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(...) How?... well, if you're a teenager, it's pretty simple; you just *don't* have the money. Heh. Maybe I could scrounge up $20 for a set, but what little money I have has to cover all my expenses, excluding food and some clothes. So what can I (...) (24 years ago, 6-Oct-00, to lugnet.faq, lugnet.people)
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$10-$20 a week, man when I was a kid I was lucky to get $20 a year to buy Lego. Now that I am all growed up an married I get a little more, but I must emphasize little. Budgeting is the key, but man how can you pass up an $80 set for $20 on (...) (24 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.faq)
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I get only $20 a month of LEGO money, but I save up to $5 per week of my lunch money to get more. Being an AFOL is going to be great. (...) (24 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.faq)
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(...) I remember it well, except that the amount was $10 per week trying to buy sets like (URL) or (URL) Doesn't sound too tough? Remember, we didn't benefit from the resources of a great site like Lugnet. Having the money is one thing. Finding the (...) (24 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.faq)
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(...) I'll join the ranks...I'm 15 and have been part of the community for 3 years, been into Lego for at least 7 or 8 years. "Young" AFOLs are the most unfortunate, as we share the same characteristics as "normal" AFOLs except that most of us don't (...) (24 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.faq)
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It seems that way, but from the replies you got I see that it isn't. I'm 13. (...) (24 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.faq)
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(...) Just noticed this thread, and wish I would have seen it earlier. I'm 18, and I've been frequenting Lugnet for a long time and RTL before that. YAFOLs rejoice, for we are legion! -Jeremiah- (24 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.faq)
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I would qualify as a teenager. I'm 15, and when I first got here, I think I was 13 or 14. You're not the only one! --Tobias (...) (24 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.faq)
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(...) Jeremy Sproat and a couple others were working on it a while back and made quite a bit of progress -- check the .faq group archives for old discussions -- but I think due to time considerations it has stagnated. One thing I'd like to see in a (...) (24 years ago, 4-Oct-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.faq)
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I've been thinking about this as well. And I will volunteer my time toward creating either the database or the traditional faq. As it is, I often search the newsgroups for past answers and it is often fruitless, even when the information I seek is (...) (24 years ago, 4-Oct-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.faq)
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