Want vs. Need
I think I am down to just one TV in storage now. I took yet another one out to use in the house after giving away the ones that are not working as well as I like. I did not get the big screen in the divorce, which turned out to be a good thing since it stopped working a few month s after I moved in and my ex ended up having go buy a new television anyway.
I’m OK with my old-style sets for now. We have the TV in a smaller room and the picture is fine. My daughter is not picky and I am not watching a lot of movies on the set. I spend my money judiciously and make larger purchases less often than I used to. I have been shopping around for an LCD TV and will buy one – one day. I want to get a phenomenal price and never have to look at thing and wish I had not forked out the bucks.
The truth of the matter is that I see things like televisions and audio equipment as pure luxuries. They are absolutely not necessities and I can live happily without the latest, trendiest version. I do not need a Blueray. I do not need an iPod. I do not need an LCD mounted to the all of my family room. These are things I want, not things I need. Because of my ability to separate want and need, I have a healthier savings account that most people I know, even though I make much less money annually than most of my friends and family. Spend less, save more buy a house sooner than later. It works for me.
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