You know you are a grown up, when you are excited about buying....

[cjnix29]

for me today, it's gutters. Never thought I would have to buy gutters, but we just bought a house that didn't have them. Seems weird to me. But they are going up now, and I am looking forward to not having an ice covered front step!! But there is a point where you come to a realization that you are an adult...when you have to buy grown up stuff, and actually get excited about it. My first time this happened....I bought a washer and dryer. What's yours?

 

[kldmom2000]

I hear you! We bought our then 11 year old house in 2000 and the previous owners never put gutters on It was the first thing we added in the spring of 2001!!! Enjoy your gutters!!!!

 

[foltzy]

I was excited when we bought our current house, I was excited when I bought my first washer and dryer and dishwasher.

However the most excited I was and the first time I felt like an adult was when I bought my first good set of pots and pans. I was so thrilled because before then I had mostly hand me downs from my mom. Then of course there was the $30 cheap stuff I bought when I was in college. However, the day I went and picked out my first set of T-fal pots and pans and felt the weight and knew they would be good for years to come (That was 5 years ago that I bought those and they still look almost new) I really felt like a grown up and was so excited.

 

[robsmom]

I think for me it was when i bought a family room furniture set right before I got married. It was the first time that I was buying real furniture.

 

[tomthebarncat]

Thousand dollar handbags and handmade shoes, gets me everytime! and yes I can afford them! as I have no debt, don't believe in it!

 

[swilshire]

I built my house in the mid-70s and still don't have gutters. Guess I'll have to find something else to get excited about. I was pretty happy yesterday that they finally came and redid the insulation in my attic. The company had cancelled over and over since October.

Sheila

 

[njmom47]

Mine was a vaccuum for hardwood floors that we put in last winter...to get pet hair and dirt....

 

[Mrs. Charming]

A couch and loveseat! From a *real* furniture store, lol. And a 'big girl bed' for my DD. Nothing makes you feel like an adult like buying a bed for your kid!

 

[Singleminnie]

Silk sheets, they feel so good! I had always had the cheap sheets from Wal-Mart, etc. This past Christmas I used my Christmas money (presents) to buy them. Wish I had done it sooner, but now my kids know how good they feel and want their own or try to sneak into my bed! lol

 

[cglaura]

The house I am in I bought w/ exDH when we were 20, then we rented it out when we went out of state for work.

After the divorce, I decided to use the house as my own, I painted it and put new carpeting in (installed professionally...not by family/friends no less!). The house is small, but I painted light walls and light carpets and when I walked in the first time and saw it all shiny and clean, I just knew I was going to be ok on my own

Of course the flip side is now, 14 years later, whenever something breaks I wish someone else was around to deal with it!

 

[marie1203]

This makes me laugh because soon the excited turns into oh no another budget buster my washer machine died, etc . We bought our house 3 years ago thankfully the only thing we had to replace is the washer machine and no I was not exited.

 

[disneychic2]

I was just telling my daughter this morning that I'm still waiting for "maturity" to kick in. Or to feel like a responsible adult.

But I guess I felt what you are talking about when my then DH and I purchased a brand new bedroom set at an actual furniture store. It cost so much, it scared me...now I pay more than that for one piece of furniture!

Fun thread...thanks!

 

[dhuba]

I just got new stainless steel kitchen appliances, and was totally excited. Any new gadget or appliance for my kitchen makes me happy. I would rather have those things than sparkly jewelry.

 

[QT Pooh]

Well, I wouldn't call it excited necessarily...but I did feel very grown up and responsible when we did it. We just did our estate planning - which included a will, powers of attorney and health care power of attorney.

I'm sure I'll feel much more excited when I start paying my son's college tuition in August!

 

[v.t.]

I'm torn... I can't decide if it is the new tires my DH got me for Christmas or the concrete circle driveway I bought him.

 

[SDSorority]

HMMMMM a few things I have 'bought' have made me feel like an adult.

A house
A car
A wedding dress

Oh yeah and paying into retirement.

...and I'm only 26

 

[rock_doctor]

A house. You just walk though the house 3 in the morning pointing at things saying, "that is mine", "that is mine", "that is mine"....... One thing that i always found weird. When you finally pay off the loan. You get this paper and that is all. It is such a let down, like Willy Loman in the ground and the wife standing over him telling him the house is paid off... Weird....

 

[JandJ]

You know you are a grown up when you are excited about refinancing your house. We did that last week. Last month we bought a new A/C unit. Grown up excitement abounds

 

[angwill]

I've been living in a house without gutters for over 15 years and never had a problem not having them. I figure why pay for something that is not needed.

 

[Sagginit]

i think i started to feel like a grown up when i went out and bought my own bed linens. up until i was out of college the only time i got new sheets or anything was when my mom bought it for me for like an xmas gift or and i had never picked out the color/pattern. i decided i wanted a down featherbed, she thought i should get memory foam, but i didnt care i went out and got my feathers and invested in a few good pairs of sheets and tossed the old. i just moved out this fall and everyone tells me i need to trade in my twin bed for a grown up one. as far as im concerned it is my grownup bed.