I apparently like to stay out of this thread for a while, and then jump in and "win" before disappearing again for a while, so here goes, here's what I've bought in the last couple months (last post in here being the Engagement Ring in December):
-2009 Toyota Tacoma pickup truck, 4x4, Double cab, long bed, TRD Sport edition. A dark gray color, I love it.
-2006 Kawasaki Vulcan 900 motorcycle, bright red. Got it from a guy on Craigslist, only had 4k miles on it, and in perfect condition. Sissy bar, triple lights up front, cobra pipes, it's great. Just getting warm enough to ride it now, put 100 miles or so on it thus far.
-Samsung LN40A550 LCD TV. Redoing the basement as an extra living room/den, so repainted everything, fixed up the bar, and then bought this shiny TV for the wall. In the process of running wires, rerouting electricity for everything, etc. Also going to re-do the top of the half-wall around the basement so i can hide all of the cables underneath that. As part of that, got a nice surround sound system to go with it all, and another sweet Logitech Harmony remote to control it all. Once you've used one of those, you'll never touch another remote again, SUCH an improvement.
-Along those same lines, bought a reclining sectional couch for down there. Got a great deal on a 1 year old couch from Craigslist from someone who's moving and couldn't take this giant monstrosity with them.
That ought to do it for me and my credit card for a little while, time to enjoy those toys and let us both recover. Recession? What recession?
Great time to take advantage of great deals by slumping retailers, or make purchases off of Craigslist from people that overextended themselves and need to sell their expensive toys. If you've got money in the bank and a steady job, great time to spend a little money. I'm just helping stimulate the economy
Edited to add: Happy Birthday,
An Officer!
