. Equestria is so peaceful and less stressful and you get to be a pony! Everything about it is so cute it's my dream world. Forget about the technology we have, I'd rather be friends with the ponies in Ponyville and hang out with Fluttershy and Twilight Sparkle. I'd be an alicorn BTW.

Exactly what I'd say. But another show would be Code Lyoko. Seriously, going into a computer to fight a sentient virus! Also Pokemon I want a Fletchling.

I forgot about Pokémon! I'd probably be a Pikachu, Clefairy, or a Jigglypuff! I'm more for girly Pokémon you know. I'm also more for the old 90s Pokémon as well. There was only 171 Pokémon to remember back in 98'. What is Code Lyoko anyway? Some anime I suppose since it sounds like Japanese!

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Off-Topic Archive / Re: What show would you put yourself in?

2014 Aug 05, 12:47:19

Obviously MLP: Friendship Is Magic. Equestria is so peaceful and less stressful and you get to be a pony! Everything about it is so cute it's my dream world. Forget about the technology we have, I'd rather be friends with the ponies in Ponyville and hang out with Fluttershy and Twilight Sparkle. I'd be an alicorn BTW.

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MLP: FiM SD Archive / Re: Just what would the individual CMC members' cutie marks be?

2014 Aug 05, 11:03:56

Applebloom being a carpenter makes sense, but I always liked the idea of the ponies in the Apple family having apple related cutie marks. So I think it'd be nice if it was a hammer in front of an apple or something.

Sweetie Belle, music related of course. Music note is the most common answer.

It's true that Scootaloo had some good dancing moves. In my own headcanon she eventually flies and is able to control thunder clouds with ease, but that's my headcanon with nothing canon at all 
Though if we follow canon, I think it's more likely her cutie mark would have something about her scooter in it. She seems more into that.

You made me think of the short story Dr.Wolf read ... 'The Mill'?

Yea, Apple Bloom would probably be some sort of construction related thing. Honestly, it's like I keep forgetting about that XD Everytime... I get:
Sweetie Belle- Singing (Matches her name...)
Scootaloo- Scooters (Matchers her name as well...)
Apple Bloom- .... Blooming... apples?

It's just... it's weird 

Yea, construction and building or something.... I mean... I could see how her name could connect to that but it seems like a real stretch.

I'd say that Apple Bloom will take care of the barn/house and fixing it up when it needs it. The children of Big Mac and Applejack will take care of the farm and Applejack will be like Granny Smith. As for her two best friends, they both make sense although Scootaloo hopefully will learn to fly. I'd like that to happen since she basically worships Rainbow Dash as her idol.

I actually kinda like Scootaloo as a handicap. I don't think I've ever seen a show treat it so casually, which is nice.

It hasn't really been made canon yet, though. She might learn to fly or she might not. Actually, an episode with her dealing with a disability would be very emotional and touching. Just a idea for a Season 5 episode maybe!

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MLP: FiM SD Archive / Re: Rainbow Rocks Preview

2014 Aug 05, 10:58:29

Spoiler: show

Here's my issue: I was quite interested in the first Equestria Girls movie, and to be frank, it didn't live up to my expectations at all. Not to say I didn't enjoy watching it, but it just wasn't that very good. And now they are making a sequel? With rock concerts? And even crazier looking antagonists? Based off what I saw in the first one, what I actually got, and the rule of sequels, this is going to be quite bad. I'm rather scared about what it's gonna turn out to be

Well, even if the movie turns out to be bad, we can look on the bright side that we're going to get at least one really good catchy song. Daniel Ingram makes so many great songs, there's bound to be one that catches on in Rainbow Rocks, like Help Twilight Get The Crown did in the first EG movie.

It's more then just the music though. What he's trying to say is that Rainbow Rocks is still going to be a bad movie since the plot won't be great. I don't think I'll be that bad but I respect the opinions of other fans. If you ask me and other bronies though, an actual movie about the PONIES and just the ponies of MLP FIM being on their most dangerous adventure yet would definitely boost sales for Hasbro while at the same time being a summer blockbuster if release to theaters nationwide. They should seriously consider it in 2015 in honor of the 5th anniversary of G4 and make it the finale for the cartoon as well. After all, SpongeBob's first movie in November 2004 was intended to have been the ending for SpongeBob but Viacom/Nickelodeon decided to renew the series and to this day it's still on. Just a suggestion.

I know what he's saying. What I was saying is that, even if the plot is bad, at least we'll get good music out of it. For example, the season 3 finale wasn't that good of an episode, but we got really awesome songs from it.

IDK, I kind of like the idea of Twilight transforming into an alicorn. She does look more cuter as one. 

I don't mind her turning into an alicorn. The episode just wasn't as entertaining, aside from the great songs. This may partially be due to the fact that they were constricted to a single episode rather than doing their usual two-parter thing.

Season 3 just had it's flaws though. Season 4 helped with fixing that and I know Season 5 will be as good since it's going to be 26 episodes! Besides, the episode was pretty funny with the cutie marks changed on the Mane 6 doing things they normally wouldn't do and Twilight fixing the cutie marks and changing everything back to normal, with her turning into a princess. It was a very good episode to me.
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Honestly, I really liked the Alicorn thing... heck, I like the Rainbowfied ponies and Twilight's castle, too. I love seeing change in cartoons >w< Honestly, I don't feel like it's very rushed, either. I mean there's was still a lot of home-life episodes between them.

What is so bad about changes anyway? It would get tiring seeing the same things over and over again. I have read though that one of the episodes of Season 5 will deal with Twilight's lost of her library. The Rainbowfied ponies look pretty cool too. Kind of remind me of G3 too!

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Pony Off-Topic Archive / Re: If you had an element of harmony, which?

2014 Aug 05, 10:54:18

I have actually thought about this a lot.... I am definetly between Loyalty and Honesty.... I went with Loyalty here. 

So your with Rainbow Dash, huh? Along with Applejack too! I just don't get how you could be the element of Magic though?

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Pony Off-Topic Archive / Re: What makes a poor OC? Post your thoughts here!

2014 Aug 05, 10:52:44

Because nobody would use the standard races. And we don't know as much about other races compared to the normal ponies.

Earth ponies would still reign supreme in my book.

XD I laugh with you only because earth ponies seriously need more love... and that's coming from a Pegasus

Well, Earth Ponies are special too. After all, they grow our food like the Apple Family. Sure, they don't have abilities like unicorns, Pegasus, or alicorns and have to hold things by their mouths a lot (Yuck, but understanding) but all ponies are special. Just like humans in our world.

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MLP: FiM SD Archive / Re: what would happen to the bronys if my little pony was no more?

2014 Aug 05, 10:49:14

Eh, granted they had smoking then but there was plenty more than was oppressed then as well ^^' There is just a certain style, though in the original Looney Tunes, that never would come back. They've tried with things like Tiny Toons and Animaniacs (Of which I liked... the later anyway. Didn't see the prior.) But it just doesn't work out the same way anymore. What people look for in cartoons has changed... but it's not necessarily a bad thing, just different. I do like how world building and continuation is playing a bigger role in cartoons nowadays. Adventure Time is another popular one, for instance. (Though, personally, I don't care for Adventure Time... mostly because the humor feels too forced for me  )

G5.... I feel up in the air about. Though it is too soon to really think on... I have a feeling that they might just go back to the original formula or try too hard to captivate G4's glory... I mean, I've seen too many bad sequels. Granted, its a show. But I still get a sneaking suspicion. Not to say I gave up hope for G5, because there's also a side that's excited to see what will happen... but when it all balances out I'm rather neutral.  Honestly, I'm just hoping G4 can have a good run. If it does get cancelled, that's fine. As long as it was able to really tell its story and not get cut off too short or go until it just dies.

G5 won't really occur though for the next 5 years. Hasbro decided on that one. Anyway, I did like G3 so even if they go back to the original formula I would be cool with it. I'm a girly boy anyway. I'm just hoping MLP will last for years regardless of the brony fandom's dismissal.

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Pony Off-Topic Archive / Re: G5 Predictions?

2014 Aug 05, 10:37:58

Between those three.... I'm thinking the geometric shapes... in 3D. 3D is becoming really popular in young kids entertainment and I think it'll become dominant by the time G5 comes around. I'm crossing my paws hoping 2D won't become what stop-motion is today but... good luck

I'm thinking unfortunately for you that 3D is going to be the G5 design. If there is a new cartoon based on G5, expect it to be similar to Filly Funtasia. Come on, you may not like it but it doesn't mean the young females won't. I like CGI animations too!

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Video Games Archive / Re: Pokemon X and Y topic

2014 Aug 05, 10:35:53

But being a pirate is fun Sleuthy! Yarr!

I'm kidding!

No, it's actually illegal and I'm not spending over $200 just for a 3DS and both copies of the game. Besides, tons of Pokémon fans have pirated games before the 6th generation.

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MLP: FiM SD Archive / Re: Seasaon 1 Discussion

2014 Aug 05, 10:29:50

Now it makes a lot more sense to me. Lauren Faust was trying to change the image of cartoons intended for little girls to have real lessons on friendship and not be all girly too-shoes. She was trying to create a creative cartoon that would boost the sales for MLP while preventing any criticism over the looks of the ponies and the lack of real conflict. It's ironic that she knew that people would label MLP FIM as cheap and girlish, yet look what it's became. It's the longest running television show based on the franchise! And I'm certain she never would've expected an adult fandom to rise. She did a lot to save MLP and we should be lucky to have her. The fact that people starting uploading full episodes of the show after it started also would've helped with the adult fandom's beginnings. It's also interesting that an article was released not too long after Discovery Kids ended that was called "the creator-driven era" was coming to an end. Well, that didn't seem to be the case with some shows apparently. Especially this one! It's the only cartoon I'll watch on TV now that still on the air. I thought it started because some men were watching the show with their little daughters and founded out how good it was. I'm wondering if the "Meet the Ponies" clips are still around somewhere? Why were they on the MLP site before the show aired? Was it just prior to the Hub's launch and the end of G3.5 to show the new generation and show? BTW, did Hasbro plan G4 as early as 2007? Just wanted to know because Faust's drawing go back to some pitch bible in 2008 when G3.5 was just introduced. Who made G3 also? I'd want to know that one.

Yes I totally adore her! Now I'm gonna try to address all your questions in chronological order:

1) You can find the official "Meet the Ponies!" vids on the official MLP youtube channel. Scroll down 'til you see any video titled "Meet (insert pony here)".
2) You guessed right! G3.5 was ending and Hasbro was getting ready for its new generation. They even had flash games that gave you an idea of what the show would look like before they even posted the videos.
3) That's a good question. I know in 2009, L.F. was pretty much MIA from the interwebz because she was working on MLP. The earliest we ever heard of this (at least from her specifically) was on January 1st, 2010.
4) I'm not sure who made G3 I had just assumed it was a bunch of Hasbro executives making whatever they assumed that Little Girls were into.

1) Thanks for the information on the Meet the Ponies clips. I think they may have been on some of the early G4 MLP DVDs as well.
2) Wow. Flash games for the new generation. That most have got at least the young females excited for the new generation. Hasbro is really intelligent when it comes to marketing. Discovery Kids (The Hub as of October 2010) wasn't doing well during it's last years I know. The last show aired was Kenny the Shark. That I think was the same day MLP FIM first premiered! The first show shown on The Hub was Twisted Whiskers though.
3) Well, some of her work on DeviantArt are some of the original pitches for G4 MLP. I know at least the original drawing for Big Macintosh (Big Apple before legal issues came about) was created by Faust in 2008! Hasbro probably needed a new generation as early as 2007 though! BTW, did you know the Big Macintosh was intended to have owned the farm (Hence the original name Big Apple Orchards), but instead decided to make it a family business. Makes you wonder if Applejack and Apple Bloom were even part of his family then.
4) I'm certain that one of the executives was directly responsible for the G3 design though. I don't know though who actually animated the G3 specials. Just the fact it was released by Hasbro Entertainment (Predecessor to Hasbro Studios) and Paramount Pictures (Before Shout! came around)

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Pony Off-Topic Archive / Re: How long will My Little Pony go on for?

2014 Aug 05, 09:47:19

I think as long as its popular... Hasbro will be able to sell those things for years to come XD They've been doing them regardless of show since the 80's. Granted, that is a huge growth rate, but it will eventually level off and I don't think this particular show will be reliant on that. Nothing's gonna stop them from a G5 after this one's passed.

Well of course not! I wouldn't expect them to. I just hope that they make a G5 and that MLP remains popular. I really do hope though that the next generation will do as good sales as the last two. After all, a huge growth rate like that is really large. It's basically because G3 was introduced around that time and both that and G4 received good praise and sales rates were higher. G2 however got a negative response from consumers due how small the ponies were and the lack of a brush able mane which is why MLP wasn't so big in the 90s. Regardless, the franchise did survive and I'm certain now that MLP should last at least possibly 30 more years with the proper marketing skills and decent artists responsible for the new generation. Like that of G1, G3, and G4. G3.5 wasn't bad either, but was more of an updated version of G3. BTW, you do know that this isn't the first time MLP received a TV show, right? There were some specials during the G3 era and a 1986 and 1992 television series based on G1 MLP ponies. To me, they were pretty good shows and somewhat a little dark for today's standards!  G2 was the only generation I know that doesn't have any animated specials or TV shows. Just an old CD-ROM game called MLP: Friendship Gardens. Not a bad game, but it does have the only animations at all of G2 MLP ponies!!! I don't think Hasbro bothered trying to create a TV show based off of G2 and G3. Not sure why, though?

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Off-Topic / Re: Dumb things that annoy you

2014 Aug 05, 09:33:59

I seem to have headaches, tummy aches, feeling sick, unable to sleep, always tired, can't think straight like I'm in a daze...all this stuff... 24/7...To top it all off I got plantar warts in my hooves really bad, so it hurts to even walk...I just feel like I'm falling apart.

I literally lose depth perception at times...and feel like I'm about to puke at others...this has been going on for a while...so I don't think I'm sick... If I ingest anything (Even water) I get dreadfully sick... I just want to be better again... :'(

Awwww, I'm sorry your not feeling well.  Hope you feel better soon.

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MLP: FiM SD Archive / Re: Seasaon 1 Discussion

2014 Aug 05, 00:50:42

I remember I got into FiM when Lauren Faust posted a link to the first episode on her DeviantArt!

Season 1. Good times, good times..

She has a DeviantArt too!? What animator and artist these days don't?
I wondering if this is after Faust founded out about the posts on 4Chan and decided to put a link on her DeviantArt to attract more fans!
BTW, what was posted on 4Chan back during the series premiere in 2010 that got people's attention into liking this show!?

Yep, here it is: http://fyre-flye.deviantart.com/

Also she had her deviant art account for 9 years now. I was watching her about 2 years before FiM had aired. It makes me wish I had saved her original concept art for the mane 6 in a larger size before she deleted them It was through her deviantART that I found out that she got put in charge of revamping the franchise to begin with

As for what got 4chan interested in FiM, it was a lot of things. Most people on the /co/ (cartoon) board already knew who Lauren Faust was. Not to mention, before the show had even aired, there were little "Meet the Ponies!" clips floating around on the official MLP site. From this, a controversial Ms Magazine article was created, (It has since been deleted) claiming that the show was....well, to put it lightly, "going to be a lot of horrible things". Faust wrote a brilliant rebuttal of course, so that got 4chan even more curious. As did another controversial article, claiming that everything would soon become commercialized and that the "creator-driven era" was coming to an end.

It was also helpful that people uploaded full length episodes in HD on youtube which made the show much more accessable (before it came to DVD or Netflix) and everything just spiraled out of control from there!

Now it makes a lot more sense to me. Lauren Faust was trying to change the image of cartoons intended for little girls to have real lessons on friendship and not be all girly too-shoes. She was trying to create a creative cartoon that would boost the sales for MLP while preventing any criticism over the looks of the ponies and the lack of real conflict. It's ironic that she knew that people would label MLP FIM as cheap and girlish, yet look what it's became. It's the longest running television show based on the franchise! And I'm certain she never would've expected an adult fandom to rise. She did a lot to save MLP and we should be lucky to have her. The fact that people starting uploading full episodes of the show after it started also would've helped with the adult fandom's beginnings. It's also interesting that an article was released not too long after Discovery Kids ended that was called "the creator-driven era" was coming to an end. Well, that didn't seem to be the case with some shows apparently. Especially this one! It's the only cartoon I'll watch on TV now that still on the air. I thought it started because some men were watching the show with their little daughters and founded out how good it was. I'm wondering if the "Meet the Ponies" clips are still around somewhere? Why were they on the MLP site before the show aired? Was it just prior to the Hub's launch and the end of G3.5 to show the new generation and show? BTW, did Hasbro plan G4 as early as 2007? Just wanted to know because Faust's drawing go back to some pitch bible in 2008 when G3.5 was just introduced. Who made G3 also? I'd want to know that one.

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MLP: FiM SD Archive / Re: Seasaon 1 Discussion

2014 Aug 04, 23:53:12

I remember I got into FiM when Lauren Faust posted a link to the first episode on her DeviantArt!

Season 1. Good times, good times..

She has a DeviantArt too!? What animator and artist these days don't?
I wondering if this is after Faust founded out about the posts on 4Chan and decided to put a link on her DeviantArt to attract more fans!
BTW, what was posted on 4Chan back during the series premiere in 2010 that got people's attention into liking this show!?
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I actually didn't watch Season 1 until after the season had ended.

Because I wasn't a brony yet. I kept hearing too much about it and saw stuff about it on several forums I visited.

I started considering checking it out. Due to what it was... I felt like I was losing my sanity (which explains my username).

Eventually I caved and viewed S1E1 on YouTube. I got through the first season relatively quickly after that.

The rest is history I guess you could say. .

So you became a brony in 2012, correct?
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Let's go back in time and start 10.10.2010.

First FiM Episode ever got released.

Over A Barrel caused a commision, Derpy's first days, the Gala build up and on.

So, here we go.

The 1st season is always the best with every tv show. I enjoyed the first season the best!

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Music / Re: What are you listening to?

2014 Aug 04, 23:30:11

That's what Hank Hill's son was listening to. Based on the message under Music on the front page of the forum. It says "Dangit Bobby, it's all toilet sounds". I felt it needed to be here.
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Spoiler: 【初音ミク】 Tell Your World フルPV をつくってみた • show

Fluffle Puff is so cute!!!
I don't know which is cute. Derpy Hooves or Fluffle Puff?

Note from the moderators: Please do not smiley spam.

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Off-Topic / Re: Dumb things that annoy you

2014 Aug 04, 23:18:27

Probably don't understand the idea of being responsible with money. Don't give them money and tell them to spend less then they get on their salary. I'm sorry you have to deal with that!

Of course, they don't, they've both gone bankrupt in the past, one of them TWICE. I usually get along with my sisters but when it comes to money they're the world's worst.

They seem to be forgetting that they were both married when they moved out. When I moved out I WAS ON MY OWN! I had no wife, no girlfriend, no roommates. I left my mom's house with a minimum wage job and $3000 to my name, but I made it work. I've never once overdrawn my bank account, I've never once been late on rent or bills. I paid off my $23,000 car note in 3 years.

I don't have cable TV, they both do. I don't smoke cigarettes, they both do. I don't drink alcohol, they both do. Noticing a pattern here? Why should I share what I've purposefully lived humbly to save, while they live like queens?

Well, you don't need the luxuries that they have and you should tell them not to spend money on cigarettes and alcohol. They don't need it. I'm kind of surprised you even get along with them. I'd think you three would fight over everything all the time and not talk to them! I'm sure your mom is very proud to at least have one daughter who's a responsible adult. I'm 17 and I believe money should be spent wisely and carefully. Your really good with money although I have one question. Have you considered buying a house and not renting? Because you'll be left with nothing if you rent. Buying a house and doing house payments for twenty years will help you obtain your own house that you can do renovations on and other things. Just another way of saving money.
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Of course, they don't, they've both gone bankrupt in the past, one of them TWICE. I usually get along with my sisters but when it comes to money they're the world's worst.

They seem to be forgetting that they were both married when they moved out. When I moved out I WAS ON MY OWN! I had no wife, no girlfriend, no roommates. I left my mom's house with a minimum wage job and $3000 to my name, but I made it work. I've never once overdrawn my bank account, I've never once been late on rent or bills. I paid off my $23,000 car note in 3 years.

I don't have cable TV, they both do. I don't smoke cigarettes, they both do. I don't drink alcohol, they both do. Noticing a pattern here? Why should I share what I've purposefully lived humbly to save, while they live like queens?

Yet again, you impress me with your massive amount of wisdom, my friend.
If you're hurting for money, be frugal.
If you ask for a loan, make sure you can pay it back.
If you want to have habits or hobbies, try and pick inexpensive ones.

Live your life around how much you can afford, don't let your possessions live you.
My dad taught me that one.  I think most people could stand to actually listen to their parents once in a while.

People are more important then stuff. That's what I was taught!