The Chronic Consumer

I need a new bathroom scale because the one I have right now is nearly 10 years old and isn’t very accurate anymore. Plus, I want a scale that can measure body fat, which is something my current one can’t do.

I saw this Health-O-Meter scale at the store earlier today, and thought it looked pretty decent. It was priced at $50, though, so I didn’t buy it because I’m sure I can find it cheaper at an online retailer.

The health club I go to has a body fat scale, and I’ve been tracking my progress over there. Still, I’d just like to be able to keep up with this stuff while at home too.

I’ll be buying this one soon!

When I went to Barnes & Noble last night to browse through wine books, I also started looking at financial planning books. I’m very worried about saving up enough money for retirement because we haven’t even started yet. My husband and I are both in our mid-thirties, but we don’t have a stock portfolio, bonds, commercial real estate, or any other real investments to speak of. The only assets we have are our two homes, but who knows how much they’ll be worth in the future.

So I ended up buying a book called The New Rules of Retirement and am hoping to get some good information out of it. We’re committed to starting some kind of retirement fund this year, be it an IRA or a mutual fund, so I need to get as much information as possible before we invest. I’ll let you know how this book turns out!