Well, a woman called this afternoon and she's on her way now to buy my Popcorn machine.
I sold it because I know popcorn isn't good for my blood pressure, I really don't use it much, and I feel like I need to get rid of some of my more "childish" belongings.
The popcorn machine just takes up room and is really a useless device. For as little as I eat popcorn there's no reason I can't just buy a bag of pre-popped.
Next up on the sale block is the fabled "Magic Soda/Beer Machine".
Between the two items I'm hoping to raise $500 to put toward something special down the road.
I don't know. Sometimes I just feel like I've been living an extended childhood ya know?
When things were going really well for me, about seven years ago, I spent A LOT of money on some foolish things.
I mean seriously, that soda machine sits 15 feet from a nearly empty refridgerator. What's the point? It looks cool? It's fun to watch the soda can come out after I hit the button? For crying out loud, I'm 39 years old and I live like a 20 year old.
So? Life gets boring without toys. I could understand if you're selling it because you need the cash, or to get something else. But growing up is no fun.
Well, I know. It's the same concept behind my thinking of selling the Buffy box set though. If something is not useful I almost feel guilty about having it.
It's silly I know. But I can't help it. I'd rather put the cash in savings or atleast buy something I'll use.
For example, another purchase during my big spending days was the big projection television.
That was 1600 and I NEVER feel guilty about it because I use it all the time. The popcorn machine and soda machine just sit there, unused except for once or twice a year. It seems silly to keep them.
If I had a nice home with a finished basement, I could set up a REAL home theater and then it would be different, but right now it's just clutter in my apartment.
Okay, I can kind of see that. I've been thinking of selling my big Foreman grill. It's just too big for the two of us and too hard to clean. But it was a wedding gift. And expensive wedding gift. So I feel guilty for having it and not using it, but I'd feel guilty if I sold it. So I'm undecided.
