Just thought about this in another thread. I have spent a good chunk of money on video games I enjoy. Never regretted it. They provide me with many hours of entertainment and sometimes I need a distraction like that.

Sharky and I decided to get a kitty, but we decided to be smart about it and check our budget first to include food, litter, toys, and a monthly savings to go towards vet bills. We've also been spreading out the initial cost over several weeks by buying a few things every week after payday, so that it isn't a huge initial cost with the bed, cat carrier, litter box, scratching post, toys, collar, tag, food dishes, cleanup supplies, the actual cat, etc etc. So I think since we were smart about it and budgeting for it instead of just being like "omigoshkitty" and getting it all at once, there's less of a chance of us going "maybe we should have waited..."

But still, ohmigosh kitty~~