> My wife is not pleased with our 10 yr or older 26" color TV. 
She wants a 42
 > 50" big screen tv.  Nothing wrong with the one we have, so it
STAYS!  Now if
 > the living room or bedroom tv dies, I'll consider it!

We have a 26" in Charlotte's room, and a 21" in the sunroom (sunroom one is
just hooked to PS2 etc).

Livingroom is a nice 38" flat screen sort.  As we get older, we found we
really needed the bigger one to be able to enjoy TV well.  Eyesight not what
it once was.  It's not a top of the line big thing, but a simple Olivia 700$
HDTV sort.

 >  JM>   My brother (from our mothers first marriage) is the opposite.  He wil
 >  JM> replace something at the drop of a hat.  Anything new is better than
 >  JM> anything old.  Doesn't apply to his missus though, since they have been
 >  JM> married about 50 years.  :)

 
 > I know people like that.  Grew up with some of them and worked with others.
 > Most are in their fourth or fifth house and a couple are on their third wife
 > ALL are MIRED in debt, yet my solid 100 year old house is fully paid off.  N
 > mortgage or equity loan payments for me!!
 > BUT being retired and too young for Social Security still leaves me in a tou
 > financial situation.  CANNOT imagine being 60 and having a big mortgage.  Gu
 > THOSE folks have to work full time!!

I'm with ya.  I use stuff til it dies, then replace with what is needed.  Some
times top of the line replacement (when it makes sense) and sometimes with a
simple thing (such as the flat screen TV, 52" was just too much both in size
and money).

I went top of the line with the sunroom, as that matters.  House now down to
owing just 35,000$ or so left and payments way less (even with insurance and
taxes) than rent.
        xxcarol



--- SBBSecho 2.12-Win32