I'd say that this would be a great time to do more furniture shopping on Craigslist.Several of us have said that when markets fall, we plan to spend less than our usual SWR during a thriving market.
Are you starting to feel that way, yet? I am already thinking of putting off some furniture purchases, and I haven't browsed on Amazon even once since that first drop last week.
At Hale Nords we've started a familyroom renovation that should crank the spending throttle wide open. Maybe if other home-improvement wannabes are panicked into slamming shut their wallets, the contractor will stay motivated enough to spend more time with us. But we're still waiting on the designs to be finished, so it's too early to tell yet.
We've already decided to replace our 14-year-old Altima, and I don't see a stock-market speed bump causing panicked investors to sell their transportation. But maybe things will be different in a month or so.
I renewed my taekwondo annual contract last night-- but that was already a bargain at $85/month.
We bought a new toilet at Home Depot yesterday. I guess that raises our SWR too?
It's tempting to dump a wad of cash into the market, but we already have "enough". Not much motivation to chase after "more than enough".
However today our 18-year-old daughter may send another $200 to her Fidelity account.
Breaking news: "Bbbami cuts her gambling losses in half!!"Greater LBYM inspired by falling market?
Yes....I'm taking $1k instead of $2k for a spur-of-the-moment night of gambling.