| | so i'm usually not into technology or anything, but lately i've been lusting after and saving up for one. it's the only thing that i've really wanted really badly. i thought ipods, mp3 players, psp's, and ds's were nice but didn't really care for them. someone did get me a shuffle for my birthday, i have a dell that i got 3 years ago, i have a canon digital camera, and a prepaid cellphone. i'm very grateful for all of it and i use all of them pretty much everyday. but they were not things that i really wanted. or worked to get. but this... is serious. an obsession almost. haha.
 
isn't it lovely? everything you need (mostly want) in one little hand-held beauty.
so i was doing a good job of saving up. i was going to go to best buy to get one, but decided to wait until after Thanksgiving. but then certain events happened this week that decreased my desire to buy it:
1. i usually research what i want to buy. i researched my laptop and my camera. i researched the psp that i bought for my cousin. and i researched the iphone. some drawbacks: short battery life, no picture messages, no video. that's not bad at all. so i was convinced. i neeeed to get this phone! but then i read an article which basically informed me that if i am ineligible for an upgrade from att, have poor credit (i don't have any credit), don't already own an iphone, and want unlimited text messaging, i could be paying almost $2,000!!!! for a two-year contract. that is ridiculous considering how much i make. is it really worth it? a part of me thinks so, but that's the lusting, non-practical side of me.
2. i realized that there are other, more important things to pay for. weekly things- gas and food. monthly- tuition, books, and weekend trips to virginia. end of year- a week in virginia. and my parents are celebrating their anniversary. can't leave my mom to pay for all of that... and i'd also like to fly to chicago for a week in jan.
3. i am an idiot. so i've driven to the city once before, to watch a random concert with some friends. for some reason i like to think that driving there saves me money. well that time, it cost me $40 just for parking!!! compare that to $14 for commuting. so this saturday i had to use the library for a research paper. mid-manhattan library happens to have an extensive section just for education. it was too cold to commute and it was the weekend so parking is free right. so i decided to drive. finding parking took forever but i finally found a spot. walked to the library and it took me less than an hour to find what i needed. as i was walking back to my car, this is what i found...
it's these random, unplanned expenses that make it harder to save and make me not want to buy one. so much for free parking! =(
i guess i'll just keep waiting...
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| | Posted 11/24/2008 7:24 PM - 11 Views - 2 eProps - 1 Comment
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