HD does not mean High Debt
My wife and I have contemplated over purchasing a LCD HDTV since last year when the prices really started to drop. Being a guy I think TV is one of those things we gravitate towards. This past Christmas it wasn’t realistic to go out and buy one of these things simply because we couldn’t afford it. Our debt actually increased this past Christmas so that is something we plan to avoid this year.
With my bonus from work we paid off a lot of credit card debt. We got our tax return finally and the money went in the bank Friday. I would like to say I started making some payments on our debt that day, but instead we both went to the store to consider buying a TV. Retail stores seem to look down on younger people as though they’re not worth helping. The guy we talked to was very rude and pissed me off to the point we left the store. We went to a different store and found a younger sales guy that was very nice with us. After considering the different models of the particular brand we were after, we made our selection on a nice 40″ LCD TV. The thing wouldn’t fit in the car too, but some bungee cords were able to keep the trunk partly closed and we got it home.
The damage is done but WE OWN IT and that is all that matters. We have some credit cards the remainder of the tax return is going to completely PAY IN FULL. I’m emphasizing these things because HD does not mean for HIGH DEBT. Now the only problem is finding a HD receiver as it seems a lot of people used their tax return to buy a HDTV.
I hear you on the “niceness” of an HDTV. We bought one too. My wife reasoned it as an expense to setup our small house to sell. “It’ll make the space feel bigger!”, she said. She didn’t need to twist my arm too much
We too bought it with cash. The “WE OWN IT” factor is an incredible feeling.
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Jimbo, you forgot to mention that our patience paid off in the fact that we were able to price match it! We price matched the price at BB because CC had it for several hundred dollars less. Then, it went down again this weekend another $100 at BB! Patience REALLY pays off people!