I have a problem that I’m sure lots of other people would like to have.
Now that I have paid off my mortgage, what do I spend my money on? My default answer would be RRSPs, but I need to celebrate and spend it on stuff of no practical value.
I went to BestBuy today, firmly convinced that I would buy something. The biggest criteria is that I don’t want to feel stupid in six months.
I could get an iPod? But a friend has a fifth generation one, so to keep up with the Joneses, I need to have a sixth generation one, which could come out any day now. If I buy a current model now, when the new one comes out I will feel stupid.
I could get a PVR? My VCR is starting to die, so this is a completely valid option. Except I’ve kept track and figured out that I only watch about an hour and a half of TV each week. That would be a lot of money on something I wouldn’t use much.
Underworld: Evolution just came out on DVD. $25. It’s going to be half of that in six months, and I already have movies I already own that I haven’t seen.
The same story goes for video games. Some still need to be taken out of the shrink wrap after two years.
In the end I bought nothing at BestBuy.
I am going to go with some books. I placed an Amazon order. Hardly sexy, but it is something I’ll enjoy.