And
Skoorb, I hear ya man! 12 months ago I was probably dropping $100 a month in computer stuff. At the time I had an income about 1/4th of what it is now. In three months time, I've only spent about $200 on something that was only semi-computer related. And I consider my digital camera one of my more useful computer purchases.
I think a lot of it is the fact that with my new job I get to play with all sort of gadgets and gizmos and it sort of satifies that desire to play with the latest and greatest, or, I may have just gained some maturity and realized what a waste a $300 video card was
....or maybe it's a little of both.
One other thing that has
Really really really helped put us in the situation that we are now is this - CUTTING UP THE CREDIT CARDS!
At one point I had about $3000 racked up on three different credit cards. Well, all credit cards have since been cut up and melted, and I have about $500 left to pay off on them.
Now, my philosophy on it is pretty much - If I need a credit card to buy it, I couldn't afford it in the first place.
Instead, we use a check card that automatically takes it out of the checking account. Cutting up the CC's has single handidly eliminated my computer spending. I just wish that I was smart enough to do that 2 years ago.
Oh well, lessons hard learned are lessons hard forgotten.