Comments on: Financing vs. Saving http://beancounterblog.com/2006/03/16/financing-vs-saving/ Sat, 24 Mar 2012 18:32:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Computer girl ;) http://beancounterblog.com/2006/03/16/financing-vs-saving/comment-page-1/#comment-476 Computer girl ;) Thu, 16 Mar 2006 19:01:17 +0000 http://beancounterblog.com/2006/03/16/financing-vs-saving/#comment-476 Thanks very much for answering my question. :) I did decide to go ahead and get the new PC. I took into account the risk involved in sticking it out with my old PC for another 6 months or more, and it just didn't seem worth the wait for me. I had to put a couple clients on hold the past couple weeks because of problems with my current PC. I figure losing or upsetting clients is a bigger risk for me than paying $350 interest over the course of a year. In hindsight, if I had been smarter I would have planned well in advance for replacing my PC instead of waiting until I had very little choice in the matter. It is almost 5 years old afterall, so I knew it was due to be replaced. I'm learning though -- I think this was one of the more thought-out financial decisions that I've made, so I'm comfortable with it. :) If it wasn't for your great blog, I probably wouldn't have even thought twice about making this purchase, or even checked how much the financing would cost, for that matter. So thank you for helping me to make some adjustments in my oft-chaotic financial life. Thanks very much for answering my question. :) I did decide to go ahead and get the new PC. I took into account the risk involved in sticking it out with my old PC for another 6 months or more, and it just didn’t seem worth the wait for me. I had to put a couple clients on hold the past couple weeks because of problems with my current PC. I figure losing or upsetting clients is a bigger risk for me than paying $350 interest over the course of a year.

In hindsight, if I had been smarter I would have planned well in advance for replacing my PC instead of waiting until I had very little choice in the matter. It is almost 5 years old afterall, so I knew it was due to be replaced. I’m learning though — I think this was one of the more thought-out financial decisions that I’ve made, so I’m comfortable with it. :)

If it wasn’t for your great blog, I probably wouldn’t have even thought twice about making this purchase, or even checked how much the financing would cost, for that matter. So thank you for helping me to make some adjustments in my oft-chaotic financial life.

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