Old and Tired

We all have things that we use and try to extend!

These days, it's all about stretching the money that we have.. in so many ways!

I've got a few things that I use that are quite ..mature to say. Some of the pieces of technology that I use and keep are unfortunately ancient by today's standards, and it's a good thing, but at the same time it's not!

Some of the things that we need to keep up with these days are pretty tedious, in that we have a lot of technological changes that are constantly happening for simply no other reason than to make people spend money. To always have "the next best thing" which is a load of horse shit. It causes a lot of problems otherwise to constantly need to be spending money just to stay up to date. At the same time, this constant update does bring some great benefits because things are evolving and growing better at a pretty considerable rate, when you think of historical references.

I know I need to update some of the things that I use, but at the same time I also have a hard time choosing what to update it to which I know many people are in the same boat. It's always a good thing to have lots of options, and that's the nature of what a free-market economy is all about. We aren't pigeon-holed into ONE thing or another, though it may seem like it to the average person, we really aren't. There are so many choices out there, it's remarkable!

I have been researching for a while now some of the things I need to update, and trying to get to the updated platform that I need to be is going to likely be the need in the next few months, for the simple fact that the technology is sadly getting far less capable of keeping up with the demands that I am putting on it. I try to be delicate as I can be.. but sadly we aren't perfect!

I was using one of the older devices the other day and holy shit batman, the thing was depressing and slow. This coming from someone who remembers the dial-up internet days LOL I was dismayed because it meant that I needed to speed up my timeline of purchasing what I needed.

For me, not all is lost though. I am annoyed about the upgrades but at the same time, I also can relish the fact that I still have the offline things that some people don't, such as my original PS3 with all of the games. I can play that, enjoying the fact that I don't have to do any upgrades to it unless something dies out on me, but the hardware of old like that is built reliably enough that we can use them for many years afterwards. I think the trick is finding products that will stand the test of time, in a time where things are as disposable as paper cups!

What about you, do you try to keep things as long as possible so you don't spend money? Let me know in the comments!