21: if i don't need it, should i want it?
originally posted Sun., Dec. 04, 2005; 10:55 p.m. EST
for the second time in my life, i have the means to make a major purchase with cash. and tho we do need this thing, my love-hate relationship with money has rendered a sista immobile. my husband has left it up to me to make the decision so i can't later blame it on him if i feel i've done the wrong thing. which kinda pisses me off cuz what is a spouse for if not to be the fall guy in all and sundry difficulties?
i have to overcome my inertia for several reasons. one is the tax write-off. this is supposedly the last year to be able to write off this type of purchase on personal income tax. the other is necessity. as i said before, we do need this item. safety is another concern. we need a new one (did i fail to mention we have an old one?) because it will be safer due to design updates in the 11 years since the old one was made.
i have a few more weeks to decide but part of me feels like i'm just being a stick in the mud.
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for the second time in my life, i have the means to make a major purchase with cash. and tho we do need this thing, my love-hate relationship with money has rendered a sista immobile. my husband has left it up to me to make the decision so i can't later blame it on him if i feel i've done the wrong thing. which kinda pisses me off cuz what is a spouse for if not to be the fall guy in all and sundry difficulties?
i have to overcome my inertia for several reasons. one is the tax write-off. this is supposedly the last year to be able to write off this type of purchase on personal income tax. the other is necessity. as i said before, we do need this item. safety is another concern. we need a new one (did i fail to mention we have an old one?) because it will be safer due to design updates in the 11 years since the old one was made.
i have a few more weeks to decide but part of me feels like i'm just being a stick in the mud.
.
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