Horatio

I love the foam suit!!! May I purchase a hamster-sized suit? *hands over a credit card* well we dont currently sell a hamster size suit, but because you are special you can have the scale model, which is 1/7 of the size, but 7x the price! Hurray! *puts my credit card directly into Wildcat's paw* There you go. I definitely want the suit. *chaching* thank you for purchasing the Fun in a Foam Suit suit! I can't wait until I get it. I am going to use it when I ride my motorcycle.

Oooohhhhhhhh !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How precious! I love the picture! You just earned yourself an award! The Platinum Moon Award for such a beautiful picture!!! What is your hamster's name?

*waits very excited for Taynio's sonata*

Who didn't write it... Ug or Taynio? Neither Taynio nor Ug wrote it lol. Found it on a website and it was just too sad to pass up spreading it to you all. Thanks.

Stellar idea!!!

\ I LOVE EARTHBOUND yes yes i dont know if i cant put links but my friends and i make movies that get put on local cable and we have an earthbound series. (if i can horatio) I had to delete it until I ask HampsterKing's permission. But I have stored it so I can easily retrieve it. Outstanding video!!!! You get The Blue Moon Award for this video!!! yeah we have three the first one is horrible and was made in three hours i was one of the painty people in that movie oh yeah cassie was in that one too *runs back and watches the first one again*

*~*The Grand Illusion*~*The Final Cut*~* I read it in a book. Most cocoa farmers don't get the money they deserve from selling their chocolate. *~*The Psychedelic Luau**The Astronomy Domine*~* I thought M & M's were made in the US. Maybe but at the same time you have to remember what goes in that product Die, Chocolate, suger, etc... every product you are gonna buy is going to have something corrupt behind it. Its capitalism: crush some one else for your benefit. my recommendations? The big thing for me is dont buy diamonds. The diamond trade has more deaths involved then any other and destroys the lives of many people especially in countries like Sierra Leone. On average each small diamond on a ring you have from their has had at least two people die in the process of getting it. You cant boycott everything, there are things we are still going to buy for the convience, but look at your 3 diamond ring and think of six or more people. Compressed carbon isnt worth it. The marketing of diamonds is the biggest success story in advertising. "A diamond is forever." "Show her you love her, by giving her a diamond." These are slogans that have made every woman believe that if she is loved, she will get a diamond from the man who loves her. DeBeers, the company that monopolized the diamond industry, drove the price of diamonds through the roof by holding back on the stones. The reason Blood Diamonds came to be is because the price of the diamond was so high. Diamonds are a dime a dozen. When the diamond mines in Sierra Leone and other countries started flooding the market, lives were lost because DeBeers and others did not want to see the price drop. In Arkansas, there is a state park where you can go and pick up diamonds on the ground. The reason it became a state park is because DeBeers bought the mine and being a monopoly is against the law, so they closed the mine and allow people to comb the grounds and find whatever diamonds are on the ground. And there are lots. These are mostly industrial grade diamonds. But who knows... the mine just might hold a better quality stone. I would rather have a different stone than a diamond. They are all rocks. If you want to get scared on the food trend, you need to read Twinkie Deconstructed: My Journey to Discover How the Ingredients Found in Processed Foods Are Grown, Mined (Yes, Mined) and Manipulated Into What America Eats by Steve Ettlinger. American chocolate has paraffin (wax) in it. UCK!!! If you see calcium sulphate, this is the food version of plaster of paris. LOL !!! The author went to gypsum and phosphate mines and found ingredients from the mines in the twinkie. Scary!!!!! *~*The Grand Illusion*~*The Final Cut*~* Ugh. Twinkies are disgusting. I ate on once and only once and spit it out in the sink. I do not like diamonds, or gemstones at all for that matter. I make my own hemp jewelery and put random things I find on the string like key-chains or beads. I eat mostly organic foods. I have had friends come over to my house and wonder why certain foods I have taste different, like milk. *~*The Psychedelic Luau*~*The Astronomy domine*~* Have you ever heard of the Freegan movement? Am i supposed to? No, you are not supposed to know, but you might have heard about them. Check it out... very, very interesting. Not something I could do, but interesting.

1. I am glad to hear that your parents have taught you about savings and checking accounts. 2. Airline pilots have an age 60 mandatory retirement. Yet the U.S. Government is discriminating against American citizens who are currently employed as airline pilots through age discrimination. Foreign airline pilots are permitted to fly within the United States up to age 65, yet American pilots must retire by age 60. This is not a job you take on a temporary basis. When you apply to an airline to fly as a pilot, you are anticipating a 20 to 30 year career, depending on what age you arrived at that airline. Everything is based on seniority, so you don't work for one airline and then go to another. You usually pick an airline, get hired and stay there until you retire. So, there are some good jobs that you are forced into retirement at a particular age.

*~*The Grand Illusion*~*The Final Cut*~* I read it in a book. Most cocoa farmers don't get the money they deserve from selling their chocolate. *~*The Psychedelic Luau**The Astronomy Domine*~* I thought M & M's were made in the US. Maybe but at the same time you have to remember what goes in that product Die, Chocolate, suger, etc... every product you are gonna buy is going to have something corrupt behind it. Its capitalism: crush some one else for your benefit. my recommendations? The big thing for me is dont buy diamonds. The diamond trade has more deaths involved then any other and destroys the lives of many people especially in countries like Sierra Leone. On average each small diamond on a ring you have from their has had at least two people die in the process of getting it. You cant boycott everything, there are things we are still going to buy for the convience, but look at your 3 diamond ring and think of six or more people. Compressed carbon isnt worth it. The marketing of diamonds is the biggest success story in advertising. "A diamond is forever." "Show her you love her, by giving her a diamond." These are slogans that have made every woman believe that if she is loved, she will get a diamond from the man who loves her. DeBeers, the company that monopolized the diamond industry, drove the price of diamonds through the roof by holding back on the stones. The reason Blood Diamonds came to be is because the price of the diamond was so high. Diamonds are a dime a dozen. When the diamond mines in Sierra Leone and other countries started flooding the market, lives were lost because DeBeers and others did not want to see the price drop. In Arkansas, there is a state park where you can go and pick up diamonds on the ground. The reason it became a state park is because DeBeers bought the mine and being a monopoly is against the law, so they closed the mine and allow people to comb the grounds and find whatever diamonds are on the ground. And there are lots. These are mostly industrial grade diamonds. But who knows... the mine just might hold a better quality stone. I would rather have a different stone than a diamond. They are all rocks. If you want to get scared on the food trend, you need to read Twinkie Deconstructed: My Journey to Discover How the Ingredients Found in Processed Foods Are Grown, Mined (Yes, Mined) and Manipulated Into What America Eats by Steve Ettlinger. American chocolate has paraffin (wax) in it. UCK!!! If you see calcium sulphate, this is the food version of plaster of paris. LOL !!! The author went to gypsum and phosphate mines and found ingredients from the mines in the twinkie. Scary!!!!! *~*The Grand Illusion*~*The Final Cut*~* Ugh. Twinkies are disgusting. I ate on once and only once and spit it out in the sink. I do not like diamonds, or gemstones at all for that matter. I make my own hemp jewelery and put random things I find on the string like key-chains or beads. I eat mostly organic foods. I have had friends come over to my house and wonder why certain foods I have taste different, like milk. *~*The Psychedelic Luau*~*The Astronomy domine*~* Have you ever heard of the Freegan movement?

\ I LOVE EARTHBOUND yes yes i dont know if i cant put links but my friends and i make movies that get put on local cable and we have an earthbound series. (if i can horatio) I had to delete it until I ask HampsterKing's permission. But I have stored it so I can easily retrieve it. Outstanding video!!!! You get The Blue Moon Award for this video!!!

Sorry, but I'm not very good with little kids. They drive me nuts! Maybe technology courses in high school. *shrug* I have quite a few possibilities. Like, my barber said I should become an accountant. I just need to try and figure out the job that really "clicks" with me. I trust that I'll find that job while I'm in university. I suggest you take the Strong Vocational Interest Blank. This is a great test to help guide you towards what interests you and definitely rule out what you dislike.

*~*The Grand Illusion*~*The Final Cut*~* I read it in a book. Most cocoa farmers don't get the money they deserve from selling their chocolate. *~*The Psychedelic Luau**The Astronomy Domine*~* I thought M & M's were made in the US. Maybe but at the same time you have to remember what goes in that product Die, Chocolate, suger, etc... every product you are gonna buy is going to have something corrupt behind it. Its capitalism: crush some one else for your benefit. my recommendations? The big thing for me is dont buy diamonds. The diamond trade has more deaths involved then any other and destroys the lives of many people especially in countries like Sierra Leone. On average each small diamond on a ring you have from their has had at least two people die in the process of getting it. You cant boycott everything, there are things we are still going to buy for the convience, but look at your 3 diamond ring and think of six or more people. Compressed carbon isnt worth it. The marketing of diamonds is the biggest success story in advertising. "A diamond is forever." "Show her you love her, by giving her a diamond." These are slogans that have made every woman believe that if she is loved, she will get a diamond from the man who loves her. DeBeers, the company that monopolized the diamond industry, drove the price of diamonds through the roof by holding back on the stones. The reason Blood Diamonds came to be is because the price of the diamond was so high. Diamonds are a dime a dozen. When the diamond mines in Sierra Leone and other countries started flooding the market, lives were lost because DeBeers and others did not want to see the price drop. In Arkansas, there is a state park where you can go and pick up diamonds on the ground. The reason it became a state park is because DeBeers bought the mine and being a monopoly is against the law, so they closed the mine and allow people to comb the grounds and find whatever diamonds are on the ground. And there are lots. These are mostly industrial grade diamonds. But who knows... the mine just might hold a better quality stone. I would rather have a different stone than a diamond. They are all rocks. If you want to get scared on the food trend, you need to read Twinkie Deconstructed: My Journey to Discover How the Ingredients Found in Processed Foods Are Grown, Mined (Yes, Mined) and Manipulated Into What America Eats by Steve Ettlinger. American chocolate has paraffin (wax) in it. UCK!!! If you see calcium sulphate, this is the food version of plaster of paris. LOL !!! The author went to gypsum and phosphate mines and found ingredients from the mines in the twinkie. Scary!!!!!

I don't plan on retiring, I'd rather die doing a job I love. I might change my mind later. But I see retirement as a (costly) convenience, not a necessity. I will be looking on the investment club topic as I'm sure I'll learn something, and maybe I'll post something. But right now I barely use most of the things you mentioned up there, and I trust that my parents will introduce them to me when the time is right. I just typed it out in this topic since you placed your invitation here, and I don't know how me wanting to avoid the stock market is going to help the club much. I have to go check the wash now! *gallops away* I have some very sad news for you. If your parents have not taught you about savings and checking accounts, and other money lessons, you probably will not get these lessons from them. You are a college student now and an adult. Most parents view the send-off to college as kicking the bird out of the nest. As for retirement, good luck staying working in the job you love. In certain cases, there is a mandatory retirement age and you have no choice but to leave that job. As for your reply in this topic, the boards had indicated that you were posting in the Investment Club topic and then the post never appeared there. So, I was confused about your decision. One more time, the Investment Club is not just about the stock market, but all aspects of managing money and investing. It does help if people want to avoid something, to be involved, they can sometimes raises thoughts that are contrary to the particular line of thinking. Have fun doing the wash.

At the moment, you are investing 10,000 HampsterBucks. (1 H = 1 US Dollar). This topic is to educate you so that you have a knowledge of how the stock market works. If you practice in our Investment Club, then you might like investing. Warren Buffet is a buy and hold. Jim Cramer teaches you how to understand the market so that you can make money with your money. Either way, you might just want to have some fun and at the same time, learn something new, all at no expense to you. As for having less money available if an emergency were to occur, in many of the stock trading venues such as etrade, you can get a debit card and have access to your money as quickly as you can make it to an ATM. Patience, I think you would have lots of patience at something you enjoyed and I believe if you gave this a chance, you might actually like it. Neopets didn't educate you. I hope that we all can learn together. As for being a college student and having no money, investing can be with one share of stock. You can buy one share of stock in a company that pays dividends and has a free reinvestment program.. College is not too early to begin paying yourself first or learning about making money. Please give it a try. *~*The Grand Illusion*~*The Final Cut*~* j00 misspelled it. It's Jimmy Buffet. XD *~*the Psychedelic Luau*~*The Astronomy Domine*~* *~*The Grand illusion*~*the Final Cut*~* Wait, you got the first name right...you meant Warren Zevon? *~*The Psychedelic Luau*~*The Astronomy Domine**~* *realizes a career move for Mushroom_king* Music and Musician Historian

I think the reason you are scared of the stock market is because you do not know anything about it. There are many big fund managers who invest in the stock market. This means your retirement account. The Investment Club is only meant to be a fun thing where you learn about all aspects of money. I do not go to casinos, I do not bet on horse races, I have learned about investing and the stock market is only one of these aspects in the overall scheme of things. I also find it interesting that neither Jesse nor you decided that you would post these feelings in the Investment Club topic.

You're doing great!!!

I have been trying to think how to do this. Give me another day. okee-dokee I can open it, but not get it into my iphoto program. I will let HampsterKing try. Please wait.

Prettyyyyyyyyyyyyy hearts! I want the sparkly hearts in my siggy!

The reason you are not on there is probably due to the fact that you joined the 3rd of April 2005 and this topic was started only about one month after you joined.

Peace Through Understanding. I find it very interesting that the very same people who are racists, will go to the beach to get a suntan, to make their skin darker. Now why would they do that? *~*The Grand Illusion*~*The Final Cut*~* I hypnotized them to do that so they'll get skin cancer and die. *~*The Psychedelic Luau*~*The Astronomy Domine*~* :blink: Oh my.

This is excellent Jesse!!! *hands Jesse The Platinum Moon Award* Yay! That's my 4th one. And, I don't know, I'm still uneasy about the stock market. I don't really like money that much, and I know it would be bad for me if I had too much of it. I just want to have enough to keep myself a place to live, with food to eat, and a little extra to buy fun stuff. And a car if I needed one. If it takes the stock market to do that, I would forever be ashamed to call myself a US citizen. The fun part for me would instead be calculating how much extra money I will have each month - I'll setup a budget for myself, and I'll gain money step by step, the way I prefer it. And if I threw money into the stock market, I would be making less money from interest (especially when the time comes to take out a CD and lock it in at a high rate), something that is actually guaranteed unlike big businesses which might crash and burn the next day. No, as far as I'm concerned, putting money in the stock market would be like putting money on horses. I'm not saying that's bad, but it's just not my way of doing things. Please do not think that I was implying that it took the stock market for you to make money. The stock market is another method of making money. I believe that you should handle your money however you are most comfortable. The only difference is that I do believe you should learn to pay yourself first. Retirement is something that needs to be planned for now. Perhaps you might like the Freegan lifestyle. The Investment Club is meant to be a tool to learn something, have some fun and understand how the money and the stock market works. Instead of handing over your money to someone else, this club will teach you how to take control of your money. Everything from making a budget and living with it, to managing credit cards, investing in Treasury Bonds, CD's and all other forms of money management, such as checking and savings accounts, mortgages and real estate will be included. You will be missed as I thought your input would be valuable.

*~*The Grand Illusion*~*The Final Cut*~* I read it in a book. Most cocoa farmers don't get the money they deserve from selling their chocolate. *~*The Psychedelic Luau**The Astronomy Domine*~* I thought M & M's were made in the U.S.. Fine don't believe me. I dont' know very much about it. I'm guessing the chocolate is made with slave labor. I did not say that I did not believe you, I simply stated that I thought M & M's were made in the U.S..

TGHL... you asked about the US Government... I suggest you read Niall Ferguson's book Colossus: The Rise and Fall of the American Empire. More specifically, the last chapter. Niall also has some great books on your homeland.

At the moment, you are investing 10,000 HampsterBucks. (1 H = 1 US Dollar). This topic is to educate you so that you have a knowledge of how the stock market works. If you practice in our Investment Club, then you might like investing. Warren Buffet is a buy and hold. Jim Cramer teaches you how to understand the market so that you can make money with your money. Either way, you might just want to have some fun and at the same time, learn something new, all at no expense to you. As for having less money available if an emergency were to occur, in many of the stock trading venues such as etrade, you can get a debit card and have access to your money as quickly as you can make it to an ATM. Patience, I think you would have lots of patience at something you enjoyed and I believe if you gave this a chance, you might actually like it. Neopets didn't educate you. I hope that we all can learn together. As for being a college student and having no money, investing can be with one share of stock. You can buy one share of stock in a company that pays dividends and has a free reinvestment program.. College is not too early to begin paying yourself first or learning about making money. Please give it a try. *~*The Grand Illusion*~*The Final Cut*~* j00 misspelled it. It's Jimmy Buffet. XD *~*the Psychedelic Luau*~*The Astronomy Domine*~*