Staying The Course

I am dutifully ignoring the Amazon.com Black Friday special that was emailed to me about a 37" Sharp 1080p HDTV for $750. I've clicked the link. I've looked at the tv. I've drooled, salivated, and performed a number of other messy bodily functions. But, no. I'm not going to do it.

A. I don't have cable or satellite, so HDTV is wasted.
B. I don't have a Blu-Ray DVD player, so, again, HDTV is wasted on me.
C. I have no intention of getting either A or B until I own my own home.
D. I'm committed to paying off my truck ( alittle over a year at $400/month to go) and my credit card (almost $3000) and padding my home downpayment account before I make any more personal splurges.

Damn you Amazon, for this temptation. Fortunately, the last bit of self-restraint I have is focused 100% on not buying this fucking television. I got my quarterly bonus last pay period, and $200 is earmarked for something already, $300-400 is earmarked for all my christmas shopping - office people, family gift raffles, mom & Dad, and the rest goes straight to Discover to chip into that CC debt. In 12 to 18 months, I expect to be completely debt-free and seriously shopping for a home. Blow me, Black Friday! You can't handle this!

I'm still drunk. Dammit.