What's the next big thing you're going to have to buy?

United States
August 12, 2007 4:50pm CST
Our next big purchase will most likely be another window air conditioner. Our window air conditioners are acting up and don't work right. And, it's way too hot to live in this type of heat! This past week we had to buy a truck, because our car broke down and was too messed up to repair. Fortunately, we got it for next to nothing. Lucky break, I guess. So, what's the next big thing you are going to buy? Do you think you'll replace your car in the next year or two? What's the last big purchase you made?
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@lecanis (16647)
• Murfreesboro, Tennessee
12 Aug 07
A bed for our son is the first thing I can think of. Right now he's still sleeping in his crib, but we're going to get him one of those toddler beds before too long. Since we don't have a car right now, a car would be a good thing to have. I think I'd put a house before a car though actually. We keep saying we're going to get a house in the next couple of years, and then my health goes bad and there goes all the money. Right now I've been on medical leave for almost two months, and that sure hurts the money situation.
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• Philippines
10 May 08
i agree. i mean my son is going to need a bed soon too. and we still need a house and car. living only in room just won't do anymore. the car would have to wait too but still it takes a toll on your budget doing the cab. my hubby is about to quit his job soon. i do hope he's going to find one after coz i don't know what will happen to us financially.
@marje_09 (63)
• Philippines
13 Aug 07
The next big thing i am going to buy is...........MY OWN HOUSE. I don't have a house of my own.........right now i and my daughter is staying in the house ......................our conjugal property. My ex husband doesn't want to give this house to me. He doesn't want to give a support. But the judge did not agree with his decision when he said he will just give any amount but the judge said we got the law to follow. I am still scared that he and his mother with his sister will insist us t leave the house. SO i am wishing to have a house of my own or even a lot only where i can have to place my house. This the best thing for that big thing i am going to have to buy even only small. Hope there are good people who could help me...........
@paul8675 (750)
• Australia
13 Aug 07
It might not seem all that important or large in the scheme of things, but I would like to get my sofa recovered. I don't know what this will cost, but I am hesitating to enquire.
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@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
13 Aug 07
its not really big, but I'm saving to upgrade our computer. I have actually started upgrading it little by little, like parts by parts. coz we couldn't afford to buy a new one since we have a rather big extended family and my mother couldn't give a larger sum as her counterpart. ^__^;; see, me and my mother are the only ones working and the computer is like a luxury to us so we couldn't save big money for it. ^__^
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• United States
13 Aug 07
Our next big purchase is a bed frame. My boyfriend and I recently moved in to a new apartment and we bought a brand new bed but have yet to buy the bed frame. Hopefully we will be able to get it soon.
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@youless (112112)
• Guangzhou, China
13 Aug 07
It's very hot season now, so buying an air conditioner is a good idea. I am not lack of many things. If you ask me what I am going to buy next, then perhaps it will be a professional digital camera. I do have a digital camera now and it works well. But I bought it a few years ago. I need a super digital camera so that I can take more and more good photos, including the business products I am selling via the net:)
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@tholitz (1127)
• Philippines
12 Aug 07
There are so many things that goes into my mind, a digicam, 29" flat TV, a new car, etc. The problem is that I don't still have enough money to buy and get them. Probably this coming December where I could get my 13th month pay and bonus I could shoulder and afford to finally buy them. What's my last big purchased, my car or our window type air conditioner, I just have forgotten what's the last big thing that I have bought, it's really been a while since I made one.
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@Calais (10893)
• Australia
12 Aug 07
We just brought a new car and air conditioner..We are getting a new kitchen in a couple of weeks..We moved into this new house and found out that the kitchen is just too small, so we had to recontruct it and buy a new one, also coming up is a driveway..
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@carlaabt (3504)
• United States
12 Aug 07
Our last big purchase was our house I guess. Unless you mean something that we didn't get a loan for, and then it would be the fence stuff so my husband can put up a fence around our backyard. That was around $1200, so I consider that to be a big purchase, though some people might not think so. Our next big purchase will also probably be a house renovation. We would really like to put a bedroom down in our basement, since it's all open right now. So putting up those walls and putting a couple of closets in will probably be our next big purchase, but it won't happen until next year or the year after. I'm really hoping we don't have to buy another car anytime soon. We bought our car brand new less than 2 years ago, so it still has over 4 years or around 50K miles left on it's warranty. Our truck might end up going out sooner than that, though, so we might have to replace it, since my husband does haul stuff a lot. Our truck is old and has a lot of miles on it, but my husband takes good care of it (when he isn't wrecking it! lol) so it is still in good shape.
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@ravinskye (8237)
• United States
12 Aug 07
the last big purchase we made was a minivan because our 3rd child was on the way and its impossible to fit 3 carseats across the back seat of our jeep. the next big thing we're going to have to buy is a new washer and dryer. ours is slowly dying.
@cefaz_21 (2596)
• Philippines
13 Aug 07
I think it's gonna be a motorbike, though we're planning to get a second hand as it is more cheaper than the brand new ones.Hubby has been sweet talking me about it months ago and I was actually discouraging him.. But that's not final yet..we still ahve to think a lot about it. Our last big purchase was the TV set.
@Gemmygirl1 (2867)
• Australia
12 Aug 07
The next thing i can think of would have to be an aviary - i know some might not think this is important but i have a cockatoo who needs to be able to fly & being a large bird he needs a large cage to fly around in. That is going to set me back a bit, the one i like is $3000 but most of them start at about $1000 so that will be my next thing once i sell my car. Also, we'll need to add on a new bedroom if we have another child or 2 but that isn't a definite thing yet, we'll just have to wait & see what happens before we start renovating! The last BIG purchases my partner & i made - well, my partner bought a 4x4 ute last year which was a fairly big purchase & before that, the big thing was the house - which i bought 3 1/2 years ago, i guess they don't come much bigger than that do they?
• Hong Kong
13 Aug 07
I don't think I would have a "next big thing" to buy in the future months (till end of 2007). Hopefully not, because I will be jobless in a couple of months and I don't want to spend those extra money. But indeed there is something on my list. I need to buy a brand new TV when I have a job again because it's been acting a little funny these days. I don't personally watch any TV at all but my mom does, so I think I should get a new one for her when I am back in the job market again.
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@tim_un (354)
• Malaysia
13 Aug 07
the next big thing that i am going to buy is a website domain name plus a web hosting service for one year. Now i am finding some method to earn some extra money online and hope it works !
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@itsmepinky (1300)
• India
10 May 08
I want to buy a two wheeler for myself as it is very convenient for me. Jus trying to gather some more bank balance so that i can buy it soon. ~Pinks~
@fredgame (1260)
• China
10 May 08
Good luck to have what you like next to nothing. The one who sold it to you might be a friend or desparate for some cash.The next big thing i'm going to buy is a house. it's my dream to purchase my dream house and it's on the list.
@zeroflashx2 (2491)
• Philippines
22 May 08
hmm.. I want to buy a TV. A big and hopefully a flat one. :D It costs quite a lot these days but I'm willing to save for it. The biggest thing would be a car. :D I wanted one for myself for years. :D Last big purchase I made was a PC upgrade.
@pooh08 (671)
• Vietnam
10 May 08
The next big thing I'm going to have to buy is clothes. Because this month, I'll defend my composition for graduate. After this month, I'll graduate and I won't a student. That's so sad.
@Elixiress (3878)
10 May 08
My next big purchase is either going to be £75 on a passport or £150 on a yearly gym membership depending on whether or not I stick to it for one month.
@lunmun (127)
• China
10 May 08
Hi I am going to plan buying a digital camera ,now I havent one ,in my lifetime ,I need it very badly