I know that my blatant request for this might get me in trouble, but please help me, I’m in a third world country and i just won that iPhone in a contest, I got depressed after knowing the price of the game(which is literally a quarter of my dad’s wage, he might go nuts if i told him to buy the game 😂)anyway, i don’t want to return to my old infinix phone, please help😭🙏
- Sell iphone
- Buy Android
- Install Minetest / Luanti.
Net positive from every angle.
Why not sell with good price ? And buy some android
Having an iPhone in my age and country is a kind of privilege, i can’t forget how my high school classmates looked at me while holding it 😂, anyway, if i can overcome this little obstacle, it will be perfect for me, if not, i might give up on minecraft until i reach the age of consent for work, save up a little bit and buy the game, anyway again, thx for your advice
I get that you see that phone as a ‘status symbol’ because it’s expensive and all of the marketing, and how other kids look at you etc etc. The thing is if you didn’t buy it and can’t afford it then it’s a false status.
Also the whole ‘status symbol’ etc thing is just a money trap designed to keep everyone poor/in debt, but that’s something you’ll -hopefully- realise as you age.And that isn’t just about that phone, it’d be the same if you won a Ferrari to drive, or a castle to live in. If you can’t afford the things to begin with then you can’t afford the upkeep of them. When you’ve been lucky then the clever thing is to sell it on and do something worthwhile with the money.
In a few years time the phone will be basically worthless. Hell, in a few months time it’ll be worth a lot less. And you’ll be looking back and thinking “Shit, I should’ve sold it when I had the chance to make some proper money on it instead of trying to be flashy in front of my mates”
Another thing to remember is that in a few years time few -if any at all- of these schoolmates will remember you and your phone. They’ll be off living their own lives. And there’s the chance that if they do remember it’ll be more like “Hey, remember that kid who won the iPhone and would ponce around school with it pretending to be rich? What was their name again?”I know this advice is going to fall on deaf ears but the smart move here is to sell it, buy another phone, and do something special with the money.
It always baffles me how people believe that having an iPhone is somehow a status symbol. Apple really got their marketing right to get people to believe that somehow you’re better than others if you have an iPhone.
Hey - I don’t usually do this, but I grew up poor and I get it. DM me, I’ll buy you the game.
If you need validation from others from what you have instead of your personality, you needs to rethink your life.
Are you 12 or something? Also, you just said yourself that its not a privilege. A privilege is being able to do something normal peasants cant. In this case, the normal peasants have more freedom than you
You can’t,
Don’t forget that it’s an iphone, you don’t have any freedom.
r/sideloaded has all the resources you need. I recommend sideloadly or altstore. Just remember, in all the free options, you can only sideload up to 3 apps at a time, and only register 10 apps per week. Once you get it on there you’ll have to refresh it at least once a week, otherwise it expires and won’t open until you do
Sell that iPhone and make enough so that your dad doesn’t have to work for the next couple of years.
As a long time poor person myself, please don’t give this sort advice. It doesn’t help. When your poor, getting something like OPs competition win can make life feel not so glum. What you’re saying is to sell happiness for slightly more security that will only last so long. Once the extra runs out, you’re back where you were with zero ability to buy that ‘luxury’ back. Having something nice when your poor can make a big difference to mental health.
Also please don’t assume that poor people don’t know how to budget and that they need unsolicited financial advice from strangers who don’t have any idea what their day to day circumstances and finances are.
This is exactly right, and thanks for saying it. The assumption that poor people don’t understand money is just so completely incorrect, and frankly damaging. Poor folks understand money (and specifically, what it can and can’t do) better than anyone else on this earth.
His/her story wasn’t really plausible because if it was true parents would be the first to suggest and then do it.
My dad is not the type to do such a thing (neither is my mom). He’s actually quite happy that I finally got a phone and will stop asking him to buy me a new one
I didn’t reach the age of consent for work yet, but thx for your advice
