Year 2009 is coming to an end, and it’s that time of the year again to evaluate if I have been stopping myself enough from excessive spending on gadgets.
I will end year 2009 at $3,023 spent on electronics. Are they excessive? Let’s review.
For myself totalling $2,301.
- Canon EOS 450D + 18-200mm lens – $1,835.
- Sandisk 16GB SDHC card – $62.
- Holux M-1000C GPS logger – $104.
- Canon EF-S 17-55mm lens – $1,100.
- Sold Canon EF-S 18-200mm lens – ($800).
For families totalling $722.
- Kington 4GB microSD card – $14.
- Creative Live! Cam for notebook – $29.
- K-World DVD Maker 2 – $110.
- Sony earphone – $49.
- HP Mini 5101 netbook – $520.
Come to think of it, the only spending I did for myself this year were all camera-related, and here hoping all those investments actually produced great shots this year and beyond.
So, what do you think? Excessive? Or not?
Yo,
I think you are doing just fine…
Try totally your overall expenses for the year to see if it balances… 8)
Comment by Roland — December 28, 2009 @ 10:07 pm
Yeah, the fact that your expenditure is down though your income is up is definitely a good sign. And the fact that your annual expense is the price of one of my lenses…
Comment by INK — December 31, 2009 @ 6:05 am
@Roland: what do you mean by see if it balances with my overall expenses? You mean in terms of percentage?
@INK: I hope that the expenses will go down even further in 2010. I’m always puzzled how you could spend so much when you still have wife and kids to feed
Comment by hendrikch — December 31, 2009 @ 10:54 am
It looks quite ok for me. It is always a good thing to look forward to something then life is meanful.
Comment by Liu Bo — February 5, 2010 @ 4:18 pm