Rebeca Schiller

I love gadgets. The more buttons to push, bells and whistles a contraption has and I’m like a delighted five year old clapping my hands with glee.  There are too many electronic appliances and toys that I wish I had, and these range from an Illey espresso maker to a Kitchen Aid mixer to an iPhone. The latest toy on my wishlist is a Kindle.

What’s stopping me? Most of the the items are over the $200 range. If you add it up, it can get beyond $2,000. Do I really need the Illey espresso maker when I can get a decent stove top Alessi for at least one-fifth of the cost? Yeah. And how often do I drink espresso? Not often enough. Okay, one major expense rationalized. As for the Kitchen Aid, how often would I use it? About as often as the food processor, and I rarely use that.

Yesterday