Avoiding Buyer’s Remorse…

Sigh. I frequently suffer from buyer’s remorse. You know the feeling you get after you buy something and it did not satisfy, or live up to the hype in your head. It is sometimes a problem for me, especially on items I really want ( or at least think I really want them…). In order to alleviate the symptoms of this disorder in my life I have been forcing myself to think about things I wish to buy. I ask myself questions such as: “Do I really need this?”, “Will I use this, or is it a waste of money?”, and the like. I have not had to apply this strategy lately as I have not faced any major purchase, but a dilemma is rising. I have recently sold my desktop, which was fine as it was not being used to its potential and it was more of a distraction and time waster than anything else. I was then going to save up to buy a nice little 13.3″ MacBook to the tune of $1700 or so. Today I have been thinking (always a dangerous activity) that that might not be the best use of my resources. I have also considered a “netbook” as they are now called. The little 9″ notebooks that are not super powerful, but give access to the internet, and enough computing power to write documents, check email and internet. Which, when I think about it, is all I really want a computer for right now. Thus, the dilemma is revealed. Do I purchase now, for about $539 pre-tax, a nifty little netbook, or do I wait and spend 3x on a MacBook that may be far more than I need….

Oh if only the internet ran on pencil and paper….

Insights appreciated…

S.