What three things would you like, but can't afford right now? Not necessities.

@writersedge (22563)
United States
May 24, 2009 10:24am CST
I would like to have a swimming pool, but can't afford one. Non-poluted water sources and even pools where you pay a fee for a day are many miles from my home and would really cost in gas. I wish I could just go in the back and go swimming. It's not just buying the pool that is expenstive, but the upkeep. Still, I wish I had one. Nursing shoes, the best ones, so my feet would not hurt for a change. They say as you get older, the pads of your feet wear thin. My feet and my knees think my walking is a traumatic experience right now. They feel like they've gotten thin. Everything else got fat. A huge green house or high tunnel. Actually, I would like two, but I can't even afford one. One for just wild berries and other wild food and the other for garden veggies and to start small fruit trees. So what three items do you wish you had the $ for right now?
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33 responses
• United States
24 May 09
That could be a really long list. But on the top would be a new computer and new car. Those are the big most expensive ones.
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@writersedge (22563)
• United States
25 May 09
Yes, soon I will need a new computer. I hope to pay off my current car soon.Those are big expense items. If I didn't have my car to pay off, I probably could buy one of the items on my list! Thanks for sharing and take care.
@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
24 May 09
I desperately want my own place, I need to live alone, I need my independence so I wish I had the money to at least put a decent deposit down on a place where I don't have to share with anyone. I would also love to have the money to fly to New Zealand, it's a country I've only wished of visiting, being the other side of the world from me, it's a country that has for a long time fascinated me, I would want a guided tour so I wouldn't miss anywhere. And finally I would love a big flat screen television, I only have a portable in my room, so would love a much bigger one and a new one too as my portable is years old now!
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
25 May 09
Interesting list. I hope you're able to get your own place. If you're able to get that first one, once that is paid off, maybe the others will come to you. Take care.
@peavey (16936)
• United States
24 May 09
Number one on my list is a small house in the country, with some privacy and a space for a garden. The next is a pickup! I always need to haul things and my car is too small. I usually wind up waiting for my son or someone else to do it for me. Third... I'm not sure, but a new desktop computer would be nice. I've been making do with a laptop for months now, and I don't know how much longer it's going to last.
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@writersedge (22563)
• United States
25 May 09
I have the first one, my husband has the second, and sounds like a lot of people here could use the third one including me. Read my advice to #9 above, don't know if it helps anyone, but it's advice. I hope you're able to get your desires in the future, take care.
@peavey (16936)
• United States
26 May 09
Thank you. I live near a college and have found a few things when the kids leave for the summer, but never a computer. I don't need much of anything else, so I don't look often enough, maybe.
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@applefreak (3130)
• Singapore
26 May 09
wow, can i only state three things? there are so many things i want but cannot afford right now. first and foremost is a second property for investment. i'd love to be able to afford another property to collect rental income. the second thing i'd love to have is solar panels. i get glorious sunlight at home for at least three quarters of the year. if i can harness those solar power i'd be able to save tons from utilities. sadly, solar panels are still very expensive. the third thing i wish i had the money for right now will be a car. the public transport system in my country still need a lot of improvement. if i can afford the car i want now it means i no longer have to tolerate rude people on the public transport system.
• Singapore
28 May 09
it's so nice to have some reimbursement for such installations in your country. sadly that's not the case in my country. the government is only beginning to look into alternative energy sources. the reimbusement is currently for commercial highrise buildings only. here where i am, we have buses that goes anywhere and everywhere although it takes a really long time too. we also have a train system to goes to most areas. it's the software, not the hardware that riles me. cars are a luxury here because it takes a maximum of three hours on a bus to get from one end of the country to the other end.
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
26 May 09
I'm surrounded by trees, mine and my neighbor's so solar wouldn't work for me, but we have tons of wind, so windmills would work for me. Here, the government will reimburse 10, 20, 30, 40, or 50% of alternate energy cost installation(depends on a lot of factors), but you have to have the $ in the first place. Also, the rest is usually tax deductible, but it depends on the year and state the person is in. Maybe your government has some kind of program to help you afford it. It's worth looking into. Many places have some kind of help so that people can have alternative energy. Here, either we have a car or we can't get to work. The bus runs don't work for employment, only for people with disabilities who go shopping. A bus here comes at 9:45 and doesn't arrive anywhere until 11am, then you have to catch another bus to get to a job. So you could have a job for 12 noon, but you could only work until 3 or 3:30, so you could catch the buses or bus back. So cars where I live are a necessity. It's nice for people with disabilities or who don't have jobs and can't afford a car, we didn't even have that for a long time. Sorry the people on public transit are rude where you are. Buses are such a treat and only affordable once a week for most of the people who use them up here, it's more like a social gathering. A rental property would be a good idea, too. Two of your wishes are pretty neat because they would either pay you back or save you money. I like your list. Thank you very much for responding and take care.
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• United States
26 May 09
Ooooo, I want solar panels too!
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@jdyrj777 (6530)
• United States
25 May 09
Big expensive RV, land and a green house.
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
25 May 09
With that list, you could start a new life. Hope you're able to realize your wish someday. Take care.
@jdyrj777 (6530)
• United States
26 May 09
Ya with so solar power i would be set.
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• United States
25 May 09
#1 a car a Jaguar 6 cyl 4 dr seadan will cost USED $15,000 #2 Home stero system with satelite radio #3 finished basement that i can use as a den will cost about $10,000 to repair the walls and floor !
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
25 May 09
Sounds like # 2 may be possible before the other three. But one never knows. Good luck with your list and take care.
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• United States
29 May 09
TY writers edge !
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@cher913 (25782)
• Canada
25 May 09
i would love to fix up our house so we could sell it but we are totally living paycheck to paycheck and just cant afford it right now, secondly, it would be to buy another house, which is flatter so my knees arent so sore and i am not sure what the third one would be.
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@writersedge (22563)
• United States
26 May 09
I understand totally living paycheck to paycheck. I'm sooo right there right now. Maybe the the third thing you can read by looking at the list of others. Fixing a house up is a lot of $ and work. I know, before this recession, we were doing that. Thank you for your response, I hope your knees feel better soon. Strangely enough, mine are better with stairs and lots of them. Builds muscle on the sides of my knee caps. Everyone is different, take care and thanks again.
• Philippines
25 May 09
Oh there are just too many things that I'd like to get, if like money won't be an issue. First off, I'd like to get a really, really nice house.. Not much of a mansion, but a superb house, where almost everything is in there.. Second, I'd like to have my own Bentley Continental GT, convertible, something like Nicole Scherzinger's sleek car.. It's damn so hot.. Lastly, I'd like to buy my own franchise of a really good Spa for business.. There are just too many on my lists, but these are the top most at the moment..
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@writersedge (22563)
• United States
25 May 09
Yeah, those are certainly nice. Good luck with your dreams in the future. Take care.
• United States
25 May 09
Well that could be alot of things for me right now. Money is very low on my end at the moment..But if i had 3 to pick from i would have to say a Nice new Car that wont fall apart or something go wrong every month LOL. and I Nice playground stuff for my kids which i cant afford not 1 thing like that for them. And a Nice big Flat screen TV so i can put it on the wall...Considering i have a 13" TV and its not kicking it anymore. But i could name a lot of things id like to have But just dont have the money for it right now.
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@writersedge (22563)
• United States
25 May 09
Yes, we all seem to be having a shortage of money to pay for our desires and some people even their needs right now. Thanks for your list, each person's list is interesting. Take care.
@calyxus (825)
• Philippines
25 May 09
I would love to have a car, a house and lot and a resort! Whew! that's a lot of money.. but you know what, i am really positive i can have all of those in due time, that is why i am starting to save right now.. Because i believe it is nice to dream of things but the greatest challenge is to make it real and achieve those things that we really love.....
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@writersedge (22563)
• United States
25 May 09
That's true, dreams can't happen if one doesn't go out and try to make it happen!
@jayrene (2708)
• Philippines
25 May 09
1. i want a vacation... i've been wanting to go to this place here for a vacation for a very long time... 2. i want a new car, well not exactly new, i just want a newer date as our car is very old it's a 1989 model. 3. i want a bath tub, i prefer bath tubs than shower.
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@writersedge (22563)
• United States
25 May 09
I like your list. We all need a vacation every now and then, most of us need a newer car from time to time and bath tubs, I hear you. I have one now but the water won't stay in and it's too short.
@tundeemma (894)
• South Africa
25 May 09
i think there are a whole lot of them, i think a ride is one of them, thats very expensive here in south africa, one has to get a very good paying job to have that, i will also like to have a house of my own which i can also let out or simply live inside, i will also like to have an expensive mobile phone as my phone is malfunctioning these days
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
25 May 09
Good list, I hope you're able to obtain at least one of them this year and maybe the others in years to come. Take care and good luck.
• Malaysia
25 May 09
I would like a smartphone right now!!
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@writersedge (22563)
• United States
25 May 09
I see patience isn't your strength. Good luck with your desire for a smartphone.
• United States
25 May 09
A hot tub, A pool and a flat screen TV. Also i was wondering how much you get paid per post on this and it would be great if someone would message me letting me know.
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@writersedge (22563)
• United States
25 May 09
Good list. I've seen hot tubs by pools, but the tv will need to be elsewhere for safety. No one knows how much different posts are worth. It's a complex secret formula. Just post a little daily and eventually, you get to $10.
• United States
24 May 09
~Well...I would luv to own a large slice of property that comes complete with a house that's located not too far from a small body of water. ~No BILLS, nada...nothing!!! ~And an all expense paid Cruise...to wherever I wanted to go...8o) @writersedge...Have you ever tried Croc's, I bought a pair about 2 years ago and I was hooked. They are actually the most comfortable shoes I have ever worn!
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
25 May 09
No, I don't even know what Croc's are. Those are nice dreams. Perhaps one of them will come true someday. Maybe you could go on a game show like Wheel of Fortune and win.
@ElicBxn (63233)
• United States
24 May 09
i'd like to get my hot tub cleaned up and reset up I'd also like a new car, mine is 10 yrs old and I'd like a waterbed
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@writersedge (22563)
• United States
25 May 09
1st one sounds like that might be possible. 2nd one might be a necessity someday. 3rd one, well, I hope you get it if it would help you rest better. Waterbeds make me worse, but many people love them and they do help them. Thanks for the list. These lists are interesting. Take care.
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@bdugas (3578)
• United States
24 May 09
Well for one I am on a computer that my son got for me when they upgraded the computers where he works, sometimes it works sometimes it don't so that would be my first choice to just be able to sit down and not have to fight this thing. Like you I can't afford it as we are on a fixed income and I guess I should just feel lucky that I have one at all. Second yes I would love a pool in the back yard, it don't have to be a inground pool, but I did have one in Fla. when I lived there it was so nice to have. But the up keep is expensive that is for sure. Third I would like to have a nicer kitchen range, this one we got sometimes the cakes come out one inch high, really makes me mad. And oh yes a hot tub, one of those ones they show you doing the exercises in. I love hot tubs we had jets in the bathtub back home before the hurricane, but all is lost now.
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@writersedge (22563)
• United States
25 May 09
Sounds nice, I hope someday you can at least get a better computer. A friend of ours went to a nearby college. The kids throw stuff out on the curb when they leave. She found a lap top computer that works great. All she had to do was plug it into her wall and it ran. So if there are any colleges near you that have a policy like ours of 5 days before anything is picked up that you can take what you want. Saves the college the expense of having all halled away. A friend of mine said she had relatives that replaced their living room with stuff they found when the college students were leaving. None of it matched until she covered it. Some people throw more stuff away than we ever had!
@Loverbear (4918)
• United States
25 May 09
I would love to have a winning lotto ticket for $45-60 million. I have so many programs and charities that I would love to help with the money...I would also love to have a house rather than to live in a mobile home that is older than dirt. Finally, I would love to have a trip around the US and the world. (I don't want much do I? )
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@writersedge (22563)
• United States
25 May 09
Hey, it's a dream list, so GO FOR IT!
@Yori88 (1465)
• Philippines
25 May 09
I actually have a long list but since you asked for three then I would give my top three. First I would like I and my husband to have our own dream house. That is not a necessity that much because we are renting at the moment but then we can't afford to have our own house. Next would be a car of our own. It is not a necessity because we can always commute everyday but then it is nice to have your own car especially when you want to have a long vacation with a kid and lots of personal belongings. Lastly would be an apple computer because we have a Toshiba right now and my husband really loved Apple more than anything else. So I guess that makes my three wishes. Hope to have them soon! In my dreams!
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@writersedge (22563)
• United States
25 May 09
In your dreams is where it starts. Maybe the last one will be acheived first, one never knows. Good luck and take care.
• Indonesia
25 May 09
I wish to have enough money to get my Postgraduate Degree diploma, a four bedrooms house for my family, and a golden retriever puppy :)
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@writersedge (22563)
• United States
25 May 09
The first two are great and I hope you get them. The third one made me smile. After you get the 4 bedroom house, the puppy will fit in well. I hope you're able to have your dreams come true.