How to buy and not to buy the iPhone X

CAIRO - 17 September 2017: Now, we are all freaking out about the new iPhones (iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X); we all want it, but let's be clear, we don't need it.

However, have you seen the price tag? The iPhone models are rumored to be sold in Egypt starting from LE 30,000 ($1,700). You can actually start your small business with that amount.

You can still get it though after selling some of your beloved gadgets and doing some extra work.

• Sell your old phone on one of the selling outlets, for example: eBay, OLX, Souq.com.

• Sell your old Playstation on the same outlets.

• Sell your old computer/laptop on the same outlets.


eBay logo Via Wikimedia

• Work extra shifts at your work.


Free stock photo of coaching coders coding Via Pexels


• Become an Uber or Careem captain (there isn't any shame in becoming a captain; you'll even meet new people and make new friends).


Uber ride Bogota Via Wikimedia

• Borrow money from your parents and friends. (Because your mom and your dad won't give you the full LE 30,000)


Free photo Euro Bank Notes Handshake Free Image Via Pixabay

• The last thing is if you can't collect the money, here is a pretty easy solution: do not buy it and keep your old phone; you don't need the iPhone X. With LE 30,000, you can buy a bunch of other stuff.

Things you could buy with LE 30,000 rather the iPhone X:

• Refrigerator: A priority for every home. Your number one priority should be to save your food and keep your water ice cold in the summer.


Samsung refrigerator Via Flickr

• Washing machine: Another priority for every home. It makes washing your clothes easier, instead of washing by hand.


LG washing machine Via Wikimedia

• Down payment for a car: Helps you through your transportation and will get you anywhere anytime.


Spongebob Car Via Flickr

• A scooter: Will help you get anywhere and everywhere anytime, and you can always zigzag through the ever-so-dredged Cairo traffic.


scooter transportation driving Via Pixabay

• New laptop: Because your old one started to freeze, and it’s telling you the final goodbyes.


Macintosh Laptop Apple MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo 3.06 GHz Via Flickr

• A luxury bag: A designer bag is always a good idea.


Courtesy of SALVATORE FERRAGAMO

• A luxury clothing item: Again, designer items, in general, are always a stunning and fresh idea. Enough said.


Courtesy of Tommy Hilfiger

• Rent a villa or house for a month: Live like a king or a queen for a month in your own private city getaway. You'll even be able to throw pool parties and every kind of party every day.


Alex Royal Jewellery MusLeft Via Wikimedia

• Television: A big flat screen TV will make movie night with your friends much easier, and better.


SONY PRODUCT LAUNCH [SONY A1 OLED 4k ULTRA HD TV]-128297 Via Flickr

• Professional camera: Release your inner photographer and capture your best moments in high resolution to keep with you forever.


EOS 5D Mark II Via Wikipedia

• A furniture item: For example, a bed for your new place.


Bed Images Pexels Free Stock Photos

• A trip outside of Egypt: Escape this overpopulated, crowded, polluted city and visit the rest of the seven wonders of the world. You can go on a Euro tour or vacation in the United States for a week.


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• Piano: Playing the piano is always a great party trick. If you are a music major in university, or you are learning a musical instrument, a piano is worth your money – more than an iPhone X.


Piano Via Wikimedia