[Finance] Wants and Long term planning

[silensy]

This is not a finance-filter post but it could be and may get there eventually. Yes, there's a finance filter wherein I nerd about things like CD ladders (reminder to self, do a post on CD ladders) and paying yourself first.

This is the time of year when I start saying "I want" every ten seconds. Things are on sale and tempting and advertising everywhere is claiming now is the perfect time to buy buy buy.

In service of NOT doing exactly that, I'm making a list of things that I keep saying "I want" about. As I save up enough for each item, I'll come back here and see if I still want it or if I want to roll it to the next goal. Feel free to play along in the comments.

I WANT

...a programmable thermostat - is cold in the morning ($30-$120)
...a new external harddrive - TB or larger ($99-$160)
...a flatscreen TV - plasma or LED - 42" or larger ($1200?)
...a table for the entryway ($100)
...a puppy (progress is being made on this front) ($1000+)

Comments

[heinous_bitca.livejournal.com]

You should find out if you can get the programmable thermostat from your heating company! We had an energy audit done on our apartment when we first moved in, and they GAVE us one for free! Because it saved energy. :)

[silensy]

Ooooh, that's a good idea. *looks up web site*

[lady-cassidy.livejournal.com]

*blinks* What kind of puppy are you getting? I guess I haven't really done much research into how much purebreds cost, but from looking at ads in the paper and petsitting a couple of English bulldogs and being curious about them, I have to say that this specific sort of bulldog is the only breed of dog I've seen that costs that much. Or is the $ amount also factoring in the initial costs of what is needed for a puppy?

[silensy]

Cavalier King Charles. They're actually more like $3000 but ads in the paper tend to run around $1000-2000

[lady-cassidy.livejournal.com]

Wow.

[silensy]

Champagne taste, I tell ya.

[deensey.livejournal.com]

OMG MY FAVOURITE!!!!! Next to greyhounds, that is.

[deensey.livejournal.com]

Interesting list and a neat way of doing it. Hrm...

WANT.

[archangeloz.livejournal.com]

I want the first three things on your list as well. And damn if it isn't killing me.