What kinds of luxuries do you have?

**slowtypinwoman** · 03-28-2005, 02:06 PM

I'm not sure if this is the right place to put this. If not, feel free to move it.

I was looking at posts and wondering what kinds of luxuries everyone has.

Like:
~ Do you have a dish washer?
~ Do you have air conditioning?
~ Do you have a pool?
~ Do you have a drier?

On the flip side, what things do you not have that you wish you did?

We have all of these listed except the dish washer. Our septic tank won't support one. I don't mind though. Don't tell Dh, but washing dishes is kind of relaxing to me. It requires no thought what-so-ever and I have a clean kitchen when I'm finished.

**homesteadmamma** · 03-28-2005, 02:10 PM

I have:

-KA
-Microwave
-Food processor
-window a/c

We don't have a pool, dishwasher, clothes dryer (although this one I'm tempted to get).

**sunshine** · 03-28-2005, 02:13 PM

We don't have a pool or a dishwasher (well technically we have one, but I haven't used it in so long, I'm not sure it works)

I do have a drier, but don't use it much in the winter and even less in the summer.

**AmyMCGS** · 03-28-2005, 02:16 PM

We have a dishwasher, which I use every other day or whenever it's full. We have a drier which is used constantly-- we're not allowed to hang clotheslines here due to the homeowner's association's strange rules. We have air conditioning, but we're looking forward to being able to open windows this year-- in the old house we had no screens, so we could never open the windows-- so we won't use it nearly as often here as we did in the old house.

It's funny, I guess I've never really thought of those things as luxuries, but I know they're not necessities. When we were first married we didn't have a washer/drier-- I remember how happy I was when we got a house that had them!

The things I consider luxuries are things we really didn't need, but wanted, and saved up for... like the whirlpool bathtub in our master bathroom.

**forestdale** · 03-28-2005, 02:30 PM

Uh oh, I'm caught.

Some of these I consider luxuries, some I don't:

* dishwasher
* clothes dryer - but this was bought 22 years ago when I had babies to look after, it still works
* split system air-conditioning and ceiling fans in most rooms
* TV in every bedroom + a DVD and stereo in our bedroom
* filtered water tap in the kitchen
* two large bathrooms
* 3 person spa bath in our bathroom - I'm the only one who uses this - all my boys hate it

* stereo, DVD and MP3 player in the loungeroom
* DS has an iPod
* everyone has their own computer + I have a laptop as well
* enough good books to last me a lifetime
* yesterday I bought a Janome Quilters Choice sewing machine on ebay ($417) - my old machine (20 years old) is slipping stiches
* three car garage - full - 2 new, 1 old
* the most loving family any woman could hope for

We don't have a pool - too many chemicals required and too much work to keep it clean.

The only thing I would like, and it's for my DH, is a tractor mower. We have an acre and it takes about 2.5 hours to mow the lawn.

**Missy** · 03-28-2005, 02:30 PM

we have a drier, dishwasher, swamp cooler, hot tub (not hooked up- got it from freecycle) we have a collapsable pool (not used yet, also from freecycle) we have more than one tv, ummmm, i can't think what else there is that i could add to the list... I have my clothesline, i concider that a luxury, with how hard i faught the thing to get it here and gget it installed, lol.

**Jerrie K** · 03-28-2005, 03:02 PM

I have: dryer, central air, and microwave. No pool or dishwasher

**QuilterMom** · 03-28-2005, 04:09 PM

We have.....

- microwave
- dishwasher
- central heat and air
- washer and dryer
- KA mixer
- ceiling fans in every room
- water softener system (our well water is nasty since we're on the coast)
- riding mower
- 2 vacuums
- 2 wet vacs (one small, one large)
- gas grill
- Jacuzzi garden tub (no jets though - didn't want them)
- dh has so many woodworking tools I wouldn't even begin to know what they all are
- digital cable
- 1 dvd player, 2 dvd/vcr combos
- 3 tv's

Don't have:

- 4 wheeler (lots of people around us do)
- jet ski
- boat
- premium cable channels
- satellite tv
- hdtv
- long distance service on our phone
- sewing machine
- more than 1 computer or any other fancy gadgets (I have a hard enough time using this computer!)
- inground or above ground pool (we have the ocean and, like Rhonda, there are too many chemicals involved with a pool for our liking)
- farm animals

**QuilterMom** · 03-28-2005, 04:23 PM

Oh, I don't have a golf cart either. Before you say "HUH?".........

FL = lots of older folks = golf carts

**Michele Annette** · 03-28-2005, 04:46 PM

We Have:

*A Clothes dryer
*A G5 Macintosh computer (for our Graphic and Video work)
* A Sony Digital Camera
* A Sony Movie Camera
* A Sony Projector
* An Ipod
* A VW golf Turbo Diesel that we are converting to use waste vegetable oil as fuel.
* Sewing machine
* A gym membership
* Long Distance phone service

I don't have a house or a dishwasher and we would love both!!

**Mom23boys** · 03-28-2005, 09:30 PM

We have:

*Dishwasher
*Dryer
*Satelitte TV
*4 tv's with 4 dvd players
*Surround sound
*2 playstation 2 concoles, 2 PS1 consoles
*Huge garden tub with mirror's around it
*Microwave
*Central heat and air
*Ceiling fans in every room
*camper

Would like:
*riding mower...have 5 acres to mow
*boat

**bamamomto4** · 03-28-2005, 10:06 PM

We have...

Clothes dryer
Pool (above ground..a pain to keep clean)
KA mixer
Dishwasher (rarely used and only when full)
Central heat and air
2 vehicles
riding mower
boat (we wanna sell)
Camper (we wanna sell)
big screen tv (42" Sony dh HAD TO HAVE)
3 other tvs with VCR and DVD combos
surround sound (that I HATE--dont like anything loud)
gameboys,gamecube
playstation 1,nintendo 64 (we are NOT buying anymore game systems!!!)
Microwave
ceiling fans in every room cept 2
2 digital cameras
digital cable
3 computers (only 2 are worth having)

Would like--
A maid
A nanny
A chef
and a Pool guy

**seadream** · 03-29-2005, 09:30 AM

We have a dishwasher which is rarely used
We have a window unit air conditioner that is not used, does not fit the windows in this house, bought in our old house
We have a dryer, microwave, dvd player, playstation 1 & 2
2 computers
3 tv's
2 cars
1 motorcycle
cable internet
digital camera

We don't have a pool and although I would love one I don't plan on buying one while living in this house as we are planing on selling in a few years

**tightwadmommy** · 03-29-2005, 02:10 PM

We have:
dishwasher (came with the house)
clothes dryer (came with the house)
DVD player
computer
central heat/air

Sorry! No pool here!

**PrairieRose** · 03-29-2005, 06:23 PM

We have:

Air conditioning (central heat and air system)
Microwave
Dryer
Dishwasher
Big screen t.v.
Vcr's
DVD player
3 T.V. at home (2 at dh's office)
3 computers
Pool
Hot tub
Sewing machines (2 of my own, 1 was my granny's)
Video Camera
2 freezers
2 used but in great shape cars