Jodlbauer’s is having a HUGE sale on furniture! (They are always having a sale these days! I think most furniture stores are struggling in this economy.) I would love a new bedroom set and a bigger dining room table.
My bedroom has never looked very pretty. I haven’t had a bedroom “set” since college dorm days! I wrote an article on repurposing furniture and talked about how I added a toy box and a dish cabinet to my bedroom. So, you can imagine what it looks like! I need a new bedroom set.
My dining room has a kitchen table in it. It seats 6 people only. To seat large amounts of family I need to put 2 or 3 tables together. I need a table that can seat 10 or 12.
I need? Do I really need? No, but dang it, I WANT these things. How to get these things? Do I run out and buy 2 rooms of furniture because it is a good sale and use a handy-dandy credit card? NO! I am going to save up for the furniture and then take advantage of another good sale at one of the many furniture stores, and buy it.
I am sitting here thinking it will be a long time before I get the $6,000-7,000 to spend on the new furniture. Maybe there is an alternative. Maybe I can save money – probably about $1,500 - and purchase some very nice used furniture. That seems do-able. That is not such a large number that it seems impossible to achieve.
I encourage you to all decide if something is a want or a need. Then use your brain and your creativity to come up with another way to get something or to substitute something cheaper.
Oh Jill, I am soooooo with you! I am currently unemployed (although I am working as a part-time 100 percent commission recruiter).
ReplyDeleteOur dog tore of the skirting and chewed up one of the corners of our living room couch trying to get his ball. I slowly realized that I WANT a new couch more than I need one.
The same goes for my 15 year-old food processor. The disc stand broke, so I dutifully called the appliance repair store for a replacement part only to find out that my model has since been discontinued. URGH. Again, I WANT a new food processor...even though I have cutlery and cutting boards.
Sometimes it is hard to see things for what they really are and it was refreshing to read that I am not the only one who struggles with the whole wants vs. needs thing!
Anonymous, I am so glad you posted! Try going to Good Will or another thrift store and see if they have any food processors there. Don't forget to test it by plugging it in and running it. That will save a bunch of money.
ReplyDeleteI had a couch that a dog ripped a huge hole in and we had it until I got a large bonus at work (about a year) since we had no money to replace it. I totally understand. But you may be able to get one of those nice covers as a compromise. Good luch with your job.