Cheapest legal place...
 

To buy CS6...not a student version...been there will not do that again.

Old computer died with a $500 student version CS4 and I can not transfer it.

Online monthly subscription model will not work for me either.

It's not going to be that cheap not matter what... If you can buy an older version from someone used that's probably the best cheap, legal option.

good old time... :disgust

I really want to pay about $400 with Lightroom if I could. I could always go the student route, but adobe is such a pain in the ass - not like Macromedia used to be.

My bitch is that plenty of other software I have bought in some cases over $1,000 no longer works such as my multi-user license of Clicktracks, my link checker software and even Webpostion Gold.

One thing to spend $3,000 for a computer. the bitch is to have to re-buy software AND you have the discs!

One thing I did learn is how much shit I have bought over the years and how indispensable a few tool are...some costing less than $20!

(flash renamer comes to mind)

you can probably pick up used CS4/CS5 on ebay pretty cheap...

I get most of my software from VideoGuys.com. They probably have CS6. Sometimes they have some killer deals. Email them and see what they can do for you.