I may have bought my last bike

[ny biker]

I wasn't planning to buy a new bike anytime soon. The road bike I bought in 2002 is still in good and shape and I see no need to replace it. It would be nice to have something lighter, but I'm fine with what I have.

The mountain bike hardly gets any use these days, so certainly no need to replace it with a new one.

And since I have to store them in my living room, there's no room for a third, or a fourth.

As for other stuff, I haven't really cut back all that much on day to day expenses, because I already cut back a couple years ago when I bought a new car and had to adjust my budget for the car payments.

I'm still making some large purchases, but they are planned well in advance so I can make sure I have the cash for them and can take advantage of sales. I bought a new dishwasher in October, when there was a sales tax holiday on energy star appliances. I just bought a new TV in January (replacing one I bought in 1994) but I'd been planning to do that for a year. And I got it on sale, plus had some gift cards to knock down the price a bit more. So I got a good deal.

I'm still planning to make some upgrades to my condo. I will probably be replacing my water heater as my next project, because I think it's nearing the point where a leak will be a problem. And then I want to finally move ahead with painting the living room/dining room and bedroom, which literally has not been done for something like 15 years.

But I'm still putting money into savings every month, too.

[kfergos]

And since I have to store them in my living room, there's no room for a third, or a fourth.

Me, too! This is as good of incentive not to keep collecting bikes as anything. I may not mind bike-themed decorations, but after a while my dh might have something to say about it.