Can People Really Afford All the Expensive Tech Gadgets Out There?
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Question by Gabriel E: Can people really afford all the expensive tech gadgets out there?
I see many people who buy these things.......but i wonder......are they still paying little by little and paying for services........is it worth it. A good example is the Iphone. It has lots of cool features but its extra right?
Best answer:
Answer by Kris L
While many people do by the new (and expensive) tech items to make themselves 'feel richer', I believe that most people are more like my husband and I ... while we can certainly 'afford' the best and newest, we choose to wait, to see what happens next, and when we do buy, we buy what we NEED for our uses. We have 'top of the line' computers that are 'home built' (my husband is a web developer with the proper skills), and are now looking into getting an HDTV ... but we want one about 32" and we want to get the least expensive way to get the shows we usually watch ... and we'll also have great DVD play, too, of course, even though we have only a 'normal' DVD player ... we have many (over 100) DVDs and we won't get any 'HD' (probably Blu-Ray at this point, but it's still early) player until that has 'settled down' and we can see which will be the one that 'survives' longer than a year or two. We do NOT have the fanciest cell phones (we do carry 'pay as you go' phones for emergencies and to tell time), and we don't own a car and won't own a car because we live in the city, and we don't want to 'pollute' the world any more than is absolutely necessary. As long as we're HAPPY then we'll continue to make our purchases according to our own schedule, and not to the 'schedules' many companies use to keep people BUYING when what they've got is 'good enough' for at least 2-5 years more.
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February 12th, 2011 - 09:43
some people can afford them but most people out there are paying by credit card or some other way of borrowing money to buy them. the iphone is a good device but in order to have internet you have to buy the internet package from your cell phone service provider which i think is like $ 20 a month. i hope this answers your questions.