The definitely NOT great tv debate

“So, when can I buy the tvs for the house?” my husband asked.  “They have to be Samsung.  Huge for the downstairs.  And a good size for the upstairs lake room.”

Wait, what?

This is a $5000 budget.  Huge tvs will take at least 1/5 of that.  I obviously had not thought this through.  Even I love to kick back and binge watch tv on vacation from time to time.  But I can watch on any kind of tv.  (As you learned yesterday.) I do, however, realize that I am not normal in this area.  (Probably not in many others either, for that matter.)

So what am I going to do about the tvs?  We definitely need two, and if the budget was bigger, I’d probably throw another one in a bedroom.  Once we get a little income rolling in I probably will.  I also had a few other unpleasant surprises I hadn’t expected.  Like the house did not come with a microwave,  washing machine or dryer.  I didn’t realize I’d need to budget for those things too.

Cue unpleasant discussion about tvs.

For once, I’d say my husband probably won one.  I do get that we need really great tvs at this house.  People expect that in a vacation place, and budget or not, I want this to be a GREAT vacation place.  Also, smart tvs should be the simplest thing to put in the house.  That way people can use their own Netflix accounts when they come, and we won’t have to mess with firesticks and multiple remotes, etc. that people may or may not be familiar with.

I did ask him to at least consider other brands.  I mean, if we’re on a budget, let’s at least be a little open minded about the brand.  Does Samsung really make the ONLY great tvs in the world?

So the tvs may kill my budget.  “Why don’t you make it a $5000 budget, PLUS tvs?” my husband suggested.  It may turn out that way.  But I’m going to try that much harder to find what I want for less.  

But that’s ok.  It’s the challenge that’s the fun part!