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Old 11-15-2005, 03:57 AM
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Default 5 things you want?

What five things (material products or services) do you want right now? If you had all five, would you be more satisfied than you are now?
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Old 11-15-2005, 07:16 AM
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Default Re: 5 things your want?

I would like:
1) Someone to clean my house.
2) Our mortgage to be paid off.
3) A brand new family room set to replace the one the cat has scratched to shreds.
4) A trip for five to Disneyland.
5) Our bedroom to be professionally decorated.
No, none of this would make me more satisfied because, other than the mortgage being paid off, it's all material. One day we'll have all these things, and it won't change the fact that my family is what's most important to me!
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Old 11-15-2005, 10:44 AM
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1) my bills to be paid off (working really hard on this!)
2) a pay increase so I could pay for DD's school next year! (working on this, but it seems to be going nowhere!)
3) a new car to replace my 1995- Daewoo fino
4) a whole new wardrobe

2 is the one that would give me more satisfaction, it would make 1 and 3 easier and might even make 4 a possibility!
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Old 11-15-2005, 10:55 AM
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Default Re: 5 things your want?

1. a new car maybe an SUV with some gas to go with it LOL
2. a bigger house
3. to go back to school & have it & a babysitter paid for
4. to have all bills paid off
5. to have a nice stash of cash in the bank!!!
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Old 11-15-2005, 11:15 AM
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Default Re: 5 things your want?

1. bigger house
2. Bigger car (I have 3 kids, no room left to take friends or family places )
3. Aviary closer
4. Childrens museam in area
5. Money to go to the science center

Nope I doubt I would be happier, I would just have a new list of 5 things to get
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Old 11-15-2005, 07:17 PM
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I am a very easy to please person! I like my car and house...I prefer cards, the radio, and rented movies for entertainment (less clutter)...hmmm...
I guess I could come up with a few luxuries that I usually won't buy for myself:
1. Massage (weekly would be nice!)
2. Ability to vacation more (cash, time off, babysitting)
3. Children's play place (like a Discovery Zone...ours closed) close to home (we live in a rural area)
4. A remote car starter for these cold NY winters - this is on my b-day list and I am hoping DH gets it for me!
5. Free gas - or just gas cards!

Pretty pitiful list...I guess that's a good thing Yes, I would be more satisfied because the things on my list would, for the most part, address life's little inconveniences or just provide me with some relaxation. Some of these things I could buy myself, but I rarely feel justified spending money on things we don't need...which is why they go on the birthday list
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Old 11-15-2005, 07:45 PM
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1. All debt paid off.
2. Enough money to travel at least 4 times a year.
3. Enough money to buy a small winter home someplace warm or a motorhome to live in someplace warm.
4. kitchen remodeled
5. bathroom remodeled.
6. New car

Oops that's 6! None of this would make me more satisfied really as I don't feel dissatisfied now really, but it would make life easier and perhaps a little more fun. Also my dh has healthy problems up here in the wet cold winter, so needs to go to a warm place to be more comfortable.
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Old 11-15-2005, 07:48 PM
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1. an extra 8 hours to the day.. make them 36 hours long (keep the workday at 8 hours tho, thank you).
2. i'm completely out of ideas.
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Old 11-16-2005, 12:26 PM
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1. new siding for my house
2. new driveway
3. ability to sleep 7 to 8 hours a night
4. a chef to cook healthy meals for me
5. a personal trainer

Sure, i'd be more satisfied.
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Old 11-16-2005, 06:45 PM
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A house
A nice car (not necessarily brand new)
A child
A maid
More in savings

I would be more satisfied.
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Old 11-17-2005, 03:40 PM
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1. A house
2. Two dozen cat trees
3. An home theater system
4. A lifetime supply of gas.
5, A maid

Just kidding....
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Old 11-17-2005, 04:52 PM
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1. Student Loans, etc. to be paid off
2. To get into grad school for the summer '06, and to get a nice assistantship so I can do it full time.
3. More vacation time from work
4. Funds to do more traveling
5. Longer days so I have time to get more done after work!
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Old 12-12-2005, 07:57 PM
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All of the above
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Default Re: 5 things you want?

I'm presuming this meant "things", as in physical things.........at least that is the way I'm going to interpret it....

1) A new serger; I can make money with this, adding to my $20.00 challenge
2) A furnace; we bought this house with a heat pump & it doesn't work, it's dead beyond repair
3) A clothesline
4) Chicks, so I can build up a new flock of egg layers in my backyard
5) a new freezer; I've got one here on loan, but I'd love my own
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Old 02-19-2006, 02:33 PM
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Wow that is a good question. I really want an air purifier for the bedroom. I would like new chairs for the sitting area in the bedroom. A "comfortable mattress", new carpet, and steps down into the creek (we had some, but they got washed away.
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Old 02-19-2006, 10:44 PM
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Default Re: 5 things you want?

well a hard cover guitar case
backseat covers for my car
a pool cover
new curtains for the dining area
a harley davidson guitar strap for my axe
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Old 02-19-2006, 11:05 PM
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Hmmmm...fun! It's ok to dream, right?

1. a house
2. a second car
3. a Bissell steam mop
4. a carpet cleaner
5. a big tv.....

Would I be more satisfied, probably.... But, all of these things will be mine someday with some hard work. And I think I will be much more satisfied if I work for them than if they were handed to me, kwim?
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Old 02-20-2006, 12:07 AM
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Default Re: 5 things you want?

A newer, smaller house!
A new truck for hubby
the front land fenced!
A hot tub (you'd be amazed how many of the local farmers have them )
The mortgage paid off

Yes, they would make my life much easier and would be enjoyed

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Old 02-20-2006, 04:41 AM
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1. to get out of debt
2. to finish college soon
3. to not spend a fortune on my upcoming wedding (in 2008), yet still have a nice one
4. to get a job
5. to be able to afford horseback riding lessons, because i miss riding badly

i know i didn't follow the directions exactly, but those are the things i want
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Old 02-20-2006, 07:59 AM
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Default Re: 5 things you want?

I forgot to say, a maid.
I would love to have a local honkey tonk to go dancing on the weekends.
That would make me much happier.
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