Others tossed out other ideas, but another, go to a library or an ecocycling place or a school or ask around to see if there is free hardware available. You do not need a very powerful computer to rip a CD. Something from 25 (or more) years ago would work. Then with pretty much any computer since USB was invented, you’d be able to mount the phone as a disk and copy the music to it. If you can afford a thumbdrive, store a second copy there. Might even be something you could do at a library if you live in a place that has libraries with older computers. (Not that I know your location background, or if you even have easy access to electricity, so I could be way off.) Tons of free software to do the work at this point, which is great.
Treat the whole thing as a random learning experiment to learn some random problem-solving skills. It ends up paying off exponentially over time, and saves money. Best part, the reward is your music! Where and whenever you want!
It is very easy to make excuses and hard to get out of that rut. No reason to waste the time of others if one just wants to burn one’s money, let it burn by all means. Very easy to be in one’s 40s, raise two kids, have a full time job, and design myriad projects, hobbies, etc. Just down to will and time management. (And ripping CDs is as complex as a burp, no technical knowledge needed.) There’s always someone that has it tougher, and now more than ever is the time to figure out those skills necessary to survive, as things will not be getting any easier. Paying corpos for “luxury” just feeds into the failure that is humanity. This makes one’s children’s lives worse in the future.
Others tossed out other ideas, but another, go to a library or an ecocycling place or a school or ask around to see if there is free hardware available. You do not need a very powerful computer to rip a CD. Something from 25 (or more) years ago would work. Then with pretty much any computer since USB was invented, you’d be able to mount the phone as a disk and copy the music to it. If you can afford a thumbdrive, store a second copy there. Might even be something you could do at a library if you live in a place that has libraries with older computers. (Not that I know your location background, or if you even have easy access to electricity, so I could be way off.) Tons of free software to do the work at this point, which is great.
Treat the whole thing as a random learning experiment to learn some random problem-solving skills. It ends up paying off exponentially over time, and saves money. Best part, the reward is your music! Where and whenever you want!
That would be good advice for someone with time.
I’m in my 40s with a full-time job and two kids. I’m not looking for new hobbies. I just want to listen to music.
It is very easy to make excuses and hard to get out of that rut. No reason to waste the time of others if one just wants to burn one’s money, let it burn by all means. Very easy to be in one’s 40s, raise two kids, have a full time job, and design myriad projects, hobbies, etc. Just down to will and time management. (And ripping CDs is as complex as a burp, no technical knowledge needed.) There’s always someone that has it tougher, and now more than ever is the time to figure out those skills necessary to survive, as things will not be getting any easier. Paying corpos for “luxury” just feeds into the failure that is humanity. This makes one’s children’s lives worse in the future.