Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Wants vs. Needs

The one bad thing about owning a home is that I suddenly have the urge to SPEND. We don't have a lot of furniture, and what we do have is mostly second hand or cheap. With this nice new house we want and need so many things for it. I'm trying very hard to be frugal and only purchase things we need, while making sure that the things we do purchase are quality items for a good price. Wouldn't it be nice if we all just had an unlimited amount of money?

Needs:
electrical panel
appliances (stove, fridge, water softener)
dining room table
fence
blinds

Wants:
TV
sofa
pots and pans
dishes
rugs
shelving

We are slowly working on this list, but it seems like every time I turn around we need to purchase yet another item. It is a struggle to balance the wants vs. the needs.

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