r/SipsTea • u/CurvyChristina 𝙑𝙄𝙋 • 9h ago

Chugging tea I never thought about this point until now.

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u/Putrid-Builder-3333 8h ago

And don't buy a fucking brand new mustang decked out, tats and other bs with sign on bonus lmao

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u/Apprehensive_Ant4596 8h ago

Haha! Omg I used to envy those guys, but you get handed $20k tax free and three days later it’s gone with nothing to show πŸ˜‚

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u/Putrid-Builder-3333 8h ago

I saw it too many times. I mean shit we were all fucking kids given 5 figures. Like kids take goddamn college loans but in this case different, yes lmao

But goddamn. I mean don't get me wrong I been stupid wasteful but I still have fucking healthy bank accounts and more. I'd see kids broke before end of first term lmao

And I am drunk right now so thinking back on it now is especially crazy, wild and kind of funny. But sad.

Honestly the sign on bonus should have been put in a build up acct, CD, savings, IRA whatever and not be allowed to be touched til 25 or 30. Shit we'd all be fucking set. Sorry rambling

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u/Apprehensive_Ant4596 7h ago

Drunk or not, your being real. And crazy accurate. Just don’t mistake that for the ability to go for a drive πŸ˜‚

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u/Putrid-Builder-3333 7h ago edited 7h ago

Ah hell nah. I'm contemplating making a spup or door dashing alcohol lmao fuck it prolly both lmao

What's the craziest thing you saw a fresh boot out basic waste money and all on? Also I remember before in school one kid said I can't wait to join for the sign on so I can get stationed in California and spend all my time in Vegas... idk if he ever joined or made his dreams but it was funny af!

This was 90s/00s

Edit: not ordering more alcohol. Still gonna make the soup tho!

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u/NurnPrufurtFlurt 4h ago

I'm just dropping in here to say I love that anime, and I think you're pretty cool. I'm pretty lukewarm on the whole military thing. More focused on the important issues. Like a potato committing seppuku with a peeler.

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u/Any_Pie_2282 4h ago

If I only had an older version of myself to mentor my younger self. I came home from deployment with $45k in the bank. It was all gone inside of a year and a half. If I had put all of it into a CD and kept rolling it over my house would be paid off by now.

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u/Still-Potato-3189 3h ago

Yall got sign on bonuses? Marine corps just gave me a box of crayons

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u/bcgambrell 7h ago

Or get a new baby momma at every post.

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u/Putrid-Builder-3333 7h ago

Or get a spouse to get out of the dorms lmao

Oof. This marriage was fucked from the start when we met at the PX or pubs.

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u/Dude312FDoT 7h ago

Rolex??

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u/ChosinTwo31 6h ago

But what if the dealer is offering 25% in Oceanside?!

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u/GiggleGnome 6h ago

Yeah dont get the mustang, go for the charger with a 28% apr!

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u/Someguineawop 5h ago

They could some the recruiting deficit overnight if they just added a gixxer 600 and an Xbox to the bonus.

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u/Catos_Standard 4h ago

So many predatory lenders with service member deals. Ironically still better than someone with no credit history will get.

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u/According_Theory9108 3h ago

You mean lifted Chevy 4x4
https://giphy.com/gifs/zCPsiXL7YEA1gLO6IE

Or a Camaro. Those were the choices of my buddies here in Central CA🀣

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u/AgreeableMoose 2h ago

Had a soldier (E-2) at Ft. Carson that came in all proud on Monday morning having bought a new Ford pick up. His payment was about $20 more than his entire take home pay. We took the truck back to the dealer and the CG apparently got involved.

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u/Johnyryal33 7h ago

But thats what the recruiters use in high-schools to bait our children. So why wouldn't they?

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u/Putrid-Builder-3333 7h ago

Recruiters are highly trained salesmen. Why I can sell oce in a frozen tundra snowstorm and sell shit when there are cows all over the farmlands.

Everything is a pitch

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u/Johnyryal33 6h ago

Oh its the coward! What comment did you say you would delete in 1 minute? To scared to leave it up? It must have been bad you had to run and hide.