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• "Need" vs. "want"... (Score:1)

  by jweveland (1446) <reversethis-{ten.tenewj} {ta} {lrepesu}> on 2002.05.01 9:43 (#7791) Homepage Journal

  Mostly impulses seem to fall into the second category, so if you can ride out that initial urge, perspective takes care of the rest.
  
  Maybe that's why my after-hours support from home is *still* being done at 33.6k on a P-100, I dunno... or maybe just my impluses happen on things other than technology.
  
  Other "money eaters":
  Credit card interest: avoid at all cost. At least with a car loan or a house loan you have something tangible to show for the expense (and possibly a tax break).
  
  Kids: But worth it IMHO. YMMV, of course.
  
  Pets: See kids. Note my current $200 vet bill
  for the dog's UTI, plus $120 for heartworm and tick prevention meds. Guess that's *my* impulse spending for the month :-)
  
  Dining out: Expensive, no return on investment.
  
  Jon

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  • Re:"Need" vs. "want"... (Score:2)

    by autarch (914)

    I should clarify. I don't have a huge impulse buying problem. I probably bought more DVDs than I needed over the past year and I like to go book shopping, but I never made big ticket impulse buys (computers, stereo equipment).
    
    Now, my wife and I are on a more strict path, with less eating out (which was a big money waster for us). And last month, the first month we started being strict, we agreed to spend absolutely no money on non-food/rent/gas things, so no clothes, movies, concerts, etc. We did keep