An Expensive Day

You know how one morning you have some amount of money, and by nightfall, you have $8000 less?

No?

Well, here's how you accomplish that. First, you have a furnace that needs to be replaced. You choose the best one, because it will save gas and electricity, and will also get you a nice chunk of tax credit next year.

Then, you have a broken drain pull in a sink. Which, by itself, you could fix for not too much money, but while the plumber is checking it out, he finds that your sink traps need to be replaced, as well as your emergency stop valves. Oh, and since you're planning on redoing that bathroom anyway, you figure you might as well replace the whole faucet, rather than just the drain pull. Did I mention that it's a double sink? So that means replacing both faucets.

After that...well, after that, the expenditure is kind of your own fault, because you go on Amazon and finally order that Nikon D300 you've been lusting after for at least a year.

Basically, from then on, you walk around in kind of a daze, because you're so excited about the prospect of getting your camera the very next day (thank you, Amazon Prime!). And you dream of all the beautiful, low-light images you can make with your new camera. And you check out Phat Straps to find a really cool new camera strap. And you check out eBay to get a spare battery, since of course, the D300 uses a different battery from your current camera. And you check out Bogen for an additional quick release plate for your tripod. And you browse B&H to drool over the 70-200 2.8 lens.

And you realize that this $8000 day is just a drop in the bucket.