Monday, January 14, 2008

I hate money management.

I'm in a pickle.

I graduated in December from Appalachian State, which, in its own right, is an accomplishment.

I'd like to reward myself with something, but there's a few hitches:

-I'm getting married either this year or next.
-I need a place to live once I stop mooching off my parents.
-My fiancee wants a new car after she graduates, and I'm a sweetheart so I'll probably pay for some of it.
-My parents are conservative penny-pinchers (but I love them).

Nevertheless, I'm wanting to get something for myself. I don't nickel and dime my money away, so I have a fair amount stashed away even after dropping copious amounts of dough on my wife-to-be's ring.

Here's my choices:

-A new Tablet PC, seen here, that would be great for drawing up cartoons (for future publishing) and mobile computing.

-A new DSLR camera, like this'un, that would be great for vacations, trips and rainy days. I'd also hope to get some pictures published.

-A new Samsung LCD HDTV, with all the bells and whistles, even though I already have an LCD HDTV. Yipes, that's a lot of money to drop, but hey, I've got a job, right?


Now, I've honestly narrowed it down to the laptop and DSLR, because the TV is just so expensive and it'll be less than a thousand in a year or two.

What the heck should I do?

Save for something bigger, like a down payment on a car/house?
Save for honeymoon?
Blow all of it on candy?
Burn the money, as it is the root of all evil?

Let me know.

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