IPads. They are in a market segment that makes absolutely no sense to me.

So you have all the same things an iPhone has, yet you can't make a phone call or send a text message on it? You have all the same things as a laptop, however I can't save any of my work on the hard drive, use more than one program at once, or have Flash support? It still costs $400 because of a bigger screen and disk space (which, again, you can’t save any word processing documents on it). Oh, you want internet access other than WiFi, Mr. Consumer? Shell over another $150 for 3G access. Plus the Amazon Kindle is cheaper, has a 3G internet model option, and a non-glare eInk screen.

I just don't get the allure of it. /haters

Bucky Chris disagrees with everything you have said.

IPads. They are in a market segment that makes absolutely no sense to me.

So you have all the same things an iPhone has, yet you can't make a phone call or send a text message on it? You have all the same things as a laptop, however I can't save any of my work on the hard drive, use more than one program at once, or have Flash support? It still costs $400 because of a bigger screen and disk space (which, again, you can’t save any word processing documents on it). Oh, you want internet access other than WiFi, Mr. Consumer? Shell over another $150 for 3G access. Plus the Amazon Kindle is cheaper, has a 3G internet model option, and a non-glare eInk screen.

I just don't get the allure of it. /haters

Borrow someone's for a night and you might change your mind. I've "sold" 5 iPads to people in my office by lending it to them for a day/night.

i want one just to play angry birds on a larger screen.

IPads. They are in a market segment that makes absolutely no sense to me.

So you have all the same things an iPhone has, yet you can't make a phone call or send a text message on it? You have all the same things as a laptop, however I can't save any of my work on the hard drive, use more than one program at once, or have Flash support? It still costs $400 because of a bigger screen and disk space (which, again, you can’t save any word processing documents on it). Oh, you want internet access other than WiFi, Mr. Consumer? Shell over another $150 for 3G access. Plus the Amazon Kindle is cheaper, has a 3G internet model option, and a non-glare eInk screen.

I just don't get the allure of it. /haters

No matter what your annual salary is in whichever profession you find yourself, most people will spend more money than they make. Everyone does it. If people didn't spend money that way, then there would never be any debt.

Maybe if the players who make half a million a year pretended they only made $100k a year they'd be better off. I understand them wanting to make more money but the act of crying poor when you make more in a year than most make in 10 is just as bad. NFL players do have a higher amount of expenses than the average person but every NFL player should have a big reserve of money sitting in a bank right now.

In theory, yes. However, in theory we should all have some type of reserve regardless of how much money we make. People seem to forget that these players are just as whimsical with their money as most Americans on any economic level.

PS3.

No one making over $200k a year should be in debt. Of course they may still have a house or car payment but that's not real debt.

Maybe if the players who make half a million a year pretended they only made $100k a year they'd be better off. I understand them wanting to make more money but the act of crying poor when you make more in a year than most make in 10 is just as bad. NFL players do have a higher amount of expenses than the average person but every NFL player should have a big reserve of money sitting in a bank right now.

What about people who only make 200k a year for three years?

That's not a lot of money in a lifetime is it? When people say things like what you're saying, it sounds like you're thinking of someone who will make that money for 30 years, not an average NFL career of 3.

I make far less than 200k...far less than half of 200k...I'm not in debt. It's easy to avoid. DON'T spend more than you make. If 'life changes' occur as described by the IRA in a year...yeah, those cost money. Lending helps cover those. In the following years, take that into consideration and don't buy that surround sound speaker system you were looking at...or that third Bugatti.

In fact, it's not the same as a guy who makes $40k and is in debt. It's much worse that there are players who are. They had a choice. They choose badly.

Today I am hating on people who hold the opinion that NFL players should "suck it up"...

I make far less than 200k...far less than half of 200k...I'm not in debt. It's easy to avoid. DON'T spend more than you make. If 'life changes' occur as described by the IRA in a year...yeah, those cost money. Lending helps cover those. In the following years, take that into consideration and don't buy that surround sound speaker system you were looking at...or that third Bugatti.

But it is the same; that's my whole point. A guy who makes $150,000 a year is going to make purchases and poor investments just like a guy who makes $30,000 a year. While they are not the same items or exact same poor investments, people still do it.

I agree with you that players who make considerably more money than the layperson should have the common sense to protect their assets. However, wouldn't you say that these players deserve the opportunity to spend a little cash on something they want, smart or not?

Before anyone explodes on me about hardworking Americans vs professional athletes and who deserves what, think about it this way: a union teacher purchasing an expensive television or iPhone is probably spending a similar percentge of their annual income as an NFL player who just purchased his mansion in Long Beach. It is all relative, but no one is going to give that teacher a hard time for splurging on an HDTV, right?

Because they are two different meanings.

Would you exchange the word 'like' with the word 'love' in every sentence?

Hating someone and hating on someone are definitely two different emotions.

I think you've just come up with a new hip term. I'm liking on that.

Yes.