Two years ago it was nearly impossible to get a Nintendo^® Wii^™, but I had to have one, despite the fact that it was a bit out of my price range.  So I saved my money, searched Craigslist, and agreed to pay more than the retail price to have one in my hands right away.  And then, there I was with my Wii… and the one game it came with… that I couldn’t play with anyone because I only had one remote.  I quickly realized to achieve the level of enjoyment I had envisioned I needed more remotes and more games, an extra Nunchuk^™, a charging station, wheels for Mario Kart^™, an extra guitar for Guitar Hero^®, and the list went on and on.  What started off as a $300 purchase quickly snowballed into a much more expensive entertainment investment.  And that my friends, is a lesson in hidden costs—those extra expenses that never occur to us at first. Read the rest of this entry »

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